zedmango wrote:What is the downside to early mining or mining when you're ahead? Wouldn't you want to consolidate your lead and start building up Np? Otherwise someone else will pull ahead.
Most people are worried about being the ganged up on. Early in the game, alliances aren't well defined and everyone is looking for someone to attack. By mining you are painting a giant target on your back for everyone else to gang up on you.
This is similar to taking an early lead. Your rate of Neptunium is determined by how many bases you have, so even if you mine after someone you can catch up. The fear is still getting ganged up on. If you have both the largest number of bases and mined early, people see you as too much of a threat and will team up against you.
And that is all just psychological. Don't forget that it also costs you drillers and makes your next mine more expensive (Which isn't good if someone take your 1st mine)
Zyxe? Now that is a name I haven't heard in a long time.