I love a challenging AI, but the penalty for death is too harsh if the police's AI is not clever enough to detect that my target was the pirate and not the ship that flew through my beam. Log tickets for your losses if you consider a broken AI was the reason for your loss. You might not get the refund, but the flood of tickets will be noticed.
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So it doesn't increase the time to shield failure with the same level of fire? Or is it simply a case that you like to argue semantics for the sake of it?
What combat rank are you and what was the rank of the NPC`s that killed you?
sorry, that's incorrect. Shields recharge at a constant rate so long as there is energy in the capacitor. the number of pips in SYS does influence shield strength but it's exponential not linear. So basically anything less than 4 pips is weakening your shields
This is one of those features that shouts SHALLOW GAME since day one........I mean, they list Bounty Hunting as a profession, they know people don't like these annoying fines....well, work it in to the game...Have a side track where you can get a Police Sanction Bounty Hunter licence.......you can then help out the space fuzz and they ignore minor indiscretions....."That's all right old bean, we know you were trying to help" with maybe a 10-20k and no fatals limit before they turn on you..........But if you hunt without the requisite paperwork and tag Plod........watch out.....it gives us choice, career diversity and a logical realistic working environment..........Instead of You vs The Universe over a shield Micro Fizz......
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At the moment the process is about as deep as swallowing the big pill in Pac Man.....and then you can eat the ghosts........this is just opposite....once those 1's and 0's detect a hit, Everyone changes colour and shoots at YOU!!!!!........the cop you shot, the cops with the cop you shot, the criminal the cops were chsing, people fromo wedding and funeral barges gunning out their port holes..........it is just so 80s GAMEY!!!!...........
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It is like if you winged a fellow soldier on the beaches of Normandy during the heat of battle, in an attempt to save his life, it was a minor flesh wound....but then him, all the allied soldiers on the beach, the boats at sea and bombers in the sky and all the Germany soldiers on the cliffs....STOPPED their battle for Normandy, all to HUNT YOU DOWN as that 400 cred is now the most important thing going on...........CLUNKY!!!!! lol
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It is things like that that break my "Imagination" (TM)....I just can't believe the future is going to be that stupid.............
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As usual you come out with some gems, that is completely wrong, of course the 4 pips increases you shield strength in the damage it can take. Every man and his dog knows that, do you fact check before you post.
I was replying to Moonrax's comment about his history in a Python before 2.1 and now. I was in an unpopulated spot on Jura 7 with a loaded hull of pristine when a Fed Drop Ship took me out with AI's Insta-kill. I was in the hole by 3.5 mil (insurance and cargo) in 30 seconds. Just about time to say Oh S---!Why are you saying that Cybermykl?
Cruising around with a hatch breaker ready for the next Cmdr to show up?
I'm all for having a "Red Baron" in the game, but not in every system.
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Under fire it may prevent the energy in the reservoir going to zero. But it does not make your shields stronger in any way - anyway, it is all in my post. Not semantics, I hoped it would be a useful clarification.
Analogous to: constantly refilling the fuel tank in your car *will* mitigate against you running out of fuel - but it doesn't make your car go any faster - you get the idea. Not semantics at all.
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It is a gem - because it is absolutely correct. It is a reservoir mechanic.
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Unless something has drastically changed in 2.1, this just isn't true.
Pips to shields has a direct effect on how resilient they are. 0 pips = wet bog roll. 4 pips = practically double strength.
Do you read the forum before spouting rubbish check SJA post, I not going to repeat the obvious
firstly all that does when you have no shields is leave you more time at slower speed to get out of range. that would only help IF it kept the shield up longer. your shields arent going to come up with 4 pips quick enough. its not going to save you in the situation i was in. my only hope was get out of range of the hits and jump the hell out when the FSD wasnt going offline because of hits. i wouldnt have made it, he was either matching speed or his weapons hitting long range.
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Here our player group observations about dealing with the AI in 2.1 when flying non combat ships :
The AI is now really good, and getting caught with your pants downs* by a master+ combat ship is death.
*going shieldless, no hull boosts, no escape plan.
I feel for the people that got in deadly/dangerous/elite combat ranks that are now out of their depth.
For all the others : adapt. Elite just got dangerous. It was about time.
- Have a route planed to hi-wake out when needed. always.
- Fit reinforced hull and at least one HRP. This does help a lot.
- Chaff and SR are usefull.
- Avoid using no shields or garbage shields when trading. These days are over.
- 4 pips to shields if your are slower anyway.
The AI is now really good, and getting caught with your pants downs* by a master+ combat ship is death.
*going shieldless, no hull boosts, no escape plan.
I feel for the people that got in deadly/dangerous/elite combat ranks that are now out of their depth.
For all the others : adapt. Elite just got dangerous. It was about time.
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Currently Master, 81% Combat, the first npc was Master too, second one I didn't even bother to look at, since it lasted one-two seconds.
The game has many ships to enjoy. Why would anyone want to avoid using 90% of the ships in the game? If that's what you enjoy, good for you, but it sure isn't how everyone wants to play.
All the ships need to be viable. It's not a one ship game.
4 pips to shields gives you +50% more strength if I remember right. It's to do with the recharge rate, at 4 pips they're recharging much faster which translates to more damage resistance.
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Jesus man you are seriously deluded
This... but with video proof... I have enabled Shadowplay those capable please do the same.
Played 6 hours combat/trader/mission and haven't been one shotted or stripped, just challenged..... D Spec Trader (my risk), A Spec vulture, A/B Spec Asp (engineers enabling).
No proof, no post.....
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