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Seems that way. And it also seems this was using the '+++++ rep' missions which erroneously give a huge amount of superpower rank. Which FD said will be fixed soon. So pretty much 'solid grinding + exploiting' as far as I can see. Which is fine, but lets call a spade a spade.
Yep, this is exploiting with a small 'e' no matter how you look at it...
Rear Admiral in 3 days is utterly ridiculous.
I'm sure he feels so proud to fly it after all the weeks of effort he made to work up to it...
Oh wait.
Normally I'd agree that it's the journey and not the destination, but when a game that we all bought hides content under a broken unlock system, I think folks are justified in using all the in-game features to get what they want.
Sure. But then lets call it that. Its a bit cheap to say:"Look at those others complaining about grinding, its totally not needed! I casually did it in my own journey just by playing the game!" Just say:"I gave up, and decided I'd do what everyone who has these ships did and told me I had to do: grind and/or exploit."
I myself have been mission running and just generally non-grinding since I got my corvette and I almost got one whole rank to show for it in, what, two years? It would have easily cost me 1500+ hours of 'casual play' to unlock the corvette. Lets say the average dude with a job, responsibilities and family has three hours per week. That would mean the average gamer would need 500 weeks, or about ten years, to non-grind these ships. Its absurd.
So lets all celebrate having them, while not pretending the situation is anything other than silly.
First, I don't own a Corvette (on any account). Let's get the facts right. I do have the money to buy one three times over and have 12 other ships from Cobra's, every Federal ship and an Anaconda. This is on my newest account that I've had for four months. I've posted on the subject of making credits too easily previously, so sorry if you missed that.
Second, this was earned through regular game play, over three days of Boom Delivery missions. No outside websites, no programs, no special knowledge. No exploits at all. Big or small "e". Go to mission board, pick up twenty and deliver them, both ways. The bonus delivery credits made me many dozens of millions.
Last, it is ridiculous. That's sort of the point. Being subtle to make a point only works when people comprehend that. GraXXor - You should know me better than that given the many posts of mine you have commented on.
So in point form:
- This was done to demonstrate how easily it could be done.
- This was done to highlight an issue. That it is brain dead simple under current BGS runtimes to get Fed (and Empire ranks).
- There was no grind. I don't do things I don't enjoy in game. There is a link in my sig block to another post I did on that subject.
I met quite a few CMDR's, a couple who are on my contact list now. I had fun doing it.
My game play does not change dramatically from being in a E-rated Sidey to a Conda. It's why I reset my positions all the time. I don't care about rank or ship type. A thousand credits and a Sidey make me smile as much as any other ship in the game and ten billion credits. Believe me or not, I don't care either way.
The destination of achieving Admiral rank is behind me. Time to move onto other things. The journey continues. O7
Second, this was earned through regular game play, over three days of Boom Delivery missions. No outside websites, no programs, no special knowledge. No exploits at all. Big or small "e". Go to mission board, pick up twenty and deliver them, both ways. The bonus delivery credits made me many dozens of millions.
Last, it is ridiculous. That's sort of the point. Being subtle to make a point only works when people comprehend that. GraXXor - You should know me better than that given the many posts of mine you have commented on.
So in point form:
- This was done to demonstrate how easily it could be done.
- This was done to highlight an issue. That it is brain dead simple under current BGS runtimes to get Fed (and Empire ranks).
- There was no grind. I don't do things I don't enjoy in game. There is a link in my sig block to another post I did on that subject.
I met quite a few CMDR's, a couple who are on my contact list now. I had fun doing it.
My game play does not change dramatically from being in a E-rated Sidey to a Conda. It's why I reset my positions all the time. I don't care about rank or ship type. A thousand credits and a Sidey make me smile as much as any other ship in the game and ten billion credits. Believe me or not, I don't care either way.
The destination of achieving Admiral rank is behind me. Time to move onto other things. The journey continues. O7
Given how little navy ranks impact the game, I guess I don't care?
I went from Squire to Baron in about 8 hours of work. I didn't board flip. I just took boom data delivery missions as they appeared on the board, with the occasional donation mission thrown in.
I'm more concerned about board flipping being allowed. Ranks go by way too fast when you board flip and stack them. That's not an issue with the missions, it's an issue that FDev continues to allow board flipping to be a thing. And yeah, I know there's currently a bug with these missions giving too much rep, but I'd be fine if they left it as it is and just stopped board flipping from being possible. A few ranks for about 8 hours of play time sounds reasonable to me.
I went from Squire to Baron in about 8 hours of work. I didn't board flip. I just took boom data delivery missions as they appeared on the board, with the occasional donation mission thrown in.
I'm more concerned about board flipping being allowed. Ranks go by way too fast when you board flip and stack them. That's not an issue with the missions, it's an issue that FDev continues to allow board flipping to be a thing. And yeah, I know there's currently a bug with these missions giving too much rep, but I'd be fine if they left it as it is and just stopped board flipping from being possible. A few ranks for about 8 hours of play time sounds reasonable to me.
Maybe you missed it, but just in case: currently the rank gained with superpowers is bugged due to the 'pick your reward' bonus that should only go to local factions. Its acknowledged by FD, and will be fixed soon. Its why its pretty much an exploit: its no supposed to do this, but you can do it repeatedly to gain unintended rewards. The bigger isssue is not that this is ridiculous, but that exploits like this are the only feasible way to get to that rank at all. Which is why people do it. And, as you say, have fun and meet new people in the game. Soon that will end with the fix. What we really need is a fun and realistically achievable way to do the same in between the exploits.
Right now we have brief episodes of exploits, during which people have fun and feel rewarded, with large oceans of 'fixed gameplay', which is universally panned as being grindy and unrewarding. That is not a good thing.
Doing the grind right now (unless it´s not a grind for me ). just to slap FD because the keep slapping us. I have nothing better to do, so ...
I don´t even want a fed ship (they´re so ugly).
No need for rep+++++ missions. Just picking the courier missions (ignore those from non-fed factions) and the rep+++ payout with usually 10k credits. Plus I donate all the money I earn to federation factions(and a little more). Same on the way back.
Just for the beginners here:
Optionally boardhop to summon the naval rank mission which is not really necessary because every rank status above 100% is being saved in the background. So I directly jumped from one rank to 100% of the next.
Next destination: back to Wu Guinagi till the last minute of your patch. Eat it FD.
Edit: I just read Mainani (Med pad) is the place to go now. Thanks Cougar !
Edit2: Maybe FD should look into really important things like this here: https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/415816-Automation-and-Scripting-An-investigation-into-further-abuses-of-BGS-and-Powerplay
). just to slap FD because the keep slapping us. I have nothing better to do, so ...I don´t even want a fed ship (they´re so ugly).
No need for rep+++++ missions. Just picking the courier missions (ignore those from non-fed factions) and the rep+++ payout with usually 10k credits. Plus I donate all the money I earn to federation factions(and a little more). Same on the way back.
Just for the beginners here:
Optionally boardhop to summon the naval rank mission which is not really necessary because every rank status above 100% is being saved in the background. So I directly jumped from one rank to 100% of the next.
Next destination: back to Wu Guinagi till the last minute of your patch. Eat it FD.
Edit: I just read Mainani (Med pad) is the place to go now. Thanks Cougar !
Edit2: Maybe FD should look into really important things like this here: https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/415816-Automation-and-Scripting-An-investigation-into-further-abuses-of-BGS-and-Powerplay
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