No, it's about enemy combat rank: elite sidey counts as much as elite conda.
Please make Elite Stars (prestige) ranks retroactive.
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I think it's time we give these common dismissals numbers. People could just reply with '14' instead of typing it all out. That would save a lot of time.
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Should we do the same with common complaints? Let's call this one eleventyseven. Open only can be a wet deuce, ship interiors can be treefiddy, and so on.
Sure. And ideally we would be able to filter both out.
rootsrat
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True, but the extra ranks are completely meaningless. Not much of an encouragement if you ask me.
Not exactly like the original ones meant anything either really.
Like, "woo, I'm triple elite!" - congrats, have a biscuit.
At least that one came with a nice decal...
rootsrat
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You got access to Shinrarta by getting to any Elite rank. This was the carrot. There is no more carrot
The new ranks* get shiny armour cosmetics. I'd like to see the Elite Mercenary & Elite Exobiology ones (the low level Exo ones are quite garish, not convinced, but I like the Merc ones )
* The new new ranks, not the new old ones - who cares about them
)* The new new ranks, not the new old ones - who cares about them
You got access to Shinrarta by getting to any Elite rank. This was the carrot. There is no more carrot
Shinrarta was the biscuit - at least follow my analogy man, c'mon
"Prestige ranks" for trading & exploration are really a joke on us.
Funny. Har. Har.
I've sold explo data twice after Oddity release, both times in Horizons as I don't trust Odyssey to work properly yet.
Netted about billion each time, I'm now Elite V in exploration.
Combat may be different, if rank of pewpew victims still determines how many you need to pixsplode. Even more so if for at least the final step from IV to V only Elite xplosions count.
Funny. Har. Har.
I've sold explo data twice after Oddity release, both times in Horizons as I don't trust Odyssey to work properly yet.
Netted about billion each time, I'm now Elite V in exploration.
Combat may be different, if rank of pewpew victims still determines how many you need to pixsplode. Even more so if for at least the final step from IV to V only Elite xplosions count.
The game/franchise is named Elite for a reason. Sure some people like to have it as a box to check , or a means to get to shinrata. But in the game as a whole it symbolizes the ultimate achievement - You have become Elite.
It means something in the Lore (yup i used the L word)… and there were a multitude of other ways that FD could have added achievements … possibly by providing other awards/honorifics etc through special missions etc… but this was the easiest and required no actual content.
This contributes nothing to the game except to trash the whole basis of the franchise. I Propose a rename to Bog-Standard Space Game … the BSG folk will be happy then atleast.
It means something in the Lore (yup i used the L word)… and there were a multitude of other ways that FD could have added achievements … possibly by providing other awards/honorifics etc through special missions etc… but this was the easiest and required no actual content.
This contributes nothing to the game except to trash the whole basis of the franchise. I Propose a rename to Bog-Standard Space Game … the BSG folk will be happy then atleast.
The funny thing is they could blame this whole mess in game on the Pilots Federation… letting non-pilots have rankings (bio and merc) as a political correctness move to be more inclusive or some other excuse.
And have old curmudgeon pilots rolling in their invisible tionisla graves that the PF decided to add pips to the Elite rank. Even not adding physical content it would bring some story explanation.
And have old curmudgeon pilots rolling in their invisible tionisla graves that the PF decided to add pips to the Elite rank. Even not adding physical content it would bring some story explanation.
That doesn't not work for obvious reasons.