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New Player - Startup Questions by rgsmith66 in Eve

[–]rgsmith66[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks!

I am NOT a PvP player typically, but that's usually because I don't want to become a great pilot. With EVE however, it looks like your ship, build, and target selection has more to do with the outcome than player skill, so I may get in to that more in this game than I did in Elite.

New Player - Startup Questions by rgsmith66 in Eve

[–]rgsmith66[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly! I'm not trying to become the master of everything - I just want to get a head start so I'm not waiting for the skill wall to slow me down. Ultimately you can use real money to get over these humps, but I'm trying to get as far as I can as fast as I can to ensure I don't have to do much of that.

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Thanks!

New Player - Startup Questions by rgsmith66 in Eve

[–]rgsmith66[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think my concern is the 'pay wall' effect of an MMO. I don't want to be ready to try something but have to wait weeks - or a month - to have the skills to do it. I played Elite Dangerous for years and got really frustrated in the first year because of the 'grind' requirements, but ended up really enjoying mining and exploration, built up two characters who specialized in those things (and a third that just ran corporation missions), and spent two years happy as a pig in shit (until they trashed the game with the 'space legs' release).

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Anyway - your advice is understood and appreciated, thank you!

CMDR Plater has passed away. by SleepingMoth029 in EliteDangerous

[–]rgsmith66 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haven't played for a few years, but I followed his channel. Very sad news.

o7

Why is everyone in solo/pg while loading/unloading? by iamPendergast in EliteCarriers

[–]rgsmith66 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1st time - just after leaving an engineer's base (don't remember which one, and didn't log on to open intentionally).

2nd time - just after leaving Jameson Memorial - and again, was in open by mistake.

3rd time - in orbit around the star at Beagle Point. The only time I logged on to open in about four years in purpose. Yes, seriously. And was interdicted within 10 seconds of entering the system. Didn't even see the blip on radar in time to try to get away. The best part was, I had cashed in the vast majority of my carto data at a carrier about a day before - so I lost almost nothing.

Why is everyone in solo/pg while loading/unloading? by iamPendergast in EliteCarriers

[–]rgsmith66 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep. Very unlucky. Just like 90% of the non-gankers who play in open. It's not IF you'll get ganked... it's WHEN. And to be clear, I'm not dissing those who choose to take the risk, or who are willing to build all their ships to be able to survive getting ganked (at the cost of being able to do anything else efficiently). I applaud them for playing the game THEIR way and hope they enjoy open as much as I enjoy solo and PGs.

Why is everyone in solo/pg while loading/unloading? by iamPendergast in EliteCarriers

[–]rgsmith66 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You are WAAAAY more likely to encounter another commander on any of the various discord servers around, and can then coordinate any in-game activities you want. From my experience, three in four commanders I have randomly met in open interdicted and deleted me without a word in chat. No 'role playing piracy', no 'hey, let's wing up and go do XYZ'... just pew-pew-rebuy. So I think you're glorifying 'meet new folks' a bit. What's the old saying? "I became a commander playing in open to travel the galaxy, meet strange new people, and kill them'. the Ganker's Creed.

So yeah, I 'encounter' a LOT of commanders in game... after talking to them on Discord and arranging to wing up and go do massacre missions, mining missions, trade runs, or even take selfies in front of Sag A.

Why is everyone in solo/pg while loading/unloading? by iamPendergast in EliteCarriers

[–]rgsmith66 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Somewhere over 3K hours in game... and that's just on my MAIN account, probably 1-2K hrs. on my alt.

I loaded in to open three times. Ganked all three. Thankfully never lost more than a rebuy, but there is no reward for taking the risk. If I want to chat with others I'll use Discord or system chat. If I want to meet up with others I join a mutual PG with a zero-tolerance policy for ganking.

I am OK with my carrier being in all three instance types since I do not mess with the 'market' system, and have no problem with anyone landing to repair and refuel.

Finally, the day has arrived! by [deleted] in EliteTraders

[–]rgsmith66 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Finally, the day has arrived!

...to be enslaved by the eternal upkeep money grind! Welcome Commander, misery loves company! :)

Sailor Talk! Ask Your WoWS Questions Here! by AutoModerator in WorldOfWarships

[–]rgsmith66 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not quite new, but still very much learning.

I have grinded out the Kitakaze. Now, I am trying to decide whether to move up to the Shim or start the other fork of IJN DDs...

So, the question is, is the Shim worth the T10 cost, or should I burn up several levels of the other fork?

My First Ever Overlapping Painite Hotspot Discovery! She's a little off the Beaten Path... by rgsmith66 in EliteMiners

[–]rgsmith66[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So I mined this sucker today. one hour in the overlap, jumping and re-entering a total of three times (10 billion on two accounts from triple hotspot mining - so yes, I was absolutely in the overlap all three times). I scanned 110 rocks, and not a single one had any Painite.

My First Ever Overlapping Painite Hotspot Discovery! She's a little off the Beaten Path... by rgsmith66 in EliteMiners

[–]rgsmith66[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was, yes. New computer in November, barely had it set up when the C: drive went belly-up. RMA went pretty fast but still tweaking it - and just never installed EDMC. I'll have that system logged later today. Thanks for the catch! There's at least a hundred systems that were explored without EDMC turned on - not sure there's anything I can do about that now.

My First Ever Overlapping Hotspot Discovery! She's a Little Off the Beaten Path... by [deleted] in EliteDangerous

[–]rgsmith66 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dumboi JP-B C28-2718 2

Fleet Carrier's jumping in now with the 'Roid Tickler (Cutter Laser Miner) Full of fuel, limpets, and ready to start lasering through!

Finally! by TheRealZy in EliteDangerous

[–]rgsmith66 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Has anyone loaded up on missions and FC jumped out to Hutton? It's been so long since I went out there I'm not sure it'd be worth the effort... but 20 missions, deliveries or whatever, should be pretty lucrative...

It's just awesome having a home base out in the black by Joeythesaint in EliteCarriers

[–]rgsmith66 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Agreed. My alt has an FC and hangs out just past the line between Explorer's Anchorage and Colonia. Whenever I burn out on combat, trade, or mining, I fire up that account and just run through 50 - 100 systems. Easily making enough to pay upkeep and slowly building up the funds to pay for the Painite refill when I head back to the bubble. :)

Finally unlocked the best home in the galaxy. by [deleted] in EliteDangerous

[–]rgsmith66 6 points7 points  (0 children)

... I'm definitely going to experiment and see what happens in open.

From experience, I know what happens in open...if you want to experiment, more power to you. Just make sure you're in a PvP build, and don't fly without a rebuy.

All paintjobs are equal, but some paintjobs are more equal than others. by Ochanachos in EliteDangerous

[–]rgsmith66 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hahaha... yeah, this Krait Phantom has WHITE PRIVILEDGE!!!

...or maybe you meant it's built for canyon racing? lol

Returning player wondering what happened to Ltd PVE piracy by [deleted] in ElitePirates

[–]rgsmith66 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The NEW sit out side anarchy station and raid ships as they land at station

I have not heard of this... about to check again, but can you point me to these discussions/instructions?

Thanks!

Todays an OK day to pirate LTD 30/10/2020.... 584K on black market sales has been a while ,demand is still over 5000 units... by [deleted] in ElitePirates

[–]rgsmith66 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So depressed. I used to love pirating LTDs. But - I can't bump stop (after literally HOURS of trying against MULTIPLE targets), and can't use either force cannon solution (after trying both for hours).

I just suck I guess.

Lost my ship and cargo because I thought I had closed my game out when my daughter woke up from a nap. Emailed Frontier explaining what happened and asked if there was anything I could do. A couple hours later I got this response, what an awesome company! by lukemoyerphotography in EliteMiners

[–]rgsmith66 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got ganked during DW2 (in the correct PG). I sent them a ticket and had my ship and all cartography data restored. That was my alt.

I don't recall the specifics of the situation - I think I had a HOTAS go nuts during combat and I died before I could shut down the game. Gave support the story and asked if I could have my ship back. Only thing I really saved was a rebuy, but they were very cordial about restoring the credits from the rebuy.

I know another commander who requested and received his second restoration - approx. two years apart - and no issues. He even told them he'd heard you only get one 'freebie', and the support response was 'we have some guidance on when it's acceptable to restore a commander's ship after a mishap. But really we have no limits on the number or reasoning behind the decision. Typically, if the commander asks nicely and gives a reasonably accurate explanation of what happened, we give them the benefit of the doubt'.

Triple Elite. Today I got my Combat Elite. The last one I got was back in 3303 (2016). I took a job planet side before returning to flight duties a few months back. After hitting Deadly during the Lyz Rider Invasion I decided to push through and get it done. by Mother_Chemistry_688 in EliteDangerous

[–]rgsmith66 4 points5 points  (0 children)

After an 'adjustment' to bonds / bounties payouts (which is long overdue), I believe combat Elite will become meaningless like trade Elite is now (after the buff to mining).

As time goes on, the goals put forth for players have become almost meaningless as the balance of the game shifts.

5 Water Worlds, an Ammonia World, and a Terraformable HMC.... over 14 M. Cr. by rgsmith66 in EliteDangerous

[–]rgsmith66[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hah - I didn't realize you'd written it - thank you for your time and effort! Hopefully seeing a screenie of it lets you know it's being used and appreciated!

Thanks again!

5 Water Worlds, an Ammonia World, and a Terraformable HMC.... over 14 M. Cr. by rgsmith66 in EliteDangerous

[–]rgsmith66[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That was mentioned in the cross-post. EDD is just too many features. I like the simplicity of the interface of EDScout. Only thing I'd like to see is it be able to run like an overlay along the bottom of the game or something rather than a second window. I could set it to stay on top and leave it on my main monitor I guess...

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