That is a good location. Much better than the one I was using at BERZITIBI. Very much closer to the arrival point and the RES's
Combat Rank.
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That is a good location. Much better than the one I was using at BERZITIBI. Very much closer to the arrival point and the RES's
You can't swing a dead cat in a Conflict Zone or a Comp Nav without hitting an Elite NPC.To all Cmd'ers, ty for your replies, I have'nt done any serious Thargoid combat as yet, so i might park a boat out in Maia and jump out there now and then, just for a bit of a change. I've also noticed that elite and deadly rank npc's seem to spawn a lot more in CNB's than haz res sites, so i'll probably focus on those too. Anyways there's no rush, i'll get there at some point, once again ty all
Fly dangerous,
Cmdr Lothen.
It's always very active. I was there last night and noticed something new. In one instance, the police were acting very weird. There would be 6 of them including 2 Anacondas on a Dropship or similar, but they were hardly firing their weapons. The Anacondas had burst lasers and plasma, but I never saw the burst lasers fire and they seemed to spend all their time trying to line up their plasmas rather than firing them. Even the Vipers were just dancing from side to side with hardly any firing. The next time I visited, everything was back to normal. I guess now the police behaviour is another variable we have to take into account when logging/revisiting to get the desirable instance characteristics for rapid kills.
Craith
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Funny thing, Combat was my first Elite - apparently I like to pew-pew. It is the only elite rank that is still as much work as it was at the beginning, maybe even more (easier with thargoid scouts, but harder since most ships take longer to die)
I am still missing trade elite, never really went for the mining cash cow, but in the end it is just a matter of time - it can't go down, so one day, I'll be there, even if I rarely trade apart of some rares (but then I give them away most of the time)
I am still missing trade elite, never really went for the mining cash cow, but in the end it is just a matter of time - it can't go down, so one day, I'll be there, even if I rarely trade apart of some rares (but then I give them away most of the time)
I'm the same only the other way around. Exploration first then combat. My skill at trading is in either the negative or imaginary quadrants.
I'm the same only the other way around. Exploration first then combat. My skill at trading is in either the negative or imaginary quadrants.
I have 2.5 Billion Credits amassed and ELITE trader status, yet I've never actually "traded". All my credits are "Mission" Source or Deliver missions.
I've also never "mined". seems boring, but I'm gonna have to eventually give it a go since an engineer or two want "mined" stuff.
Combat rank doesn't really bring you any advantage in the game unless that's all you do. In fact it brings disadvantages because the rank of NPCs that interdict you depend on your own rank. You only need one Elite rank to get into Jameson Memorial.
Anecdotally, your own combat rank also seems to affect the behaviour of NPCs in a high RES. I got all the way to Deadly before they started shooting back when I was using a Sidewinder. After that, shooting back happened frequently.
Anecdotally, your own combat rank also seems to affect the behaviour of NPCs in a high RES. I got all the way to Deadly before they started shooting back when I was using a Sidewinder. After that, shooting back happened frequently.
I'm in the same boat (E:E, T:E, C: Dang 51%.). I'm not the best pilot, so it takes me between 30-40 minutes a percent in Anarchy/Outbreak checkpoints. At this rate, I figure another 28 hours to Deadly, and then it's around half the speed (Dangerous is now below par so doesn't pay and Deadly/Elite are down in points), so I'm figuring another 75-100 hours on that grind. /sigh
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Why grind?
Some time ago I did some rescue missions in Pleiades (burning stations). That got old fast, so I did some missions to feds & imps too, to increase those ranks, and got my combat rank from a few % Dangerous to 59% Deadly as a side effect.
Went exploring, may do some missions & combat some time in the future, will eventually hit combat Elite too.
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personally I would not worry too much about their rank. if they're wanted blow them up. if you don't care whether or not they're wanted, blow them up. every kill counts, why limit yourself?
Well, not every kill counts. You don't get any progress for ranks 3 or so less than you. It used to be you didn't get any progress for any rank less than yours but as usual everything got easier for no reason.
Craith
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The shooting back is when they see you as the highest threat to them - Combat Rank may play a role there, but mostly it is damage and debuffs you deal. Not only your combat rank increased, but also your skill, your ship, your weapons and your engineering. When I play my secondary account, that is mostly harmless but even in a viper with rails and plasmas they shoot back most of the time, because I am outdamaging the police.
Look at some of the YouTube videos on hunting Thargoid scouts (etc) for combat rank.
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And a new decal.
Yep, i got ShinDez from the outset as I have founder status, and yep it's just for the Triple Badge, I love the game and it's just an aspect of it I aspire to
And a new decal.