ernie_r

Santa got me a GTX 960 4gig model and down-sampling to 2560x1440 59hz works a treat on my 37" Panasonic TV; planet detail is now awesome.

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Once you've tried a Vulture you won't look back, or for a bit more firepower and protection with virtually same agility as Vulture get Fed promotions and plug for the new Federal Assault Ship (FAS).

You're right though, the initial investment to play on PC if you want the full gratuitous graphics and decent immersion can be expensive but I've been addicted to PC gaming since starting the awesome Eve Online almost 10 years ago; I've been lucky though, managed to sell my wife and kids to a passing trader to finance it hope she never reads this, I'll be sent to the corner of the room and get my HOTAS confiscated for month, lol.

Ah, you console boys; PC x52 Pro, EDTracker, Voice Attack and livin it!

Anyone been testing the Horizons Beta last few months? Have had to throw out my poor old GTX 750ti to really enjoy planet life in its full graphic gratuity and stab for a 960 but hay! from what I've already seen with the 750 boy! will it be wholly worth it.

Ignore the Drop-Ship (too slow, cumbersome) if you're looking for a comparable combat ship as agile but better armed and tanked, little more cargo space and distance then grab the Federal Assault Ship instead that's coming out this week; had chance to try it in Beta, I'm already a loving Vulture flyer and I'm definitely moving onto the FAS after trying it.

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I went: X52 Pro HOTAS (keyboard mouse was great for Eve-Online but you need to feel like you're flyin the thing proper in ED). EDTracker for headtrack movement (never looked back since; well I can but you know what I mean). Voice Attack (self-programmed with added voice of Emma bought through Ivona). If you wanna knock up a few credits quickly and fairly easily, work your way into a cheap Zorgon Hauler and fit with as much cargo as can, make way to Meredith City (LFT 926) buy Land Enrichment Systems, take one hop to Faraday Ring (Bunda), sell pick up Tea, bring back to Meredith (each station less than 400ls form system arrive point). Jump into Type-6 as soon as possible and grind for a bit until you have at least a few Mil before you get exited and by expensive stuff; it's very easy to get quickly dumped back into a sidewinder with pence in ya pants because you didn't have contingency to cover ship buy-back insurance flay safe.