Well it is for me, but that just be because I am not very imaginative, and crap at combat.
Prior to the wipe from beta I made a goodly amount by running missions ( take X to Y etc) , once I can get back into the swing of things that may be the way to go. I suck at combat and can almost guarantee and interruption from the kids as soon as I get into combat , so that’s not going to work.
Seams like I am making some money just by picking up exploration data when running from one system to another.
Looks like I’ve found a new game to get into when I inevitably become bored with this one. Rebel Galaxy appears to be one part Elite, one part Starflight 2, and one part “Firefly”.
Found a nice double binary on my lunch break. K/K and M/L within 250ls of each other.
Staying in fuel scoop range until I can play more. 
Nice!
I’m thinking of joining the Fuel Rats. Anyone have experience with them?
(P.S. I’ve discovered the joy of fighting in conflict zones. Need to do it with something other than my current, highly decked-out Asp, though.)
I’ve had some success in a highly decked-out Viper but that was pre-Power Play. Mainly remained on the fringe for fleeing reds I could pick off.
By the way, here’s the Fuel Rats page on Inara.
I’ve been invited to join Paladin Consortium and they sound like my kind of people. Unless we Dopers want to start our own?
If we do come together as a unified front, perhaps call ourselves Combat, Exploration, and Commerce Initiative, Limited?
Considering the origin of my commander’s name: Dork Steel or some other pun on The Dark Wheel?
The Asp is fine (not great; frankly the Diamondback Scout was overall more fun), but I’m thinking of kitting out a Vulture, actually, dedicated to the purpose. Word is they can take out Anacondas (NPCs anyway.) Considering I can already take out NPC Pythons 1 on 1 in the Asp, I believe it.
Sure, why not?
The Fuel Rats are pretty loosely organized, but it sounds like fun.
I’ve been trading metal to the Kaushpoos system for the current CG, already have earned a 7 million CR bonus. Woo-hoo!
The more I hear from the boss Paladin, the more I like his group, but I also like the idea of Dopers banding together. We could do that and ally ourselves with the Paladins, and their allies, giving each other a hand when we can. We just need a name I and I can register us at Inara.
I’ve posted my available flight logs if anyone is interested in what I’ve been up to for the past nine months.
Still in one piece and almost halfway home.
Oh, and I’m at Sag A.
I did well in the last CG (top 40% with the Asp), so now I’ve kitted out a specialist bounty-hunting Vulture. It’s pretty fun! I hate that the only weapons that are really appropriate for it are twin pulse lasers (SO boring) but so it is. It handles like an enraged velociraptor.
Flew my vulture to the Kaushpoos system for the new CGs, and man does this thing need a fuel scoop. The Asp spoiled me.
Done and done.
(Kept the Asp, by the way.)
I’ve made a group for us: Bright Minds and Dark Steel.
Joined up.
PSA: no, even a fully-kitted Vulture is not really a match 1-on-1 for a decently skill-piloted Anaconda.
With a nice-sized cushion upon returning to civilization, especially if I still have my exploration data, I’ll be checking out open play. Don’t want to take a chance on losing that data in one shot.
I can hardly blame you.
I’d join but my play is so spotty right now and haven’t had time to get a decent ship