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Ralph ThumAt this point I had one of my famous stupid questions, which was then answered by a tutorial video.
So I just want to wish you all a great day.![]()
Vasil VasilescuRalph ThumAt this point I had one of my famous stupid questions, which was then answered by a tutorial video.
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ThinderDamned it, I'm passed 40.000 bounties claimed and I still struggle to get 48% (just now) for COMBAT Rank Elite level 1...
I've done Level III EXPLORER Elite in no time in comparison, then TRADE Elite II was almost as easy despite the fact that it is my least favorite, Combat ranking is way, way more difficult...
Oh yeah, I forgot... I engineered and tested the Viper Mk III. Definitively, I'm NOT a light fighter pilot (Best in a DCS Mirage 2000).
My Corvette remains my favorite by a fair margin.
Aunty SledgeIf you aren't killing Elite pilots it will go up very slowly. Thargoids are the way to go, combat zones are slower, and bounty hunting slowest.
A shame, because bounty hunting is the most fun, but the difficulty doesn't scale high enough to allow for reliable bounty hunting of Elite pilots.
You could try ground combat as well, I forget what the ranks are like, but the body count clocks up much faster.
Ralph Thum
It's similar for me, only many levels lower. I knock dozens of pirate gangs out of the sky and my rate climbs in slow motion.
I wish you continued success and a "fly high, fly far" for levelling.
Thinder
I target only E.M.D.D.E but I never saw an Elite target in any Extraction Site or Combat Zone, I would take them on if I could...
Kasumi Goto
I have seen a few Elite Anaconda pirates flying around in high or hazardous resource sites, and occasionally Elite in a small ship like an Eagle or DBX/s (or Sidewinder, they always amuse me because they explode almost faster than anything else), but they are often far and few between.
Combat is also the only “original” Elite rank that is (still?) ‘difficult’ to attain that it takes a good bit of time even when you’re actively trying to go for it, because it is not credit based. Takes something like a couple thousand kills and that’s if you only target the higher ranking NPCs, or equivalent ones. You may get more Elite targets through spec ops spawns in CZs but they are appropriately tough.
IndyYou can also farm Combat rank using ground CZs in Odyssey. High Intensity ground CZs will get you ranked up fast.
However, you won't gain any piloting skill which, IMO, is the whole point of ranking up.
So, with that in mind, why?
IndyYou can also farm Combat rank using ground CZs in Odyssey. High Intensity ground CZs will get you ranked up fast.
However, you won't gain any piloting skill which, IMO, is the whole point of ranking up.
So, with that in mind, why?
(I chased Combat rank to a point while getting Engineers unlocked, but only to that specific point.)
Is there a reason you'd like to achieve that rank quickly? Completion?
Ralph ThumThinderDamned it, I'm passed 40.000 bounties claimed and I still struggle to get 48% (just now) for COMBAT Rank Elite level 1...
I've done Level III EXPLORER Elite in no time in comparison, then TRADE Elite II was almost as easy despite the fact that it is my least favorite, Combat ranking is way, way more difficult...
Oh yeah, I forgot... I engineered and tested the Viper Mk III. Definitively, I'm NOT a light fighter pilot (Best in a DCS Mirage 2000).
My Corvette remains my favorite by a fair margin.
It's similar for me, only many levels lower. I knock dozens of pirate gangs out of the sky and my rate climbs in slow motion.
I wish you continued success and a "fly high, fly far" for levelling.
Thinder
I purchased Elite Dangerous for the ships, combat is perhaps the most exiting part of it, as I stated I have achieved ranks in Exploration and Trade, Combat is next.
As for ground combat, it never was my interest in this game, plus playing in VR I'm left with a PoV which looks like I have my head boxed and the whole picture is also smaller, it's a let down by Developers, I can't really enjoy walking around like this even in my Carrier which was one of the reasons why I purchased it in the first place.
It's just frustrating to get over 40.000 bounty claims and not been at Elite Level 1 already...
Having said that, I played 2 other modern space-based games and when it comes to flight, E.D is the best I know of, we might not be able to walk the ships and cockpits, and Developers have made a few choice which are not always convenient to me (Combat Ranking and VR), I never get tired of doing Bounty Hunting and CZ... In VR, the game looks awesome and it only can get better.