Triple Elite Attained
28 Dec 2020Shattermage
CMDR's log, December 28 3306,My goal of reaching Combat Elite before the new year is a success. After spending well into the night hunting Thargoids in the Pleiades region in an effort to finish off the last percentages of my requirements, I was notified of my final advancement during a fight in a NHSS Threat 6 against 4 Scouts and a Cyclops Interceptor. The rank-up happened after the last scout was scratched; the Cyclops ended up being a "celebratory" kill. This Alliance Chieftain is the best AX ship I've piloted, and will be the first to have my new Triple Elite decal emblazoned upon it.
To this day, I have never visit the Founders World, Shinrarta Dezhra despite having been Elite for years in the other two main PF professions. Two reasons: I've never had a need to visit the place (I buy all of my equipment from Li Yong-Rui's domain anyway for the additional cost savings and insurance), and I've had a self-imposed restriction to wait until I've attained Elite in all three main focuses. That restriction lifts now. Lori Jameson sent me a contact a few months ago once I reached Combat: Dangerous, and now I can allow myself to take her up on her engineering prospects. My specialized shield cell banks on the Winter Night could use some improvement, and long range sensors are becoming more common lately. Perhaps another pinned blueprint is in order.
Finally, I'm now considering the commission of one of the Brewer Corporation's Drake class Fleet Carriers. I've amassed more than enough of a bank account to put one into service. Zack Rackham and his ventures have established a new tourist hotspot 5200ly straight above Sol, a place only carriers can reach due to the extreme distance between stars up there. Perhaps that would be a good shakedown run for a new carrier.
Feels good to be Triple Elite at last!
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