I don't get how, at 1million cu of ore mined and sold, you'd still only be a "Basic" miner.

So,
Basic Miner I
500 cu

Basic Miner II
5,000 cu

Basic Miner III
10,000 cu

Basic Miner IV
25,000 cu

Intermediate Miner I
60,000 cu

Intermediate Miner II
100,000 cu

Intermediate Miner III
200,000 cu

Intermediate Miner IV
400,000 cu

Expert Miner I
800,000 cu

Expert Miner II
1,250,000 cu

Expert Miner III
1,800,000 cu

Expert Miner IV
2,500,000 cu

Also to balance the Moth Heavy Miner Variants,
Behemoth Heavy Miner -- Basic Miner III
Behemoth Heavy Miner MkII -- Intermediate Miner II

Sounds fine to me. +1

+1.

Who the fuck cares?

+1

-1

First of all, you've increased BM1 from 500 to 1,000, which doesn't make any sense at all. And then what you are proposing is simply too many badges in a short span, which is going to take away the sense of accomplishment in earning a new badge.

I'd be willing to concede making what is currently BMIII into BMIV, but what you are proposing is too extreme.

Well. They are "basic" badges after all..
I'm pretty sure no matter what the badge is, you're gonna get a sense of accomplishment in getting them anyway.
But..
EDIT: Changed BM1 to 500cu

I agree with the Doc... but, Kierky has a fair point and the idea is harmless. Seriously, after doing anything one million times... if you're skill level is still basic, perhaps the badge should be a pretty button with some streamers. It could be color co-ordinated with the special helmet they would get so they don't seriously injure themselves when they bang their heads o the wall for hours.

Ok, so the op suggests replacing the first 5 badges of the existing scale with 12 badges.

I wouldn't have any objections to that , but the remaining 8 badges of the existing scale need to be added to the ops scale giving 20 steps to the badge.

There are already players who would be past expert miner IV from the figures suggested.

Christ Ecka, how much mining do you do? Well, go ahead, suggest more...

Ecka would not be the only miner to already exceed the scale...

The changes should also be roughly in line with the pvp badges to keep things consistant

How has pk's got anything to do with mining badges?

I think what he means is that if you spend fifteen hours doing PVP or fifteen hours mining with an equivalent amount of skill/efficiency, you should get the same number of badges or so.

Exactly pizza. the overall structure of the badges should be about the same so they provide a consistant look and feel to the game

Ah I see, well I'm not familiar with the concept, but I see what you mean.
Could you suggest some changes?