Yes T9, it's a bucket, but still fun to fly.
Interdiction's can be interesting though
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Yes T9, it's a bucket, but still fun to fly.
Interdiction's can be interesting though
I am a late starter to the game
2021 -Sidewinder
2021 - Hauler
2021 - Cobra MkIII
2021/22 - Federal Dropship
2022 - Krait MkII
2022 - Type 10 Defender
2022 - Anaconda
I also still have my original Sidewinder too, I sold the others
2021 -Sidewinder
2021 - Hauler
2021 - Cobra MkIII
2021/22 - Federal Dropship
2022 - Krait MkII
2022 - Type 10 Defender
2022 - Anaconda
I also still have my original Sidewinder too, I sold the others
That's a nice mix of ships.
Looks like we both started playing at the same time? EDO was a Christmas present from my wife!
I'm currently grinding Combat ranks, and must say, I find the Cobra's hard work to kill, compared to the other ships.
Me started in 2021 too! O7
So, apparetly, I've played for 3,431 hours since I started. Is that excessive do you think?
Depends on when you started, I started about 1 year ago and have a little over 1500So, apparetly, I've played for 3,431 hours since I started. Is that excessive do you think?
I joined last night...
There are many great things about the cutter, the brakes are not one of them.Like a brick travelling through treacle, but like a go-kart compared to my Type-9
In my eagerness, I left space dock without checking the build (still a N00b!)
No docking computer! OK, I can do this no problem I thought...
Got out OK, went for a spin, then headed back...
400 Credit fine for trespassing, and scuffed paint
Top tip if you are close enough to a station to see in through the mail slot do not press boost.
Like a brick travelling through treacle, but like a go-kart compared to my Type-9
To be fair, the Cutter's straight line speed is pretty respectable. Mine exceeds 400m/s without boosting. NPCs can't catch it if I decide to run, and it's actually really good for delivery CGs because it cuts down on the time between station and jump so much vs a T9!
Turning/stopping however... it doesn't do those things. I was using it as a near-bubble explorer for a while, but had a habit of ramming the ground because it simply cannot change course in a hurry.
But it remains my favourite large ship. Visually stunning, especially with a chrome or opalescent paint job, and large enough to do any job or several jobs at once, I love it for any task that doesn't need a medium pad. (Side note, I wish the Clipper would fit on a medium pad so I could love it equally!)
So, apparetly, I've played for 3,431 hours since I started. Is that excessive do you think?
I find this figure gets massively inflated in steam, because it counts any time the launcher is open as "in game"... I usually just forget the launcher is there and leave it in the background for days at a time.
There is an in-game counter, though, which is fairly accurate as to time the game is actually running (rather than just the launcher). I don't know which one Tyres is referring to. I don't think you use Steam, do you Tyres?
I haven't added up my 3 accounts' time in a while. It was over 4000 last time I looked, as I recall. I should reexamine that sometime, just for curiousity's sake.
Not having Steam I get the figure the old fashioned way by looking in code and converting weeks etc. into hours which gives me 5,791.3
Ninja'd while typing, the figure is for the only account I have.
Oh dear ...
combining my accounts gives over 8200 hours
.... that is in exactly SEVEN* years
(* brain-fade there...)
combining my accounts gives over 8200 hours
.... that is in exactly SEVEN* years
(* brain-fade there...)
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I'm a beam laser advocate and when doing pirate hunting missions, where there are cobras or vipers, I tend to take them out first, sometimes one full salvo less than 1km away just destroys them outright. When I was in a Cobra though, my combat style was different, never too close but definitely far away if my shields were down. Now I want to give my conda more speed so they can't run away so easily
It came to 4585 hours. Way more than I've played any other game
That's a lot!Oh dear ...
combining my accounts gives over 8200 hours
.... that is in exactly five years
Almost 3500 hours in one night, that's gotta be a new record. I'm the greenhorn n00b here, I guess I'm ready to get off the porch with the pups.
Nice. I hope you enjoy it.
I found that courier missions were a relatively safe and consistent way of making money in the starting area but you'll figure out your own preference.And like aRJay said, it's a big galaxy with limited players so you don't have to worry too much about other players messing with you. I see this as a downside in the long term but it's good for when you're starting.
Though beware, the early engineer systems in particular are hotspots for players who wanna destroy newbie ships for a laugh. Be careful when carrying precious cargo.
Good luck! o7
Yeah, I leave games running in the background so the number of hours played is kind've irrelevant.