in same sector, competing for stuff.

What?

Oh, I think I see what you mean. Yes, there's going to be more resource competition down the road. That's part of the stuff Michael is working on.

Wow, I thought this was a given when NPC miners for hire were announced for the future? I imagined some menu like this:

1. Miner in Mineral Warthog: 1.5k
2. Miner in Wraith: 2k
3. Miner in Atlas: 5k
4. Miner in Centaur: 8k
5. Miner in Tunguska Marauder: 15k
7. Miner in Behemoth: 20k
8. Mining Trident: 50k
9. Mining Teradon: 80k
10. Harvester (Hive) Queen: 100k
11. Mining Cruiser (HAC): 150k

So you can hire one or more than one, and then you hire escorts for them, but some, like the Queen, bring their own. Oh, prices are totally out of the blue on the list above, mkay?

Suggestion: make the prices Money per time interval. E.g. I rent a mining moth to mine for me for the next 3 hours I will be in-game. Of course, there has to be a certainty of profit, but the margin should be pretty low. Maybe 1-5%.