I started flying on the 30 th Dec 2014, so just at release. It was a very different Galaxy back then. I got to Dangerous in Apr 2017 and the next month got Elite in Trade and Exploration. Not long after I took a job planet side only flying on rare occasions.
This year I returned to active flight duties. For the most part the changes are great. I joined a Squadron and we did combat once a week. I noticed my Combat rank start to creep upwards. I then did the Lyz Rider CG and hit Deadly. That was it, I was in the zone. Flying a fully engineered Chieftain, I hit a Compromised Nav Beacon where for the past 12 days I have fought for 5 to 6 hrs per day. (Being in Covid lockdown helped). Today I hit Elite completing the triple I started long ago. For all the issues with ED, there is nothing to match it imo.
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