Deep Rock Galactic: Handling Objective Mineral Hoarding

Combat Summary

Objective minerals like Morkite and Aquarqs are team resources; hoarding them directly halts mission progress. They are not for personal inventory storage.

• Verify Hoarding: Use your laser pointer on a teammate or check the scoreboard if mission progress stalls due to missing objective minerals.
• Communicate First: Ping deposits, use text chat, or voice chat to request deposits before escalating.
• Last Resort: If a Miner persistently refuses to deposit, hindering mission completion, vote-kicking is a community-sanctioned last resort for player conduct violations.

Objective Mineral Mechanics

Unlike personal minerals (Gold, Nitra), objective-critical minerals like Morkite for extraction or Aquarqs for retrieval must be deposited into the M.U.L.E. or Minehead to advance the mission. The game requires a specific count of these items to complete the primary objective. Holding onto these in your personal inventory does nothing but stall the mission for the entire team. Understanding objective mineral collection is key to efficient operations.

Identifying Hoarding

If the mission objective tracker shows that the team is short on objective minerals, but you’ve cleared the area, someone might be holding them. There are a few ways to check:

• Laser Pointer: Point your laser at a teammate. Their inventory will display, showing any objective minerals they are carrying.
• Scoreboard: Bring up the scoreboard. While it doesn’t show specific items, if one Dwarf has suspiciously high deposited minerals (e.g., all the Morkite) but the objective isn’t met, or conversely, a very low deposit count, it might indicate an issue with team dynamics.
• Visual Cues: Sometimes you can literally see Morkite chunks or Aquarqs on a Dwarf’s back if they haven’t deposited them.

Team Communication & Resolution

Before assuming malice, always try communication. It could be an inexperienced Miner who doesn’t understand the mechanic, or simply distracted. A quick ‘Ping’ on the M.U.L.E. or a chat message like ‘Deposit Morkite, please!’ often resolves the issue. Effective mission tactics rely on clear communication. Remember, not every Miner is as grizzled as you, Greybeard.

When Kicking is Justified

Vote-kicking should always be a last resort. If a Miner is deliberately hoarding objective minerals, ignoring repeated requests to deposit, and actively preventing mission completion, they are engaging in [griefing]. This undermines the entire team’s effort and Management’s profit margins. In such cases, initiating a vote-kick is a tool for the team to remove a non-cooperative element. It’s a harsh but sometimes necessary measure to protect the integrity of the operation.

Miner’s Chatter

Community discussion often highlights that deliberate objective mineral hoarding is rare. Most instances are attributed to new players unaware of the mechanics, or players simply forgetting to deposit amidst intense combat. However, when it does occur, the consensus is clear: it’s a form of griefing. Many Miners express frustration with teammates who deliberately delay missions and support vote-kicking for such behavior if communication fails.