Robert Maynard
Volunteer Moderator
If this thread continues in the vein of "Solo vs Open vs Groups" then it will be merged with that thread.
Starting to trade
- Thread starter kapitankev
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So by your logic, playing the off-line campaign of an fps before heading into multiplayer is cheating?
Is playing in isolated systems cheating? Is making money in exploration cheating?
Maybe you are cheating since your balance isn't reset every time a new player comes on, or simply because you have prior knowledge?
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It's easy to say everyone else is cheating after you've become established yourself. Play the way you want to, but don't call it cheating when others play the game the way they want to.
Yes I'd like to ignore all the open/solo stuff....I shouldn't have use the C word earlier.
I can see just using a cobra makes sense.I want to give this a shot though to see how it goes....Think I'll have a play later on with heat seekers and mines.....
Are people in type 6's and above trading standard goods in general then? You could never hop to fill up on rares could you. They'd just supplement your income en route.
I can see just using a cobra makes sense.I want to give this a shot though to see how it goes....Think I'll have a play later on with heat seekers and mines.....
Are people in type 6's and above trading standard goods in general then? You could never hop to fill up on rares could you. They'd just supplement your income en route.
My buddy is quite attached to his viper, he's a spec-ed it pretty much.....I'll keep my cobra though for when I escort him.
Can the turrets on the type 6 actually fire behind you? it'd be nice if we did have the rear view as in the original game, could even lockon missiles without having to turn around.
Can the turrets on the type 6 actually fire behind you? it'd be nice if we did have the rear view as in the original game, could even lockon missiles without having to turn around.
Amen to that! Im not experienced with turrets but i would stick with Lasers as they seem to eat ammo for cannons etc.
With one decent run he can buy a cobra without selling his viper and with a few more runs have it kitted out good and proper. PM me your commander name and ill make a point not to pirate you
T6 is on the fence. You can trade rares with it to break the monotony, yet a good trade route can easily net you over 1.2 million per hour. It seems rares spawn less no matter where I go, loading up a T6 will take a lot of stops and you probably don't want to hang on to them longer than you need to in the first place.
An Asp with jump range over 30ly is better for rare trading, no need for an escort either. Yet if you can afford a capable asp, you're much better off running a T7 if you're after money.
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Trading rares is very lucrative if you're still in the Hauler stage, good for Cobra, then it becomes more of a sightseeing tour with some nice cash on the side.
I guess you can both go in Cobra's, take turns picking up the rares in each station. What actually happens if you both buy them at the same time? I've never seen them disappear. It should have happened at least once by now that someone else snatched them from right under my nose.
quick update....my mate has more cash then me so he got a type 6 and we spent the evening filling up on rares around lave. The only interdictions to be seen where the feds trying to catch my cobra. So, 3 NPC interdictions in about an hours play.(I'm not very popular with the factions in that area)
So far so easy......Also managed to get on voicecomms with another couple of players who seemed pretty cool. Hopefully we'll get a little fleet together, this is how it's meant to be played. Excellent stuff.
So far so easy......Also managed to get on voicecomms with another couple of players who seemed pretty cool. Hopefully we'll get a little fleet together, this is how it's meant to be played. Excellent stuff.
Not really, just trying to encourage people into open, we play an hour a day if we're lucky. If we can survive I'm sure others can.....you might not make money as fast but it's far more interesting for everyone.