It would be nice to have a reason to look at the system information on the map, lo / hi sec etc...
Right now, it's worthless.
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It would be nice to have a reason to look at the system information on the map, lo / hi sec etc...
Right now, it's worthless.
I thought NPC difficulty scaled off of any rank, not just combat rank.
If that is the case currently, I think I need to put some bug reports in.
I get Harmless to Novice and Elites with very little between. I'm Dangerous / Broker / Pathfinder
no idea if this is the place to post this, but when I do trading I just go solo mode, when I do space battles (even if I target NPC), I go on open play mode. One of the things I see a lot is people not really taking chances. I attacked and murdered other players for no particular reason back when I was in sidewinder, but I mainly engaged ships superior to me, cobras and vipers, but other than myself doing this, I have otherwise witnessed the opposite. Most players attack downward. In the past straight month of flying, nobody engaged me in the same ship type or what would be considered an inferior ship type. People just attacked me when they knew they would either 100% win or that if worst scenario for them, I could just escape. This being said, and from what I read, is that people sit around in fancy ships at the suns in famous trade routes and go for traders. Apparently the game mechanic just causes these individuals to send all the traders into solo mode because it makes killing traders way easy. I also trade in solo mode because of this reason. There is 0 chance of escape whatsoever and for odd reasons even if you fly perfect interdiction evasions, sometimes when you think you are winning, end up dead.
So, because of game mechanics and the mentality of many "pvp" people, I go trade in solo mode but I keep engaging clippers, pvp ASPs etc while flying my pimped up viper from time to time (as I can't afford high end properly fitted ships yet). I do never engage traders, because once again, game mechanics combined with PVP player attitudes just drive them into solo mode.
So, because of game mechanics and the mentality of many "pvp" people, I go trade in solo mode but I keep engaging clippers, pvp ASPs etc while flying my pimped up viper from time to time (as I can't afford high end properly fitted ships yet). I do never engage traders, because once again, game mechanics combined with PVP player attitudes just drive them into solo mode.
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I stayed in Solo for the first few days to learn the game, and entered Open flying a Cobra. In my experience, players have left me alone or worked cooperatively with me (I must admit, despite all you complain about powerplay, its great if you want to wing up and shoot those dastardly Imperials (and other enemies to the Federation, of course!))
I'd say that Open stays unchanged, but maybe hike up the skill level on all Solo NPC's by a small yet respectable amount. Just a thought.
I'd say that Open stays unchanged, but maybe hike up the skill level on all Solo NPC's by a small yet respectable amount. Just a thought.
So Open has been no increase in challenge to you at all in comparison to Solo, yet your thought it to make Solo harder?
Well for one it would silence the "solo is easy mode" arguments you see flying about
I'm glad you like open +1 rep. It is good to see that people have fun no matter their mode. I disagree though with making solo harder, one thing to note is you say that you worked cooperatively with others, so lo can't do that.. so why would you increase the difficulty of NPC's just in solo (which I am not is possible.. I thought any increase in NPC difficulty was BGS wide)
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Why make the vast majority of Open easier than Solo? What about Private Groups?
Is it a veiled attempt to "encourage" players out of Solo and into Open?
I was assuming my experience wasn't the same as the majority.
I agree with you; making Solo have harder NPCs is a pretty bad idea. The whole PVE experience of Elite should be more varied, but equal across all modes - some systems harder for traders (easier for pirates), some systems easier for traders (harder for pirates), and I think this should be based on system variables (security, government, etc. - see my post https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=169599&page=130&p=2678822&viewfull=1#post2678822).
I'd like this. I have wondered about the Cargo Insurance showing 0% (but obviously in the game somewhere).
Been talking about this for months - I am surprised/appalled that the security forces are relatively fangless. In old/long-established core systems like Lave or Leesti etc, security should be high/realistic, just as it should be low/realistic in fringe or anarchy systems.
Moar this ^^^^^^^
I don't know if/where you've been playing solo (for your knowledge) but "pirate NPCs" ask for cargo but still open up on you in 5 seconds or less. I have tried jettisoning cargo; they ignore it. If interdic'd by an NPC pirate, you're going to get shot at either way.
Pretty pathetic, IMO. Didn't the original Elite even get this right?
I know Oolite does.
Why? What is the reason for your suggestion? If you want a greater challenge, then presumably you want harder NPCs where you are playing (I'm pretty sure they are the same across all modes anyway), or are you trying to either punish people for playing in Solo, or perhaps coerce them into logging in to Open?
Think so, but I haven't played E84 for a looooonnngggg time.
This problem with NPCs opening up on you either way could be one reason new players (and others) get conditioned to running/high-waking out without any conversation or bargaining (ie legit piracy). Just an observation.
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