NPC Levels

Grumpy181155

Grumpy181155
I was under the impression that the mission NPC's would spawn according to your own level so has that changed at all?

The reason I ask is I have recently reset my character and I took a mission to pick up a black box and while I am about to scoop it I get a message but before I have a chance to read it 4 ships drop in mostly Eagles and open fire on me but then some more drop in including an Anaconda and all are after me, it seems. From the first ship dropping in to the insurance screen was about 4 seconds. :O

My ranks are currently Novice, Trader and Trailblazer and even with my previous fully engineered Cutter I would have had my work cut out for me and I am wondering if this is normal for my current ranks or is it possible I am generating NPCs based on my previous rank?
 

Ian Skippy

Ian Skippy
Grumpy181155 said:
I was under the impression that the mission NPC's would spawn according to your own level so has that changed at all?

The reason I ask is I have recently reset my character and I took a mission to pick up a black box and while I am about to scoop it I get a message but before I have a chance to read it 4 ships drop in mostly Eagles and open fire on me but then some more drop in including an Anaconda and all are after me, it seems. From the first ship dropping in to the insurance screen was about 4 seconds. :O

My ranks are currently Novice, Trader and Trailblazer and even with my previous fully engineered Cutter I would have had my work cut out for me and I am wondering if this is normal for my current ranks or is it possible I am generating NPCs based on my previous rank?
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Partly. The ranks of NPCs that 'randomly' attack you are based on your rank. The rank of mission NPCs is based on the difficulty of the mission. In the past you could only take missions up to your own rank, but that has been removed. So you can take an elite-ranked mission as a harmless commander, and the NPCs will very much not be harmless. :)
 

Fyren

Fyren
Ian Skippy said:
Partly. The ranks of NPCs that 'randomly' attack you are based on your rank. The rank of mission NPCs is based on the difficulty of the mission. In the past you could only take missions up to your own rank, but that has been removed. So you can take an elite-ranked mission as a harmless commander, and the NPCs will very much not be harmless. :)
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I guess they removed the requirement because it didn't work...

You could be Elite in Trading, Harmless in Combat, take an Elite-level Trading-based mission, and the ennemies that were scripted to appear were Elite.

Queue Rebuy Screen.

Therefore, to be safe, whether the mission is trading-based or exploration-based, it should not exceed your combat rank if it says "Hostile ships may be sent against you" in the mission description.
 

shreddog

shreddog
That mission is not meant for you to take your time, or to stay and fight.
Get in fast, scoop the box, and get the frell outta there :p
 

Grumpy181155

Grumpy181155
Krash said:
I would like to see a vid of NPCs taking out a CMDR in 4 secs /incredulous
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It was an Empire rank mission (my current rank is Squire) and I was in a C rated Asp with 3C shields. I didn't even have time to see what rank the Anaconda was.
 
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