Difficulty Issues

Mon Oct 04, 2004 12:54 am by cyrustalon

I am brand new here. I bought FL a week ago and just finished it last night. However, when I finished the game, the only missions available in the bar or job board were Difficulty 1 or 2 (and paid less than $2500). When I was still in the game, I was doing Difficulty 17 or 18. I searched the forums, and they all suggest to do more missions. I did several of these low missions but nothing changed. I wondered if the baddies were at difficulty 2 so I flew out to a hostile base and killed over 100 mollys, outcasts etc in less than an hour (all without recharging shields or anything). It was no challenge at all. I tractored in all the loot and sold it on Pitts for over 70k. Still the missions are on Difficulty 2 and the baddies are pathetic. Am I stupid or what am I missing? Thanks for the help

Cyrus Talon

Mon Oct 04, 2004 1:55 am by Pinger

mission levels are linked to your reputaion with the faction giving the mission, so low rep = low payout. Plus if taking them in the Central systems they pay less than the Border systems.

[0[Pinger Admin on Freelancer [Firebutton.co.uk[ 212.67.120.234:27000
Server Now using Server Side Only Mod - Lello's NPC Revenge with Enhanced NPC Loadouts etc
Account Creation Currently On
On Qnet in #Firebutton
Firebutton FreeLancer Stats
Firebutton Players Online

Mon Oct 04, 2004 3:05 am by Apocalypse89

When you finish the game, you appear back in the New York system, which is one of the first in the game. If you want good payout at your point in the game, head to Rheinland.

Mon Oct 04, 2004 5:07 am by Puke Barwalker

Head for the border worlds. You can get missions for over 100,000 credits that will give you a challenge. You'll end up fighting in mine fields too, or in radioactive systems that eat up your ship while you are battling it out. If you just finished SP, you probably haven't even seen much more than 50% of the FL universe!

Jose Chavez: "Trent! It's good to see my kind of scum."

Mon Oct 04, 2004 5:14 am by Earendil

Think of it this way. Where you start it's easy so a new player has a better chance at surviving when his FL skills are low. As you move farther from the NY system it gets more challenging. As Puke said the Border worlds, the worlds farthest from NY, are the most challenging.

Once you conquer the AI try Multi-Player. Real people as players are much more unpredictable and challenging.

_____________
Earendil
SysAdmin of Boston Freelancer server
Server community website & forum: EarendilsPlace.net (server rules)

Mon Oct 04, 2004 2:36 pm by cyrustalon

Hey, Thanks for the advice. I'll head farther out. As far as the multiplayer, I hope to get ADSL soon (I'm on 28k dial-up at the moment) so I will look forward to it. Thanks again.

Over and Out

Cyrus Talon

Important Message

You are browsing the archived Lancers Reactor forums. You cannot register or login.
The content may be outdated and links may not be functional.

To get the latest in Freelancer news, mods, modding and downloads, go to
The-Starport