I'm currently deciding if I want to make a mamba build, do some Frontline to unlock an engineer, or join the latest gold rush (Don't need the money, but had huge fun back when AXI discord was very active/social with 16+ people in an instance)
My brother is just about to rejoin the game after a year out, so I'm frantically trying to get my suits and guns upgraded and engineered enough to help him in Odyssey. I'll also be doing a bit of Maelstrom spelunking soon to scrape at that Titan!
I recently purchased one of every ship in the game: the goal is to do a full build with engineering for each of them. I've had a long time rule on this play through that I won't own two of any ship.
Currently contemplating a Cannon/Pacifier/Cyto build. Force shell and Corrosive/Drag for experimental, but not sure what engineering mods to use on the weapons.
(Very) gradually making my way to Colonia with my carrier (been there before, just sans carrier), making good credits with exobiology along the way. Then unlocking some engineers, then gotta decide whether to go back to the bubble, or go the other way...
Elite really shines when the gameplay encourages co-op interactions, and falls flat when instancing discourages it. It was great when the buffed mining ... a year ago? Seems like it should have always been a legit way to get money over combat.
My Discount Cutter
(7A Universal Multi Limpet Controller gives you so many limpets!)
Ant-Xeno is still a thing https://antixenoinitiative.com/ but I feel like some community focus was lost when there was more to do than attack interceptors. Maybe I should unlock the new caustic heatsinks and explore a maelstrom?
I'd recommend building an exploration mamba like this one, and hunting down stratum tectonicas. If undiscovered, they're worth about 90 mil. All exobio pays really well right now.
I was out in the black in my Anaconda when they did the event for double engineered 6A FSD. I could have used the hell out of that drive but didn't get it because I was out exploring.
Now it's unavailable for some reason, unlike the 5A. So I quit and haven't been back. It seems like a petty reason to leave a game after so many hours, but I just ran out of reasons to keep playing and that little "fuck you" tipped the scale just enough.