NPC's Not following the rules I have to follow

OperationDx

OperationDx
Lately I'm having a good bit of fun just sitting on a Nav Beacon popping wanted NPC's in solo mode. Have made a good deal of credits and for the most part it's a fun activity. However I'm starting to get really annoyed with the local law enforcement turning red and attacking me after I get a bounty. Sometimes it feels like they are taking pot shots at me other times they go full aggression all without any wanted level. Why are they not incurring some kind of penalty for attacking me? The law is not the only ones doing this other NPC's also turn red and attack me without gaining a bounty.

Yet every time I land so much as a tink on them it's a 600 credit fine. This also brings me to another thing that is happening. NPC ships are pulling crazy maneuvers slicing in between me and my target and they get hit causing me to go wanted and allowing the reds to open up on me. Should we not almost get a grace of one freaking hit while engaged in combat. Meanwhile they can pound on me all day and not get any negative effects.

Once I got so fed up with the law enforcement ship I popped him\her and gladly payed the 10K credits and Oh My God did that feel good.
 

zaccheus44

Z
OperationDx said:
Lately I'm having a good bit of fun just sitting on a Nav Beacon popping wanted NPC's in solo mode. Have made a good deal of credits and for the most part it's a fun activity. However I'm starting to get really annoyed with the local law enforcement turning red and attacking me after I get a bounty. Sometimes it feels like they are taking pot shots at me other times they go full aggression all without any wanted level. Why are they not incurring some kind of penalty for attacking me? The law is not the only ones doing this other NPC's also turn red and attack me without gaining a bounty.

Yet every time I land so much as a tink on them it's a 600 credit fine. This also brings me to another thing that is happening. NPC ships are pulling crazy maneuvers slicing in between me and my target and they get hit causing me to go wanted and allowing the reds to open up on me. Should we not almost get a grace of one freaking hit while engaged in combat. Meanwhile they can pound on me all day and not get any negative effects.

Once I got so fed up with the law enforcement ship I popped him\her and gladly payed the 10K credits and Oh My God did that feel good.
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I agree they should become wanted. In premium beta they security acquired bounties and I had a really good time killing corrupt cops and not becoming wanted for it. If it worked like that still I really wouldn't mind their aggression, in fact I'd encourage it ;)
 

OperationDx

OperationDx
I think it would be fine if they just followed the same rules. If it's a bug then I hope it gets fixed soon. If it's a feature then again they should have to follow the rules I do.
 

starjump

starjump
You havent told us if you scanned these ships and saw a bounty in other systems but the one you were in? If you attack a ship that has bounties but not in the current system the feds will attack you. If they were wanted in the current system and you didnt accidentally fire your weapons close to the feds then its probably a bug. Ive been lucky with this so far. I keep an eye on the radar if feds are there and try to position myself as to not fire close to them while fighting. One accidental shot when they often fly into your beams (from a dead angle so you cant see when they come full throttle) should issue a warning i think and maybe a small fine. You havent done anything more than kissed his shield. After that if you hit them again you should turn wanted. Hope FD improve on this.
 

Wonne

W
I have seen my share of this really anoying behavior. Didnt understand what why it happens, but then i got Friendly rep with the Feds. And since then nothing, not one cop shooting me (without reason!). Then it hit me!

Thing is i dont shoot "green" wanteds. Then look at the cargoships with escorts (2 sidewinders often elite Beware!). So if you sit in one place long and shoot wanteds the Factions behind the wanteds go to some kind of Temporary Red (They show red on your hud). And the escorts will attack you on sight (and go criminal for that :). I think something similar is happening to the Cops. You shoot their Factions friends and the go Temporary nuts on you. Should not happen but does.. so clearly a bug.

Workaround is get Friendly with one mainfaction and go to their navbeacons and dont kill greens.
 

MrGambler

MrGambler
My chaff launcher doesn't seem to work against NPC's neither. Other players it is fine, they lose track, but NPC's hit me dead on with gimballed and turreted weaponary without failure. Also I have noticed you can't frame shift lock an NPC like they can you, but works fine with players...
 

OperationDx

OperationDx
Wonne said:
I have seen my share of this really anoying behavior. Didnt understand what why it happens, but then i got Friendly rep with the Feds. And since then nothing, not one cop shooting me (without reason!). Then it hit me!

Thing is i dont shoot "green" wanteds. Then look at the cargoships with escorts (2 sidewinders often elite Beware!). So if you sit in one place long and shoot wanteds the Factions behind the wanteds go to some kind of Temporary Red (They show red on your hud). And the escorts will attack you on sight (and go criminal for that :). I think something similar is happening to the Cops. You shoot their Factions friends and the go Temporary nuts on you. Should not happen but does.. so clearly a bug.

Workaround is get Friendly with one mainfaction and go to their navbeacons and dont kill greens.
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Very interesting. I'll have to try this....
 
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