But then there is the problem of finding appropriate ships in Corvus... Every start I've had has had a bunch of ships I would never in a million years field. Then there is the problem of kitting them out in weapons I want.
Last .65 was slow as all get out but I could honestly pick and choose my targets. I didn't have these problems. The slow build up was fine. .7 it's horrible and not fun.
I start with doing missions now. Usually there are at least one or two to bump you past 100k immediately.
I've been buying ships off the black Market from Ashura and any other independent that has something good. Figure I can keep my rep pretty even with them and not wreck my faction rep.
.7 was tough to get used to but I am now enjoying it more than ever and have managed to build a small fleet and keep a high income for better vessels when my rep is strong enough.