A lot of the missions I've taken in EDO have involved powering up abandoned settlements, whether this was the objective or a step to the objective.
Bounties for scavs are ok, make sure you scan any bodies with the hand scanner as there can be extra bounties on them that increase the payout considerably.
Get an id if possible so you only have to power up the doors and scavs are kept out of the buildings.
Once the base is powered up you can download all the data and grab mats. Keeping an SRV close by helps so you can store items straight away. The Scorpion is better for this in case scavs find it while you're away. In my experience they always knock out a Scarab but I've been able to get back to clear them off a Scorpion from half the base away.
I use a G3 Maverick with quieter footsteps, a G4 Tormentor with faster handling and stability and a G5 AR50 with audiomasking, scope, longer range and stability.
Infiltration and exfiltration from 8km to remain hidden from anyone at the settlement.
Bounties for scavs are ok, make sure you scan any bodies with the hand scanner as there can be extra bounties on them that increase the payout considerably.
Get an id if possible so you only have to power up the doors and scavs are kept out of the buildings.
Once the base is powered up you can download all the data and grab mats. Keeping an SRV close by helps so you can store items straight away. The Scorpion is better for this in case scavs find it while you're away. In my experience they always knock out a Scarab but I've been able to get back to clear them off a Scorpion from half the base away.
I use a G3 Maverick with quieter footsteps, a G4 Tormentor with faster handling and stability and a G5 AR50 with audiomasking, scope, longer range and stability.
Infiltration and exfiltration from 8km to remain hidden from anyone at the settlement.
Yes. It would be more like old-time bounty hunting, so to say. Your space-ship is then the vehicle to travel you to the target, instead of the weapon to take it down, a bit like horses and cars before. If you pair it with legal kill missions, it gets even more interesting, as you first have to seek your target and/or find a way to it without getting others alarmed.
As for Ratting (I presume you mean fuel-ratting), I don't think there is much in Odyssey for it. If anything, you could play taxi-driver.
I had a dream last night that Odyssey was on sale for $15, and I bought it. No joke!
You can pew now on foot. No idea about story. I never played any Elite game for the story and as far I'm concerned, no one ever took an effort in telling me a story in an Elite game.
Bounty hunting: if you mean RES-style legal target shooting, then "scavenger hunt" missions are pretty good for that, and there are a few other mission types where scavengers (or tougher) will oppose you while you're trying to do something else ... if you mean hunting out a specific target then Odyssey has assassination missions comparable with the ship ones.
Ratting: while you can run out of energy on foot and therefore head to the rebuy screen, in general the consequence will be "respawn in your ship" - and things like Apex shuttles mean player support to recover is unlikely to be necessary even if your own ship isn't available. There are circumstances in which a player might get stranded either on foot or in their SRV with their ship either destroyed or inaccessible - e.g. the Planet Wilson incident - and outside the operational range of an Apex shuttle, where someone else flying in to rescue them and taxi them to a station or at least an orbiting carrier would be helpful ... but I wouldn't recommend buying Odyssey solely on the off chance that you're online and in the right part of the galaxy when it happens.
Ratting: while you can run out of energy on foot and therefore head to the rebuy screen, in general the consequence will be "respawn in your ship" - and things like Apex shuttles mean player support to recover is unlikely to be necessary even if your own ship isn't available. There are circumstances in which a player might get stranded either on foot or in their SRV with their ship either destroyed or inaccessible - e.g. the Planet Wilson incident - and outside the operational range of an Apex shuttle, where someone else flying in to rescue them and taxi them to a station or at least an orbiting carrier would be helpful ... but I wouldn't recommend buying Odyssey solely on the off chance that you're online and in the right part of the galaxy when it happens.
The thing you have to keep in mind is that Odyssey is basically a separate game inside Elite Dangerous. It interacts in almost zero way to base Elite. You get in your ship, you are playing elite dangerous. You get out of your ship, you are playing Odyssey and the interactions are few and far between the two.
The only proper interaction is that you can missile settlements with your ship before landing.
If they implemented something like EVA and external ship repairs with your power cutter tool, then maybe since you like ratting you might enjoy the expansion.
The only proper interaction is that you can missile settlements with your ship before landing.
If they implemented something like EVA and external ship repairs with your power cutter tool, then maybe since you like ratting you might enjoy the expansion.
What about ground CZs? From some of Frontier's videos, I pictured them being kinda Battlefield-like, where you can chose your vehicle (ship or SRV), or go on foot, and swap back and forth between these as the situation warrants. How does this actually play out in reality?
But it is huge fun to totally obliterate 12 scavs from up above with dumbfires. Even more so if they send in backup
.I only do on-foot in CZs. IMHO there is no need for SRV or ships in this scenario. But then again I only do PvE, no clue if it is different for PvP, or if there even is any PvP activity around CZs these days.
Dunno, but it is said that your peagun is infinitely more efficient vs ship shields and armour. If I could I would exchange my ship peashooters for the legmen guns to dish out better damage again against the bullet sponge. Or maybe you can shoot from the roof while I fly, though I doubt it'd be a stable experience and I don't think there'd be any recognition of the cooperative effort. Missed opportunity for incentivising MP, I say.
Ach, what am I telling myself, it'd be used to grief others in no time.
Only up to 200m or so. Legmen guns have that hard limit AFAIK. Extreme shotgun setup, I'd say.
The principal ship weapon for ground targets is dumbfire missiles or occasionally flak. These are somewhat indiscriminate so would tend to be awkward to use in a CZ unless you aren't bothered by friendly fire.
The Scarab can make short work of troops but won't stand up to incoming fire for long. It seems popular with those that like to run over their targets.
The Scorpion will take a lot more punishment but the Surge Repeater couldn't hit the building a target is standing in front of.
The missiles will drop an unshielded target but aren't much cop against shields.
They are good for parking up and instantly recharging your batteries and healing.
Also for dropping anything that just happened to find its way into your backpack.
When it comes to odyssey specific CZs with friends (competitively rather than cooperatively) has been the most enjoyable part.
I also enjoy raiding settlements I'm probably one of the 10 people that actually enjoys the way in foot combat functions simply because it's a change of pace and there is a surprisingly high skill ceiling (to bad the ai doesn't challenge you) honestly if it was easier to find others to pvp it would be amazing.
My favorite memories by far however were only enhanced by odyssey rather than requiring it.
An expedition well out into space with some friends felt a lot different than with horizons. The little things made a big difference. Watching the fleet jump from the bridge only to have the window filled by some crazy star. Idling watching people come and go on the flight Deck as we refueled the carrier. Flying down to planets in the same ship and being able to walk out together. We had done this before when carriers were first added but I can say all these little things added up to make it so much better.
Oh, I am used to that. I had to turn to ramming to make any semblance of damage to enemies during the last stages of ED gameplay.
Also try thargoid and guardian content on foot, there's some stuff you can do and it's really fun running around those sites on foot!