Current best Fed rank grind?

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First run
Timat system offered 20 fed passenger missions... 8 +8 +4 total from the 3 factions. 13 were are rep +++ rest are rep+ that will more than make up for the station not being fed controlled... as normal passengers per mission will be random..

Nearest fed system for rank up mission is...
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cheesenbiscuits

cheesenbiscuits
I think the data missions drying up is by design. I’m taking assassination missions and the odd delivery mission when they crop up and my rep seems to be gaining at the same rate per hour.
 

Max Bothin

Max Bothin
(sorry for taking this necro)...

I am doing those 180to trucking-Rep++++/+ missions in Ceos/Sothis currently with a Krait MK II in addition to data-missions. I did those a full day (actually just being in the Ceos System and flying between those stations, a lot of SC), got a lot of interdictions (which I use to grind my combat rank in parallel). So I went from "Chief petty officer" to "Lieutenant" in this time. good thing on those 180to-missions is a nice amount of credits you get. Data missions are mostly Rep++ for no credits at all...
 

CMDR Buchanan

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Now that rescue missions are dead, wanted to see if anyone knew of alternative federation rank grind methods/systems, and also wondered if anyone has a reccomended ship and build that would cover stacking data,those juicy cargo run missions and being able to clap the cheeks of any pirates interdiction me 5 times a trip? I have access to all ships bar Corvette obviously. I've found the info out there pretty vague and frustrating so far. I've been using ceos /sothis and another triangle route nearer the bubble but been doing other things lately and want to get back to it, but efficiently.
Thank you Commanders
 

Northpin

Northpin
This Python can cover a great deal of mission types. From planetary to assassination (no wing missions tho) to megaship to rescue hostages/blackboxes to supply/delivery
Settle in a system with lots of fed factions and pick all the missions with +rep
Swap internals as needed. If you find yourself doing mostly cargo, replace everything with cargo racks, etc
 

CMDR Buchanan

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Northpin said:
This Python can cover a great deal of mission types. From planetary to assassination (no wing missions tho) to megaship to rescue hostages/blackboxes to supply/delivery
Settle in a system with lots of fed factions and pick all the missions with +rep
Swap internals as needed. If you find yourself doing mostly cargo, replace everything with cargo racks, etc
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Thankyou, I will get on that and have a go, have been looking for an excuse to play with the python for a while. How does it compare to using say an anaconda or a cutter? I suppose the medium ship size is a big plus point? I'm just looking for maximum efficiency I suppose.
 

CMDR Buchanan

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Northpin said:
This Python can cover a great deal of mission types. From planetary to assassination (no wing missions tho) to megaship to rescue hostages/blackboxes to supply/delivery
Settle in a system with lots of fed factions and pick all the missions with +rep
Swap internals as needed. If you find yourself doing mostly cargo, replace everything with cargo racks, etc
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Also can I ask, why turreted and oversized beams, doesn't that overheat like mad?
 

Northpin

Northpin
CMDR Buchanan said:
Also can I ask, why turreted and oversized beams, doesn't that overheat like mad?
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Nah, heat is ok as long as you dont drain the capacitor. And it's me being lazy and cheap and not wanting to synth ammo in combat
Sometimes i stack kill pirates missions :)

CMDR Buchanan said:
How does it compare to using say an anaconda or a cutter? I suppose the medium ship size is a big plus point? I'm just looking for maximum efficiency I suppose.
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well, some missions to outposts are giving nice +rep, why wasting those?
 

Kozkan

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İm doing assasination missions in Sol,playing 3-5 hours at night and got 2 more ranks left for federal corvette and its been 4 days only i guess.enemys are overpowered 1 fdl 3 vultures usually.
İm using anaconda with 5k shield 3.5 k hull (enough to escape if shield re down but they never made it
 

Ezren

Ezren
Northpin said:
well, some missions to outposts are giving nice +rep, why wasting those?
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While they can give nice +Rep, you can only go to one place at a time, and you can only accept so many missions at once. It's more or less a wash, just go to wherever the most missions point you.
 

WinterKing2112

WinterKing2112
RELSPI said:
I agree. When grinding for my Vette i also used a python.
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I used an anaconda so I could stack missions, thus ranking up twice as fast as I would if I'd used a python (which is really just a pint-sized anaconda with less armour, shields, cargo room, utility slots and hard points!)
 

WinterKing2112

WinterKing2112
RELSPI said:
It's ironic, really - the best ship for grinding passenger transport or damaged station is the Corvette.
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Now I have my corvette, it's like a lighter, more maneuverable anaconda, but it has way more cargo capacity, and stronger shields. As you stated above: the best ship for gaining rank is the ship you're gaining rank to get!
 

WinterKing2112

WinterKing2112
WinterKing2112 said:
I used an anaconda so I could stack missions, thus ranking up twice as fast as I would if I'd used a python (which is really just a pint-sized anaconda with less armour, shields, cargo room, utility slots and hard points!)
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The one issue with stacking missions is the agents that get sent after you to wreck the mission (by wrecking your ship). But an engineered anaconda with 2 C4 SCB's and a HSL means you can destroy those ne'er do wells (usually there's 4 of them, and for some reason they decide to take you on 1 at a time, thank God!), pick up some nice mats (they usually fly anacondas), and have a bit of fun on the way to the next mission objective.
 

Craic

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I'm not sure it's the best, but it got me to Rear-Admiral quick and made me a good chunk of change.
First, unlock Sol. Once there, head to all the docks in turn, looking for assassination missions in places like Bernard's Star, Lhuman 16, Wolf 359, etc. (Avoid alpha centauri if you can, as the system is huge and can force long SC flights.) Also try to get a wing massacre and wing obliterate mission for the same system, such as Bernard's star.
As there's so many docks and mission boards in such close proximity in Sol, it's possible to get a wing massacre, a wing obliterate, and 18 assassination missions in one system like Bernard's, and killing your assassination targets will count toward both massacre and obliterate missions. Assassinations can give you anything from 500k to 2mil a pop with frequent Rep ++++ bonuses, and the massacre/obliterates can not you anywhere from 12-40mil. If you have a good combat ship and prefer blowing stuff up to making deliveries, this is a decent/fairly lucrative way to go.
 

Moon dog

Banned
Moon dog
MrGreen13 said:
Ok, like title says....what is the best fed rank grind? I am a veteran Cmndr that reset account months back and I’m ready to get my Vette again. I’m currently doing ceos/sothis data runs but without board flipping now it’s very slow. I have searched a bunch but can’t find any current/relevant info. Any help would be much appreciated. o7 Cmndrs
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probably at lhs 355 im running a type 7 stacking missions while having max reputation doing supply runs for mill each run instead off mill i take reputation
 
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