So I've reached a point in the game where I think it's time that I start all over. It's something that I'd like to do, as it's something that I make a habit of in real life. Made a mistake in typing a message? Ctrl + A, Del - Retype it. Messed up a drawing? Tear out the page, start again. Buggy code? Throw it out the window and rebuild it from the ground up. I do this because I learn from my mistakes. Sometimes it's just easier to start again and solidify what you know/your skills, rather than trying to fix a big mistake. So that's what I'm going to do.

Before I reset, I'm going to be building a Level 7 base. It's going to destroy my Ship in terms of Rank : Strength ratio (not that it isn't already bad), so I'm going to post my "final" stats now. Here goes...


Devastation
the Annihilator
Rank 1259 Dark Smuggler
Swords Of Gods (59)
Combat Reputation: Insane

Battles 1003456 (Epic Legend)
Player Kills 2375
Deaths from Players 609
Non-Player Kills 149536
Planets Found 1163
Planets Occupied 210
Planets Captured 175
Missions Completed 2302
Scans Performed 22493
Successful Hacks 2102
Successful Raids 2659

Ship Design Avenger
Size Class Colossal Galaxy Destroyer

Ships/Allies Apparitious II, Bane Familiar, Thraccti, Scruuge Defector, Bainar, Systems Cracker, Sehrin, Bioship Ally, Anubix, AI Assault Drone

Weapons Heavy Quasi-Chaotic Blaster x8, Radiant Surge Cannon - Mark IX x2, Nightclaw Fighter, Gammacron Trap Bay x2, Dark Smuggler Chassis, Sniper Drone, Uldri Wave Ejector, Cosmic Rail, T.O. Cyclobeam Charger x3, Galakis Pirate Ray, Dominion Cannon - Mark III x4, Terrorcharged Bane Emitter x4, Taltherian Sentry x4, Modulated Xecti Disruptor x4, Zebeeren's Cannon x2, Chromatic Cannon, T-Plasma Gemini Cannon x3, Vorean Bio-Ray, Cerulean Fighter, Korteth Twin-Blaster x4, Composite Ray - Type D x4, Leviathan Rift-Emitter x4, Biospheric Decimator, Ion Pulse Ballistae x4, Atmospheric Decimator, Psionic Amplifier, Lazuli Mind Controller x3, Exotic Pulser x3, Combat Analyzer, Drone Cluster, Prototype Mech XV

Energy Proxy-Universe Reactor - Mark IV x3, Xathe Containment Hold, T-Plasma Dynamo x4, Dark Warp Coil x4, Surge Plexus x3, Titancore Reactor x4, Lazuli Tevrazon Core x4, XRP Warp-Charge Pack x4, Siladon Mine Cores, Q-Pedd Ansible x2, Encephalon Core x4, Genetarr Transmitter - Mark II x4, Q-Pedd Logic Servo x2, HyperChannel Relay x4, Silthion T-Plasma Hub x3, F.A.T.H.E.R. x2, Chron-Transistor, Exotic Dynamo, Omicron Injector, Dark Mutagen Battery, Krionite Transducer

Sensors Continuum Analyzer - Mark III x5, TitanProxy x3, Lepus Widecaster x2, Continuum Parser x4, Omni-Field Regulator x2, Merged DataNode, Tetra-Seek Targeter x3, Stryll Locator Eye x2, Autonomous Processor, Uldrinan Onxicant, Tej-Sheel Data Drone, Te'vul's Core x2, Gravimetric Flume x3, Zortah's Interface Jack v.2 x3, Datastream Compiler x4, Co-Align Signal Processor x4, Sha'din Hypergrid Core x4, Litheor Tetractic Crystal x4, Voliir Modulator - Mark II x3, Exo-Temporal Translator x4, Decryption Quad-Frame, Stryll Transponder x2, Prejor Beacon Sensor x2, Tachyon Router, Flux Ringdisc, AI Supercomputer

Hull Perfect Syncopated Plating x5, Stacked Attiroth Plating, Frame of Bane x2, Kalvium Fortified Plating x2, Raix-Radiated Plating, Scythe Plating x4, Scruuge Hypernode x2, BioMimetic Sealer II x4, Mylarai Plasma Lance x4, Stryll Confinement Chamber x4, Dark AssemblyBot x3, Sirakar Plating x2, Silthion Exo-Plating x4, Protean Armory, Protean Arsenal x2, Impact Absorber, Tractor Beam

Shields Heavy Obviator Shield x5, T.O. Phase Barrier x2, T.O. Heliofield, Mega-Coil Repulsor x3, Aegis Capacitor x3, Gravidynamic Isolator x4, T.O. Shield Generator x2, T.O. Harmonic TeraPulser x4, Q-Phase Battery Array, Harmonic Resonator, Field Balancer

Cloaking Inverse Flux Jammer - Mark III x2, Dimensional Mask - Mark III x2, Alarri Probability Core, Sha'din Security Terminal - Type A x4, Coalition Database x2, Litheor Data Interface x3, Phase Interceptor Drive x4, Triaxial Array - Mark II x3, Bio-Signature Scrambler x4, CipherBot x3, Kronyn Anomaly Engine x4, Zolazin Jammer x2, Gamma Channeler

Defenses Trans-Entropy Drive - Mark III x4, Exergonic Inverter - Mark III x4, Velox Thruster x3, Sha'din Hypervoider x4, Silthion Hybrid Utricle x2, Dark Phase Engine x4, BM50 Convoy Shuttle x3, Silthion T-Phase Utricle x2, VARA Interface, Subquantum Tracing Console, Kronyn TransThruster, Scruuge Xeocore, Scruuge X-Deflector x4, Octafari Deflector x4, Trinity-Core Drive x2, Chron-Pulse Drive, Thrust Stabilizer, Subspace Compressor

Space: 7040 / 7041
Attack: 26870
Defense: 29293
Scan: 13227
Cloak: 8794
Cargo: 129739 / 138250
Upkeep: 22B
Drannik: Npcattack +40%
Explorer: Scan +20%

685 / 20312 Energy
60283 / 60297 Hull
31701 / 31701 Shield

7041 Decks
138250 Cargo
16116 Engineers
14091 Tactical Officers
10021 Helmsmen
18284 Scientists

Minerals 40086 units / hour
Artifacts 26786 points / hour
Production: 31499 research / hour

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So as you can see, it's not the best. It's nowhere near the best, but at the same time it is not the worst. I'll gain my two-year playing Medal on the 1st of May this year. I'd say the one thing that destroyed my progress and strength, was missions. I loved doing missions to get better stuff, so it threw my Ship into a rank range that it simply wasn't built for.

I started out as SSB until about Rank 60, where I decided to do the Kronyn chain, and then Zolazin, then Octafari, then Trellith, Voliir... You can see how it went. I then moved onto an auto-ranking MSB, until about rank 1200, and then I decided to go all out LSB. It's not as bad as I thought it'd be, but it's not the SSB I'd once dreamed of having - hence the reset.

My advice to players: Missions can wait. NPCing is much better for your Ship, in the long run. Missions rewards that are % modules are not worth the XP gained.

I'm kinda rambling on, as I do. Please feel free to ask questions if you feel the answer could benefit someone.

Do you mean are worth, because I would say anything that provides a % is worth it as it increases the effect each bracket, prisoner, droid, cell... ect provides

That was a typo. Was supposed to say "are not % modules".

This:is why thissucks...

Yep obviously when you reset, focus on arti early and often. Because I'm about 300 ranks below you and my arti per hour is over double yours (and mine is nothing all that special for my rank). That's the key to the game. Play style doesn't matter as much as scanning, taking, and making as many good arti planets as early as you possibly can. With that being said, good luck on the reset!

as i have stated in my SSB guide (hosted elsewhere, pm for link if interested) i think starting and staying as an SSB at low ranks is problematic. better to figure out by what rank you want to become an SSB, and use that deck value to accomodate your module switching.

NPC'ing at a low rank is also problematic. most pilots will only have the 2 initial NPC slots. it took me months to get to rank 75 and i think i might have seen maybe 2 t.o. troop carriers in that time. finishing the zolazin chain early doubles the number of npc slots ... but the xp gain from npc's is not worth the meagre rewards at lower ranks. saddled with a relatively tiny energy bar ... you just won't get the bang for your buck.

post-reset, my suggestion would be to focus on low.xp pvp (hacking and raiding), medal points, and essential missions (for whatever path you are intending to follow). looking for easy reds (minimal energy / xp) is also a priority. after rank 100 is when i would polish off the zolazin chain and begin easing into npc'ing. your first race / profession change also should not occur until that point, so pick your initial race / profession to match what you will be doing for those early ranks.

good luck !

lolz I chose rank 4489

sorry for going off topic but I just wanted to comment on your icon. URF is op lol.

If you want to add me on league, maybe we can play together sometimes.

and the year 2244 to get there lol