First, I've noticed that the number of rocks with cores have dwindled. Former pristine spots in and around Colonia are not yielding what they were.
So, I switched my loadout for some weapons, and extra defense. Good call.
Because, I'm getting mobbed by groups of 3-4 engineered NPC's, even when there is allied security around.
3 engineered Eagles can put a hurt on you. Last bunch I shot down, but not after taking damage, and losing cargo. Only went down to 93% hull, but I lost enough to call it a day.
Yes, I am armored, shielded, armed, and engineered, thank you very much. In a Python. Killed all three of my last assailants. Didn't matter. There was enough module damage to make continuing risky. Module sniping.
Two or three will shoot, while the other makes with the hatchbreakers. My point defense shot down some of them. Never go anywhere without point defense.
I think Frontier might be trying to turn off the money faucet, before December. If I mine for materials only, it gets the stuff, but makes no money.
Mission running now seems to be the way to play. An armed trader stands a better chance than a mining ship. Or, a combat Krait 2, with fighter. I have one now, and it's finally fully engineered. I was mining, because the engineering drained money and materials.
Any bets on if this is on purpose?
So, I switched my loadout for some weapons, and extra defense. Good call.
Because, I'm getting mobbed by groups of 3-4 engineered NPC's, even when there is allied security around.
3 engineered Eagles can put a hurt on you. Last bunch I shot down, but not after taking damage, and losing cargo. Only went down to 93% hull, but I lost enough to call it a day.
Yes, I am armored, shielded, armed, and engineered, thank you very much. In a Python. Killed all three of my last assailants. Didn't matter. There was enough module damage to make continuing risky. Module sniping.
Two or three will shoot, while the other makes with the hatchbreakers. My point defense shot down some of them. Never go anywhere without point defense.
I think Frontier might be trying to turn off the money faucet, before December. If I mine for materials only, it gets the stuff, but makes no money.
Mission running now seems to be the way to play. An armed trader stands a better chance than a mining ship. Or, a combat Krait 2, with fighter. I have one now, and it's finally fully engineered. I was mining, because the engineering drained money and materials.
Any bets on if this is on purpose?