Towards Triple Elite

[marx]

@ duckofdeath: Ah, I see, opportunity cost.

@ optimal_909: Well, that certainly is more fun (or at least more challenging) than shooting human NPCs, but the credit rewards aren't that good for the time and difficulty required. Plus there might be retaliation in the future, as it looked like the game does track your interactions with the aliens. The material rewards might be good, or might be bad - for now, we have no idea what we'll require them for, and how many.

However, do we know anything about combat rank progression via Thargoid kills? I tried to look it up, but found nothing so far. Ranking up your combat rating with them does sound interesting though.

 

[Qohen Leth]

42% Master...oh...ouch...I won't tell you.

One of my accounts stalled at 1% Deadly for a good reason. Mind you, if you've the patience for extreme exploring, I'm sure you'll make it, albeit missing a shred of sanity. Your triple Elite will definitely be deserved! Good luck.

Oh, I know it'll be much more of a pain than Eltie Explorer or Trader, it's no bother. Will just take some time, is all

Just dropped you a request. The kids are at the parents-in-law this weekend, so I should be able to get only more often.
I don't care much about the rank, but one of the engineers is locked behind combat rank, so Why not advance a bit.

Also, why not fight the 'Goids?

Roger that! Will be on in a couple hours, until sunday evening

Keeping the Thargs for later, maybe.

 

[Qohen Leth]

However, do we know anything about combat rank progression via Thargoid kills? I tried to look it up, but found nothing so far. Ranking up your combat rating with them does sound interesting though.

I wondered about that too.

 

[[VR] optimal_909]

@ duckofdeath: Ah, I see, opportunity cost.

@ optimal_909: Well, that certainly is more fun (or at least more challenging) than shooting human NPCs, but the credit rewards aren't that good for the time and difficulty required. Plus there might be retaliation in the future, as it looked like the game does track your interactions with the aliens. The material rewards might be good, or might be bad - for now, we have no idea what we'll require them for, and how many.

However, do we know anything about combat rank progression via Thargoid kills? I tried to look it up, but found nothing so far. Ranking up your combat rating with them does sound interesting though.

I can report, that them Thargoids got buffed. Yesterday I winged up with random CMDRs in open, and then, well, when it started the yellow lightning thing, 80% of my hull was gone quite quickly. And then it finished it job, peeling off the remaining 11% ruthlessly.
Otherwise I don't car if they keep record, as much I'm concerned in the RP thing, I consider them enemy and will either fight or run - but never surrender.

 

[Rudi Raumkraut]

well, when it started the yellow lightning thing, 80% of my hull was gone quite quickly. And then it finished it job, peeling off the remaining 11% ruthlessly.

Confirmed: Thargoids dont do math!