I just unlocked the Corvette without grinding ranks!
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DDastardly00
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I mean that's cool I guess, but not nearly as cool as the free anaconda glitch.
That's helpful, many thanks!
Seriously though it is a valid point. However, I do think having a target in mind for different things makes the game more fun for me. For example, for the first time I'm getting into combat because it's the last one I need to make triple Elite. It's sort of fun.
On the other hand sometimes I like just wandering off into the expanse to see what I can see with no real aim at all. Best not listen to me!
Seriously though it is a valid point. However, I do think having a target in mind for different things makes the game more fun for me. For example, for the first time I'm getting into combat because it's the last one I need to make triple Elite. It's sort of fun.
On the other hand sometimes I like just wandering off into the expanse to see what I can see with no real aim at all. Best not listen to me!
Great... So I should reset my cmdr and play the game for 3 years.. That's a great shortcut! Thanks! 
The method is quite easy.
Simply play the game normally for 3 years, with a total play time of 13 weeks, 23 hours and 2 minutes and hey presto! You will, as a side effect of regular gameplay, reach rear admiral without having to grind.
Hope this helps.
Yep, that's exactly what I did.
Works a treat.
Who said it’a a shortcut?Great... So I should reset my cmdr and play the game for 3 years.. That's a great shortcut! Thanks!
The method is quite easy.
Simply play the game normally for 3 years, with a total play time of 13 weeks, 23 hours and 2 minutes and hey presto! You will, as a side effect of regular gameplay, reach rear admiral without having to grind.
Hope this helps.
My Corvette came mostly from regular play, however, when I was in the mood to do missions, I just made sure I did federation missions.
It's a shame I still don't like it.
I prefer my Anaconda in every way. Lol
The method is quite easy.
Simply play the game normally for 3 years, with a total play time of 13 weeks, 23 hours and 2 minutes and hey presto! You will, as a side effect of regular gameplay, reach rear admiral without having to grind.
Hope this helps.
A likely story! Everyone knows it's not possible to play the game without grind, just look at all the forum threads about it! ;-) I've been playing since beta and based on forum comments i'm pretty sure there must have been grind along the way, though i can't say I actually noticed....
Craith
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I am still only duke or something like that after years, but one day I will get the right to by that iShip ... will be nice in the garage next to the other iShips, collecting dust
Corvette I got after roughly 1.5 years, also without grinding, though I did donate money if the station had any opportunities ... you know, to help the filthy federals out a bit.
Corvette I got after roughly 1.5 years, also without grinding, though I did donate money if the station had any opportunities ... you know, to help the filthy federals out a bit.
I did the grind to get my Sol permit, then stopped. But my rank carried on up to Ensign just doing stuff.
With the Empire, I aimed for Duke and got the Cutter, but "upward drift" after that has made me a King, which is a bit embarrassing for a reclusive Howard Hughes type.
The Corvette is now the one ship I can't buy (two if you count the Cobra IV), so I guess I'll have to put some work in eventually.
With the Empire, I aimed for Duke and got the Cutter, but "upward drift" after that has made me a King, which is a bit embarrassing for a reclusive Howard Hughes type.
The Corvette is now the one ship I can't buy (two if you count the Cobra IV), so I guess I'll have to put some work in eventually.
DDastardly00
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They really should just make the Cobra mk IV available to everybody. I mean it's nothing special anyway, I never even fly mine, but it still should be available to those that want it.
You are most welcome my friend!Great... So I should reset my cmdr and play the game for 3 years.. That's a great shortcut! Thanks!
I've played tonnes of games for longer than 3 years, maybe you've just not found games you like enough? Or i might just be showing my age! Forgetting mobile phone games and things like tetris. scrabble and pacman, i've played original elite, Doom, Quake, Everquest (1 and 2), Counterstike, WoW., Star Wars Galaxies and Elite Dangerous over multiple years, to name a few. It doesn't have to be continuous play but a healthy break can make games feel really fun again i think! I look forward to many more years of ED too!