Precisely, the mining system is the most broken mechanic in the game, and something new is only done because someone tries something new and has the confidence to stand by and say 'this works' and get everyone else to follow along. I've advocated replacing it with laser trip wires or auto turrets and think they should be a permanent feature of a building that can still be circumvented with repair guns or EMPs. Without advanced engineers the game also likewise breaks down, I feel this is a huge l