Does anyone actually enjoy engineering?

[Urbanski101]

I did. I had a fresh Cmdr with a new purpose, based myself in a new region of space, tried ships I had never flown before, and got with playing the game - with all the knowledge to ease through it while enjoying the early stage challenges. I look forward to visiting guardian sites and playing around there.

Ok...well, good for you.

 

[Old Duck]

I've put off many of these engineer unlocks for years, not because they are difficult but because they are boring and unimaginative and quickly kill my enjoyment of the game.

This is my problem with the unlocks as well. Thing is, it would have been easy for Frontier to give us true challenges instead of grind. For example, instead of having to make a dozen boring trips hauling tea, have us get just one ton of this rare tea but have it sold on the surface station located on a 5G (give or take) world. The challenge is landing your ship without smashing into the ground! This unlock would require actual skill and planning rather than grind.

But as boring as the current system is, at least once it's done, it's done.

 

[Navigare Necesse Est]

This is my problem with the unlocks as well. Thing is, it would have been easy for Frontier to give us true challenges instead of grind. For example, instead of having to make a dozen boring trips hauling tea, have us get just one ton of this rare tea but have it sold on the surface station located on a 5G (give or take) world. The challenge is landing your ship without smashing into the ground! This unlock would require actual skill and planning rather than grind.

But as boring as the current system is, at least once it's done, it's done.

The grind IS the challenge. I just don't accept every challenge.