[GI] Returning Player unsure on what to do next.

I last played on my account awhile back, it's a 10 droner with havocs & 18 lf4. Nothing has been upgraded past 5/6. Pet has kami / resource coll & I've bought prem to make use of kami.

I'm able to solo cube but of course I risk being killed by other companies / my own, same risks apply in 5-3.

Likewise is it better to palla in 5-3 for GG spins or to cube & use that uri on GG spins when there's a discount on spinning (if they still do that). In addition is it better to use uri on discount GG spins or wait until upgrade hour & use uri then?

Should I be concentrating on Kappa for Hercs or Hades to prioritise lf4s?

I realise it's quite a question(s), I'd of asked in the newbies section but it seems based on reading the rules there it's not for asking questions anymore & there doesn't seem to be a guide for this stage of the game.

Thanks for any help / advice!

 

Hi,

It all depends on your game play... One of the great attributes about DO is so many options to take to reach your goal.

If it was me, I would cube for the following reasons:
1. Cubing helps your rank.
2. There are Cube missions and Protgit missions to do. There a fewer pali mission, but there are a few.
3. I am not into collecting.
4. you can also do other missions not related to cubes ie the quarantine gate missions.

I would use the uri I get to upgrade my LF-4 or simply bypass the upgrades and go for the Special LF-4s available in assembly.

That what I would do. However, as stated before, it all depends on your game play.

I will leave thread open for other players to give you their ideas. When you are ready please let me know and I will close it, unless it because inactive.

Good Luck,

EHD

 

Personally using uri for gate spins is really uncomfortable for me, so I go pally for it. Pallying may also be safer than you think, most players in the pally field either leave me alone or invite me to a party. Your mileage may vary though. Same I think can be said for cubing.
A great way to get gate spins is with the spaceball event. With box doubler you can get ~1500 gate spins in a single event. I'm pretty sure this is the source of gate spins for most of the UFEs in my server; you can just cloak and hide near the portal until the ball gets close, unless you want to join the fight. Either way drone repairs are free so you're not losing much other than your dignity.

 

I think the calendar will take care of a good chunk of your lf4's. Which is one of the best updates BP has done. I personally would cube and start building kappas, to get those hercs and some lf4's along the way.

 

Personally, I'd get my Skill Tree at certain stage before even trying to collect new LF-4's due to the amount of log-disks they use per laser. 36 points, (which is full PvP Bio if I remember right) is very good to have and even if you weren't good PvPer, at least these skills help you a bit to defense yourself from Cubikillers. I don't know what was your state in the Skill Tree, as you didn't mention it. Upgrading shields and drones is pretty important, though, I'd recommend skipping LF-4 upgrades and instead focus on the new LF-4's after skill tree is okay. Ofc 26 points is also okay for it (Electro-Optics max., you'll never miss an alien again), but I went all the way 36.

Spoiler: Skill Tree

This is basically how I built my skill tree. Also worth to mention from DarkOrbit wiki is most likely Pilot Points Cost Table (mods remove if can't link).

Name​	Log Disks required​	Log Disks used in total​	Points used​
Ship Hull I	63	63	2
Engineer (1p)	36	99	3
Shield Engineering	243	342	8
Bounty Hunter I	135	447	10
Ship Hull II	258	735	13
Shield Mechanics	633	1,368	18
Electro-Optics	1,018	2,386	23
Bounty Hunter II	889	3,275	26
Evasive Maneuvers I	751	4,026	28
Evasive Maneuvers II	909	4,935	31
Rocket Fusion	3,517	8,973	36

 

Thanks for all responses, my bio is at 32pp which is good enough for my needs. I've came to the conclusion pally is much safer than cubes (too many UFE's killing me off em on gb2) & it suits my way of playing as I can't commit to playing everyday so it's easy to pick up & go. Mods can close unless you fancy keeping open to see if any other input. Ta.

 

One thing I would suggest, if you do not already have it done, is to "Park" a ship in 5-2 and 5-3 so you collect a full load of Pally logout change ships in the Hangar and then log back in to exchange the Pally for EE.

 

Since you have kami, accept all possible quest for pirate NPC. Find a group on 5-2 and kami them together. It gives good uridium and is easy to do and you don't need ammo.

Use uri to upgrade drones on Upgrade Hour and rest use for Hades on Sunday to get full LF-4.
If you buy discount, 1 Hades will cost you +10k – -20k Uridium, depends on your luck.
After you are full LF-4, do Kappa gates for full Hercules and then do Kronos to get Spartan blueprint and craft them.

Also do daily quest for Tetranin for new LF-4!

 

These aren't missions...I don't see them.

 

Hi, my apologizes for not clarifying. Those particular missions as Event Missions. If/When DO reintroduces the event (see below link) then those missions may reappear.

Sorry for the confusion.

Plague Alert FAQ


EHD