You Know You're A Real Explorer When...

Dommarraa · May 11, 2015

...you realise that even just handing in data is less profitable than a RES

Le-Betz · May 11, 2015

... you measure distances in estimated time to get there rather than lightyears.

pippo · May 11, 2015

… you make it back?

z993126 · May 11, 2015

Setu said:
When you can't explain to someone what the point of the game is.

When you *can* explain to someone what the point of the game is.

Murishani · May 11, 2015

Le-Betz said:
... you measure distances in estimated time to get there rather than lightyears.

especially when the units of measurements are days and weeks.

Le-Betz · May 11, 2015

Murishani said:
especially when the units of measurements are days and weeks.

Of course.

Vasious · May 11, 2015

When your response is "Huh, what?" to any statement that the trip to [any system in civilized space especially if it is under 70 light years] is "too far and takes forever"

Takes you and your Viper 36 jump to make the same journey but since it is the economic setting, you only have to refuel one and the outpost has wonderful views so you enjoy the trip anyway

****

You still play the tutorials, especially the docking one, when you are making the return leg of the journey, to stay in practice.

c64orinoco · May 12, 2015

On return to populated space you realize you've forgotten how to fight, or dock.

VanQ · May 12, 2015

... you can't remember where SOL is.

Kerenn · May 12, 2015

VanQ said:
... you can't remember where SOL is.

Where WHAT is ?

Aegis I · May 12, 2015

when you return back to civilisation and miss the feeling of grinding neutron stars

Ben_BigBen · May 12, 2015

... a whole Carbon Based Lifeforms album seems to last only a few minutes

CMDR DoubleSkulls · May 12, 2015

when you wonder what the countdown computer looks like...

CaptainBastable · May 12, 2015

When you start coming up with role-playing reasons for being so far from home (mine's an overnight flight from an unhappy love affair - I'm never going back to that coffee shop in Moore Gateway, the memories are too painful) to stop yourself asking what your real-world reasons are.

DrNoesis · May 12, 2015

You hear about people grinding Neutrons for rank, and think "Lol, amateurs"

Le-Betz · May 12, 2015

... when you start playing ED on a sunday and the next time you take a look at a clock you realize it's tuesday.

Traveller_GG · May 12, 2015

Aegis I said:
when you return back to civilisation and miss the feeling of grinding neuron stars

You've got some nerve saying that

ArkSeaJumper · May 12, 2015

You refer to anything with a solar panel as a scoop.
You try to explain to your Wife what your doing ! (her only comment at the end was, we must be Millionaires now). WE?

Alex Brentnall · May 12, 2015

When the servers go down for the Mac update and you look at the forum confused since you forgot there are other people playing the game.

Zulu Romeo · May 12, 2015

When all other gameplay options are a means to the end of getting a better explorer vessel.
(/me going back to trading for teh profitsssss)