NPC Haul Your Cargo

[Switeck]

everything, with the exception of mining, is even more profitable than standard trading, and many sources of income can be combined with each other fairly efficiently.

Cargo contracts are generally less profitable than standard trading due to distances involved and reduced profits per TC. Only by hauling precious cargoes (and often more than 1 at a time) are they typically more profitable.

Mining with the "typical" mining-related OXPs is probably more profitable than standard trading, though it may be time-consuming unless your ship can haul at least 30 TC at a time. Getting a few asteroid shards which yield 3+ kg (or g) of gold, platinum, or gemstones will do it.

[cim]

everything, with the exception of mining, is even more profitable than standard trading, and many sources of income can be combined with each other fairly efficiently.

Cargo contracts are generally less profitable than standard trading due to distances involved and reduced profits per TC. Only by hauling precious cargoes (and often more than 1 at a time) are they typically more profitable.

Agreed, though the precious cargo contracts are considerably more profitable and you don't even need a freighter to take on more than one at once.

My latest thoughts on how they might be better balanced are in this thread, though I don't know if I'll do anything before 1.80 on that.

Mining with the "typical" mining-related OXPs is probably more profitable than standard trading, though it may be time-consuming unless your ship can haul at least 30 TC at a time. Getting a few asteroid shards which yield 3+ kg (or g) of gold, platinum, or gemstones will do it.

Oh, certainly, and people who want to do mining probably would do that - though, I think people who want to use trading as a career rather than as a source of income for other activities might also install OXPs to make it more interesting.