How do you keep score?

[Cliff Dobbs]

I was listening to Lave Radio this week when their conversation turned to the debate over payouts for multi-crew. As is usual for the guys in the Orange Sidewinder, the chat got a bit tangential and they ended up on why some players seem obsessed with making money as quickly as possible.

This got me thinking; my suspicion is that many folk like games to have scores, which can be compared.

As ED isn't really a score based game, but there are several means by which you can gauge your progress, this got me wondering how explorers like to keep score.

Personally, and this is probably because I am rubbish at anything competitive, I don't keep score, I just potter around the galaxy looking at stuff.

So, how do you keep score (if you do at all).

C

 

[Henkka77]

No, i dont. I just play the game.

 

[space voyager]

Neither. I don't keep any score in ED.

 

[Cliff Dobbs]

Hmm, three for three. I'm sensing a pattern here

 

[SlackR]

I set a goal and then work towards that... am currently 6% away from Elite in exploration. Next I want a cutter... etc.

 

[Major Klutz]

PvP is the only real player competition in the game. I don't PvP but I imagine they keep score by who wins the engagement or who has the most kills.

Around this forum, some Explorers keep score by who has the most tags. Especially ELW tags.
There are also some who keep score by how far away from Sol they can get or how far above or below the galactic plane they can get.

I only keep score with myself. Set a goal and work toward it as long as that work is fun.

 

[Zieman]

RE: How do you keep score?
I don't.

 

[varonica]

Hmm, three for three. I'm sensing a pattern here

There's a scoreboard?

 

[Cliff Dobbs]

There's a scoreboard?

No, but there is definitely a pattern here

Most simply don't keep any kind of score, some set personal targets (that's me), some bought the book "1000 things to see before the Thargoids come back"

C

 

[Sapporo]

I keep track of some WW and ELW I scan, but that's about it.

 

[varonica]

No, but there is definitely a pattern here

Most simply don't keep any kind of score, some set personal targets (that's me), some bought the book "1000 things to see before the Thargoids come back"

C

I'm visiting these;

I am sure that's some sort of score, probably 1, or maybe a half because i ran out of bookmarks.

 

[Jackie Silver]

Mostly my score is my understanding of the game.

 

[BDelacroix]

I only need money to pay for any "mistakes" I might make. At my pace, it takes a week to get enough to pay for one insurance payout. That means I'm not allowed to have too many accidents. I am currently out upgrading my ships and engineering them then sending them off to colonia. That all takes money. Gives me something to do.

Other than that, I don't care if someone else has billions.

I don't keep score. Didn't know there was a competition.