I think Ilmenskie will always be my favorite simply for the aesthetics. It is my absolute favorite area in the whole game.
I don't know much about profit in Pollokoo yet. I suspect that won't really be easy to tell until the street projects there are done, and we see how people spread out. I think Pollokoo will be more convenient if I want to walk from my home somewhere to mine, but I doubt I'll change my ways too much and will continue to go to Ilmenskie. Unless it remains super crowded in Ilmenskie and not so crowded in Pollokoo...
1] There is definitely more profit to be had in Pollokoo CURRENTLY. As of now the streets towards the entrance are empty. People are either at the projects or not there at all. Ilemenskie is full of miners. Every street at all hours of the day. It's ADVERTISED as THE minng spot. So yeah, point for Pollokoo.
2] This I'll leave short. :) I just like the more realistic cave look of Pollokoo. :)
3] First point for Ilemenskie. I like its vibe. I enjoy the vendors there and I like the Ajaya Bliss culture.
4] Ilemenskie, somewhat obviously. Unless you dropped a tele in Pollokoo, Ilemenskie is by far easier to get to.
5] Because I personally like Pollokoo better I'll call my wildcard category: Tree Availability. Pollokoo has eggs. Not in spades, but they're present.
Edit: Sorry, the way I phrased it made it sound like I was calling the category for the whole thread. :P Not so. My bad.
Pollokoo for me. I've been through Ilmenskie endlessly, so it'll be nice to have a new place to explore, and the blue was (hyperbolically) burning my retinas. Ready for a new look.
Where will I mine? Wherever's less crowded. Hopefully that's Pollokoo.
Liza, good call for a wildcard category. people can pick whatever criteria they want for their wildcard category, but that's a good one that i hadn't thought about.
EDIT: the proximity of the Tool Vendor and Helga [Earthshakers] definitely gives convenience points to Ilemenskie.
Something tells me there will be a Tool Vendor nearby. And I make my own Earthshakers (and almost never go to Helga). It is a powerful long way from my house though, so it's gonna be hard to go there often unless the subway gets extended out that way.
My plan is to drop a tele there as soon as I have three. I might even replace my Ajaya Bliss tele with a random street over in scenic Pollokoo. :)
There's no housing in Ilemenskie right? If this place got a quarter/apartments/set of crazy mansions it'd win hands down. :) Groddle Heights style housing anyone?
I've got a tele set out there... just rather have a way out there that doesn't eat into my credits/energy so badly.
And I love the bogs- it would take some really unique properties to get me to move to the boonies from my current house.
Pollokoo is as bad as Ilemenskie in terms of overcrowding now, if not worse. Entire area bare stripped of ore, not just sparkly but every kind of rocks. Most of the time you have to wait for them to respawn. Even in the streets with 6 sparklies, you most likely have to wait. And when the rocks do respawn, they will most likely be gone within a few seconds.
For those who prefer solo mining, it's definitely out of the question. I suggest going to areas that is not labeled as a mining spot but still have some rocks available for those who really want solo mining that badly.
On the other hand, is Ilemenskie still as overcrowded as before now that another mining region is opened?
@gamecharacter: Pollokoo seems overcrowded right now mostly due to there only being a thin handful of streets- there isn't really anywhere to spread out just yet, and everybody gets all jammed up. And yeah, Ilmenskie is still well crowded.