That was a very good video and he explained some things very well.

 

There was a lot of good advice, especially when dropping into combat areas to only target enemies that are already getting fired upon. That works well no matter what rank of combat you are and especially works well in combat zones which are especially tough.

 

He shows how to make decent money exploring, and even shows how to use the FSS while doing the "Road to Riches", however he leaves out an important detail, using the DSS. It makes a lot of sense while doing the Road to Riches to Discovery Surface Scan (DSS) the target worlds. It will double the amount of credits and experience earned. So I highly suggest when doing the Road to Riches to not just honk systems, but to also DSS target bodies.

 

He makes absolutely great comments about mining. For example, just skipping past the famed overlapping hotspots. I've mined in all these places and always found just a decent hotspot at a pristine ring to produce just about the same amount of material in the same amount of time. No need to travel forever to get to these spots people post in the forums. Just find the nearest one near you instead. Mining pays really well too and is a very good way to make credits. It is dangerous though, pirates will not hesitate to kill you for your cargo, so you need to get used to pirates and figure out how to outsmart them all, whether they are NPCs or real people.

 

I can't believe he lays out how to get to unlocking Shinrarta Dezhra so fast. I had no idea that it could be unlocked by just mining and selling so fast. I unlocked Shinrarta by exploring for a long time and heading out to the Elysian Shore.

 

One more thing a new player should do is to pledge to a power play faction. I recommend Aisling Duval to unlock prismatic shields. Just do it, don't wait and it doesn't really make any difference to day-to-day gaming in Elite. It takes four weeks of pledging to unlock these items and even if you aren't ready to learn about power play, at least you when you decide that you want a power play item you will already be eligible to get the prismatic shield. Thank me later for that advice. I wish someone told me to do that when I first started playing. Also, don't play in solo, play in open. That was another thing I didn't do for the longest time and really, open is just funner. There are people out there who are jerks but not many. Most people just o7 and wave and greet you instead.

 

All in all, that was a pretty good video. Check out his other videos too, he has a really good suggestion on ship build for mining.

Edited January 21, 20215 yr by RogueSteward

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