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#4485603 - 08/09/19 10:40 AM Re: General question [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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I should also disclose that I definitely got the "easy fast track" when I first started playing the game. My German friend was gracious enough to give me about 25 canisters of low temp diamonds and 25 canisters of void opals during my first week of playing the game so I was able to buy a Cobra and an Asp Explorer pretty fast.


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#4485614 - 08/09/19 01:20 PM Re: General question [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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The “fast track” deal is all good. Nice to get a leg up starting out, this game is grindy enough. Engineering, faction ranks, commander ranks, mat gathering are all a perpetual slog in the FDev world. Funny you mention the CM3 and Asp, two ships I’ve never own or flown, and I’m a Founder member.

#4485630 - 08/09/19 03:16 PM Re: General question [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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Yeah, and money's trivial since the advent of core mining. Honestly, I think if I were to start over I could have any non-rank-locked ship inside 3 days.

Things were different 3 years back. I don't begrudge new players this fact, but money's no issue these days. I have billions and nothing I want to buy.....


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#4485632 - 08/09/19 03:27 PM Re: General question [Re: DBond]  
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Originally Posted by DBond
Yeah, and money's trivial since the advent of core mining. Honestly, I think if I were to start over I could have any non-rank-locked ship inside 3 days.

Things were different 3 years back. I don't begrudge new players this fact, but money's no issue these days. I have billions and nothing I want to buy.....


Yup, this is absolutely on target. I've only been playing the game for a few months and I currently have 1.5 billion in my treasury. Having a void opal and alexandrite hot spot location helped a lot. wink

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#4485639 - 08/09/19 04:17 PM Re: General question [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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thats why I'm collecting ships... don't cost any to store them.. so....

#4485641 - 08/09/19 04:35 PM Re: General question [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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I think Frontier should try to make a deal with Disney and CBS/Paramount in order to get Star Wars and Star Trek ships into the game. I guarantee that the number of registered players for the game would sky rocket.

Want a Star Destroyer or a Sovereign class Federation ship? It's yours for just 10 billion credits. wink

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#4485643 - 08/09/19 04:50 PM Re: General question [Re: Khai]  
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Not much of a ship collector, but I’m almost at the point I’ll have to grab a few to use as module storage. About the only hole in my fleet is a dedicated miner. Python and Krait 2 are the best choice, imho. But, since I already have one of each for different roles, I’d like something different. For some reason, multiples of the same ship strikes me as heretical.

#4485644 - 08/09/19 05:01 PM Re: General question [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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I picked the Type 9 Heavy for my dedicated miner simply because of the massive amount of cargo it can hold plus it has a very good armor rating which is more than enough to allow me to escape if some #%&*$# pirate attacks me. The only drawback is the relatively low jump range I have right now and I've already maxed out the engineering levels for my FSD.


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#4485647 - 08/09/19 05:18 PM Re: General question [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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I’ve a T9 set up for heavy haul. My preference is a medium ship to mine in so as to have no issues landing at an outpost. I did have a Keelback specced for mining at one point, truly underwhelming. I’m prolly just too picky screwy

#4485648 - 08/09/19 05:23 PM Re: General question [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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I was a ship collector, but sold more than half of them. Bo's simple approach to fleet composition showed me the light.

The T-9 was sold way before that biggrin


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#4485657 - 08/09/19 06:24 PM Re: General question [Re: DBond]  
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#4485832 - 08/11/19 03:47 PM Re: General question [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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I play Solo almost exclusively, with just a bit of PG.

I love my Type-9. Great cockpit views, hauling capacity, and it's just all around fun.

For mining, when I last played IIRC I've got my Corvette setup for that role. Previously it had been outfitted for Thargoid killing (battled a few Cyclops, but never scored the full kill).

Of all the ships though, my Cobra Mk3 has to be the "daily driver". So versatile.


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#4485895 - 08/12/19 10:41 AM Re: General question [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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I love my Python for close in dog fighting. It really makes a huge difference when you max out the engineering on the weapons like the beam and pulse lasers. I also use my Anaconda for dog fights but I have to be a bit easier on the stick since the ship isn't exactly maneuverable. smile


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#4485902 - 08/12/19 10:59 AM Re: General question [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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The Python really is among the best ships in the game. It can pretty much do it all. Mine is set up as an armed cargo vessel/ utility. Room for 192 tons and packs 3 beams and 2 multi’s.

#4485919 - 08/12/19 12:45 PM Re: General question [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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The Python was sort of made redundant for me by the introduction of the Krait II. I at first resisted it, but eventually assimilated. The Python is perhaps the best looking Elite ship to my eyes, but the Krait is just better suited for me in most ways. It also stole most of the Python's modules smile


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#4485921 - 08/12/19 01:12 PM Re: General question [Re: DBond]  
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They are very similar. I find the Krait more agile so I use her as my medium combat ship. Cargo missions for the Python. Sadly, since I’ve the Covette, my Krait has languished in Shinrarta port for the most part.

#4485924 - 08/12/19 01:17 PM Re: General question [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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I think my next ship purchase will be the Krait II. Maybe it's time to have a multi-role ship? smile


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#4485925 - 08/12/19 01:21 PM Re: General question [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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U really can’t go wrong with a Krait 2. It’s basically a more agile Python with a less cargo. Has almost exactly the same module slots. Better view out the pit, also.

#4485927 - 08/12/19 01:24 PM Re: General question [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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Yeah, more agile, better view (especially overhead), faster. Tradeoff is cargo capacity, but that's not an issue for me any longer since hitting trade Elite. And for core mining it holds plenty. I bought a snazzy new paint job for it too. For me to do that, I must plan to keep it.

Best all-rounder in Elite I reckon.


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#4485961 - 08/12/19 06:13 PM Re: General question [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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I like my combat Krait, but I prefer my Python for core mining. I like the larger hold, and I carry a LOT of limpets.


Throughout history, poverty is the normal condition of man. Advances which permit this norm to be exceeded — here and there, now and then — are the work of an extremely small minority, frequently despised, often condemned, and almost always opposed by all right-thinking people. Whenever this tiny minority is kept from creating, or (as sometimes happens) is driven out of a society, the people then slip back into abject poverty.
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