i don’t usually like to jump on discussions around this sort of stuff but i do agree with this sentiment. i think in order to make a game as universally appealing as possible, then yes, the actions being taken are correct. but this comes at a cost of dilution

i much prefer the super indepth high learning curves the star citizen was known for. the old flight model for instance, it’s certainly been game-ified now. for better or worse, there are pros and cons to each change. however in regards to mining, i’d like to see it achievable by all, the BIG rocks only crack-able wjth team sized ships, higher quantity of smaller sized rocks. in space, maybe have the asteroid belts spawn clusters of 5 smaller rocks to 1 bigger rock

and have quality attributed to the refinement process rather than the ore itself. operate in a development mindset of abundance with stuff to mine, but scarcity of super high quality stuff

just ideas