Elite: Game talk

Meowers
20 Nov 2024, 7:58am
Aren't those 'metas' all the same? Get maximum upgrade here, maximum upgrade there, etc. I mean, there are cases in which you can apply, to say, a different FSD effect to sacrifice a couple lightyears of jump range for a few fractions of a degree in manoeuvrability, or just leave a stump of an FSD to absolutely gimp the ship and make in unplayable anywhere except the role it was built for, and at that role, you'll get a few more fractions of degrees or m/s of speed or 0.x's of jump range for the sake of it. Or some niche builds which can, for example, stay under 20% heat at a normal flight if you don't shoot, don't touch the boost and don't fart, for mat farming or classic cold-orbiting.
Silver Taffer
20 Nov 2024, 11:22am
Aguilar
Don't know if it is related, but I have been experiencing issues where the game is telling me I do not have the item I want to transfer to my carrier, even though I clearly have the items in inventory. When I sell the items to my FC bartender in a work-around attempt to transfer them, the items just simply disappear and are no longer in my inventory, or on the bartender/FC inventory.


I have noticed that the bartenders on carriers that I have visited lately don’t seem to have stock to sell and aren’t buying either.


There is a known issue with bartender trading since PP2 dropped. A post has been added to the FDev issue tracker about it so they should be aware.
If anyone wishes to help prioritize the issue you can add a comment on that post, more the merrier!
Atusia Duval
20 Nov 2024, 11:36am
I'm horrified. Now trading in rare goods for Powerplay 2.0 has also been suspended. You no longer receive merit for leveling up the rank of the respective power. Most gamers have exploited a bug in the Odyssey settlements to quickly rank up. It concerned uploading data to the data terminal. I'm excited to see what happens next.
Rayman.
20 Nov 2024, 11:45am
probably suspending power conflict zones next. If u spend there for a while u can rank up 2-3 times.

Im going kill some thargoids to vent frustation tomorrow from frontier silliness.
AH
20 Nov 2024, 7:20pm
Ahh.... sweet. Complete stacks of Antimony and all the other top level crap one can need.
Rawnu
20 Nov 2024, 8:39pm
Kasumi Goto
20 Nov 2024, 8:49pm
"Powerplay November Recap ..." sounds of snoring in background

I'd rather have the next stage of the Thargoid conflict, not humans bickering over frozen balls of ice with no life or light on them, Frontier, thanks a lot.
Indy
20 Nov 2024, 9:01pm
Kasumi Goto"Powerplay November Recap ..." sounds of snoring in background


That was my reaction somewhat as well. Which is funny because I want a realistic simulation, but I also want a fun game.
I'd say that perhaps both is not possible because life isn't always a "fun game" and is often "boring".... but then I look around I realize I'd also prefer a bit more "boring" in RL machinations these days.

¯ \_(ツ)_/¯
Kasumi Goto
20 Nov 2024, 9:09pm
I'm just not interested in Powerplay at all. Of course it's part of the Elite universe and whatnot but I've always found more of an interest in the Thargoid side of the story. Or human plot points which did not solely relate to who has the rights to dig chunks out of the big ball of ice floating at the furthest reaches of a star system.

... part of it is roleplay which I built pretty much entirely around this Thargoid stuff. And that my (main) character shares the trait of "has no interest in political scenes" [technically both don't]. And the Thargoid PvE interactions (combat or otherwise) also tend to be far more interesting than blowing up aimbotty human ships that also spam chaff every second (or two) and which generally revolves primarily around stacking shield hitpoints.
Aguilar
20 Nov 2024, 10:59pm
Make sure you're trying to sell them in an anarchy, it's an illegal item which can't be sold in most government types (may also work in communist systems, not 100% sure but they are the only other type which tolerates carrying of e-breaches if memory serves, so might work there too). If that's not the issue, I don't know.

Brilliant thank you so much Kasumi Goto
AH
21 Nov 2024, 10:18am
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Thinder
21 Nov 2024, 12:17pm
Well, NOW we can say we have server issues...
AH
21 Nov 2024, 12:33pm
ThinderWell, NOW we can say we have server issues...


It seems it's no different than all the other updates: https://downdetector.com/status/elite-dangerous/
Rawnu
21 Nov 2024, 2:55pm
Ok, this is a ridiculous Python Mk2 build: https://edsy.org/s/vSgI7ov
It's all frags with high cap and screening shell. If you want to make it more ridiculous, you could go with overcharged and screening shell. Most shields are gone after the second hit. Then another three hits or so, and ships go pop. Engagement with e.g. an Elite NPC Clipper takes three seconds at most. Heck, even large ships that are supposed to be tanky are popping like nothing. Even wing assassination missions, where the Elite NPC FdL is escorted by two Deadly or Dangerous NPC Vultures are a piece of cake. It just goes pop-pop-pop.

Edit: DPS is 412
Indy
21 Nov 2024, 3:59pm
RawnuOk, this is a ridiculous Python Mk2 build: https://edsy.org/s/vSgI7ov
It's all frags with high cap and screening shell. If you want to make it more ridiculous, you could go with overcharged and screening shell. Most shields are gone after the second hit. Then another three hits or so, and ships go pop. Engagement with e.g. an Elite NPC Clipper takes three seconds at most. Heck, even large ships that are supposed to be tanky are popping like nothing. Even wing assassination missions, where the Elite NPC FdL is escorted by two Deadly or Dangerous NPC Vultures are a piece of cake. It just goes pop-pop-pop.

Edit: DPS is 412


I like it. Space Shottie, definitely. Looks like you'd have to get in close on the target to really be effective. (Yes, frags work fine enough at distance, if you lob them just right.) With that being the case, why not raise the Fast Scan on the K-Scan to G5? You'll be in close anyhow, no?

Also, isn't it fun?! NPCs in small ships are just space junk in seconds. (Hence my space shottie name of "Piece-Maker".)

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