A post like this a long time ago gave me perspective on the game and kept me going. It's a list of all the things a long-time player has done in game. I added useful links and hope this helps at least one other player set some goals and stay interested in this game for far longer than they thought.
I want to start by offering a view on the negativity that new players may encounter – that there's nothing to do in this game, it's too hard to learn, and it's too much of a grind. Pay attention to how many hundreds of hours those reviewers have put into this game. Let me emphasize: HUNDREDS of hours. I'd be happy if you get 50 enjoyable hours out of this game without grinding, I think you can go on to 200hrs of solid gameplay with some grind, and hit 1000hrs (well past your moneys worth) still with some grinding but lots of achievement, teamwork, and accomplishment. This is still the best space sim out there imho, and I keep coming back to it.
The secret? Space is big and lonely – Find a group of CMDRs to play with!
Here are my highlights from the past couple years that you might use to set some goals:
"Exploration":
"Lore Tourism":
"Fun Events":
"Factions":
"Things that happened along the way":
"Stuff I have barely touched!":
But what keeps me coming back:
Parting words: "It's only a grind if you make it one," and "Are you sure you've done EVERYTHING in game?"
See you.. out there, CMDRs!
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