So I played a bit of open today. It seemed that all the systems were much busier than in solo play. Not necessarily with CMDRs, I generally only saw them around the traditional hotspot areas, but with NPCs. Oddness.
Also, the NPCs seem a lot more aggressive lately.
Oddly enough, no one tried to grief or pirate me during my open play. One guy in a Cobra did sit in front of the docking bay doors, but I'm not sure if that was an ineffective blockade, or just waiting for me to get out. I may have accidentally destroyed him on the way past. Sorry, if so. Another guy in a Python seemed to miss the letterbox and slam into the side of the station. I sympathise with this guy, as I did just the same thing earlier today in my T6, and I expect it cost him a fair few more credits.
TL;DR; Play in open.
Also, the NPCs seem a lot more aggressive lately.
Oddly enough, no one tried to grief or pirate me during my open play. One guy in a Cobra did sit in front of the docking bay doors, but I'm not sure if that was an ineffective blockade, or just waiting for me to get out. I may have accidentally destroyed him on the way past. Sorry, if so. Another guy in a Python seemed to miss the letterbox and slam into the side of the station. I sympathise with this guy, as I did just the same thing earlier today in my T6, and I expect it cost him a fair few more credits.
TL;DR; Play in open.