Have you got a data capture to back that, or should we instead trust FD who have told us that they use the same kit as us?
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Have you got a data capture to back that, or should we instead trust FD who have told us that they use the same kit as us?
I went into a HIRES last night in an Imperial Courier with a 2A shield generator and no boosters. Extremely lightweight build (78 tons), designed to avoid fire rather than tank it. Never had to touch my shield cells. Engaged numerous Dangerous, Deadly, and Elite foes, including a Deadly Fer-de-Lance who gave me a good scare when he turned on a dime and knocked a ring and a half off my shields in one firing pass. Also ran into a Dangerous Courier who could match every maneuver I made until I started using FA Off.
The AI fights like a skilled opponent now, and if you make a mistake you'll pay for it, but no question it can be beaten.
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I would happily accept this on one proviso...
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Any NPC interdictor is no higher than Master in rank and has normal weapons. Maybe with Anarchy systems as an exception.
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I accept I'm not good enough for the new breed of AI and I'm fine with avoiding HazRez etc because of this.
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However, when I'm trucking along in my T-6 with max shields, mostly A-rated components and a full hold of gold, it is not fun to be shredded almost before you stop tumbling from failing the interdiction mini game. I should have the time to cut and run when I am not looking for a fight and I'm not in a combat ship.
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I can afford the rebuys, so I'm not as inconvenienced as some, but it simply isn't fun if interdictions have moved from irritating to probable death.
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I also accept that running shieldless/all D-rated trader to maximise cargo/profit is not a smart move and I never did this anyway, but if your ship is reasonably kitted out and you are prepared to do the 'Sir Robin' move it should (almost?) always be possible.
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This is not a case of 'git gud' unless you are the one picking the fights. Most of my time in this game is spent trading, exploring and mining. I don't do much fighting.
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I am rated 'Dangerous' but this just means I've been playing the game since beta and everyone will be triple Elite if they play long enough because it simply isn't a skill rating. Skill would just get you there faster.
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I am all excited for the new AI, combats are epic and thrilling now and i may have to adapt both my gameplay and the outfit my conda, it's awesome!
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It's douchey when the AI is so good [perfect] but they don't need to reload nor manage their pips, they can fire non-stop at you while charging with full pips to engine without guns stopping for a second. THAT is the problem that will outclass the players, they ignore a core mechanic that is essential for us all. So don't nerf the AI, tweak it to follow all the rules we do. Now if you excuse me i'm going to see how far until i get blown up in my conda, so far i managed it
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It's douchey when the AI is so good [perfect] but they don't need to reload nor manage their pips, they can fire non-stop at you while charging with full pips to engine without guns stopping for a second. THAT is the problem that will outclass the players, they ignore a core mechanic that is essential for us all. So don't nerf the AI, tweak it to follow all the rules we do. Now if you excuse me i'm going to see how far until i get blown up in my conda, so far i managed it
This, very much.
Hmm, a pattern I'm noticing is how the majority of people complaining about the AI seem to be flying Anacondas. This suggests to me that we're dealing with people who have decided to grind the credits to buy the Anaconda, without developing the necessary combat skills needed to fly the thing properly.....and that is coming from someone who is a self confessed "poor pilot" himself......but then I only got as far as a Vulture in the space of 16 months.
It would be nice if we could actually get the required items (Meta-Alloys and Soontil Relics) so we can access the same engineer upgrades these NPCs on steroids have.
wrong.
Where do you think AI currently stands?
From balanced arguments, seems like it's firmly in the 'frustrating' sector. Ones finding 'frustrating' fun, calling out everyone else to l2p or 'git gud' fail on the empathy test when understanding that not everyone starting or use ED for recreation want a frustrating time. Even people saying AI is as it should be, admit that unbalance of uber weapons, plus uber AI piloting makes it just frustrating. (Unless you're a hardcore ED god, which I know some are on here
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From balanced arguments, seems like it's firmly in the 'frustrating' sector. Ones finding 'frustrating' fun, calling out everyone else to l2p or 'git gud' fail on the empathy test when understanding that not everyone starting or use ED for recreation want a frustrating time. Even people saying AI is as it should be, admit that unbalance of uber weapons, plus uber AI piloting makes it just frustrating. (Unless you're a hardcore ED god, which I know some are on here
)the numbers may be the same but the fact they never miss have unlmited amo and a higer tracking range gives the ai the advantage.
Not even going to bother. Actually I will. But I'm going to expect you to extrapolate a bit: What if I don't want to pilot a small ship?
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Most likely the sort that would say to a stranger "Git gud!", I do wonder how long these people would really last walkin about insulting others irl. Some folks will remove your teeth for looking at them the wrong way, so I'd pay to watch the GG crew in action!
Where do you think AI currently stands?
http://fancyfishgames.com/img/difficulty_curve.png
From balanced arguments, seems like it's firmly in the 'frustrating' sector. Ones finding 'frustrating' fun, calling out everyone else to l2p or 'git gud' fail on the empathy test when understanding that not everyone starting or use ED for recreation want a frustrating time. Even people saying AI is as it should be, admit that unbalance of uber weapons, plus uber AI piloting makes it just frustrating. (Unless you're a hardcore ED god, which I know some are on here
Balanced/casual fun. Before 2.1 it was boring.
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Then that's your own fault. Asking for the AI to be dumbed down again just because you're not very good at piloting a large ship isn't really a good argument.
Now that's not true;
RES have always been rated and so are systems. Know the neighborhood you're in.
Perhaps think carefully about dealing in Anarchy systems....
The game has changed. A lot of placeholder content has been replaced with the real deal. That includes AI and the security rating system for systems.
Not respecting the cobra enough is pretty fatal tbh, but the old ai was so dumb they might as well have been flying slightly more streamlines bricks
Darnielle's Progress in Maia system will temporarily sell meta-alloys until the bug is fixed.
Absolute and utter garbage.
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