That is a bloody good point, nice idea too.
That is a bloody good point, nice idea too.
All of this. Really good suggestions here.
Also a timer for them to drop into normal space from supercruise. If they are chasing you in SC, they drop instantaneously (and often in front of you) if you exit SC. A player would require time to approach the wake and slow down before dropping in. It really sucks.
A lot of decent tweaks. I personally hate games that use scaled encounters. It's rare that a developer manages to get the balance right so you never even suspect. I would have hoped that it was based on the type of system, it's security, your ship vs their ship and if your cargo was worth it. That way as you naturally progress through the game, getting better and thus probably getting bigger ships and more expensive cargo you will encounter tougher NPCs, regardless of your ranks.
Tying up anything with your combat rank is stupid, period. It basically means an "Elite" player can't fly anything other than a big badass combat ship (unless they want to either get ganked or flee consistently).
What if I want to take a spin in a Courier? I'm gonna face wings of Elite Pythons everywhere I go? A weird universe, this galaxy is.
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Thanks for the feedback. I am sceptical of combat rank being the only driver for what kind of ships will attack you though. Have you given any thought to varying the difficulty level by areas of the galaxy and system states/security levels, instead of tailoring it to each player? This would give players a way to choose their own difficulty level (avoiding anarchy or low security systems, avoiding systems in war, whatever means you decide to implement), meaning those who don't like to fight don't have to, and those who do can find a serious challenge, with a suitable reward, if they want to
It seems to me that balancing like you are doing at the moment will never leave more than one person truly happy, while everyone else will either think the NPC's are too easy or too hard.
Rush to Elite combat rating against pre 2.1 NPC's eh?
i also earnt this combat ranking vs previous ai , not the current bunch of horse apples
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didnt rush just played the game for over a year, not elite either, but, i certainly am not at a master level for combat purposes, i suck at combat
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not you - i was referencing the comment made by VIKING84
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To be clear, I'm only Dangerous now (was Master when 2.1 hit). I'll probably be Elite one day (if I continue playing anyway ...). I have little issue killing stuff in my FdL (and I like it). The same can't be said when I take my Clipper for a spin.
That's the whole issue for me. Either I fly my FdL (maybe one day a Corvette, who knows), or I'm bullied by the AI as even as a semi-decent pilot, a wing a Deadly Pythons is a force to be reckoned with in a non-combat ship, even combat fitted.
I got some of that last night in a conflict zone. One second the NPC was within 500m constantly circling my ship, then when i was able to change directions/speed to break out it had super boosted and was 3-4 km away. I'd close back in and we started all over again. Almost every 1v1 fight I had was like that, only the ranges differed depending on the ship. It got old real fast.
Surely it's fairer than it used to be, though? The patch notes imply it was previously tied to *whatever* your highest PF rank was, so you could have been Mostly Harmless at combat but been interdicted by combat Elite NPCs if you happened to be an Elite trader/explorer.
Obviously it'll help those Harmless traders but what about Deadly pilots who what to trade casually? They're now forced to trade in a combat fitted conda?
I understand there's gonna be some rules but at some point it becomes a "no no no you won't play like you want, at all".
Cool beans. As long as the high-end ranks stay as good as possible without 'cheating', I'm all for making the lower ranks a fun challenge for less combat-oriented players.
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Doesnt sound like it was nerfed, unless you consider fixing bug in their flight model a nerf.
They plan on making it so they dont target sub modules... that would be a nerf and a feature removal.Cool beans. As long as the high-end ranks stay as good as possible without 'cheating', I'm all for making the lower ranks a fun challenge for less combat-oriented players.
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Doesnt sound like it was nerfed, unless you consider fixing bug in their flight model a nerf.
Like removing Team Death match in UT
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Great - thanks all around for those improvements.
This should be good because the more combat oriented people will have a higher combat rank and they will get the challenges they want based on their profession.
This should be good because the more combat oriented people will have a higher combat rank and they will get the challenges they want based on their profession.
My penny's worth...
NPC's & Equipment should be as good as they can be programmed to be; modified by - / rarity (c.f. Player distributions) / location / system security level / mission level taken / risk & reward.
The above should mean encounters for lower ranking players v's high level npc are reduced to a minimum not removed completely (we should all learn to run occassionaly); and those that want the combat challenge can seek out the appropriate risk level for their ability.
Edit - Respective difference in skill level should be taken into account when awarding % rank progression.
NPC's & Equipment should be as good as they can be programmed to be; modified by - / rarity (c.f. Player distributions) / location / system security level / mission level taken / risk & reward.
The above should mean encounters for lower ranking players v's high level npc are reduced to a minimum not removed completely (we should all learn to run occassionaly); and those that want the combat challenge can seek out the appropriate risk level for their ability.
Edit - Respective difference in skill level should be taken into account when awarding % rank progression.
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