ED Veteran Rules (Or how I reset my commander and learned to love ED again)
- Thread starter G.man
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Open only PP! I do it in a Viper 4. Rebuy is nothing.
800 hrs. About 500 mil. I don't even care.
I always play this rule.
Once played all the way to Cutter/Corvette with no claims, ended up feeling just like OP. I now try to keep things small and often reset my CMDR once I hit around Python/Conda level.
Now that the second alliance ship is coming I’ve decided to set up a home base at the heart of all 3 areas of space and outfit a bunch of ships.
I like some of the rules proposed above, but I actually really enjoy my engineering ritual. I’m most at home in this game when I’m out in a salvage vessel hunting rare materials...
Exactly.
This is more or less the way I've played from the day I started (about 6 months ago). I've avoided 3rd party sites for ANYTHING as much as I possibly can (I have reluctantly given in a few times, but only when my sanity was about to break). I've never done any of the well-known credit-farming schemes, and my largest (and current favorite) ship is a Python. I've been giving serious consideration to resetting my Commander simply because I'm at 500MCR in the bank now, and I have no burning desire to buy any of the bigger ships (I have no interest in ships that are unable to land at outposts). I will admit to having a weakness for CGs though - they're the only places where you can regularly find other CMDRs (both good and bad, but the vast, vast majority I've met are good) and they're about the only places I've found where I get the illusion that what I'm doing has any impact at all to Human civilization (though sadly, I know it's just an illusion).
Not sure what point I'm trying to make - I like the basic idea the OP's presenting, though it may be a bit too... realistic... for my taste (this is supposed to be a game, after all). But I can definitely see myself taking the plunge and starting from scratch again.
Not sure what point I'm trying to make - I like the basic idea the OP's presenting, though it may be a bit too... realistic... for my taste (this is supposed to be a game, after all). But I can definitely see myself taking the plunge and starting from scratch again.
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It would be great !
OP ...
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It would be great if that was supported and you could carry an official flag. I get that you can do it if you choose to but I'm not strong enough. (Survival instinct kicks in).
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It would be great if that was supported and you could carry an official flag. I get that you can do it if you choose to but I'm not strong enough. (Survival instinct kicks in).
Hey G.man!
I was contemplating resetting my account a couple of weeks ago and, after seeing your thread, I decided to go with it. TADA!
Last time I cleared my save for the Horizons launch, and since then I did amass something like 250-300 million cr (Yes, million. With an M.), and my most flown ship is a rusty T6 (love that brick). Now... your rules are a bit too extreme for my taste, but I shall incorporate some into my gameplay, so from now on I will have:
* No more than 2 ships at a time.
* No Python or large ships (don't like them anyway).
* No insurance claims, aka Plastic-Man mode (that is, if my ship is destroyed I take the Freewinder, but keep cash and mats. Thx for Para Handy for the 'sort of' suggestion).
* Absolutely no Pew-Pew (my highest ever combat rank was Novice and I never enjoyed shooting stuff). That means some Engineers will never be unlocked, but than again, all I need is Felicity with her FSD upgrade.
* No Exploit chasing or Gold Rushing. Never done that anyway.
* Zero Grind. Don't do that anyway.
I'm having fun already.
Stay hydrated gentlemen.
I was contemplating resetting my account a couple of weeks ago and, after seeing your thread, I decided to go with it. TADA!
Last time I cleared my save for the Horizons launch, and since then I did amass something like 250-300 million cr (Yes, million. With an M.), and my most flown ship is a rusty T6 (love that brick). Now... your rules are a bit too extreme for my taste, but I shall incorporate some into my gameplay, so from now on I will have:
* No more than 2 ships at a time.
* No Python or large ships (don't like them anyway).
* No insurance claims, aka Plastic-Man mode (that is, if my ship is destroyed I take the Freewinder, but keep cash and mats. Thx for Para Handy for the 'sort of' suggestion).
* Absolutely no Pew-Pew (my highest ever combat rank was Novice and I never enjoyed shooting stuff). That means some Engineers will never be unlocked, but than again, all I need is Felicity with her FSD upgrade.
* No Exploit chasing or Gold Rushing. Never done that anyway.
* Zero Grind. Don't do that anyway.
I'm having fun already.
Stay hydrated gentlemen.
Good luck to you and all of your kind!!
When I played I used to follow Hardcore (death = wipe) rules .. Reset my save I think 13 / 14 or so times. Few at the hands of players; mostly from NPCs; a couple from slamming into planets.
/respect then to you resetting your game. Keeps it fresh and challenging (to some degree).
/respect then to you resetting your game. Keeps it fresh and challenging (to some degree).
That’s an awesome way to engage the game. I’m glad you found a great way to enjoy the game in a different way.
There is no chance in hell that I would ever do that. For me, that’s the worst idea ever!
But I thinks it’s an amazing idea and cool RP......for not me.
There is no chance in hell that I would ever do that. For me, that’s the worst idea ever!
But I thinks it’s an amazing idea and cool RP......for not me.
Thanks everyone for the great responses!
I'm actually surprised that more people have reset their account than I thought especially based on the forum posts.
I went ahead and created a Discord server called Elite Veterans if anyone wants to join. These rules aren't etched in stone and I'd like to tweak them further based on gameplay and feedback from other commanders.
The plan is Open only for now and to at least generally follow these rules for balance among other players, but would consider creating a player group if there's enough interest.
https://discord.gg/jCsDPYR
I'm actually surprised that more people have reset their account than I thought especially based on the forum posts.
I went ahead and created a Discord server called Elite Veterans if anyone wants to join. These rules aren't etched in stone and I'd like to tweak them further based on gameplay and feedback from other commanders.
The plan is Open only for now and to at least generally follow these rules for balance among other players, but would consider creating a player group if there's enough interest.
https://discord.gg/jCsDPYR
Hey Gman, I've been using Mossfoots ejection table - https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=107694
Survived so far, adds a bit of tension to looking at the rebuy screen!
So what you're saying is if the game provides a large list of challenges (which you've self-imposed to achieve) that scale as you do, it's really good?
