I see the game is still a Joke....

Artemis Zodiac · Sep 7, 2016

Soopyyy said:
You're missing the point. The constant interdiction aren't hard, they're annoying/not fun. Getting interdicted over and over and over and over and over and over while trying to travel a few hundred light seconds, regardless of whether or not you kill the NPC is not good game design.

exacly this...

its the same as reading a good book...your engrossed and in the zone......all of a sudden my youngest son keep tapping me going "dad.....dad"...for some reason......then he does it again 5 mins later...then again......

he will learn as he grows that this is a annoying habbit......

why cant they implement more simple "mission halting events"?....like a mechanical breakdown out of the blue.....and we have to reboot ect.......there must be more things they can do with the already basic engine of game mechanics we have?

To be interdicted all the time is a cheap easily implemented mechanic.......they should tone it down a bit.

d8veh · Sep 7, 2016

Soopyyy said:
You're missing the point. The constant interdiction aren't hard, they're annoying/not fun. Getting interdicted over and over and over and over and over and over while trying to travel a few hundred light seconds, regardless of whether or not you kill the NPC is not good game design.

It's a game. You have to play by the rules. Once a mission-generated NPC interdicts you, he will keep interdicting you until, you arrive at the station, kill him or jump to another system. You have the choice of how to deal with him. What's the problem? If you simply escape to supercruise, you can expect to be interdicted again within 40 seconds, but that's your choice.

Broadsword1986 · Sep 7, 2016

Soopyyy said:
You're missing the point. The constant interdiction aren't hard, they're annoying/not fun. Getting interdicted over and over and over and over and over and over while trying to travel a few hundred light seconds, regardless of whether or not you kill the NPC is not good game design.

If they aren't hard then why complain about it in the first place? The aspect to which you refer as "not good game design" is in fact a lack of understanding game play mechanics.

Angus · Sep 7, 2016

captainhelmet said:
I have a simple delivery mission but for some reason the game thought it would be a good idea to spawn a Fer de lance with master skill level to take me out on my final jump;

And that warrants the thread title? Bit of an over-reaction I'd have thought.

Bobbydylan · Sep 7, 2016

Op got killed by an AI?

hhahahahhahahahaa

Soopyyy · Sep 7, 2016

Broadsword1986 said:
If they aren't hard then why complain about it in the first place? The aspect to which you refer as "not good game design" is in fact a lack of understanding game play mechanics.

Breath taking...

I'll say it again. Getting interdicted, killing the NPC returning to Supercruise only to be immediately interdicted by the same NPC again (repeat half a dozen times), is not fun. It has nothing to do with difficulty.

Angus · Sep 7, 2016

CMDR ColD_ZA said:
that is a bit cheaty IMO, if you choose to run a shieldless T7, that is a choice you made that can bite you in the a##, and instead of taking the repercussions of your actions on the chin.. you choose to exploit & log..... Please don't encourage this kind of behaviour

Yeah, how you play the game is, of course, your business but that solution is straight from gutless gully.

Cynaqq · Sep 7, 2016

Soopyyy said:
Breath taking...

I'll say it again. Getting interdicted, killing the NPC returning to Supercruise only to be immediately interdicted by the same NPC again (repeat half a dozen times), is not fun. It has nothing to do with difficulty.

This never happened to me. The same NPC that you killed?

This certainly must be a bug that should be reported.

How can anyone say getting interdicted repeatedly by some NPC that you KILLED can be fun?

Vorxian · Sep 7, 2016

Maths dictates that two wrongs make a right.

Wrong = odd number
Right = even number

2+2=4 (result even number) right plus right = even = Right

2+1=3 (result odd number) right plus wrong = odd = Wrong

1+1=2 (result even number) wrong+wrong = even = Right.

Therefore...

Computer cheating (WRONG) + Player combat logging (WRONG) = RIGHT!

Now, regular combat logging vs player:

Player interdicts player = RIGHT. Player 2 combat logs = WRONG - Right plus wrong = WRONG

Simple maths.

If something is broken, use a broken mechanic to mitigate the effect.

micky1984 · Sep 7, 2016

Ozram said:
Yes... Absolve me of the Balme. Stupid comment.

lol stupid im not the one getting my behind handed to me by a string of AI code whcih is frankly still far to easy

Han_Zen · Sep 7, 2016

Vorxian said:
Maths dictates that two wrongs make a right.

Wrong = odd number
Right = even number

2+2=4 (result even number) right plus right = even = Right

2+1=3 (result odd number) right plus wrong = odd = Wrong

1+1=2 (result even number) wrong+wrong = even = Right.

Therefore...

Computer cheating (WRONG) + Player combat logging (WRONG) = RIGHT!

Now, regular combat logging vs player:

Player interdicts player = RIGHT. Player 2 combat logs = WRONG - Right plus wrong = WRONG

Simple maths.

If something is broken, use a broken mechanic to mitigate the effect.

http://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2013/06/maths-equation-one-million-dollars-390x285.jpg

Wrong is not an odd number, it's an irrational number.

Ozram · Sep 7, 2016

micky1984 said:
lol stupid im not the one getting my behind handed to me by a string of AI code whcih is frankly still far to easy

Neither am I but so what?

fantasmic · Sep 7, 2016

So another person min/max's a trade ship and then complains that it can't stand up to running from pirates. Here's a tip, if you're going to have crappy shields for more cargo space while running missions, try picking up some sacrificial cargo you can give to the pirates instead of your mission cargo. If you don't get pulled, then great you made some money. If you do, then at least you didn't have to get shot up.

:NOTE: I haven't tested this with missions because I never do missions in ships that can't kill my pursuers. it's possible that they are only assuaged by the mission cargo in which case I guess you'd better reoutfit that ship.

the100thmonkey · Sep 7, 2016

fantasmic said:
So another person min/max's a trade ship and then complains that it can't stand up to running from pirates. Here's a tip, if you're going to have crappy shields for more cargo space while running missions, try picking up some sacrificial cargo you can give to the pirates instead of your mission cargo. If you don't get pulled, then great you made some money. If you do, then at least you didn't have to get shot up.

Did you actually read the OP?