I saw that post too.
I went into the RES at Fusang this afternoon with my new DB Scout. First I tried the regular RES... not much going on at all... hardly any wanted ships. I shot over to one of the low intensity sites in the same ring at Fusang 3 and found a LOT of small ship action. Vipers, Eagles, Cobras, etc. They paid $20-$45k per kill and kept me busy non-stop for quite a while. Sure... not a big paycheck but I have to tell you... it was a BLAST zipping around in the Scout chasing those pirates!
Then I decided to visit the high intensity RES at Fusang 2 (the one at Fusang 3 was dark). Immediately upon dropping in, I got a wanted Python. Then another.... and another. Yes, three pythons litterally back to back. They were not in wing (hardly any other ships on my sensor at all), and there wasn't a security service ship anywhere in sight. It was straight up one-on-one fighting. Two were novice and one expert. Then after a couple of minutes a Dropship spawned, then another Python, and a Clipper that almost killed me. I don't know why, but I have a hell of a time killing clippers. I had to run back to the station with 30% hull and a cracked canopy after some intense fighting (BTW, the clipper won). Oh.... and each ship paid around $80-100k.
Sure, the bounty wasn't as much as the 'good old days' of last week but the fun factor was high with the swarm of little ships and the intense one-on-one with the big ships. Obviously the spawns varied GREATLY between the 3 RES, and I'm sure it would have varied some if I had just reset the instance too, but I wanted to try the different intensity sites today.
IMO, we were all making way too much $$$ by bounty "farming" in RES in version 1.2, and it's been corrected to a more balanced level now. I mean honestly .... why should you be able to make $1-2 million per hour cruising around a RES having fun shooting ships? It was great while it lasted, and now I still enjoy BH but with different expectations.
If I want to know that I'll make $1-2mil per hour, I'll jump in my T-7 and transport some freight. (I usually do that about 1/2 of my gaming time anyway)
..... just my $0.02 worth.
