My first run in updated RES

[Dbrn47]

20 minute run. Pledged to Arissa. 60% total bonus to bounty vouchers. 20% territory, 40% Rating 2 bonus from Arissa being Rank 2 Power Standing. High Intensity RES, saw nothing less than Master ranked NPCs and saw nothing bigger than a Cobra.



Loadout: http://coriolis.io/outfit/imperial_...3532f.AwRhrSvcKA==.Aw18UA==?bn=Bounty Courier

Not posting the loadout for a critique, posting to show you what I did in 20 minutes with what I was using. I know how and where I can optimize the loadout specifically for the RES, it's what I currently use for supercruise hunting and discovering new RES sites.

What do you guys think? Pulling more? Pulling less? Too high now? Still not good enough? What are you running them with?

 

[CMDR Reza Malin]

I thought it had to be rank 2 galactic standing for that power to get the incremental bonuses, not you personally being rank 2 with that faction yourself?

 

[Cmdr Cunomaglus]

No, there's a basic 20% bonus on bounties starting at pilot rating 2. It then varies depending on what rank Arissa herself holds among the powerplay powers. At #3, it's 30%, at #2 (her current rank) it's 40%, and when she reaches #1, the bonus goes up to 50%

 

[Brimstone]

It seems this bonus is also applying to combat zones too.

 

[Suul Vellumcore]

I had pretty much the same experience with Master and above, and plenty of spawns. Wanted cobras going for around 30-35k cr, eagles and sideys around 5-7k cr, and pythons in the 50-70k cr range. Didn't seen any condas. Hi RES.
The major difference was that after awhile, I suddenly found myself getting chased out of a RES (for the first time) by a 3 wing of NPCs who ganged up on me outside the range of the Feds - 2 eagles and a sidey, of all things! Being used to the old way, I considered the eagle and sidey pecking away at rear of my vulture as I engaged the first eagle to be nothing more than pesky flies buzzing around, and to be taught a lesson shortly.
Well, that first eagle was high rank, and difficult to hit with my fixed C3 beam. He flew backwards, dancing with lateral thrusters, as if egging me on while his mates peppered my ship from behind, and I foolishly took the bait like a 1.2 player. And suddenly I found myself shieldless. Then they had my thrusters malfunctioning and my power plant severly damaged - and still, all three of them yet alive. It was vastly demoralizing.
Thrusters and power plant kept failing. I'd be dead in the water for a moment, then they'd come back online, then back off again.
I thought I was finally going to die, after many weeks alive, and the idea of such a thing happening felt bizarre and surreal, like it could only be happening in a bad dream. 40% hull left, I somehow got the FSD to kick in between the malfunctions and I was able to skidaddle away with my tail between my legs.
AWESOMENESS!
Beware the gangups, fellow Cmdrs. It's now an issue not to be dismissed in RES.

 

[Dbrn47]

It seems this bonus is also applying to combat zones too.

Interesting. I'd like to see that income.

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I thought it had to be rank 2 galactic standing for that power to get the incremental bonuses, not you personally being rank 2 with that faction yourself?

Arissa is Rank 2 galactic standing. I'm actually Rating 3, set to go Rating 4 on cycle.