OK so I'm trying to make it as a combat pilot. I have lots of money so the main reward I want is reputation. However the only combat missions I have got to work to give me positive Rep are the Kill x amount of pirates.
Assassination missions EVERY time give me negative rep against the main faction I took the job from. The main problem seems to be that they are asking me to go kill a target who also belongs to that main faction. This just does not make sense at all. Why would that faction ask me to kill a target then fall out with me about it? The missions says it gives a huge rep boost, but taking negative rep when killing the target does not make sense.
This leaves the only combat mission for a 'good guy' to be hunting pirates. Even main factions are asking you to kill authority ships giving you negative rep yet again.
Assassination = Neg Rep
Killing Authority = Neg Rep
Killing traders = Can be positive if you're careful...but not so fun to kill a hauler in a powerful ship...
Killing Pirates = Can be positive if you're careful who you take down.
This seems like such a simple yet huge, huge problem. Is there something I am missing? Is this a bug? Intentional? I REALLY want to get back into Elite but is the game even working after 6 months of release?
Assassination missions EVERY time give me negative rep against the main faction I took the job from. The main problem seems to be that they are asking me to go kill a target who also belongs to that main faction. This just does not make sense at all. Why would that faction ask me to kill a target then fall out with me about it? The missions says it gives a huge rep boost, but taking negative rep when killing the target does not make sense.
This leaves the only combat mission for a 'good guy' to be hunting pirates. Even main factions are asking you to kill authority ships giving you negative rep yet again.
Assassination = Neg Rep
Killing Authority = Neg Rep
Killing traders = Can be positive if you're careful...but not so fun to kill a hauler in a powerful ship...
Killing Pirates = Can be positive if you're careful who you take down.
This seems like such a simple yet huge, huge problem. Is there something I am missing? Is this a bug? Intentional? I REALLY want to get back into Elite but is the game even working after 6 months of release?