What is your play stile?

[Bullhammer]

Hi guys!
I am looking for some input so I wanted to ask you what is your playstile in star valor?
What strategie do you use, what side do you join, what is your way to success?
Thanks!

[phoenix_54d]

Almost any playstyles are viable in this game, as the developer took care for that not only in 'how you level/get-rich' but also the various ship scales.
Personally I almost exclusively fly yachts solo.

I find it good to dip a little into the various disciplines; a bit of mining and scavenging allows me to craft simple weapons from very early on which makes the wanton-space-murder part of marauders and the such go smooth as well. Exploration comes naturally, so why not take a few extra seconds to fill out maps and hunt down moneymaking derelicts?

Factionwise, usually Outis into Lone Wolf, to take advantage of certain reputation levels for equipment sales before we lock ourselves out for those tasty bonuses.

[Zarinthal]

My primary profile, and most common new game, side with rebels, good with syndi/proxi, fight venghi and pirates. I usually start with a dread or try to get one ASAP. Then I fight venghi hunter fleets I get rep as low as possible for massive loot drops. Current primary is Zeus flagship plus w Zeus escorts. Sometimes instick to single ship play, or stay in small ships to lvl 50. I spend most of my time mining and fighting, hunting ravagers, not as much time exploring unless I'm looking for a specific type of system setup. I barely do any scavenging because I prefer mining for materials and scrapping found loot for tech level. Just my style though, relaxed players enjoy benefits of scavenging and exploring more than I do.

[Red Wizard]

Current game:

Phase 1 (early game):
I start by exploring the map, going to high level sectors to do delivery missions for easy cash. I try to get Venghi allied as quickly as possible, so I can grab two of each of their faction gear. I also made a point to get comfy with the pirates, but keep pirates, traders, and miners below honored so I don't get their background perk.
In this phase I try to get as fast of a corvette as I can. I also beeline towards the perk that lets you see all friendly stations, since that's super helpful for finding them.

Phase 2 (early mid):
Once I have learned how to make Venghi reactors and shields, I head back towards level appropriate sectors to fight and scan debris fields to level up tech and get to character level 30 to get the Lone Wolf background. This drops Venghi alliance to friendly, but I can now get Proxima and the Syndicate up to honored for their items. I continued exploring with a goal to buy all of the other faction specific items. Still flying a corvette for the speed, but now keeping an eye out for a bigger derelict ship, or the Hephaestus mission.

Phase 3 (late mid):
Around now I try to level up my fleet skill and start building a fleet of Theseus miners. Continue exploring, while miners mine. This is a super efficient combo as you can drop the miners off at an asteroid field, and let them mine while you continue exploring the sector. Also levels up geology really fast, which you'll need to make all of those Venghi Large Reactors.

Phase 4 (late game):
So, the advantage of this play is that I have all faction equipment, but the disadvantage is that you can't buy any dreadnaughts, luckily, you can find them as derelicts in high level sectors. In this game I found a Cerberus, last game was a Dominance. Now I fly around in my Cerberus, with my Razor in the trunk. Get to a station, dock, hop in the Razor, lead my fleet to an asteroid field, then zip around, visit other stations, and explore debris fields.

Now working on farming Boss missions for orange loot as I've got purple for everything I want.

[Vahkn]

Generally I start with the lacewing and later buy or find a phantom. The lacewing eventually ends up with a beefy tank and various laser loadouts, the phantom ends up stacked with reactors for a perma-cloak, almost no tank, and a selection of size 10 burst and/or explosive railguns and canons . I switch between the ships and weapons depending on mood.

Initially I beeline for the nearby dead-end systems looking for graveyards to get an early boost to tech level, then I pick a faction to attack and level exclusively from killing them. I've tried mining, crafting, missions, salvaging etc but just don't find those fun.

Typically by L50 I have 50-100 orange items (most of which I wont ever use, as space and power is at such a premium on yachts). Also typically by level 40-45 I have enough components to build a Zeus or V6b if I buy the aluminum and titanium, so eventually I build one just to use the orange gear sitting in my stash.

That dreadnaught ends up with a totally untrained crew of misfits, as I can never be bothered to spend time headhunting or training them. Typically by the point I fly it I'm at minus 500k or so rep with at least one faction. Probably due to the bad crew and dogpile of enemies I'm always disappointed in the dreadnaughts performance, get bored with it, and go back to the yachts, reminding myself not to build one next time...

[AnotherBoris]

I played for different factions, started the same way everywhere.


Early game:

0) I collect delicious perks at the start, as a result, only T1. Wolf is available as the most armed and with a large cargo space. After generation I look at the maps so that at least two identical metals are on sale at two stations in the starting location. I don't use unique Crew Members, I'm leaving everyone at the launch station.

1) Starting T1. I'm exploring the starting location and the neighboring ones. I mine ore, complete quests. I study the skills of Bargain and Trading. Collect money on T2.

2) T2. Some kind of truck to make Cargo Space bigger. I continue to fly around the starting location. I'm starting to trade between two stations in the starting location. One metal there, the other from there. The first time will bring almost no money, but when ten minutes later I will I repeat, there is enough money for T3, and experience for Cargo Optimization.

3) T3. Truck again. I'm saving money for T4 again. At the same time, I'm looking at the location where two stations sell Gold and Platinum. Better both at the same time. If I find it, I move the trade there. In any case, I get so much experience with trading that I quickly exceed the level the level of the location and the enemies stop attacking. Only the teleporting elite. For a war with her, you can hire mercenaries, since there is a lot of money.

4) T4. As a rule, this stage is absent :) But if suddenly - I'm saving up for T5 :)

5) T5. Miner's Donkey. I equip it with a Mining Laser and, in fact, I start playing :)



Average game:

1) Trading location. The same Gold-Platinum. There I bring all the purchased and mined platinum and gold to 2-3 cargo space. This is my source experience and money. Somewhere 40-45 level can be dialed here.

2) Technology collection. I fly around the locations, buy everything I don't know yet and immediately scrap it out until the recipe turns purple. Special attention - PMC technologies. Mobile Refinery and Collectot Beam.

3) I extract resources only to promptly improve the installed equipment.

4) I acquire Born Leader and Master and Commander in skills.



Late game:

1) I select crew. I remove the old ones, instead I hire new ones. Preference for Specialized members. Gunners with range or cooling, Supervisors with mining chance and mining speed. I equip and upgrade unique crew members.

2) T6. Whether I buy it or build it, a lot of resources are needed. Therefore, I pre-buy another Donkey and install 15 PMC Mobile Refinery in it. The "specialized miner - specialized refinery" bundle allows me to collect resources for the construction / equipment of T6 in half an hour or an hour, and not in 5-10 hours, as people complain on forums :)

3) I'm transferring to T6. He's big, slow and clumsy. And his combat power is excessive even against elite bosses above my level. It's getting boring and I'm thinking how to get through this game even faster :)