Difficulty scaling

[Mel]

Does the enemy difficulty scaling still make this game unplayable? I stopped playing Rebel Galaxy some 6-7 months ago when I got stuck and went bankrupt when I couldn't no longer take on the gargantuan enemy fleets nuking me in less than 10 seconds after getting the Arcturus.

[AlanEsh]

I am flying an Arcturus with Mk4 guns, and I was getting my butt kicked when I flew missions in systems where I could buy Mk5 weapons.... so what am I doing now? I'm flying missions in other systems and I'm not getting my butt kicked. Sure, the rewards are 100k instead of 200k per mission, but I'm spending less time on each mission than I was doing (failing) missions in the more dangerous system.
I guess I don't understand what people mean by the "enemies scaling" when I can go back to lower tier systems and cut through everything like butter. It doesn't seem like anything is scaling with me, it seems to all be dependent on which system I'm in.

[Kunovega]

Originally posted by AlanEsh:

I am flying an Arcturus with Mk4 guns, and I was getting my butt kicked when I flew missions in systems where I could buy Mk5 weapons.... so what am I doing now? I'm flying missions in other systems and I'm not getting my butt kicked. Sure, the rewards are 100k instead of 200k per mission, but I'm spending less time on each mission than I was doing (failing) missions in the more dangerous system.
I guess I don't understand what people mean by the "enemies scaling" when I can go back to lower tier systems and cut through everything like butter. It doesn't seem like anything is scaling with me, it seems to all be dependent on which system I'm in.

Each system has a limited amount that it can scale; but it is there and it's based on what your total ship value is.

It's also very easy to test. You can buy/sell your ship and all of it's equipment at any time and thereby adjust what you are flying around in.

[AlanEsh]

Originally posted by Kunovega:

Originally posted by AlanEsh:

I am flying an Arcturus with Mk4 guns, and I was getting my butt kicked when I flew missions in systems where I could buy Mk5 weapons.... so what am I doing now? I'm flying missions in other systems and I'm not getting my butt kicked. Sure, the rewards are 100k instead of 200k per mission, but I'm spending less time on each mission than I was doing (failing) missions in the more dangerous system.
I guess I don't understand what people mean by the "enemies scaling" when I can go back to lower tier systems and cut through everything like butter. It doesn't seem like anything is scaling with me, it seems to all be dependent on which system I'm in.

Each system has a limited amount that it can scale; but it is there and it's based on what your total ship value is.

It's also very easy to test. You can buy/sell your ship and all of it's equipment at any time and thereby adjust what you are flying around in.

You're saying the enemies in that same system are going to switch to weaker ships and outfits when I do? Or their damage and defense will be nerfed?