Elite: Game talk

D8veh
17 May 2022, 11:15pm
DescartesI'm sure that this must have been asked and answered before, but how do I increase my novice rank for combat?

Also, how do I earn the combat vouchers required to unlock engineers?

If you want to increase your rank quickly, go to a high resource extraction site that you find in many ringed planets. When you drop in. checkout the ships that are not authority ships. if you see anything bigger than an Asp, log until you see only small ships, then help the police to shoot theem. Using a sidewinder, none will shoot back at you if you only shoot at the ships that the police are already shooting. When you have 20+million cr, get a Vulture like this and have some fun:
https://s.orbis.zone/j95n

If you only want to unlock the engineer, drop out at the nav beacon next to the star in any system and wait for the police to start shooting the bad guys (show as "wanted"), then join in with them.

If you want combat bonds for the other engineer. you get the fastest ship you can with the best sensors and go to a conflict zone that you'll find in any system at war. When you drop out at the CZ, you go towards the centre and a message will appear in your comms telling you to pick a side. Once you pick one, all the ships go red or green. You have to kill the red ones. the idea is to hang around at the edge, keep scanning all the red ones until you see one with a low hull, then dash in, finish it off and dash back to the edge. Use your radar to make sure that no unengaged reds get behind you because that's where they attack you from unless you shoot them first. Once they start shooting at you, they don't give up, so jump out of the CZ, then jump back in and start again. A Viper or Imperial Courrier work quite well. I can't over-emphasise the importance of speed.

Last edit: 17 May 2022, 11:26pm
Wraith(USMC)
18 May 2022, 1:22am
ArtieIn English, guys, please (even Google translator is good enough). There are also other commanders that may provide answers, advices or simply want to understand what it is about without translating it all the time. Thanks.


My apologies Artie and to all. No disrespect was intended. O7
Uramaki
18 May 2022, 7:37am
D8veh
DescartesI'm sure that this must have been asked and answered before, but how do I increase my novice rank for combat?

Also, how do I earn the combat vouchers required to unlock engineers?


If you want to increase your rank quickly, go to a high resource extraction site that you find in many ringed planets. When you drop in. checkout the ships that are not authority ships. if you see anything bigger than an Asp, log until you see only small ships, then help the police to shoot theem. Using a sidewinder, none will shoot back at you if you only shoot at the ships that the police are already shooting. When you have 20+million cr, get a Vulture like this and have some fun:
https://s.orbis.zone/j95n

If you only want to unlock the engineer, drop out at the nav beacon next to the star in any system and wait for the police to start shooting the bad guys (show as "wanted"), then join in with them.

If you want combat bonds for the other engineer. you get the fastest ship you can with the best sensors and go to a conflict zone that you'll find in any system at war. When you drop out at the CZ, you go towards the centre and a message will appear in your comms telling you to pick a side. Once you pick one, all the ships go red or green. You have to kill the red ones. the idea is to hang around at the edge, keep scanning all the red ones until you see one with a low hull, then dash in, finish it off and dash back to the edge. Use your radar to make sure that no unengaged reds get behind you because that's where they attack you from unless you shoot them first. Once they start shooting at you, they don't give up, so jump out of the CZ, then jump back in and start again. A Viper or Imperial Courrier work quite well. I can't over-emphasise the importance of speed.



This sir, is the best way to make the game unappealing as quick as possible! I will never, ever understand why some people play this way. They harm themvelves.. There are thousands way to play the game, but so many people somehow end up on the same rails. It's a pity.


What really matters is not the goal, but the experience you have while you reach it.
Silver Taffer
18 May 2022, 8:36am
UramakiWhat really matters is not the goal, but the experience you have while you reach it.


There is a lot of wisdom in this, but some folks like to set goals for achievements, it’s playing the game their way. Each to their own.
Kurakil
18 May 2022, 8:43am
Silver Taffer
UramakiWhat really matters is not the goal, but the experience you have while you reach it.

There is a lot of wisdom in this, but some folks like to set goals for achievements, it’s playing the game their way. Each to their own.

Ideally you can have both ways, sadly not all games do a very good job at this balance.
Sakashiro
18 May 2022, 12:06pm
Embrace the grind!
Descartes
18 May 2022, 4:06pm
RE: how do I increase my novice rank for combat?

Also, how do I earn the combat vouchers required to unlock engineers?

Thank you for all your answers. Enough suggestions there to suit various styles of play.

I like to play the game as I find it. Too many short-cuts, e.g. log/relog, seem to defeat the object and spoil it for me. And playing with one purpose in mind, e.g. just gaining rank, gets very boring very quickly.
ROMLAV37ru
19 May 2022, 3:17am
Кто ни буть в курсе как просмотреть интересные места . Пишется только система и есть фото а планету как посмотреть? На какой это интересное место
Miaoumiam
19 May 2022, 8:45am
All pilots, incomong urgent message.

raxxla is a door to an other universe, then , the targoid specie come from this door, and maybe there are the queen like a bee queen, we have a way to foud it, scan targoids wake and go where they go.
o7 and good luck to find it
Krynesur
19 May 2022, 8:59am
Miaoumiam38All pilots, incomong urgent message.

raxxla is a door to an other universe, then , the targoid specie come from this door, and maybe there are the queen like a bee queen, we have a way to foud it, scan targoids wake and go where they go.
o7 and good luck to find it


I'm surprised I was pinged for this. Much appreciated for the theories.
This gives me inspiration to go a certain direction once I am ready to find some Thargoids.
Miaoumiam
19 May 2022, 11:29am
Krynesur
Miaoumiam38All pilots, incomong urgent message.

raxxla is a door to an other universe, then , the targoid specie come from this door, and maybe there are the queen like a bee queen, we have a way to foud it, scan targoids wake and go where they go.
o7 and good luck to find it



I'm surprised I was pinged for this. Much appreciated for the theories.
This gives me inspiration to go a certain direction once I am ready to find some Thargoids.

go explore col 70 sector and be extreely prudent, this system is protect by targoids medusa variant
Meowers
19 May 2022, 11:38am
Miaoumiam38go explore col 70 sector and be extreely prudent, this system is protect by targoids medusa variant

a) If the system has a Thargoid presence, you may find any type of Thargoids there.
b) Medusas are punchbags.
HeathenChild979
19 May 2022, 3:34pm
ok...Ive got my ship ready (far as i can tell) to go find/fight the Thargoid scouts. now, i know to look for Threat 3/4 non-human sources to find scouts but where do i go to find the threat? Just pop out to one of the incursion systems? That seems to risk putting me in the sights of a lot more dangerous Interceptors.
HeathenChild979
19 May 2022, 3:37pm
Also, any reco on which weapon to use on the remining HP? Got an extra L or M since I can only carry 4 AX.

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