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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
Rewards and risks, as we explore below. The best places to mine in Elite Dangerous, part two: staying safeSome of our community members advise miners to steer clear of RES zones completely. Thranos is one of them, warning against both NPC and - if you’re playing in Open Play - camping player pirate threats. Ottosiux says you should watch out too, adding: “The most important thing, and what many players don’t tell you, is to be careful of pirates. Where there are valuable materials, pirates abound, and you don’t want to meet them when you’re loaded with materials rather than shields or weaponry. Don’t trust security too much either.”Resource extraction sites are ranked from ‘low’ to ‘hazardous’. The latter, known as ‘HazRES’ come with generous bonuses, like a 200% boost to fragments, yet as Luriant warns, they also come with the greatest dangers: no police help, engineered pirates, and the highest spawn rate and size of enemy ships. If you decide to risk a more dangerous mining location, follow these pieces of advice from our community members on how to stay safe while mining in Elite Dangerous. They come from FireyToad, RicZA, and Thranos, respectively:“Be ready to defend yourself or to evade combat. If you’re in a high-risk area, consider hiring a wingmate or outfitting your ship with defensive capabilities.”“If you’re still finding your feet, avoid HazRES locations, they carry more risk. But should you be interdicted, throttle down to zero and submit to their interdiction. Upon dropping out, boost
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