The Background:
During Beta I was a miner. I spent the vast majority of my time in Ajaya and I loved it... until I didn't. I wound up getting bored and disappearing for the last month of Beta. Relaunch came around and I was all "been there done that" until so many of my friends were tweeting about this great new game Glitch and asking about how to make currants quickly. I replied, as so many do, with Mine! and promptly rejoined the game. Despite maxing out the mining skill set right off, I've spent very little in the mines and feel like I have more disposable income than I did during Beta. Yet I keep hearing the ol' myth about mining being the best (or, even, only) way to currantsy. Is it true?
I want to find out. Of course, this will vary depending on various skill sets (mine are below for those interested). But doing it instead of crunching numbers and playing with spreadsheets seems like a much more real approach to this. After all, none of us are that efficient. Not when there is fun to be had. So, in otherwords, this is about as scientific as, um, something non-sciency. But it may provide some useful practical info beyond my general curiosity.
Here's my plan (feedback welcome!)
I will spend 4 full game days mining. 2 days wandering around, and 2 days doing whatever it is that I do (probably a mix of parties, exploring and obsessing over auctions & achievements) to see how I really compare. I will start each day with my bags empty aside from some tools, food & drinks and record all the various things I earn and whatever I consume. All resulting info will be posted here.
44th of Bruise: It begins where I began... in the mines of ilmenski before I discovered the bliss of Ajaya. (general mining)
46th of Bruise: A secret room, you say? Filled with sparkles? This day will be spent in Ajaya. (mining special sparkly rooms)
50th of Bruise: Milking, Nibbling, and Harvesting my way through Ur... (general wandering with a focus on the Groddles)
52nd of Bruise: Scraping, Scooping, and Whistling my way through Ur... (general wandering with a focus on the Swamps)
3rd of Candy: Hi Ho Hi Ho it's back to the mines I go! This time to Callopee & Pollokoo (general mining)
5th of Candy: Neva Neva land... neva gonna give you up, neva gonna let you down (mining special sparkly rooms)
9th of Candy: Whatever. Wherever.
11th of Candy: Whatever. Wherever.
Note: This schedule is tentative. I do like to pretend I have a life and my clients like me to not pretend to work. The week looks quiet, but who knows. I am also a greeter which is one of my most favorite things to do and I'm not gonna give it up for a couple days for a silly experiment, so I'll be doing that in between days and may throw off the experiment for a day or two in order to greet (or, more likely, turn it into one of my "whatever" days if the urge to welcome new players becomes overwhelming).
My (relevant) Skills:
AK7 (will be complete by the time I'm wandering)
Bog Specialization
Soil Appreciation 4
Gardening 5
LGT 3
Mining 4