Levin Cavil
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Posted - 2004.05.07 16:05:00 -
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Edited by: Levin Cavil on 07/05/2004 16:12:25
uhm... why?
As many people have already said, this is a multiPLAYER game. NPCs need to stay away from gates. Players should dictate the events in 0.0, that is what it's for, it's the frontier. And not all PvP is massive gank fleet blobwar style stuff. Trying to move npcs off to side systems or whatever with better ore is a bad idea, I have chased many people through side routes, if you are chasing them they dictate where they go so ALL systems are possible PVP situations. Anyone that says NPCs at gates would make the game more interesting have no idea what they are talking about, those comments are based on experiences in empire space and have no relevance to 0.0 at all. If you want interesting stuff go to player events, er... wait... Soon(tm)
The NPC interceptors are rediculous on Chaos, it's not even a starting point, 100% resistance? I thought it was a bug, honestly. The interceptor tactic is a good one and can only be countered by more frigs BUT, NO ONE is going to bring frigs NPC chain hunting in 0.0 and no one should. I have tried to kill NPCs in PF on Chaos, its rediculous, I had to spam cruise missiles to kill the spawn, hardly cost-effective, I'd do better to go suck veld in Yulai and sell trit then just go buy those Proto Gauss rails from NAGA rater than spend 5x as much on ammo. NPC hunting is basically just mining, its not PvP, not at all, they are seperate things and need to remain so. NPC hunters can have their special spawns at planets and belts, Gates are for PvPers, its so simple, I don't know how to explain it, it's just common sense. All you should need for NPC hunting is massive offensive firepower, that is it. If you want warp scrambling specialist firgs then why not have target jamming scorpion spawns? If you want interesting, varied combat with such things as tactics and skill then you are looking for PVP, not NPCs.
As far as moving combat away from gates I really don't understand, are we supposed to invite an invading blob to dinner and a movie? "Hows Wednesday at 8:00, planet 7, moon 3, oh you got a test Thurday and have to study, well I'm open Friday around noon, hows that for you?" We can't scedule this stuff, it happens at gates for obvious reasons.
Oh, while you're at it could you add 3 lowslots to the Raven and quadruple its scan res? Oh, it could use a few more mids as well and about 500 more cpu and 10,000 additional grid to run it all, thks.
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