I know this has been flagged as a bug, with many thinking that we should see more variety of NPCs - and particularly higher ranked ones at high intensity CZ and RES, for instance. However, I don't recall a comment from anyone at FD confirming that is in fact a bug vs design choice. Rationale for the latter could be that it's more realistic - more pilots would be Mostly Harmless vs, Master or Elite ranked, for instance. Of course, for the sake of enjoyment of the game I'm hoping it's not an intentional design choice and just a bug. Anyone know if FD have commented on this? Just curious.