I was looking to build up my cash pot and my merchant ranking - is this still a good way to go?
I have a T6 with 100tn
I have a T6 with 100tn
Rares route still viable
- Thread starter sharpiejas
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I haven't run any rare routes in a long time, so I have nothing to offer there. Slaves can be good, especially in ships with larger holds. If I were you, and I was using a T6, I'd take a look at running medicine or food to outbreak and famine systems. They won't pay as much as slaves, or some rares, but it's steady income. Those should earn you enough to start working towards something like a Python. The Python is where I really got into earning credits through trade.
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Thanks for the map - I will give it a go. Probably go on solo play to stop any pirates (chicken!!)
For the AI, I take it is still submit, boost, boost then jump?
For the AI, I take it is still submit, boost, boost then jump?
I find rares mixed with slaves work very very well, try Kimitra Cigars with probably some textiles one way and Slaves back the other, plenty of systems around Kimitra in the 25-40LY range prime for this (so you can switch it up when supply/demand runs dry)
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Rares will always be viable. They're like gold in real life.
only 37 jumps away, I will try and trade on the way through
Is there a "rares lite route" for a Cobra or something?
The blue route above. Doing that in a Cobra is what put me on my way to wealth and megastardom
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Classic case of I really should have read the thing and looked at it properly, I'd give you rep for my stupidity but I have been rep happy it seems and can hardly offer anyone rep anymore.
[up]tried to go from Uszaa to Shinrata but it says I need a founders world permit, where do I get one of them?
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You need to achieve Elite status in any one of the 4 career paths.
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This thread makes me want to do some rares trading. Might spend the afternoon doing just that.
3 hours for a 1.5 million profit. Nice profit but boring as hell. Going to go and build up my faction somewhere instead I think
The blue route doesn't need system permits
Looks like my children are going hungry tonight. Sadpanda.face
This might be a stupid question.....but you start in "Witchhaul".....and make the blue loop all the way back? Sorry if this is a dumb question.
RootsRat's map was good for me, still a grind but a reasonably fun grind as I was a newer player. Running rares is a good way to sharpen your docking and interdiction-evading skills while making so-so to decent profit with minimal risk. Some aspects (getting your total-buy limit) will definitely teach patience. I started running rares in a T-6, a good little ship with almost the same, great view out the canopy window as an Asp-X. Running that rares circuit was where I started earning my first decent credits in ED. o7
No, it would be dumb to not do it because you didn't ask.
You can start in Witchhaul, sure. But it is a loop route, so technically you could start your run at any point in the loop.