*** The Official Elite: Dangerous Thread ***
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A good 20min to get there. 
Soldato
Yep, I'm Still Duke with the Imperials, Rank stays once you earn it, Probably around a days grind away from being Rear Admiral with the Federation, I don't think it would be a good gameplay decision to lock players into 1 faction like that given you would be cut off from quite a few ship purchases.
Soldato
Up to warrant officer with the feds now. Corvette is still a long way away 
Yup, can be. Try passenger missions. Look for a system with a number of large starports and imperial factions that give a large number of missions to a couple of systems then make it your home for awhile and simply pack out your largest ship with economy class passenger cabins then sale on up the stations packing in passengers like sardines (so no passenger missions with a crown - that also means you won't need a heat sink as you won'd get any missions with requirements such as 'secretive').
Soldato
So currently have more credits than I can possibly spend and am going to build a fully engineered medium combat specialist, would you go FAS, FDL or Python? Jump distance will be mostly irrelevant as when using it I will mostly be single system based.
Soldato
I went to HIP 8444 and did nothing but data missions to HIP 8758 and donation missions, Managed to grind out from rank zero to duke within 20'ish hours.
Just don't mate the cutter is by far the worst ship to fly in the game.
20 HOURS?!?! No way!
Never done data missions how do they work exactly?
Damn, is it? Others said it was a pleasure to fly?
Well certainly whenever I searched imperial cutter on youtube, people don't seem to have anything bad to say about it!
And worse than the conda when it comes to the mail slot? Dang....
So what else should I focus on then?
It has far worse agility than the conda. If you want something shiny and feel like grinding try the corvette.
Soldato
Yep 20 hours, I kept accepting data missions at HIP 8444 to HIP 8758, Then board hop, Logout to the main menu to refresh the mission boards, Take as many data missions as I could then go deliver them to HIP 8758, Really simple, Rinse and repeat for 20 hours straight with donation missions on the side as well, Donated around 300 mill by the end.
I'm still a novice when it comes to flying but I've never missed the mail slot and I do manual only, Comes down to personal preference, For example, I really don't like the feel of the Anaconda but love the Cutter.
Soldato
Yep sure is.
Soldato
If you're on open play, Log off and go to Solo, rinse and repeat as many times as needed until you max your missions.
My routine is -
Open>>>Group>>>Solo>>>Open etc...
Ooh interesting. How come it works like that I wonder?
Can't wait to try this out tonight. I've just amassed 360m and I'm at Lord.
Based on what you said it seems I'm going to lose most of that on the charity payment missions and here I was hoping to get a cutter straight after
Can't wait to try this out tonight. I've just amassed 360m and I'm at Lord.
Based on what you said it seems I'm going to lose most of that on the charity payment missions
and here I was hoping to get a cutter straight after 
Based on what you said it seems I'm going to lose most of that on the charity payment missions
You'd be better off running passenger missions, it might take a little longer but you'll amass a decent wedge of credits for outfitting at the same time.