Talk:Miner/@comment-71.162.254.15-20151228092712/@comment-64.127.136.202-20160112144417

I know this question is a bit old but please for the sake of enjoying the game PLEASE disregard what JazHaz said.

Mining is not a "means to an end" as he puts it, simply because there is no 'end' to reach in the game. If you only mine to grind up credits for the next best ship you're gonna burn yourself out of enjoying a great game. I mine because it's something I enjoy. People explore because it's something they enjoy, despite the difficulty of making exploration a viable form of income. People pirate because they want to, and it is certainly well known that piracy is by no means profitable for players.

Mining is 100% about volume. As such, the larger the cargo bay the better. I prefer mining in a Python because it can hold the most cargo of any ship that can land at outposts (even with mining equipment and a class 4 shield).