AFK Farming of PP zones

[bigity]

Is it intended that you can slap some OP shields (since FDev won't nerf them as shown in the last 2 betas) and turrets set to fire at will, and then AFK farm merits in expansion zones?

If not, something needs to be done with this problem. I don't know if that is beefing up NPC ships/AI so they react to this kind of thing or some other solution, but it's getting out of hand.

 

[CMDR Cosmic Spacehead]

If you see someone doing it, grab some of those shield killer torpedoes and have fun.

 

[bigity]

Can't see folks in private groups (which is another issue with PP but for another thread).

 

[Guest104505]

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[bigity]

Shields don't regenerate under fire. Someone doing this might well die, no matter how many MJ and resistances their shield has.

Nope, throw in a SLF and NPCs are too dumb to retaliate in an effective manner.

 

[Deleted member 115407]

Shields don't regenerate under fire. Someone doing this might well die, no matter how many MJ and resistances their shield has.

They don't? Well I'll be a sunofa...

Not even a mega shield against a tiny little pulse laser?

 

[EddyRockSteady]

Is it intended that you can slap some OP shields (since FDev won't nerf them as shown in the last 2 betas) and turrets set to fire at will, and then AFK farm merits in expansion zones?

Since this has been going on since 2014 I would say that one can safely assume that it is indeed intended. If I am not mistaken the race to triple-elite was helped along by turrets insofar as combat goes.

 

[Guest104505]

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