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Originally posted by AJ: **So what does everyone consider a successful start? My idea relies on a clock. I've got 4 minutes to get out of my shuttle and into a scoutship and another 20 minutes to get into an argosy. Then I give myself 20 minutes to make enough money to deck out the argosy (Engine Upgrades, Missile Jammer, Decoy Flares, Turrets, and Cannons) and then I head for Darven. Popping Kestrels and Corvettes will make you a rich man very quickly.
-AJ**
5 minutes to get in a light freighter, and 115 minutes of -trade route- work, if I want money. Last time, I got into the light freighter, did 50 minutes of the trade route, got into a Lightning, got into three very long battles with Kestrels which ruined it, went and bought a Corvette, did a load of Rebel missions and then finished up in Darven working on my combat rating blowing up just about anything , regardless of allegiance.
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Well heres another entry from me. Its not too great. 1.Independent 2.Dangerous combat rating 3.1.29 million credit 4.1.11 million credits ship trade in value.
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Same ship as mine...down to the upgrades. Wow.
Originally posted by SilverDragon: **Same ship as mine...down to the upgrades. Wow.
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Whose ship?
Methinks firestorm may have "set the bar" so high, many contestants are "chicken" about posting their results. (I know you have turned me into one heck of a risk-taker to try for "firestorm like" numbers....)
So, there I was in my souped-up Scout (One Mass Expansion, Durasteel, 2 Lasers, 2 Protons, Javelin launcher and "gobs" of Javelines, etc. -- a 350,000+ Credit ship -- pirating the pirates. My plan was to make it to a 'Vette so I could rack up some BIG scores in the last fifteen minutes of my two hours.
I jumped into Curzon and a lone 'Vette pirate started doggin' me. "Ah-ha!" I cried. Looking at the clock, I had ten minutes left. Instead of running and taking on more Clipper pirates ... I thought, "If I could capture this guy, I'd certainly have time to get some good loot." (Everbody knows a 'Vette will take down a pirate Kestrel....) I decided to go for it....
"...Long story short" we BOTH ran our sheilding to zero at the same micro-second. Instead of numbers respectable for firestorm ... my final stats were:
Pirate "Wanna-be" Shuttle(!) Rebel, Confed, Starbound "packet missions" done Turin teraforming - 2 missions done Diphidia Astex missions - 3 stages completed Medical Emergency - 4 or 5 (I got a lot of those.) "Red" status in Capella, Rigel, Centauri and Barnard (I'd looted several Luxury Liners.) Escape Pods used - 2 Credits - 295,000
firestorm, you're really beginning to BUG me...!
-KK
------------------ Courage stands halfway between cowardice and rashness, one of which is a lack, the other an excess of courage." ... Plutarch
well i think its all the time I have nowadays. School got out 4 days ago and I dont have anything to do, but play Esape Velocity. I haven't had any luck with rebels or confederates though.
Pirate: Bob Bando in his Scoutship, Bandit II
Scoutship = approx 501,000 credits (Mass Expanded & very upgraded) Combat Rating = Noteworthy Escape Pods = 2 Missions = ... StarBound & Rebel "Packets" -- (third stage of SB...) ... Turin Terraforming -- two stages ... Medical Emergencies -- five(?) ... Fugitive to Pirates Haven Credits = 615,884 Status = Red in most Confed. (I Love those Luxury Liners .. & the Fugitive mission.)
Noteable event(s): Lucky timing. I got two (2) Kestrels' loot. One was disabled by a Confed Frigate just as I jumped into the system ... then the Frigate took off after the Pirate Lightning. The other chased a Confed Frigate out of Farazon ... seeing the Kestrel's shields down to 4%, I took a chance and "barely" disabled it in time. The second one got me 247,000 Credits. Nice!
- KK
(This message has been edited by Kaptain Karl (edited 06-14-2002).)
Just before the contest ended, I finally struck the right balance of patience / aggressiveness and got my Pirate pilot into a 'Vette. I headed for Darven to go Kestrel hunting ... and all I saw was Clippers!!!! (Where'd all those Kestrels go who were chasing me to death in my Scout?) Yeah. I got lazy taking down Clippers and Argosies and within five minutes of the end of my two hours I tried to blast a Corvette ... with my Decoy Flares(!). He wasted me cuz I had the wrong Secondary selected. Suddenly I had no stats worth posting....
So, what happened to all the rest of you Velociteers? ZERO Confed entries? I win with pretty "average" Pirate scores? (You realize of course ANY Fed entry would have been "the winner." ... Huh???
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And the winners, by category are...
Rebellion - SilverDragon Confederation - (no entries) Trader - firestorm Pirate - Kaptain Karl Independent - firestorm
Thank you -- to the three who played. (Next time it'll be a three hour contest, FYI.)
...Should have joined the contest, but I kinda suck! Well, compared to most people.
1. Pirate 2. Excellent 3. 1.05 million credits 4. Around 400,000 credits trade-in
Guess what? I got over 550 Javelin Rockets!
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this topic is so old!!!!!!!!! but i got 352,736 javelin rockets
Originally posted by slimjim12: this topic is so old!!!!!!!!! but my wang is 352,736 cm tall!! isnt that great?!?!?????
No. Now hold still while I shove this burning hot coal down your throat for digging up an old topic to increase your ego.
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Originally posted by Kaptain Karl: **End Date & Time: June 14, 2002 22:00 (10:00 pm) ASW Time **
Don't dig up old topics again. Besides, it's impossible to get any more than 999 Javellin Rockets.
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