I recently decided to start saving for a fleet carrier. I only have 400 million in liquid credits, and another 1.8 billion in ships and assets, which I will not be selling. Since I started doing AX combat, I want the ability to jump my fleet and modules into Thargoid hotzones, since my heavily armored Chieftain takes forever to get to the Pleiades Nebula, and then would need to wait an hour and a half to ship out the modules that were swapped out in favor of long range travel.
Trade Routes are my usual moneymaker, but the profits have been lackluster as of late, even in a max cargo T9. Mining seems even worse ever since the LTD/VO nerf.
What is the current meta for credits? To all of those with credit balances in the billions, or even tens of billions, how are you filthy rich Commanders making your scratch?
I know it's gonna be a long road no matter what, but I'm looking for the best path to put energy into. If it matters, I am Elite in trading, Master in combat, and Ranger in exploration.
TLDR: What's currently the fastest method to earn enough for a fleet carrier?
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/o4uvys/what_is_the_current_meta_for_money/