Elite: Game talk
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03 Apr 2021, 7:13am
WarCat72On a different note... is there somewhere in game lore that explains what happened to Anchorage Alaska. I lived there for 3 years and where it and a few of the biggest towns should be are dark at night. Just wondered what happened.
Well there was a nuclear war or two.
And I also think we had our own "skynet" event which is why AI is banned.
03 Apr 2021, 8:26am
WarCat72Having come to the game really late compared to most of you in here, I find myself questioning my reasoning for pursuing FED rank to get the Sol Permit. It seems that the Federation is going down a road that I have no desire to support in the slightest. I have no love in the slightest for Pirates and Slavers, but at least they are straight forward with what they are going to do and why.
Unlock their Ranks, buy Corvette, make sure to use their weapons against them. Solved.
03 Apr 2021, 8:53am
WarCat72Having come to the game really late compared to most of you in here, I find myself questioning my reasoning for pursuing FED rank to get the Sol Permit. It seems that the Federation is going down a road that I have no desire to support in the slightest. I have no love in the slightest for Pirates and Slavers, but at least they are straight forward with what they are going to do and why.
Hah, that's why I was really happy the recent CGs awarded Sol/Achenar permits. Unfortunate you missed those, but maybe similar rewards will be back at some point.
03 Apr 2021, 8:57am
WarCat72Having come to the game really late compared to most of you in here, I find myself questioning my reasoning for pursuing FED rank to get the Sol Permit. It seems that the Federation is going down a road that I have no desire to support in the slightest. I have no love in the slightest for Pirates and Slavers, but at least they are straight forward with what they are going to do and why.
I look at it as infiltrating the ranks, not joining the cause, for any faction. But then I tend to take a more clandestine approach to things...
03 Apr 2021, 10:03am
WarCat72Having come to the game really late compared to most of you in here, I find myself questioning my reasoning for pursuing FED rank to get the Sol Permit. It seems that the Federation is going down a road that I have no desire to support in the slightest. I have no love in the slightest for Pirates and Slavers, but at least they are straight forward with what they are going to do and why.
But do you really need that corvette and a permit? I got my permits doing medical supplies CG, a honest stuff of helping civilians who suffered from superpower games. I don't know when and why I could visit Sol. And corvette... The same, I don't know why I might need it.
03 Apr 2021, 10:32am
Meowers
But do you really need that corvette and a permit?
You can do well without rank locked ships although Cutter and Vette are definitely worth it.
And about permits - some of them are requirement to get access to some engineers. And some are very important from lore perspective, Sol permit is probably most important. I still remember my first visit to Sol, Earth, Mars and voyager probes. I heard my native language in game
03 Apr 2021, 10:47am
WarCat72Having come to the game really late compared to most of you in here, I find myself questioning my reasoning for pursuing FED rank to get the Sol Permit. It seems that the Federation is going down a road that I have no desire to support in the slightest. I have no love in the slightest for Pirates and Slavers, but at least they are straight forward with what they are going to do and why.
The engineer who gives you access to grade 5 cannon mods among other things, is in Sol
Get the permit at least
I've put about 60 days worth of time into this game over 4 years without using ANY of the big 3 or the T10. I won't advocate for the vetteb or the cutter or conda, they're all overrated
03 Apr 2021, 10:52am
EpisparhAnd about permits - some of them are requirement to get access to some engineers.
Ah, forgot about engineers, yup, one in Sol, one in Achenar, one in Alioth. Anyway, gaining ranks to obtain a permit isn't much of a grind comparable to unlocking cutter and corvette. Or one can go in Colonia instead, there's many engineers in this place too.
03 Apr 2021, 11:01am
MeowersAnd corvette... The same, I don't know why I might need it.
I once thought so as well and never wanted to go past a Python. But once you experienced the raw power of a fully engineered Corvette you don't want anything else for PvE combat. Add the Trident SLF to that and it's even more pure carnage.
The only ships I can do without in this game are all the Empire ones, specially the Cutter.
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