Now before anyone tell me that there is many things to do in this game, like PP (which is the only aspect of the game i havent tried yet), bounty hunting, mining, transport and so on. The money is minuscule compared to taking a group of tourists in the black, scanning everything, coming back and cashing in. I have seen many online exploits like Quince, and other systems which you can stack missions, but there is nothing like good ol fashion exploring. I spent a week out in the black 7mil credit tourist mission 7kly out, and i came back and cashed in with a grand total of about 40million credits. And thats with me honking every system, and only detail scanning planets that looked interesting. Then i got credit with discovering about 50-100 new planets (about 10-15 elw and wws, and a handful of ammonia worlds) . Im just imagining the money i left on the table if i had scanned everything in every system.
Is this the meat of the game? The randomly generated systems? Scanning them, reporting them, and having your name attached to them? I have been playing this game for the past 7 months, and exploring was the one occupation i avoided because i knew it could be tedious and boring. But the financial reward is huge. I was telling my wife who watched me from time to time getting back to the bubble, explaining to her that hopping from system to system isnt the only part of the game. But this is the mission i chose so im just grinding back to the station to cash in. I also told her that this better pay off well or its the last time im exploring.
And yes, its currently about the money with me. Playing this game, for me to upgrade ships, requires that. I had just made enough to buy the FDL, but i still didnt buy it because it cost twice the amount for the upgrades i want and rebuy cost (and trading in my vulture would have only save me 11mil). But i know if i want a new ship, just go out in the black for about a week, and come back and cash in. Very lonely tho..
Im going back out in the black, later this week. Because i need more money for my FDL, i didnt purchase yet. But i did cop the python. Traded in my FDS for it. So im gonna do a few planetside missions and see how it flies.
Then back in my asp explorer and go about 4kly out and start scanning again...... And this time no passengers, just my srv. I can go at my own pace. Well, maybe a 4kly tourist site.
Is this the meat of the game? The randomly generated systems? Scanning them, reporting them, and having your name attached to them? I have been playing this game for the past 7 months, and exploring was the one occupation i avoided because i knew it could be tedious and boring. But the financial reward is huge. I was telling my wife who watched me from time to time getting back to the bubble, explaining to her that hopping from system to system isnt the only part of the game. But this is the mission i chose so im just grinding back to the station to cash in. I also told her that this better pay off well or its the last time im exploring.
And yes, its currently about the money with me. Playing this game, for me to upgrade ships, requires that. I had just made enough to buy the FDL, but i still didnt buy it because it cost twice the amount for the upgrades i want and rebuy cost (and trading in my vulture would have only save me 11mil). But i know if i want a new ship, just go out in the black for about a week, and come back and cash in. Very lonely tho..
Im going back out in the black, later this week. Because i need more money for my FDL, i didnt purchase yet. But i did cop the python. Traded in my FDS for it. So im gonna do a few planetside missions and see how it flies.
Then back in my asp explorer and go about 4kly out and start scanning again...... And this time no passengers, just my srv. I can go at my own pace. Well, maybe a 4kly tourist site.
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