Engineers Why?

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I don't have a prob with the improved AI, even the cheating ones.. Also another point the NPCs are still using engineer mods on me. Had several thermal and propulsion attacks today.

But can someone explain to me why I am only getting interdicted by Elite NPCs? I know I am awesome and all but its getting a bit repetitive now.. These guys define the very meaning of tenacious, I ran and I ran and in the end after five attemps I got angry.. Mr Elite Asp Scout, with its cheating armour, shields and all got what was coming to him.. RIP Lee Evans. ;) There have been many, many more..

These folks must be scouring the galaxy for me. Is the game sending out interdiction NPCs based upon ones combat rank? If so it seems a bit artificial to me. At this rate I will have killed all the Elite NPCs in a few weeks..:D

SJA: You thought they could beat me, right? .. Wrong! :p But its getting tiresome. Have you set the whole galaxy against me?:O

And why is it when the Police are called to folks I am attacking they are merciless in their work, but when I'm getting attacked, they don't do their job, procrastinate and scan ME? I don't get no help QQ. Okay, thats actually quite realistic but still, worth asking the question no?
 
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Shanaeri

Shanaeri
same here. Every interdiction it's either an elite FDL or Anaconda. I thought they had reduced the number of high ranked ships that spawn.
 

Flimley

Flimley
Me too.......gghhrrrr
my new trick is to let them follow me to the station and wait for them to attack me. The station will do the rest :)
Flimley
 
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jacozilla

jacozilla
Flimley said:
Me too.......gghhrrrr
my new trick is to let them follow me to the station and wait for them to attack me. The station will do the rest :)
Flimley
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The issue with letting NPCs trail you is if you don't turn and deal with them, the constant chain interdiction slows your progression to wherever you are going to a crawl. However, so many scenarios allow piling up 2, 3, more than half dozen NPCs chasing you simultaneously, I admit turning and dealing with them is not always an option

e.g. missions can assign 1 nemesis NPC to attack you; stack 10 missions, you can usually have 5+ NPCs based on RNG each mission will assign a named NPC as threat - plus the random interdiction NPCs local to each system you jump into.
It is either fight them, or have a 20 min long range delivery run turn into hour+ as you get spam interdicted over and over, with same NPCs you just jumped away from be literally in front of you waiting when you exit your high wake jump due to the spawn-at-me NPC mechanics.
 

DNA-Decay

DNA-Decay
Shanaeri said:
same here. Every interdiction it's either an elite FDL or Anaconda. I thought they had reduced the number of high ranked ships that spawn.
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There are some valid points here.
Spawn at me, needs to be fixed.
It would be nice if they were following at your heels, ready to pounce on any mistake.

but I note that you, Mr Shanaeri are triple Elite, and so would expect many high rank NPCs.
The small fry should run in fear from you.
 
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metatheurgist

metatheurgist
Yeah, I don't mind a challenge once in a while but Elite opponents every time I leave the dock is just too much. No one enjoys a constantly high strain environment.
 
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