Hi Commanders,
I have been doing Pirate Massacre missions lately, and it is such a great way to earn credits, Federal/Imperial rank, and train my NCP crew (when I use a ship with an SLF hangar).
My only disappointment is that I do not get to meet many commanders there.
Maybe you guys do not know how it works?
The goal of this thread is to list the best PM spots currently active, hopefully helping us to make money and meet others.
And for those who do not know how it works, see the bottom of this post for the principles.
I believe the guidelines should be as follows to select a spot (let me know if you disagree, or if I forgot something, I am happy to be wrong):
- A recent date when you were at the spot and confirmation that it is active (i.e.: all factions listing many "Kill Pirates" missions targeting the same system).
Keep in mind that the game is dynamic, and after some time the factions may shift their offense, rendering PM less profitable.
- More than 1 adjacent SOURCE system targeting the same TARGET system, for a total of 10+ factions is desirable.
- Also consider if there are multiple Federal/Imperial factions are there, since these help rank up.
- If possible, the Sources should have multiple stations, and at least one with L-pads.
- Mention also if the Target has some RES, their types, or/and Hazardous nav beacon.
Principle of PM missions stacking:
- Use this tool to identify a target system. Ideally, a system targeted by 10+ different factions in no more than 1-2 adjacent systems, and with multiple stations per system (that way, if you do not find "Kill Pirates" missions (do not take the "Kill deserters" or others) from all factions, check the next station.
Take also into consideration the type of landing pads if you plan to bring a big ship, and if so, bring also a small ship to dock at the M size pads to take missions there.
Also, you may want to take the opportunity to select systems with multiple Federal or imperial factions if you wish to rank up.
https://edtools.cc/pve
- Go to these adjacent systems, and first take non-wing KP missions (since the payout per kill of wing mission is low), ideally for all factions.
At first, there will not be many missions / good payout available due to your low reputation. Keep in mind that the limit is 20 missions.
Try to get the same number of kills per faction. This awesome tool comes in VERY handy:
github.com
- If you have visited the last station and still have not found missions for some factions, that is the moment to take some wing missions that do not exceed the number of kills of the other factions on your list.
- Go kill pirates in the threat Level 3/4 Singla Sources (you may scan the nav beacon to conveniently reveal them without the need to scan them), RES, at the nav beacon, or even in supercruise.
- Once you have progressed sufficiently, go claim some of the completed missions, and take new missions accordingly.
Whenever you can get the option of a lower payout with greater reputation gain, take it. You can also get some grade 4/5 materials sometimes...
Each time you dock, take the opportunity to use the money you earned to take some donation missions (for the reputation or/and the Federal/Imperial rank)
- After some time, you will get access to the best missions, such as kill 15/30 pirates for 20/40 millions, which reward 1.33 million per kill.
One example of where I used to hang out was the system Misir, surrounded by two adjacent systems LTT 2974 (5 Federal + 2 Independant factions) and LTT 12058 (2 Fed + 5 Inde) for a total of 12 factions.
If you managed there to get only the best missions for each faction, you basically get 1.33 x 12 = ~16 millions per kill (+bounty). Although, realistically, you should get between 8-12 millions generally.
I used to make about a billion a night, and recently got enough Fed ranking to access the Corvette.
Note: ED is dynamic. The Misir spot is now running dry with some factions starting to target other systems than Misir, and therefore it is less efficient to stack missions.
When this happens, it's time to move to another spot...
I have been doing Pirate Massacre missions lately, and it is such a great way to earn credits, Federal/Imperial rank, and train my NCP crew (when I use a ship with an SLF hangar).
My only disappointment is that I do not get to meet many commanders there.
Maybe you guys do not know how it works?
The goal of this thread is to list the best PM spots currently active, hopefully helping us to make money and meet others.
And for those who do not know how it works, see the bottom of this post for the principles.
I believe the guidelines should be as follows to select a spot (let me know if you disagree, or if I forgot something, I am happy to be wrong):
- A recent date when you were at the spot and confirmation that it is active (i.e.: all factions listing many "Kill Pirates" missions targeting the same system).
Keep in mind that the game is dynamic, and after some time the factions may shift their offense, rendering PM less profitable.
- More than 1 adjacent SOURCE system targeting the same TARGET system, for a total of 10+ factions is desirable.
- Also consider if there are multiple Federal/Imperial factions are there, since these help rank up.
- If possible, the Sources should have multiple stations, and at least one with L-pads.
- Mention also if the Target has some RES, their types, or/and Hazardous nav beacon.
Principle of PM missions stacking:
- Use this tool to identify a target system. Ideally, a system targeted by 10+ different factions in no more than 1-2 adjacent systems, and with multiple stations per system (that way, if you do not find "Kill Pirates" missions (do not take the "Kill deserters" or others) from all factions, check the next station.
Take also into consideration the type of landing pads if you plan to bring a big ship, and if so, bring also a small ship to dock at the M size pads to take missions there.
Also, you may want to take the opportunity to select systems with multiple Federal or imperial factions if you wish to rank up.
https://edtools.cc/pve
- Go to these adjacent systems, and first take non-wing KP missions (since the payout per kill of wing mission is low), ideally for all factions.
At first, there will not be many missions / good payout available due to your low reputation. Keep in mind that the limit is 20 missions.
Try to get the same number of kills per faction. This awesome tool comes in VERY handy:
Releases · WarmedxMints/ODMissionStacker
Massacre Mission Stack Manager for Elite Dangerous - WarmedxMints/ODMissionStacker
github.com
- If you have visited the last station and still have not found missions for some factions, that is the moment to take some wing missions that do not exceed the number of kills of the other factions on your list.
- Go kill pirates in the threat Level 3/4 Singla Sources (you may scan the nav beacon to conveniently reveal them without the need to scan them), RES, at the nav beacon, or even in supercruise.
- Once you have progressed sufficiently, go claim some of the completed missions, and take new missions accordingly.
Whenever you can get the option of a lower payout with greater reputation gain, take it. You can also get some grade 4/5 materials sometimes...
Each time you dock, take the opportunity to use the money you earned to take some donation missions (for the reputation or/and the Federal/Imperial rank)
- After some time, you will get access to the best missions, such as kill 15/30 pirates for 20/40 millions, which reward 1.33 million per kill.
One example of where I used to hang out was the system Misir, surrounded by two adjacent systems LTT 2974 (5 Federal + 2 Independant factions) and LTT 12058 (2 Fed + 5 Inde) for a total of 12 factions.
If you managed there to get only the best missions for each faction, you basically get 1.33 x 12 = ~16 millions per kill (+bounty). Although, realistically, you should get between 8-12 millions generally.
I used to make about a billion a night, and recently got enough Fed ranking to access the Corvette.
Note: ED is dynamic. The Misir spot is now running dry with some factions starting to target other systems than Misir, and therefore it is less efficient to stack missions.
When this happens, it's time to move to another spot...
