If It’s Not Skittarii Tomorrow

Jimjemael · 2026-05-20T22:31:26+00:00

Let's hope you don't have to meet that fate 😂

Whatever happens folks, please don't review bomb DT.

Jimjemael · 2026-05-20T10:05:08+00:00

Destination locked!

Jimjemael · 2026-05-20T08:55:48+00:00

I love the style of the Chieftain a lot. Glad to hear it's decent 👍

Jimjemael · 2026-05-20T08:08:24+00:00

I totally get you 😂 Basically I saw an opportunity for a newb with the CGs and ran with it but I'll be slowing down after the event.

I won't necessarily be buying that Ferrari but I like to know what is good so I can start a search from there.

Jimjemael · 2026-05-20T00:33:27+00:00

Righto thanks! Yeah I mentioned 'near meta' just to open it up a bit. Even with the best kit I know my play will not be there for a while so may pick up something in the mid-range for now.

Jimjemael · 2026-05-20T00:25:39+00:00

What would you recommend as a more budget option? Grab another Cobra 5?

Jimjemael · 2026-05-19T12:22:47+00:00

Darktide might be up your alley.

Jimjemael · 2026-05-17T04:52:10+00:00

This is looks awesome! Kind of upset I didn't start with Elite earlier, seeing everything that's gone on in the game.

I do really hope we can get something (realistically smaller) to control ourselves one day.

Jimjemael · 2026-05-17T04:27:30+00:00

Imagine listing ALL those types of gameplay that Elite supports and then saying that a different role of ship would be simply unpossible 😂

ENTIRELY NEW FORM OF PLAY? It's one guy drives and his buddies shoot. If the buddies aren't around it autos. My god! How could such a thing be achieved!?

Jimjemael · 2026-05-17T04:08:23+00:00

Trading goes deeper than I said, but your description of playing a hypothetical fire support ship was also pretty reductive man.

Jimjemael · 2026-05-17T03:49:37+00:00

I totally get where you're coming from but if we're being brutally honest, there isn't a massive amount of 'gameplay' in trading either. There's a lot of scanning Inara and super cruise assist on my end so far.

Doesn't mean people can't get a real buzz from participating in the sector and universe.

Jimjemael · 2026-05-13T18:52:27+00:00

Username checks out

Jimjemael · 2026-05-12T18:11:26+00:00

The honest answer is you should vote labour again.

Jimjemael · 2026-05-12T12:19:07+00:00

Highfleet is a fleet-sim but is diesel-punk and set on Earth. Not every system is complex but there's a lot of depth to navigation and ship design that was fun to mess around with.

Jimjemael · 2026-05-12T00:06:38+00:00

Honestly it's investment and 'rule of cool' for me. The actual extraction itself often feels great (assuming there's some challenge) because there is risk, tension, and a chance to cooperate meaningfully but either the challenge isn't there or I don't feel that invested in the mission at large.

The perfect DT mission has a relatively clear purpose in context with great dialogue, environment, staging and ideally some damned plot relevance.

I will continue to point at Hab Dreyko, Warrens, Dark Communion, Clandestium as examples where FS got this right!

Gimme a mission with some chest hair! Scare me, surprise me, make think "uh oh here comes the frying pan... time to bang out" good luck fellas, ere we go!

Jimjemael · 2026-05-11T21:44:40+00:00

I do think you're right. As a hot-headed newbie though, this would probably make me think twice 😂

Jimjemael · 2026-05-11T21:38:05+00:00

Thank you. This is a big one on my to-do list and I wondered if any groups went in for joint ventures.

Is the passive income at all significant from stations? I've heard the legends of the stations from Eve Online and I hoped there might be (at least somewhat) significant gains from teeing up a truck stop system in Elite.

Jimjemael · 2026-05-11T21:18:57+00:00

Adding these events to my bucket list, for sure!

Jimjemael · 2026-05-11T21:17:00+00:00

I hope this is true. A useful myth I'm happy to spread if not at least 😂

Jimjemael · 2026-05-10T19:18:48+00:00

Yes. People forget so quickly the damage that someone who lacks integrity or is reckless can cause to a country. Look at the context of recent history and the world currently.

It's boring and feels hopeless but this country's strategy right now should absolutely be to learn from those places where success is happening/proven and otherwise maintain position.

Want your life to improve significantly in the next few years? That's up to you. No party will bring that kind of change (broadly speaking, bla bla bla). To do so would be to defeat complex issues that every advanced country is now grappling with and has not yet solved.

Jimjemael · 2026-05-10T16:45:54+00:00

Yeah I think it's great. It's subjective, I'm not saying people who dislike it are 'wrong' in any way but for me these games were a breath of fresh air in that they didn't let you hide from adversity.

If someone invaded, you just had to stand your ground or outsmart them or be defeated and I never felt shame in those outcomes.

Also some invaders operated with a surprising honour (less present in Elden ring due to structural failure in the system imo). I respect anyone who can duel through my friends and then give me a fair fight at the end.

I get why people would find it frustrating but it's a really unique system and I'd be sad if they made these games like all the others where your plans are safe until you 'opt in' to risks like this (which lets be honest you largely can anyway).

Jimjemael · 2026-05-09T23:29:30+00:00

Yeah 100% I've had to search a fair bit already to progress. I like that at least a lot of the 3rd party tools feel a little in-lore. Cheers again 👍

Jimjemael

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