How appropriate, I fight like a cow.

I started playing ED on playstation. Then I switched to PC and still use a PS controller. It just flies best with 2 stick imo. You can also additionally use a keyboard. (I use the default controller key binding layout + added only 2 or 3 keyboard buttons myself)

Slow but steady passive NPC deliveries to your construction sites.

I’d say depends. Do you have enough other slots in the system? If yes, I’d say yes. Market effects currently only combine for facilities around or on the same body, so you if you want an orbital market, then you only want to establish production on bodies where you can build an orbital outpost/station. (They maybe will change it so all facilities will also count into all other facilities in the system)

Maybe if it has 5 or more slots on the body, otherwise I’d use this only for system wide effects like security

I forgot about my personal multiplayer aspect: it’s the community in forums like here and mainly discord. There are dozens of public discord servers. That’s where people mainly meet and talk. The in game chat is often a lot of shit talk.

Fly safe, CMDR o7

There is a lot of story/lore but no campaign, no given storyline. There’s so much given for your imagination https://elite-dangerous.fandom.com/wiki/Elite_Dangerous_Timeline tho we mostly only get some galnet articles for everything new.

Can’t say much about multiplayer, I only use solo mode. But you can still see the chat of open play, if you’re in a system. No one will know if you’re solo or open. FDevs also announced to rework the whole squadron thingy

I use a controller with 2 sticks. I love it, don’t even think about getting a joystick because I don’t play on a desk