Elite: Game talk

BrowningHipower7
19 Jan 2018, 6:46pm
Septimus RavenG5 Thermal Shields

Something like that...

Before, i had G5 Reinforced, and it was a good roll too. Reason i went with thermal and threw away a good reinforced roll was thanks to a cheeky cobra mk 3 with no shields and a ton of reverberating cascade mines. Loved it...
Anyway, long story short, the fact that my shield generator just went a died on me like that, persuaded me that maybe is not such a bad idea to give thermal mod a shot. Hope this helped. Cheers




Thanks. I am pretty sure I went with G5 thermal 7A and then a mix of G3 heavy and thermal on A rated boosters. I’d have to check tonight.

I think I might have been wrong on the number of torps that hit me. I know there was a pair of griefers working together. I think it might have been 3 or 4 torps.

I’ve been playing with these things and 2 hits will get the shield generator down to around 24-30%. I’m pretty sure that I also got hit with a mass lock torpedo.


I saw the same guy earlier this morning and he pulled the same thing, but he was by himself. My generator went down to 34%, but it kept functioning.
Phelbore
19 Jan 2018, 7:37pm
BrowningHipower7
Septimus RavenG5 Thermal Shields

Something like that...

Before, i had G5 Reinforced, and it was a good roll too. Reason i went with thermal and threw away a good reinforced roll was thanks to a cheeky cobra mk 3 with no shields and a ton of reverberating cascade mines. Loved it...
Anyway, long story short, the fact that my shield generator just went a died on me like that, persuaded me that maybe is not such a bad idea to give thermal mod a shot. Hope this helped. Cheers





Thanks. I am pretty sure I went with G5 thermal 7A and then a mix of G3 heavy and thermal on A rated boosters. I’d have to check tonight.

I think I might have been wrong on the number of torps that hit me. I know there was a pair of griefers working together. I think it might have been 3 or 4 torps.

I’ve been playing with these things and 2 hits will get the shield generator down to around 24-30%. I’m pretty sure that I also got hit with a mass lock torpedo.


I saw the same guy earlier this morning and he pulled the same thing, but he was by himself. My generator went down to 34%, but it kept functioning.



Have you considered asking him how he did it? Some are happy to teach you.
BrowningHipower7
19 Jan 2018, 7:59pm
Didn’t remember the name until he attacked today. I’ll prob ask when I have a chance.
LngJohnSilver1
20 Jan 2018, 1:35am
Wot no page on special effects at engineers?
Luke3107
20 Jan 2018, 1:46am
LngJohnSilver1Wot no page on special effects at engineers?

Try under Engineers at the top of the page. Click on an Engineer who does the module you want to learn more about then the module itself. There's a section there for special effects. For example here are the effects for Burst Lasers that I got to via The Dweller
Phelbore
20 Jan 2018, 3:29am
Ignore my post. As soon as I posted I found what I was looking for.
Weener101
20 Jan 2018, 12:09pm
Can anybody help?

Basically I'm confused by all the weapon grades and classes. I currently own two ships my main an aspx. I want to have my load out as this follows

Medium multi cannons
2x small beam lasers and 2x cannons (I put the cannons in the same fire group as the multi cannons very effective)

My actuall question is what's the best beam laser grade and cannon grade I can get for small hard points?
And what's the best grade multi cannons I can get fro my medium hard points
Draxxa Kireth
20 Jan 2018, 12:54pm
first of all...gimballed (i suppose you refer to gimballed) beam lasers are as effective as gimballed pulse and burst...on a moving target!...for ranges above 1000m pulse is more effective, below that, burst is more ffective...again...on a moving target...so i rather would recommend pulse or burst,

but first things first....for what purpose are you outfitting? mining/ transport/cz/res-sites?
Weener101
20 Jan 2018, 2:24pm
Just bounty hunting and combat really
I plan on moving mining at a later date. Basically I want to get the best weapons possible for the size hardpoints I have. Thanks for the reconmendated pulse / burst but I want beam

I don't under stand all this 4A things. I also don't know what the best rating is for the size hardpoints I have 2 medium medium hard point multi cannons and 2 hardpoint small beam lasers and 2 small hardpoint cannons I want basically the best for damage and efficacy the if possible

Last edit: 20 Jan 2018, 2:38pm
Draxxa Kireth
20 Jan 2018, 2:50pm
Weener101... I want basically the best for damage and efficacy the if possible


lol...don't we all... but that's not how it works...you choose based on you playstyle, purpose, talent ...

for a pirate you need something else than for CZ...

A good pirate will be more like a surgeon...he will remove your shield and 1 or 2 modules...and relieves you from your cargo...if you will be hunting small ships you will need different combination than for a larger ship....

if you prefer to fight upclose, you will need a different loadout than when you combat from a distace (that being more than 1200 meter)

it will depend as well how much space you have in power, and if you prefer to shoot for longer while or short powerfull bursts.... etc etc...

now there are 4 sizes: small, medium, large, and huge
there are 3 aiming categories with all their different advantages and disadvantage : fixed, gimballed and turrets
there are 3 types of damage: kinetic (aka bullets/shells), thermal and explosive

ant then you have the category of mines,  missiles and torpedoes...

advantages disadvantages can be: power-usage, damage (less or more), damage per soncond, heat-build-op, distributor usage (how long and how powerfull), reload, recharge, jitter, weight (heavier ship is less agile) etc

so ...you mix it...there is not one that is totally op..

Last edit: 20 Jan 2018, 3:00pm
Weener101
20 Jan 2018, 2:59pm
Yeah I'm inbetween bounty hunting at resource sites and mining as I want to use the engineers. Iv been mining on planets for some materials. Can you find the same materials in rings and asteroids that you can on planets? I know it's a game of luck but I like ones at some mining videos and they basically mine for profit rather than materials. I will eventually mine for money but as I'm new bounty hunting I have found easier and quicker
Draxxa Kireth
20 Jan 2018, 3:01pm
Weener101Yeah I'm inbetween bounty hunting at resource sites and mining as I want to use the engineers. Iv been mining on planets for some materials. Can you find the same materials in rings and asteroids that you can on planets? I know it's a game of luck but I like ones at some mining videos and they basically mine for profit rather than materials. I will eventually mine for money but as I'm new bounty hunting I have found easier and quicker


No, surface mining you can estimate what materials you are able to mine...(of the very common material)....the more rare material for engineering you can find only on surfaces
Weener101
20 Jan 2018, 3:05pm
Draxxa Kireth
Weener101Yeah I'm inbetween bounty hunting at resource sites and mining as I want to use the engineers. Iv been mining on planets for some materials. Can you find the same materials in rings and asteroids that you can on planets? I know it's a game of luck but I like ones at some mining videos and they basically mine for profit rather than materials. I will eventually mine for money but as I'm new bounty hunting I have found easier and quicker



No, surface mining you can estimate what materials you are able to mine...(of the very common material)....the more rare material for engineering you can find only on surfaces




Good to know so basically mining off world is money and on world is crafting I believe Iv only unlocked 1 engineer. What method would you recommend for credits? May aim is to further in federation as I'd like to get the federal corvette
Draxxa Kireth
20 Jan 2018, 3:13pm
sorry if I can't give straight answers.....it again depends what you like, but as well what you need to develop....

there are enough players who like mining, for them is just like fishing.....it can earn well. There are more that like to explore.....when you return you sell your cartographic data, i've seen people turning in 80 millio credits..... I know how want to travel around and visit stars and places....they earn with passengers, and earns well ...and thre are enough who like to combat ......and earn well...there are others who like to trade and hunt down the best sales.....you can earn well...

and then you have the ones that like to do all.....or that like the variety..or doing every week something else

The best way to earn credits remains, being allied with the minor factions as they give you better rewards....

...so many choices.....so many choices...
Weener101
20 Jan 2018, 3:18pm
Draxxa Kirethsorry if I can't give straight answers.....it again depends what you like, but as well what you need to develop....

there are enough players who like mining, for them is just like fishing.....it can earn well. There are more that like to explore.....when you return you sell your cartographic data, i've seen people turning in 80 millio credits..... I know how want to travel around and visit stars and places....they earn with passengers, and earns well ...and thre are enough who like to combat ......and earn well...there are others who like to trade and hunt down the best sales.....you can earn well...

and then you have the ones that like to do all.....

The best way to earn credits remains, being allied with the minor factions as they give you better rewards....

...so many choices.....so many choices...



I get bored with passenger only because I tend not to know where I'm going on the sight seeing and I'm not a fan of wanted pasangers as I'm terrible at not getting scanned.
I know one of the engineers requires you to do black market trades. Do you know the best way to do this? Also I'm on PS4 elite dangerous I have it on pc but my laptop struggle to run on the hunt for a good pc XD

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