I've just taken almost a 3 day break from the game, basically after playing it on release day. It left me in two minds about it, I like the new additions, a lot, and I am a huge fan of the game, since I played the base game I have been hooked. But engineers/2.1 has left me with mixed feelings. I like the new aesthetics like outfitting, missions board, galaxy map bookmarks etc. I even like the almost infamous "New A.I." adding an extra challenge.
What I didn't like though, was the OP npc's doing unbelievable amounts of damage, and the fact that they seem to have engineer mods almost as standard, despite the devs saying they should be uncommon. My combat rank has never gone over novice. I always use the best shields and always have 4 pips in system, basically because I suck at combat and know it, and always carry point defense and chaff. Yet, my python, now feels weak, weaker than my old T7 did pre 2.1. My python got absolutely melted by a low ranked cobra in a matter of seconds. It left me feeling bitter, I mean there's "dangerous" and then there's ridiculous. My main profession in Elite has so far been that of a trader, not a combat pilot.
But I do have to admit I have loved the game up to this point, I have bought not only the base game and horizons before they turned it into steam dlc (got my gold asp paintjob) but have also spent $148.10 on other paintjobs and bobbleheads (yeah I know right, where did the 10c come from?)
So I'm going to give it another try, wondering where I will appear since I haven't booted up the game since it crashed while I was hovering above Farseer Inc. and also in hopes that my "getting melted by a cobra" event was just a bit of bad luck.
It would be a shame to see all that money go to waste because the latest update has made it impossible for me to enjoy...
What I didn't like though, was the OP npc's doing unbelievable amounts of damage, and the fact that they seem to have engineer mods almost as standard, despite the devs saying they should be uncommon. My combat rank has never gone over novice. I always use the best shields and always have 4 pips in system, basically because I suck at combat and know it, and always carry point defense and chaff. Yet, my python, now feels weak, weaker than my old T7 did pre 2.1. My python got absolutely melted by a low ranked cobra in a matter of seconds. It left me feeling bitter, I mean there's "dangerous" and then there's ridiculous. My main profession in Elite has so far been that of a trader, not a combat pilot.
But I do have to admit I have loved the game up to this point, I have bought not only the base game and horizons before they turned it into steam dlc (got my gold asp paintjob) but have also spent $148.10 on other paintjobs and bobbleheads (yeah I know right, where did the 10c come from?)
So I'm going to give it another try, wondering where I will appear since I haven't booted up the game since it crashed while I was hovering above Farseer Inc. and also in hopes that my "getting melted by a cobra" event was just a bit of bad luck.
It would be a shame to see all that money go to waste because the latest update has made it impossible for me to enjoy...
