Mining log

[Julius]

FINAL COMBINED MEGA Run (10 Runs combined):

My last run (which is not shown) even resulted in some langotz, but I lost money. This is why I am not mining any longer.

Ore found: (TT Value) * markup = Sale value

Belkar: 1904 (38.08) * 125% = 47.60
Blausariam: 589 (23.56) * 125% = 29.45
Caldorite: 150 (25.50) * 120% = 30.60
Cobalt: 20 (4.00) * 122% = 4.88
Copper: 108 (17.28) * 101% = 17.45
Cumbriz: 27 (4.05) * 122% = 4.94
Erdorium: 142 (56.80) * 150% = 85.20
Gazzurdite: 204 (51.00) * 130% = 66.30
Himi: 9 (1.28) * 1000% = 12.80
Ignisium: 1 (0.70) * 135% = 0.95
Iron: 152 (19.76) * 119% = 23.51
Lysterium: 14991 (149.91) * 102% = 152.91
Narcanisum: 95 (7.60) * 155% = 11.78
Zinc: 47 (4.70) * 112% = 5.26

Total Value: 519.46

Less Costs: (ped)
Bombs: - 720 ped

Total / Current Run : -200.54

Total for all runs: -365.87

This is effin stupid. I went all over both continents with bombs, and lost a pile of ped. Mining is a ripoff.

[Sofia]

Originally Posted by Julius

Total / Current Run : -200.54

Total for all runs: -365.87

This is effin stupid. I went all over both continents with bombs, and lost a pile of ped. Mining is a ripoff.

WTF!? I noticed my luck with ores is lesser than with enmats, but that's probably because I never have done a proper experiment with it, and, well, because most of my bombs dropped were during my not-so-lucky days... (A fact!)
But... this is, how should I put it,... the way you shouldn't do it!!! If you're going bad at a time, do something else, then return to mining, and ONLY if it goes well, do make more runs soon! You've just shown us the totally wrong way to do it, I think

[Julius]

OK, thanks for making the point that I must be doing something wrong. I'd love to know what that is. It's really easy to say "oh, you must be doing it wrong" - but please be so kind as to inform me how.

- I go to areas that are known to be rich in ore.

- I drop bombs every 15 seconds (55m) when I get a skillgain.

- When searching for new areas, I run in straight lines along NESW axis, dropping bombs every 30 seconds (110m) to increase coverage.

- When I find more than 2 deposits in a given area, I quarter the area with bombs, dropping one at each 110m point on a grid

In short, I do exactly the same thing one of my former socmates was doing, who was making money. I lost money by the ton, as you see. I even mined some of the same areas as that socmate, after enough time for them to regen. She made money; I did not.

Don't just say "oh, you did it wrong"... my point was that not everyone can make a profit mining, and I think I made that point in spades.

[Sofia]

Originally Posted by Julius

Don't just say "oh, you did it wrong"... my point was that not everyone can make a profit mining, and I think I made that point in spades.

..Okay... You made your point.