Assassination missions where almost impossible to beat for me when I started playing a few weeks back, especially when Anacondas or Pythons where involved. Now I'm in a fairly well upgraded Vulture and the game pretty much turned into a cakewalk. Anacondas or Pythons sometimes don't even take shots at me and I'm pretty much free to just blow up their reactor (I usually target that subsystem against these two shiptypes). I wonder if that's a bug or if taking shots at the reactor incapacitates them to a such a degree that they can't fire back. The only challenge I can still find is in conflict zones where the enemies are suprisingly well equiped and act much more competently.
Battles are too easy.
- Thread starter Captain_Shiny
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Out of interest, what is your ranking now?
There have been some interesting dev posts on upcoming AI changes which will give you a challenge depending on your combat rank, however currently the devs have said you can head into an anarchy zone and try out a strong unidentified signal source.
There have been some interesting dev posts on upcoming AI changes which will give you a challenge depending on your combat rank, however currently the devs have said you can head into an anarchy zone and try out a strong unidentified signal source.
Anywhere but conflict zones I agree and even then it has to be a heavily equipped large ship or wings of 3.
Try using a smaller ship 
Given that until a day or two ago there was an active thread complaining that the AI was now too hard for casual players, its possible that the balance is possibly not too far from optimal. Ms Avory's next update should be interesting though.
I think a mission that requires TWO condas to be killed with double the reward, GIMME.
Sarah Jane Avory
Retro Queen
There is currently an AI bug where they don't leave any pips in WEP which can leave them unable to shoot but Sarah knows about it. She is also working on the AI to toughen up the higher ranks and teach them new tricks. Soon you will be begging for easier AI
There is a saying... Be careful what you wish for...
Robert Maynard
Volunteer Moderator
There is a saying... Be careful what you wish for...
Oh dear. Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear.
Someone's unfortunately candid opinions have summoned the Mistress of Minions - I fear that there may be consequences to such a rash act....
Yup, but I can run faster scared than the AI can when mad.There is a saying... Be careful what you wish for...
There is a saying... Be careful what you wish for...
Employable AI wingmates? minions for all?
I'm talking about NPC ships, obviously.
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I'm at the combat rank of competent right now.
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Yes, I read that, too and when I was at a lower rank with a smaller ship, those battles were definately more challenging if not impossible to beat. But right now some NPC enemies don't give me ANY challenge at all - I mean they sometimes don't even shoot back once - and that definately wasn't the case when I started the game! So, it appears as if the AI gets easier instead of harder.
