From Friday evening to Sunday Evening (disturbed by RL … Family rules … 
….) I played ED again, this Time I focused on something which I have read here in Forum.
Ok … first I delete my Previous Game, because I want to check how easy it is to get Credits.
On Friday evening I try to Play Open MP …. And it wasn´t so smooth, but even after changing to Solo I have in the Starter Systems sometimes big LAGs … up to 4 Minutes of Waiting to Load an Instance after SC/FDS …. I was surprised, because the Major Fix in 3.04 should reduce the MP problems.
Later in the evening, maybe I was far away enough from Starter systems, all works like before … still these 30 seconds Immersion-Breaks after Leaving SC … After Hyper Jump it is not such an Immersion-Breaker.
I begin to get Credits …. And Class D Items for my Sidey.
You ask why Class D …. Class D provides you with the small Mass …. And that is important for an Explorer (Less Mass=More Range). I wish there exist more rare Stuff with less Mass, but Higher Class…
On Saturday evening I have all Class D, and around 200.000 Credits, only by doing Transport Jobs, and Post runs. During this Time I “Learn” how to fly better from Planet to Planet, begin to understand how I must use the Accelerator, to avoid overflying the Target. That is one different to mostly other Games: The Player has the skill (or not), and it is not depend how good I level Up my character. Other example:
Since the better scanners are not so cheap mostly you didn´t get enough Information if you arrive in an Unknown System. Ok first I figured out that when I rip-off all Weapons I save 4 T Mass…. (In A sidey), and instead set active Basic Scanner with Fire trigger.
(But there is on Error … sometimes if you Press “U” for Lower Hard points it isn´t Lowered and you can´t Jump because Hard point not lowered… You press again “U”, but it looks like active, but you can Jump)
Ok now I can see a little bit more if I am on the Right spot …. But not all, for that you must pay more.
But I have managed it to find Planets …. Only with my own eyes ….. Sometimes you can see some Dots, which looks strange and mostly there you Find Planets/ Suns.
(One thing what I don´t understand …. If my System Maps Shows Suns why I can´t fly to them??? If I don´t scan them, then it is better not show them, but when shown then I think it must be possible to fly to them …. Same with Astro-Belts which shown in System map, If I don´t scan/See them then not shown, If I have it in the Map then it must be possible to fly there. BTW. It is strange that the System map shows Astro-Belts without scanning, but not the Planets where a Station is orbiting.)
The exploration of a Big System with many Scanned Astrometry Objects can bring you a nice amount of Credits….
During Exploration I found a lot of Unidentified Signals …. Mostly a fight between Police and Wanted NPC or Pirates against a Hauler. I have no Gun so I press “J” and swap away….
But sometimes you find Cargo boxes. Again something to learn … how to get them. Ok I lost a view Titan Boxes, but finally I learn it, and it feels good. Bad thing only was that they all marked as Stolen after I took them ….. it cost me 2x 8000 Credits Fine, and I must seek an Black-market, because I can´t sell the Titan legally and also have no way to return it to the Station.
(Two times I have to pay because; first time I was Surprise to get Stress with the Fed. Police, then I try to find a Black-Market, must Cross an Fed. System, and again caught by the Police …)
Now I know it is not good to take Cargo Boxes from Unidentified Signals if you must cross Fed. Space…
During this I think that it will be cool if you see what interdict you…. Like in RL. The Police shows you that they want to stop you….. … if I have nothing to hide it is sometimes better to stop, than 5 Minutes try to evade.
Docking problems I have only in the Beginning on Open MP …. Once I really play Pinball in the Station Until they decide to stop this “Sillverball Sidey” with some heavy Gunfire…… and that Only because press to hard “R” … Later I try to land Soft as Possible… once I press “E” too much and my Hauler makes an nice 360° Sidewise… again something which YOU can mastered, not the ship or Values of ship/Character.
(And I get an Idea …. Maybe it would be nice if you get an Discount in a Station for Soft landing, because they save a lot of Money if they don´t must fix the Pad after each fast/Crushed landing.).
Sunday I decide to get another ship a Hauler … you know why …less Mass, but same Interior Point like the Viper (I wrote before I don´t need Guns right now.. … ) I am addicted to less mass…LOL. In exchange to my Sidey I even get 3000 Credits back, but Again I must go searching for the D……
Also I have scan lots of Systems … and then I get destroyed after I Scan 15 Systems, all was lost, but that is not the big problem, the bigger problem is that all 15 Systems a marked as “Know” for me now.
(That I lost the Information is ok, because ship is gone so also the Database, but why they now marked as known … From Explorer side I really wish that I get the possibility (especially in Solo/Offline) to Scan all again.).I lost only because I mix they keys and rammed into an Outpost.
Also interesting for me was the behavior of the NPC:
Police check and fined you … not kill you at once.
NPC Pirates didn´t kill you if you have no Cargo on Board.
During my Games all NPC use the COM … even that one which say that I am in the Wrong system so better run or Die …I run it and survived.
If you have an Neutral Stand an didn´t kill any Pirate it seems that it is not a Problem to come to Pirate Outpost.(But maybe this Fraction reaction not Implemented … I really wish that it is possible to enter anarchy States an didn´t get stress if you are neutral to them…)
I have now an Hauler with an empty Jump Range of 14,36 LJ, 8T Cargo Space (which will be change later to Advance Survey Scanner ), Class C Fuel scope (Fuel scope has no mass… ..),Shield Reactor (which will be displaced with Auto repair), and Basic Scanner (Which will be displaced with an advance Version.), and 185.486 Credits in Bank (Better scan Cost 250.00 or 500.00 … means a little bit Cargo/ Post Jobs must be done.)
Result of the Weekend:
You see I even don´t play it perfect, and have fun ... Because I decided what is Fun for me.....
Many asking/writing that Money is a Problem … for ´me it wasn´t a problem even without Trading/Bounty hunting I find enough ways to get my explorer fitted and some Credits.
Many asking for End Game / Story driven content … If you’re reading the Stuff about and use a little bit your Imagination, you see that I have found a Story for me …. And so other can do so too.
Many worries that the release date is so early, and there are still so much to fix, that the Game is unplayable …. I have only few LAGS, but no disconnection in Solo, and during Open more Lag but no Disconnection. A few minor issues, which I can be fixed even after release.
Many write that this Game is SOOOO Boring …. If you want “pew pew “ fast kill all than your are right.
But I also read that there other Players which enjoy the fact that you can learn how to fly and that YOU flight the ship, and not that the Ship/Stats/Gear matters. I enjoy the fact that I can later after long exploration turns can jump in a Viper an learn again…this time to fight. (I know that there is a different between weapons, but in ED you can learn to avoid the heavy Gunfire, and escape….)
I really think that many players expect too much from this Game … it is only a Simulation of Flying through our Galaxy. It is Not Star Citizen and it will never be (I hope that Chris Roberts delivers all what he promised for this 60 Mio …. ). It’s not EVE online ….your are on your own. It’s a Game about the Dream of going to places where no man has Gone before… without Redshirts.
And that I even feel in the Beta, and if they really add Planet Landings, walking around Ships/Stations, they will make it complete … and PLEASE bring back the Dream chaser Drive for the off line mode, offline I don´t need instance…..
Puuuuh that along thread … I hope some of you get here some insights about the Game, and had some fun for reading it. Maybe next week I write it as a “Story” …..
….) I played ED again, this Time I focused on something which I have read here in Forum.Ok … first I delete my Previous Game, because I want to check how easy it is to get Credits.
On Friday evening I try to Play Open MP …. And it wasn´t so smooth, but even after changing to Solo I have in the Starter Systems sometimes big LAGs … up to 4 Minutes of Waiting to Load an Instance after SC/FDS …. I was surprised, because the Major Fix in 3.04 should reduce the MP problems.
Later in the evening, maybe I was far away enough from Starter systems, all works like before … still these 30 seconds Immersion-Breaks after Leaving SC … After Hyper Jump it is not such an Immersion-Breaker.
I begin to get Credits …. And Class D Items for my Sidey.
You ask why Class D …. Class D provides you with the small Mass …. And that is important for an Explorer (Less Mass=More Range). I wish there exist more rare Stuff with less Mass, but Higher Class…
On Saturday evening I have all Class D, and around 200.000 Credits, only by doing Transport Jobs, and Post runs. During this Time I “Learn” how to fly better from Planet to Planet, begin to understand how I must use the Accelerator, to avoid overflying the Target. That is one different to mostly other Games: The Player has the skill (or not), and it is not depend how good I level Up my character. Other example:
Since the better scanners are not so cheap mostly you didn´t get enough Information if you arrive in an Unknown System. Ok first I figured out that when I rip-off all Weapons I save 4 T Mass…. (In A sidey), and instead set active Basic Scanner with Fire trigger.
(But there is on Error … sometimes if you Press “U” for Lower Hard points it isn´t Lowered and you can´t Jump because Hard point not lowered… You press again “U”, but it looks like active, but you can Jump)
Ok now I can see a little bit more if I am on the Right spot …. But not all, for that you must pay more.
But I have managed it to find Planets …. Only with my own eyes ….. Sometimes you can see some Dots, which looks strange and mostly there you Find Planets/ Suns.
(One thing what I don´t understand …. If my System Maps Shows Suns why I can´t fly to them??? If I don´t scan them, then it is better not show them, but when shown then I think it must be possible to fly to them …. Same with Astro-Belts which shown in System map, If I don´t scan/See them then not shown, If I have it in the Map then it must be possible to fly there. BTW. It is strange that the System map shows Astro-Belts without scanning, but not the Planets where a Station is orbiting.)
The exploration of a Big System with many Scanned Astrometry Objects can bring you a nice amount of Credits….
During Exploration I found a lot of Unidentified Signals …. Mostly a fight between Police and Wanted NPC or Pirates against a Hauler. I have no Gun so I press “J” and swap away….
But sometimes you find Cargo boxes. Again something to learn … how to get them. Ok I lost a view Titan Boxes, but finally I learn it, and it feels good. Bad thing only was that they all marked as Stolen after I took them ….. it cost me 2x 8000 Credits Fine, and I must seek an Black-market, because I can´t sell the Titan legally and also have no way to return it to the Station.
(Two times I have to pay because; first time I was Surprise to get Stress with the Fed. Police, then I try to find a Black-Market, must Cross an Fed. System, and again caught by the Police …)
Now I know it is not good to take Cargo Boxes from Unidentified Signals if you must cross Fed. Space…
During this I think that it will be cool if you see what interdict you…. Like in RL. The Police shows you that they want to stop you…..
… if I have nothing to hide it is sometimes better to stop, than 5 Minutes try to evade.Docking problems I have only in the Beginning on Open MP …. Once I really play Pinball in the Station Until they decide to stop this “Sillverball Sidey” with some heavy Gunfire…… and that Only because press to hard “R” … Later I try to land Soft as Possible… once I press “E” too much and my Hauler makes an nice 360° Sidewise… again something which YOU can mastered, not the ship or Values of ship/Character.
(And I get an Idea …. Maybe it would be nice if you get an Discount in a Station for Soft landing, because they save a lot of Money if they don´t must fix the Pad after each fast/Crushed landing.).
Sunday I decide to get another ship a Hauler … you know why …less Mass, but same Interior Point like the Viper (I wrote before I don´t need Guns right now..
… ) I am addicted to less mass…LOL. In exchange to my Sidey I even get 3000 Credits back, but Again I must go searching for the D……Also I have scan lots of Systems … and then I get destroyed after I Scan 15 Systems, all was lost, but that is not the big problem, the bigger problem is that all 15 Systems a marked as “Know” for me now.
(That I lost the Information is ok, because ship is gone so also the Database, but why they now marked as known … From Explorer side I really wish that I get the possibility (especially in Solo/Offline) to Scan all again.).I lost only because I mix they keys and rammed into an Outpost.
Also interesting for me was the behavior of the NPC:
Police check and fined you … not kill you at once.
NPC Pirates didn´t kill you if you have no Cargo on Board.
During my Games all NPC use the COM … even that one which say that I am in the Wrong system so better run or Die …I run it and survived.
If you have an Neutral Stand an didn´t kill any Pirate it seems that it is not a Problem to come to Pirate Outpost.(But maybe this Fraction reaction not Implemented … I really wish that it is possible to enter anarchy States an didn´t get stress if you are neutral to them…)
I have now an Hauler with an empty Jump Range of 14,36 LJ, 8T Cargo Space (which will be change later to Advance Survey Scanner ), Class C Fuel scope (Fuel scope has no mass…
..),Shield Reactor (which will be displaced with Auto repair), and Basic Scanner (Which will be displaced with an advance Version.), and 185.486 Credits in Bank (Better scan Cost 250.00 or 500.00 … means a little bit Cargo/ Post Jobs must be done.)Result of the Weekend:
You see I even don´t play it perfect, and have fun ... Because I decided what is Fun for me.....
Many asking/writing that Money is a Problem … for ´me it wasn´t a problem even without Trading/Bounty hunting I find enough ways to get my explorer fitted and some Credits.
Many asking for End Game / Story driven content … If you’re reading the Stuff about and use a little bit your Imagination, you see that I have found a Story for me …. And so other can do so too.
Many worries that the release date is so early, and there are still so much to fix, that the Game is unplayable …. I have only few LAGS, but no disconnection in Solo, and during Open more Lag but no Disconnection. A few minor issues, which I can be fixed even after release.
Many write that this Game is SOOOO Boring …. If you want “pew pew “ fast kill all than your are right.
But I also read that there other Players which enjoy the fact that you can learn how to fly and that YOU flight the ship, and not that the Ship/Stats/Gear matters. I enjoy the fact that I can later after long exploration turns can jump in a Viper an learn again…this time to fight. (I know that there is a different between weapons, but in ED you can learn to avoid the heavy Gunfire, and escape….)
I really think that many players expect too much from this Game … it is only a Simulation of Flying through our Galaxy. It is Not Star Citizen and it will never be (I hope that Chris Roberts delivers all what he promised for this 60 Mio …. ). It’s not EVE online ….your are on your own. It’s a Game about the Dream of going to places where no man has Gone before…
without Redshirts.And that I even feel in the Beta, and if they really add Planet Landings, walking around Ships/Stations, they will make it complete … and PLEASE bring back the Dream chaser Drive for the off line mode, offline I don´t need instance…..
Puuuuh that along thread … I hope some of you get here some insights about the Game, and had some fun for reading it. Maybe next week I write it as a “Story” …..
