Do NPCs insult Elite combat commanders with "greenhorn" insult?

[jacozilla]

Title. Just curious.
They call me that all the time in their insults as they find me / attack.

Am Expert combat so not low or high, but almost all NPCs for me are Deadly / Elite - so makes sense from their rank they would call me "greenhorn".

Not sure other languages or UK, but American English, greenhorn means new to trade, apprentice, etc.

Do the NPCs think of different insults for the Elite combat players?

 

[Chris Simon]

Interesting. I've never been called that.
They usually call me Spacedust.

 

[Eisen]

Don't know... but they have brought in some funny stuff with 2.1.
I'm a docking-computer-user at least in my bigger vessels. The station-operator hailed me a couple of days ago after activation of the autodock saying "Automated docking approved, commander, however you could learn to fly your ship yourself next time!" Couldn't resist a chuckle

 

[DefiledDragon]

I'm ranked Deadly and haven't had the "greenhorn" insult in a while, since I hit Dangerous I think. I do get the "all that juicy cargo" etc... when I'm not carrying any though.

 

[TomP]

I'm dangerous and got the greenhorn thing yesterday.

More pleasingly, was doing a salvage mission and a wing of four pirates showed up:

"Let me see what's in your hold"

then...

"Easy big guy, I didn't mean to bother you"

[I was in a Cutter]

 

[Kayweg]

If you want to get a sense of feeling "insulted" by a game AI, may i suggest "Portal 2" and "System Shock 2".
The only insulting feature of the ED NPC's chat up lines are their utter lack of originality, intelligence and immersion.

 

[FX2K]

If you want to get a sense of feeling "insulted" by a game AI, may i suggest "Portal 2" and "System Shock 2".
The only insulting feature of the ED NPC's chat up lines are their utter lack of originality, intelligence and immersion.

They could do with a few hundred more lines, that's for sure.
I do like the station announcements though, not been insulted yet, might have to fit a docking computer

 

[JacoTheBad]

One day I hope; although not high on the priority list, that the npc chatter will be governed by chat bots that can loosely respond to you in a limited capasity... Just don't let them learn from the forums

 

[Sentenza]

Yes they do, but I don't feel insulted. They are the dumb ones after all

 

[jacozilla]

If you want to get a sense of feeling "insulted" by a game AI, may i suggest "Portal 2" and "System Shock 2".
The only insulting feature of the ED NPC's chat up lines are their utter lack of originality, intelligence and immersion.

I wasn't describing at the feeling of the receiving end, just labeling the occasion - there's a moment when NPCs show up / on screen when they don't attack or flee, but talk.

I just call that the 'insult' phase, not necessarily because they do a good or bad job of it.

 

[Whiterose]

It amuses me the quote about good job I found you etc. My first thought is thanks for letting me know you are about to interdict me you numpty. Next time just stay quiet and then do it. Its a bit like all the bond villains, don't spend ages telling Bond how you are going to rule the world, just kill him.