spud42 wrote:
i am getting better.. i can dock at full speed now and have spent a lot on shields, military lasers and extra power etc....and i am up 40,000 Cr..... what ship to buy next????? still lots of trading and exploring to go ..... getting sick of Isinor and Ensoreus with the odd side trip to spice it up....
Time to start thinking about your career track.. there are lots of choices to make, and to some extent they will influence your ship preferences.
Do you want to continue as a Trader? Is ordinary trade, and milk runs in particular, getting boring? There are OXPs that can spice things up, or even change things radically, like
New Cargoes. Perhaps specialising in certain cargoes is in order. Cody found the life of a
contrabandista to be full of excitement and challenge, before moving on to the even more challenging role of Courier (a new career-track currently only in Trunk). At the other end of the scale, Ranthe has discovered that the life of an Anaconda Jockey can be both challenging and rewarding.
Is the Pirate life for you? You could make this as difficult or as "easy" as you like. Commander McLane is famed for his abilities as a highly skilled Clean Pirate.
Miner used to suck as a career, but various OXPs have improved things to the point it's a valid choice for a player now. Not the most exciting of trades, but some folks like it that way.
How about becoming a Pirate Hunter? It will hone your combat skills razor-sharp, and the honest folk plying the lanes will thank you. And there's no shortage of work!
Professional Escort is an interesting job. Install
Escort Contracts and you will spend your life going to "interesting" places, meeting dangerous people, and killing them. It often ties in nicely as a sideline for the next career in the list, which is:
Bounty Hunter. Life as a contract killer is seldom boring, and frequently more exciting than is good for your heart rate.
Random Hits is a simply brilliant bounty hunter's OXP.
Professional Assassin.
Assassins Guild and
Victim 11 OXPs are the way to go here. One step up from bounty hunting, or at least some say so..
The Cobra MkIII is a capable ship in all these roles, but plenty of people prefer to choose a ship more fine-tuned to their career choice. For my own primary career choice, bounty hunter, you can read about my preferred ship in
this thread.