At the moment, interdiction is not dangerous in the slightest, even in a hauler, I just boost away every time because there is only one enemy ship to outrun, they should be interdicting us in groups as well.
I don't *want* to be able to kill Anacondas in my Cobra!
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At the moment, interdiction is not dangerous in the slightest, even in a hauler, I just boost away every time because there is only one enemy ship to outrun, they should be interdicting us in groups as well.
Actually, I agree with this. In combat zones (Nav Beacons, etc), I used to worry about Vipers when I was in my old Sidey, but once I got a Viper myself, I found that the Vipers were now among the easiest things to kill. (NPC-wise I mean. A PC in a Viper is going to be so much more difficult, of course)
Why not? If you're a skilled pilot when flying a Cobra there is no reason why you shouldn't be able to take out a less skilled pilot who is flying anaconda.
If ship value is the only determinant to who wins in combat then what reason is there to fly any ship other than the most expensive one?
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Umm i destroy Anacondas, Pythons, Dropships (no matter what rank) with my Sidewinder.... What are you gonna say now?
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Yes but the NPC's are complete idiots. Even the ''elite'' ''pirate lords''.
At the very least, FD could make them flee?
They do. About half of them start their FSD not long after their shields go down and escape even with 0% drives. Same goes for ones who interdict you or ones you interdict, if they are better equipped/higher rated.
Some times, they flee, and then they suddenly decide that they want to fight instead. Makes it easier, because they fly away, retract their hardpoints, and then turn around again.
It is broken. There is no NPC ship that stands a chance against a solo kitted out viper or cobra. There are numerous issues with the AI combat and NPC ship balancing. And the fact there is little difference between safe high security systems and lawless low security systems. FD have to be working on this - it cannot be as intended.
But they can't fix everything at once, I suppose. There has been quite a lot of dev feedback on this, so I am hopeful. It would be nice if combat were something to feel a sense of achievenent about. I know there are lots of different people with lots of different needs, time for the game, motor skills, hardware (I do find AI challenging on my old laptop at 16fps playing with mouse and keyboard...) - But, and this it the key, the galaxy is big enough to cater to all of us, with various systems of varying danger, but all the moment all of them are simply safe.
Now, given the amount of issues and balancing that clearly needs to be done, I would think it is low hanging fruit to have some systems be just really dangerous and others really safe and whatever in between. Maybe this is difficult for some reason I don't understand.
But they can't fix everything at once, I suppose. There has been quite a lot of dev feedback on this, so I am hopeful. It would be nice if combat were something to feel a sense of achievenent about. I know there are lots of different people with lots of different needs, time for the game, motor skills, hardware (I do find AI challenging on my old laptop at 16fps playing with mouse and keyboard...) - But, and this it the key, the galaxy is big enough to cater to all of us, with various systems of varying danger, but all the moment all of them are simply safe.
Now, given the amount of issues and balancing that clearly needs to be done, I would think it is low hanging fruit to have some systems be just really dangerous and others really safe and whatever in between. Maybe this is difficult for some reason I don't understand.
Too bad highly ranked Pythons are very, very rare
Since you are such an awesome pilot and have no challenges, try using an eagle or even a sidewinder maybe. That might put the adrenaline back into your fights.
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Easily implemented using the currently available "system security level" mechanism. Safer systems for newbies (eg. democracy, corporate), and risky places for well kitted out/experienced pilots (anarchy, etc.).
Then we all manage our own risk/challenge/reward profile by the in-game choices we make.
Although the security level needs to be more easily discoverable than checking the system view. Maybe a galaxy map filter option?
New weapon - money cannon. It compares your credit balance to the target's and destroys them if they're poorer.
Nah, I agree with the above - I would rather the combat focus mainly on skill rather than gear. That said, the AI needs a lot more I if that's gonna be fun.
It's probably easier in a Sidewinder than a Cobra.
More like a corvette.
Sorry this is a long post.
Firstly kudos to all those commanders who now find combat trivial and unchallenging. and I mean that without any sarcasm. But don't forget this what it means to be an elite combat pilot. Only other elites pose any challenge.
You can consider NAV points, USS and RES instances as training grounds. Should you be surprised they're easy ? You've already qualified with honors !
But I don't think sliders or difficulty settings are appropriate here.
I will say - your time will come commanders.
Imagine a wing of elite commanders coming up against a far superior Thargoid invasion fleet ! Thargoid technology is far in advance of our own. If you remove the ability for a vessel to either through luck or skill take out a much more formidable opponent, How are you going to have heroes ? Don't you want the chance to become a hero ?
Get your commander name on Galnet -
“Commander <whoever> is being hailed as a hero today ..... turned the tide in the battle of<wherever>.... mothership destroyed … was rewarded with ….and free drinks in every bar in civilized space.”.
Something like that would be brilliant. Have your commander name immortalized forever in the galnet archives.
Not to mention possible future faction wars, things are gonna heat up I guarantee it.
It would be great if all this was in the game now, but let's be real, FD don't have infinite resources to throw at it. It will take time. I remind myself of that old adage,“Good things come to those who wait”.
In the meantime ...
A challenge for you, get a stock sidewinder and chase down those pirate lords. If that's not enough do it without shields. That should really hone those combat skills..
If that's not enough do it without weapons. Impossible you say? ha. Elite pilots do 6 impossible things before breakfast.
Or think up other ways to improve your skills. Never stop learning.
There will come a time when humanity will need your elite skills commanders, Be prepared.
Laugh if you must but I have faith FD know exactly what they're doing and where they are going with this game, even if the vision is a little blurry around the edges.
Firstly kudos to all those commanders who now find combat trivial and unchallenging. and I mean that without any sarcasm. But don't forget this what it means to be an elite combat pilot. Only other elites pose any challenge.
You can consider NAV points, USS and RES instances as training grounds. Should you be surprised they're easy ? You've already qualified with honors !
But I don't think sliders or difficulty settings are appropriate here.
I will say - your time will come commanders.
Imagine a wing of elite commanders coming up against a far superior Thargoid invasion fleet ! Thargoid technology is far in advance of our own. If you remove the ability for a vessel to either through luck or skill take out a much more formidable opponent, How are you going to have heroes ? Don't you want the chance to become a hero ?
Get your commander name on Galnet -
“Commander <whoever> is being hailed as a hero today ..... turned the tide in the battle of<wherever>.... mothership destroyed … was rewarded with ….and free drinks in every bar in civilized space.”.
Something like that would be brilliant. Have your commander name immortalized forever in the galnet archives.
Not to mention possible future faction wars, things are gonna heat up I guarantee it.
It would be great if all this was in the game now, but let's be real, FD don't have infinite resources to throw at it. It will take time. I remind myself of that old adage,“Good things come to those who wait”.
In the meantime ...
A challenge for you, get a stock sidewinder and chase down those pirate lords. If that's not enough do it without shields. That should really hone those combat skills..
If that's not enough do it without weapons. Impossible you say? ha. Elite pilots do 6 impossible things before breakfast.
Or think up other ways to improve your skills. Never stop learning.
There will come a time when humanity will need your elite skills commanders, Be prepared.
Laugh if you must but I have faith FD know exactly what they're doing and where they are going with this game, even if the vision is a little blurry around the edges.
Wouldn't it be nice and f bounties scaled appropriately too? If an elite cobra is worth 25k, why is an anaconda only worth 150k? Or less...
They should be very difficult, but worth something like 5 mil.
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Try not to come up with good ideas. Frontier doesn't take kindly to your type round here.
They should be very difficult, but worth something like 5 mil.
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Try not to come up with good ideas. Frontier doesn't take kindly to your type round here.