Best to get Elite in Exploration now?

DukeIronHand

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I am not a Beta tester and a long way off from Elite ranking but always curious.
Is the time to get high ranking in Exploration now or will it become harder (easier?) with the upcoming change to Exploration mechanics?
 

GunnerBill

GunnerBill
While IMO the new system is more interesting and enjoyable I think the process will take longer.

So if longer = harder then do it now.

But if boring = harder then wait.
 

Wasp0

Wasp0
DukeIronHand said:
I am not a Beta tester and a long way off from Elite ranking but always curious.
Is the time to get high ranking in Exploration now or will it become harder (easier?) with the upcoming change to Exploration mechanics?
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Thats a bit like asking shall i stay riding this 3 wheel bike cause i won't fall off, or should i go to Two wheels for a better bike riding experience?

Yes it will be a bit more of a learning curve, but from what i am personally seeing and testing, is once you are riding the Two wheeler, (New Expo stuff), it will become easy and more beneficial to my experience.
 

777Driver

777Driver
Unless something changed, you can still get Elite in exploration through hauling tourists. Elite ranks are meaningless anyway.
 

o2thaZ

o2thaZ
Scanning wise: much much faster and complete
Finding POI: much much better and obvious
Process: much more engaging than fly>point>scan> etc..

Overall: without a doubt a better experience.
 

CMDR Iolair

CMDR Iolair
To get the same credit/rank from the new system should be quicker. You can quickly get the discovery and credit (and equivalent of the old surface scan) for high-value planets without having to spend the time flying out to them. You can focus on these (which have their own position on the new FSS) and 'discover' them very very quickly.

So, if you just want to do it in the minimum time spent exploring, I believe you'll be better under the new system.

Although, as has been stated above - if you really just want to get rank quickly and not actually explore:
- (a) Tourist Missions
and
- (b) Look up Road to Riches
 

CMDR Zadian Lichtfrost

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DukeIronHand said:
I am not a Beta tester and a long way off from Elite ranking but always curious.
Is the time to get high ranking in Exploration now or will it become harder (easier?) with the upcoming change to Exploration mechanics?
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It's getting much faster to scan entire systems with the new FSS scanning as it combines the scan results of the ASD with those of the DSS (objects and surface scan in one go) without having to fly to the objects to surface scan them.

You still get exactly the same credits for just honking - so if your method to rank up in Exploration is to just honk and move on this will still work. The amount of credits you will get with the new FSS will be higher - as it includes the surface scan.

In short:
If you just honk - there is no change.
If you honk and surface scan - the new system is extremely faster.
 

777Driver

777Driver
o2thaZ said:
Scanning wise: much much faster and complete
Finding POI: much much better and obvious
Process: much more engaging than fly>point>scan> etc..

Overall: without a doubt a better experience.
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Agreed, much better. My only gripe (not exploration related) I'll sometimes come across HGE's, check the timer and only see 30 seconds left, no time to fly the 4000+LS

Also works very well in VR now. Can't wait to head out in to the black on a live build.

Edit - actually I take that back, they need to sort out surface POI's only being visible in analysis mode. Ruins the planetary approach having a massive grid overlay covering the moon/planet.
 

CMDR Zadian Lichtfrost

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777Driver said:
Unless something changed, you can still get Elite in exploration through hauling tourists. Elite ranks are meaningless anyway.
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I think driving around in a SRV (distance travelled) increases the exploration rank too. Been a while, but I think that that spoiled my plan how to get Elite in exploration. Getting it while sitting in a SRV collecting the mats for a boosted jump was a bit anticlimactic.
 

Wasp0

Wasp0
CMDR Zadian Lichtfrost said:
I think driving around in a SRV (distance travelled) increases the exploration rank too. Been a while, but I think that that spoiled my plan how to get Elite in exploration. Getting it while sitting in a SRV collecting the mats for a boosted jump was a bit anticlimactic.
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Same for all ED rank IMHO. Combat rank is also helped but shooting in the SRV. (i suppose at least the SRV targets might be actually firing back at you).Trading is gained by delivering cargo 1 jump in missions where you are given the cargo, given the route and not even hassled during this one jump! Thats not Trading in the true sense it is delivering. ED rank is a joke (Now)
 

Garix

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My secondary account, purely exploration, is currently paused until the update goes live. Much prefer the new mechanics now that I'm used to them.
 

CmdMarty

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Garix said:
My secondary account, purely exploration, is currently paused until the update goes live. Much prefer the new mechanics now that I'm used to them.
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Opposite for me as i won't do any exploring with the new fss kiddie toy cant stand it and will most likely self destruct my ship 3000+ jumps in to just get back to the bubble.
 
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