skimmer

So, long story short, I had my fully kitted out Conda, in it a fighter pilot who I "raised" from harmless to deadly (elite was approx 60% away), And met up with a few friends at a station, one of them landed on the ground, I started to horse around and suddenly... shields gone, anaconda clinging...

I understand that this is a difficult topic to breach in a constructive fashion and that by bringing up the subject I'm immediately opening a can of worms, but this is becoming a real issue for many players and will need to be properly addressed sooner or later. I respect that everyone has their...

I have enough of this nerf meta from FDev.. really, I'm just tired about this. AND I'm sure I'm not the only one who thinks so. SOMETHING HAS TO CHANGE, NOW!!! The only answer to all "unplanned" things can't be to just put out the nerf hammer. We need real solutions! Listen, ALL ways...

Hey guys anyone else struggling to accept missions getting messages saying server list expired in I right in thinking that Fdev are doing a live patch of skimmer missions

https://youtu.be/qgettBYx02A Ladies and gentlemen, I present "The Voly-boom run" -----------NERFED------------ Step1: go to 31 Beta Leonis minoris -> seddon rech Step2: get a CHEAP ship , non large ship and equip it with DUMBFIRE missiles and a shield! Step3: move to Volynov colony station...

Example: On the surface of a planet, find some 'wanted' skimmers... you attack.. Skimmers shoot back. Your clean, so it "reports" a crime... Security ships show up while you are still attacking skimmers... (skimmers can take a bit if you got a bunch of them) Security ship is in the same...

Ok, just for kicks, I tried a "Clean out the [location] sentry skimmer" mission. The goal was to destroy 6 skimmers, it had a 980k reward. It was at a fixed '+' installation. I managed to pull this mission off, it was mildly challenging, and I figured out a way to pull it off. Cool beans...

On a planet, looking for Arsenic, while I am down there, I find an NPC Federal Navy landed, never knew NPCs could land. Anyway, I go a little further and find a Nav beacon on the ground, guarded by 1 *wanted* skimmer. I shot the skimmer and scan the beacon. Next thing I know, I am destroyed...

Ok, I like many of us can't afford to throw money at a top end gaming rig. (The joys of being a fulltime single dad. :rolleyes:) I thought it might be useful as ED is nearing Alpha for those who need to upgrade componants to be helped out by the forum members. Currently I've got the...