So, next question then. What is the benefit of doing long distance travel if you are not doing trading or exploring. I mean I get the further travel will nett you higher profit from trading and exploring, but seeing as I'm still doing bounty hunting, what's the point? Is there a benefit that I'm not aware of, or can I just pick a system and grind the Nav Beacon for bounties?
Exactly this.
Apart from maybe siding and grinding for the purpose of reputation and rank. Most of the federation systems I end in now are allied and friendly with me. I don't believe there is a need for you to travel. I like to find a little nest outside of a popular player based system and visit it occasionally to get good equipment as the higher tech and larger systems will have the good stuff.
Please keep all extremities tucked in...
I should probably add that being allies with many systems has it's perks. Smuggling becomes a lot easier among other things. As well as the rewards you get for bounty hunting. Right now for every ship I destroy I get about 40% bonus for deoing it in a system where I am ranked high. Which is really nice.
Please keep all extremities tucked in...