Hello fellow CMDR's! I thought it might be nice to know how everyone is getting on with the transition from small to medium ships. That big jump from a few hundred thousand credits into the millionaires ranks is both exciting and daunting. What was your first big ship upgrade? How did you find it and how gutted were you at the upgrade/insurance costs? How did your first week in your shiny new ship go? Heres my story and I would love to hear what others have experienced.
My cobra has been a trusty companion, hauling, exploring and bounty hunting and dealing with everything the universe can throw at it.. I'll never part with her but I have decided to sell the high class modules and see whats available to buy.
So... I finally take the plunge and drop in my local Starport showroom. Like a kid in a candy factory I cannot take my eyes off the shiny new Python.. I ask the salesman if he does interest free credit? By the sound of his laugh I guess I'm in the wrong market! I love the shiny new Python like a gleaming Ferrari, but its just a dream and I really cannot afford it without offering dubious services on steps of the imperial palace. So I usher myself across to the ASP. At over 6 million credits its not exactly the deal of the week but I have enough money and a couple of million spare.
Do I? Don't I?? ... I sign my name on the dotted line and bang.. she's there in the hanger!
The wallet is now looking a little bare but I am sure I can still manage to upgrade a little with a couple of million and still have change to trade a bit. Straight to outfitting I go and been the safety conscious type I go to the weapons section. This ain't so bad? A few cannons and a couple of beam lasers should do and I get pretty a good deal! Right then, over to the shields. OMFG HOW MUCH!!! I quickly realise that I am out of my financial depth here.. !
BACKUP PLAN! I can see this is going to be costly so lets look at what is cheap.. Ah! Nothing! Oh hang on.. Cargo racks are not too bad so lets beef up a bit. So I buy myself a few cargo upgrades and get her up to 92T. Lets face it I am going to have to make some serious money of I really want to get the ASP I really want. Thinking a couple of million would be enough was a bad mistake.
So after what was at least a couple of hours in the hanger I finally venture out. I could not stomach removing the shields for fear of losing everything I own but with 92T cargo and still all my modules I should be able to manage. I have a couple of good trade routes and its time to get some money back.
A couple of days of trading has quickly made me feel better, I now I can fill up my hold and cover my insurance.. phew! So I head off on a few more trade runs and she feels really good, manoeuvrable, sturdy, and reasonably quick. I gently dock her again and pick up my next load. I'm on TS comms with some friends bragging about my new purchase and singing its praises as I enter the dock.. Oh no! I have forgot to request docking permission. Don't panic I think.. you have done this many times before, just hit reverse thrusters and drift back out. I slam the throttle fully back and nothing happens? ? This thing just won't stop. Finally it comes to a halt and the thrusters start to kick in 10..9...8..7.. I have them on full bore but I have gone half way through the port before the momentum stops.. 6...5..4... A little pee starts to come out at this point.. 3.... 2...1.... All power to shields.. but its all in vain.. BOOM!
This life really bites you hard when you get it wrong. Of course its rage overload when you lose all your hard earned credits and assets. I don't think I have ever know a game that can be so cruel, that being said I like that about ED. Although from my colourful language when my ASP got vaporised would say otherwise. Still I have the insurance cost but it leaves me with less than 500k. So off I go trading again.. buy a few more upgrades and decided I need a break from the trade route. I hunt a few bounty's no problem then a couple of friends tell me about a battle at Kappa Fornica and ask me to come over..
I Fancied a bit of fun in a combat zone with a capital ship, so off I go kitted out for battle. A good hour of fun with friends and 150,000 in combat bonds, so I head back to cash in and put my feet up for a bit. After a well earned rest I decided that I should go back to the combat as I enjoyed it so much, but this time I am on my own.... Things are going well and its great fun.
I checked my combat bonds and I had nearly 200k to collect. Just 10 more minutes I thought then I can go and cash it in. Then a stray volley of cannons missed my target and hit the capital ship, everything on my scanner turns red and my shields are gone in less than 5 seconds and the dread of knowing whats coming covers you. BOOM! 750k re-buy cost, lost all my combat bonds and over 200k in bounty's too! I just had enough to cover the re-buy but then had to sell all my high grade ASP modules so I could buy cargo.
This is the 3rd time I have trashed my ASP, and I have only had it a week! I don't really have enough resources to have a second ship kitted out yet so she has to be a jack of all trades. So within seconds a 500k profit opportunity quickly becomes a 1 million loss.
My cobra has been a trusty companion, hauling, exploring and bounty hunting and dealing with everything the universe can throw at it.. I'll never part with her but I have decided to sell the high class modules and see whats available to buy.
So... I finally take the plunge and drop in my local Starport showroom. Like a kid in a candy factory I cannot take my eyes off the shiny new Python.. I ask the salesman if he does interest free credit? By the sound of his laugh I guess I'm in the wrong market! I love the shiny new Python like a gleaming Ferrari, but its just a dream and I really cannot afford it without offering dubious services on steps of the imperial palace. So I usher myself across to the ASP. At over 6 million credits its not exactly the deal of the week but I have enough money and a couple of million spare.
Do I? Don't I?? ... I sign my name on the dotted line and bang.. she's there in the hanger!
The wallet is now looking a little bare but I am sure I can still manage to upgrade a little with a couple of million and still have change to trade a bit. Straight to outfitting I go and been the safety conscious type I go to the weapons section. This ain't so bad? A few cannons and a couple of beam lasers should do and I get pretty a good deal! Right then, over to the shields. OMFG HOW MUCH!!! I quickly realise that I am out of my financial depth here.. !
BACKUP PLAN! I can see this is going to be costly so lets look at what is cheap.. Ah! Nothing! Oh hang on.. Cargo racks are not too bad so lets beef up a bit. So I buy myself a few cargo upgrades and get her up to 92T. Lets face it I am going to have to make some serious money of I really want to get the ASP I really want. Thinking a couple of million would be enough was a bad mistake.
So after what was at least a couple of hours in the hanger I finally venture out. I could not stomach removing the shields for fear of losing everything I own but with 92T cargo and still all my modules I should be able to manage. I have a couple of good trade routes and its time to get some money back.
A couple of days of trading has quickly made me feel better, I now I can fill up my hold and cover my insurance.. phew! So I head off on a few more trade runs and she feels really good, manoeuvrable, sturdy, and reasonably quick. I gently dock her again and pick up my next load. I'm on TS comms with some friends bragging about my new purchase and singing its praises as I enter the dock.. Oh no! I have forgot to request docking permission. Don't panic I think.. you have done this many times before, just hit reverse thrusters and drift back out. I slam the throttle fully back and nothing happens? ? This thing just won't stop. Finally it comes to a halt and the thrusters start to kick in 10..9...8..7.. I have them on full bore but I have gone half way through the port before the momentum stops.. 6...5..4... A little pee starts to come out at this point.. 3.... 2...1.... All power to shields.. but its all in vain.. BOOM!
This life really bites you hard when you get it wrong. Of course its rage overload when you lose all your hard earned credits and assets. I don't think I have ever know a game that can be so cruel, that being said I like that about ED. Although from my colourful language when my ASP got vaporised would say otherwise. Still I have the insurance cost but it leaves me with less than 500k. So off I go trading again.. buy a few more upgrades and decided I need a break from the trade route. I hunt a few bounty's no problem then a couple of friends tell me about a battle at Kappa Fornica and ask me to come over..
I Fancied a bit of fun in a combat zone with a capital ship, so off I go kitted out for battle. A good hour of fun with friends and 150,000 in combat bonds, so I head back to cash in and put my feet up for a bit. After a well earned rest I decided that I should go back to the combat as I enjoyed it so much, but this time I am on my own.... Things are going well and its great fun.
I checked my combat bonds and I had nearly 200k to collect. Just 10 more minutes I thought then I can go and cash it in. Then a stray volley of cannons missed my target and hit the capital ship, everything on my scanner turns red and my shields are gone in less than 5 seconds and the dread of knowing whats coming covers you. BOOM! 750k re-buy cost, lost all my combat bonds and over 200k in bounty's too! I just had enough to cover the re-buy but then had to sell all my high grade ASP modules so I could buy cargo.
This is the 3rd time I have trashed my ASP, and I have only had it a week! I don't really have enough resources to have a second ship kitted out yet so she has to be a jack of all trades. So within seconds a 500k profit opportunity quickly becomes a 1 million loss.
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