Elite: Game talk

Thanatos au Grimmus
28 Feb 2021, 3:56pm
Episparh
Thanatos au Grimmus38!??!! I'm trying to save up for my first FC and won't be able to ever buy one if I buy 38 of those shields.


Only large sizes are expensive and you do not need more than 3-4 of them.

But you will need at least 1 bil spent on Prismatic shields. They are good for shield/cell bank tanks, haulers/miners, on some exploration and speed builds.


Only a billion credits or so for the shields? What a bargain!
Rat Catcher
28 Feb 2021, 4:57pm
I, same as suggested, bought around 800 million in Prismatics after my 4 week 'pledge' (which of course was abandoned immediately after purchase)
I think I kept 4 and sold the rest off unengineered as the 'benefit' of Prismatics is more often than not outweighed by their weight, power draw and abysmal recharge times.

About the only PP modules I have retained a heap of are Pack Hounds, they may be less than 'optimal' as weaponry, but never, ever, fail in making me chuckle when a salvo is launched!
Thanatos au Grimmus
28 Feb 2021, 5:35pm
Rat CatcherI, same as suggested, bought around 800 million in Prismatics after my 4 week 'pledge' (which of course was abandoned immediately after purchase)
I think I kept 4 and sold the rest off unengineered as the 'benefit' of Prismatics is more often than not outweighed by their weight, power draw and abysmal recharge times.

About the only PP modules I have retained a heap of are Pack Hounds, they may be less than 'optimal' as weaponry, but never, ever, fail in making me chuckle when a salvo is launched!


You raise an excellent point, namely, that no matter how many prismatics I buy, they come with a 100% money back guarantee (at least if unengineered)!
Sakashiro
28 Feb 2021, 5:49pm
Anacondas in hazRES seem to be easier to find with long range engineered sensors.

Either that, or the game spawns more of them for you if you fly e.g. a Mamba instead of a Courier.
Episparh
28 Feb 2021, 5:52pm
SakashiroAnacondas in hazRES seem to be easier to find with long range engineered sensors.

Either that, or the game spawns more of them for you if you fly e.g. a Mamba instead of a Courier.


It is RNG. I got wing of 3 expert anacondas once just after I have entered Haz RES... they were dead in 2 min and I got 2.5mil

Last edit: 28 Feb 2021, 5:57pm
Sakashiro
28 Feb 2021, 5:57pm
Episparh
Sakashiro
I think I'll make you the villain of my next story.



Sigh. Me villain? That would be interesting. Just remember I am independent and  most of the time lawful

...maybe a mean guy...

But anyway, I was trying to encourage you. Being among people, requires things. Having things require  work.

P.S. Send me the read for the laughs.

I was just kidding.

Took a walk this afternoon, and now I'm out of the top 10% again...
Sakashiro
28 Feb 2021, 6:05pm
Episparh
SakashiroAnacondas in hazRES seem to be easier to find with long range engineered sensors.

Either that, or the game spawns more of them for you if you fly e.g. a Mamba instead of a Courier.



It is RNG. I got wing of 3 expert anacondas once just after I have entered Haz RES... they were dead in 2 min and I got 2.5mil

Last time when we were in a hazRES together, you could see Condas that didn't show up for me. So I checked your Vulture build later and found long range sensors on it. These really do make a difference. They're too heavy for a Courier, but no problem for the Mamba.
Episparh
28 Feb 2021, 6:44pm
Yeah, for combat builds sensors are important. Either D with long range or A with lightweight.
Sakashiro
28 Feb 2021, 7:03pm
Back in the 10%. Holy sh*t, this CG is a treadmill... and we're still in tier 5 of 8.
Episparh
28 Feb 2021, 7:10pm
Yeah, I am done with it for now. Perhaps I should create this pirate ship now.
Sakashiro
28 Feb 2021, 7:21pm
EpisparhYeah, I am done with it for now. Perhaps I should create this pirate ship now.

Hmmmmmm...

Bounties on human players count towards the CG goal, right?

Could this be exploited?
Tarin
28 Feb 2021, 7:28pm
The amount of MJ required to destroy a ship varies greatly depending on HazRes and pirate activity.
The pirates that fly in asteroids are very soft!
Episparh
28 Feb 2021, 7:29pm
Sakashiro
EpisparhYeah, I am done with it for now. Perhaps I should create this pirate ship now.


Hmmmmmm...

Bounties on human players count towards the CG goal, right?

Could this be exploited?


As long as the bounty is from Sirius corporation it should count.


... Wait a minute! Are you suggesting you will be hunting me

That would be a serious error of judgment
Sakashiro
28 Feb 2021, 8:26pm
EpisparhAs long as the bounty is from Sirius corporation it should count.


... Wait a minute! Are you suggesting you will be hunting me

That would be a serious error of judgment



Nah, I mean there might be a way to exploit this. Let's say, a group of players in loaned Sidewinders somewhere in Sirius, blowing each other up to gain notoriety, then blowing each other up again for the bounty vouchers... something like that.

But going to a RES and killing NPCs is probably faster than that. Or is it?
Episparh
28 Feb 2021, 9:13pm
Ah, I think that you get just a fraction of bounty a player have, to prevent gankers from killing each other for easy money. I think the bounty from one jurisdiction is limited for players - something like 2mil maybe.

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