Put into play a gas giant type planet. As well as add in ship based gas "mining" modules. the negatives, constantly corrosive gas surrounds the ship forcing the use of the repair module. The lower you go or depending on the area you go to, the damage will increase necessitating the use of more repair modules or preferably higher tier modules. Add in skills for all applicable areas. Would almost require the use of an AGG to maintain a proper height while on planet and mine. Ships that stay in too long get destroyed if abandoned or not repaired. The reward could be an entire new area of industry, or a way to easily mine straight to polymers, fuels, etc. Low visibility, high risk, high reward. could both help move the market and put a nifty new mechanic in the game that should in theory create a lot of player generated content. Cloud City anyone?
