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Sarsapariller posted:P.S. Hah. I loving knew they'd do some poo poo like this. Rockstar school of fun-hating.
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I recently popped into a random "Distress Signal" in supercruise and ended up fighting like 20 pirates before an Imperial search & rescue ship jumped in to save the busted up ship that sent the signal, and it would be cool as hell if that'd been part of a rescue mission worth like 10,000,000 CR.
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Jan 20, 2016 22:00
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The way I see it, Elite is a great game for finding stuff to do- so long as you don't expect to get any reward out of it. There's all kind of exploration and lore and interesting interactions to be found, but the pay structure is screwed up beyond belief. Luckily it's a pretty flat game as far as the income progression. Once you hit a certain point there's no real treadmill to eternally run on for maintenance. That's why I'm just grinding my way to several hundred million- from there I can more or less afford to finance any kind of activity and stop worrying about how much it pays. As long as I don't sell ships back too often, I should stay ahead of the curve.
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Jan 20, 2016 22:18
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Akion posted:Hah. I loving knew they'd do some poo poo like this. You people do realise this is what happens when players sell UAs at a station, it's not something done by FD, right?
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Jan 20, 2016 22:21
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Shine posted:I recently popped into a random "Distress Signal" in supercruise and ended up fighting like 20 pirates before an Imperial search & rescue ship jumped in to save the busted up ship that sent the signal, and it would be cool as hell if that'd been part of a rescue mission worth like 10,000,000 CR. Yeah distress signal chains are pretty interesting up till like 3 anacondas pop in with an escort of FASs. Something like that designed for a group of people would be pretty cool.
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Jan 20, 2016 22:21
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Akion posted:Hah. I loving knew they'd do some poo poo like this. I wouldn't be surprised if it was just automated stuff from angry nerds dumping as many UA's there as they can find because "they're making money faster than me  " and it isn't  at all
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Jan 20, 2016 22:24
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Are assassination missions worth doing? Every time I look at them the wording is such that it feels like I'd get a bounty for just doing them. "Services no longer required". Feels like I'm serving someone their pink slip on the burning wreck of the ship they were flying.
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Jan 20, 2016 22:25
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Jimbot posted:Are assassination missions worth doing? Every time I look at them the wording is such that it feels like I'd get a bounty for just doing them. "Services no longer required". Feels like I'm serving someone their pink slip on the burning wreck of the ship they were flying. You'll make better money by bounty hunting. I only bother with missions when I'm helping with background simulation boosts, rep grinding to get some ship, or when there's a new flavor-of-the-month moneymaking scheme (Sothis, pirate hunt stacking, etc).
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Jan 20, 2016 22:29
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Rah! posted:Just wait until you lose 4 million in bounties due to an asteroid suddenly materializing inside of your rear end OH GOD,  I SAW THAT I REALLY SAW THAT, YOU WEREN'T JOKING!
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Jan 20, 2016 22:32
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Sarsapariller posted:Luckily it's a pretty flat game as far as the income progression. Once you hit a certain point there's no real treadmill to eternally run on for maintenance. That's why I'm just grinding my way to several hundred million- from there I can more or less afford to finance any kind of activity and stop worrying about how much it pays. As long as I don't sell ships back too often, I should stay ahead of the curve. So basically, it's EVE. 
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Jan 20, 2016 23:17
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Akion posted:Hah. I loving knew they'd do some poo poo like this. Fortunately, for long-maul monies, there are several systems similar to Robigo.
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Jan 20, 2016 23:26
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MisterZimbu posted:They ever going to fix the missions? I keep ragequitting the game because I'll just log in and have literally nothing to do because RES's seem to be devoid of any targets and the missions are all: I would suck a space dick for a "kill some pirates" mission. I haven't seen a single one for over a month and I check the BBS every time I dock.
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Jan 20, 2016 23:31
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Shine posted:You'll make better money by bounty hunting. I only bother with missions when I'm helping with background simulation boosts, rep grinding to get some ship, or when there's a new flavor-of-the-month moneymaking scheme (Sothis, pirate hunt stacking, etc). Bounty hunting is definitely the way to go. I've been hanging out in Gende hunting in the hazardous zone there and making bank. Just finished a round in the RES and made a little over 3 million credits in about 45 minutes. Being rank 4 with ALD helps a lot.
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Jan 20, 2016 23:45
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RabidWeasel posted:I would suck a space dick for a "kill some pirates" mission. I haven't seen a single one for over a month and I check the BBS every time I dock. I get them pretty frequently as federation rank-up missions. In fact, I had like four in a row because you can keep accepting rank up missions from different stations until you actually turn one in.
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Jan 21, 2016 02:06
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How does the clipper fare under the new hull tanking regime when it is space murder time? Compared to the FAS or whatever I mean. It never could shield tank that well
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Humboldt Squid posted:I get them pretty frequently as federation rank-up missions. In fact, I had like four in a row because you can keep accepting rank up missions from different stations until you actually turn one in. From the same station, too!
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Jan 21, 2016 02:43
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Jimbot posted:For those who own a FdL: do you use normal or bi-weave shields? This is my next ship after the Federal Assault Ship so I'm just wondering what you use and why. Generally speaking, bi-weave for pve and regular or prismatic for pvp. There are exceptions, but that is the general path. Sarsapariller posted:I would kill for some group-based PvE activities. Head to the PGS thread! The Diamond Frogs are always doing something. It rarely makes you money, but it does give you a sense of accomplishment unavailable elsewhere in the game. Surprise Giraffe posted:How does the clipper fare under the new hull tanking regime when it is space murder time? Compared to the FAS or whatever I mean. It never could shield tank that well The clipper has fallen largely out of favor because of it's poor hard point placement, other than that, it's much faster and less maneuverable than the FAS. It shield tanks only a little better than the FAS.
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Bushiz posted:The clipper has fallen largely out of favor because of it's poor hard point placement, other than that, it's much faster and less maneuverable than the FAS. It shield tanks only a little better than the FAS. Maybe in PVP, but that's just fine for PVE. e: I wish I could try a FAS before grinding the rank and selling my Clipper, because I would be interested in being more behind targets than the Clipper can offer, and throwing on PACs and poo poo for full advantage, but alas Adult Sword Owner fucked around with this message at 06:02 on Jan 21, 2016 |
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Adult Sword Owner posted:Maybe in PVP, but that's just fine for PVE.
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Jan 21, 2016 06:17
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Sarsapariller posted:P.S. quote:Ray Gateway, Diaguandri Now they have gone too far. That is the greatest of the Yongmarts.
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Sard posted:Now they have gone too far. That is the greatest of the Yongmarts. 
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Sard posted:Now they have gone too far. That is the greatest of the Yongmarts. I finally bought my Cutter after seeing this. Had to get the outfitting done before Ray Gateway goes down.
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Presented without comment, but not necessarily without a bit of tittering behind my hand. If you're playing this game, are not affiliated with the Diamond Frogs, and things like this tickle your fancy, you should consider joining us in the PGS thread. It may be a shallow game, but we have shovels.
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Is there any official word on what the UA stuff means/does/will do? If they remove Robigo runs as a thing it will be pretty crappy.
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UAs make stations not work. If it got "full UAd" the station shuts down except for starports, if its only slightly UAd, random tabs will disappear (reportedly Robigo still has a BB). This can get reversed apparently if the station gets metalloys sold to it, but the thresholds for that and the count of UAs needed to create either station state aren't clear.
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Ah, okay. Are UAs just items you can sell at a station? How do you get them?
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Jan 21, 2016 15:57
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Jack the Lad posted:Ah, okay. Are UAs just items you can sell at a station? How do you get them? They're at strong signal sources in certain systems. You sell them on the black market at a station, but be careful because it damages your ship's modules every like minute or so.
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If you accidentally shoot a space cop in an RES how do you clear the bounty? Just kinda hold up in a different system for a period of time or suicide?
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Cthulu Carl posted:They're at strong signal sources in certain systems. You sell them on the black market at a station, but be careful because it damages your ship's modules every like minute or so. This includes the canopy. I was having no big issues with the corrosive effect of a single UA, but I got greedy and carried two and it was a frightening experience. My canopy was taking a lot of damage from them and was below 50% when I was about 10 minutes away from where I was going. I kept expecting it to break any second. I would do it all over again because it was nerve wracking and loads of fun.
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Spanish Manlove posted:If you accidentally shoot a space cop in an RES how do you clear the bounty? Just kinda hold up in a different system for a period of time or suicide? If you just shot him, and didn't kill him, it should be a 7 minute (or 8?) bounty. After the time has elapsed, it will change from the time left to 'On H-Jump' or something. Make a jump to/from another system, and it will now be a fine, which you can pay in the local station. When this happens to me, I usually jump to another system to repair/rearm, go grab a drink or something, then undock and jump back since the timer should be expired.
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Jump away - you can even just go into super cruise - and check the bounty in your transactions tab on the left. It should have a timer letting you know how long it's valid. Then just chill in another system till the timer expires. Or say gently caress you bounty and ice that pig for getting in your line of fire then peace out.
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The Locator posted:If you just shot him, and didn't kill him, it should be a 7 minute (or 8?) bounty. After the time has elapsed, it will change from the time left to 'On H-Jump' or something. Make a jump to/from another system, and it will now be a fine, which you can pay in the local station. I found an outpost in the system, docked, turned in the 250k of bounties I had, then logged out for the night. Good to know.
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Turmoil posted:This includes the canopy. I was having no big issues with the corrosive effect of a single UA, but I got greedy and carried two and it was a frightening experience. My canopy was taking a lot of damage from them and was below 50% when I was about 10 minutes away from where I was going. I kept expecting it to break any second. poo poo yeah UA hunting is harrowing and awesome. The SSSes they spawn at also have a chance of spawning very pissed off pirates. Protip though: Don't try to repair your thusters while in super cruise like I did. THREE TIMES 
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Cthulu Carl posted:Protip though: Don't try to repair your thusters while in super cruise like I did. THREE TIMES What happens if you do?
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IAmTheRad posted:What happens if you do?
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Spanish Manlove posted:I found an outpost in the system, docked, turned in the 250k of bounties I had, then logged out for the night. Good to know. I've had it clear to a fine without jumping by logging for the night also, so check it when you log back in, and if it's not in your transactions as a bounty anymore, then it cleared and will be a fine listed in your contacts.
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IAmTheRad posted:What happens if you do? You just go out of Super Cruise. Apparently the FSD needs it to work.
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radintorov posted:The thrusters are disabled while being repaired and you get knocked out of SC and take damage. Oddly, rebooting the systems when engaging a system jump did not abort the jump.
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IAmTheRad posted:I know stations and planets follow orbital paths, but are they realistic? For example, does the moon take roughly 27 days to completely orbit the earth, and does Earth take roughly a year to orbit the sun? Helter Skelter fucked around with this message at 20:02 on Jan 21, 2016 |
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