I don't want to worry folks but SJA posted this...

[Sir.Tj]

Now that's clickbait....

But on Twitter yesterday the Mistress of Minions posted the following.

Today The Mistress is very happy!

"Well, a girl can be wickedly happy, can't she? Hehehe..."

https://twitter.com/TjdaMod/status/920312451899502592

Please excuse me while I pack my bags and check my passport is up to date...

TJdaMod

 

[Flimley]

What's occurred ?

Flimley

 

[SaliVader]

Sorry, who is that?

EDIT: I'm serious, who is this woman? Is she a dev?

 

[Sugarat]

Blasphemer!! ^^

 

[Sir.Tj]

Sorry, who is that?

Everytime a NPC kills you you can blame her and not me.

What's occurred ?

Flimley

I don't know but I am officially terrified....

TJdaMod

 

[M00ka]

Wonder if the High Mistress of Mayhem has tweaked the NPC police as mentioned in the latest roadmap?

 

[GreyAreaUK]

*checks to make sure Pythons are docked somewhere safe*

 

[UnhappyDev]

Engineered NPCs? *looks hopeful*

 

[babelfisch]

Engineered NPCs? *looks hopeful*

Please don't, that would mean I need to stop boycotting the Engineers...

 

[Snarfbuckle]

Engineered NPCs? *looks hopeful*

Engineered thargoids...and who knows...the possibility of having to unlock a dozen thargoid engineers with even more exotic tastes in excessive deliveries and odd items to procure.

 

[lysan]

Now that's clickbait....

But on Twitter yesterday the Mistress of Minions posted the following.



https://twitter.com/TjdaMod/status/920312451899502592

Please excuse me while I pack my bags and check my passport is up to date...

TJdaMod

https://twitter.com/TjdaMod/status/920312451899502592

https://twitter.com/SarahJaneAvory/status/920241298933731328

Well well, someone is a joker it seem ....[woah]

 

[DukeIronHand]

No need to worry.
A fast ship and a high wake is good for a lot of things.
Of course the above could mean anything but this Board loves to speculate....

 

[Vasea Azure]

Sorry, who is that?

EDIT: I'm serious, who the hell is this woman? Is she a dev?

Yup, she is programming brains of Elite Dangerous NPC`s

 

[StiTch]

For all the complaints I've had against some of FD's choices, our MoM never fails to put a smile on my face.

And it's not clickbait if the content is of import

All hail ED's true griefer! *bows down*

 

[CMDR Yates]

Oh, NPCs can drive SRVs now, that's it, isn't it?

And if that's not it, then why not?

 

[CMDR Cosmic Spacehead]

Woohoo! Good AI on the way?

I do love those odd times the NPC's suddenly 'git gud' and ruin my Anaconda.

Fun times ahead.

Also, salty times ahead.

Lol

CMDR Cosmic Spacehead

 

[Stinja]

Hopefully more spread of NPC pilot skills, and different AI responses?

So a combat NPC at Expert rank actually feels different to an Elite rank, when in the same ship.
And they use different core tactics: AI who boom+zoom; others that circle-strafe; others that reverski; again in an appropriate ship (so an Eagle NPC isn't trying to face tank, nor a conda trying to boom+zoom you), so they feel different.

That or they've discovered their multi-plasma-guns from behind the sofa Who can forget?

[video=youtube;5dHdsYrmKnM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dHdsYrmKnM[/video]

 

[andrak]

No need to worry. The whine of thousands of bad pilots will cry out on this forum and be suddenly silenced by a quick and comprehensive nerf by frontier, that will introduce new and exciting bugs in the process.

 

[NecoMachina]

The AI has already gotten alot more dangerous lately. Unfortunately, it's the System Authority ships boosting full speed a few meters in front of you while trying to scan you.

 

[Arguendo]

That or they've discovered their multi-plasma-guns from behind the sofa Who can forget?

Thanks for that video. It's funny seeing that video and knowing that there are still people out there who think those NPCs were great, and want them to come back!
"No. They weren't broken. They were just right!" :O