Are lawfull NPCs far to weak?

[kikatsu]

Keep in mind that normal patrols in houses are scaled on the SP story game....meaning Liberty has the weakest, Bretonia, Kusari, Rheinland following suit.

However there are some high end NPC patrols scattered around, like capital patrols with level 19 avengers thrown in there. I would say add a few high level patrols in with the low level ones that fly on their own, and everything should be okay.

But then again, we don't come here to waste our time on the NPCs now do we?
Players should be the ones chasing the other ones away.
but a cruiser or two helps

[Vrahn]

I find that the NPCs are just annoying little flies. If they are going to be unable to damage me at all then I would rather get them out of the game because all they do is distract me when I am RPing.

On the other hand, I really don't want NPCs souped up so that I'm unable to stand still and actually RP with someone when I am in the middle of a trade lane or an asteriod field.

I'm not here to wtfpwn NPCs, I'm here to RP.

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[CzeReptile]

Too weak.
I just saw a pirate being shot at by 5 navy fighters and lane, no damage.

Edit - Vrahn - me too, but try that in Taus. You get swarmed by 6+ OC NPCs, that will kill your ship VERY quickly.

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[PhoenixHeart]

If the higher level Guard type NPC's existed in places like NY, (seems like there'd be at least a FEW...) it would be a lot harder for pirates to just idle... Until the server fills up and they go away, at least:D

[gafiaiiu]

They're fine as they are.
During lower population on the server, as any pirate camping fort bush would be blasted by those Capital ship partols.
But when the server pop goes up, theres nothing that you can really do about it that involves NPCs, as they don't spawn.

[Lump Lorry]

Ok... I summarize a bit the poll results... up to now

more than half of the voters (~54%) thinks that the NPC are too weak, 1/4 (~25%) thinks they are fine and only the 10% thinks they should be eliminated. So... we could say that a strict majority thinks that the NPC should be improved even if

45.5% thinks both level and equipement should be upgraded.

6.5% thinks only equipement should be improved.

1.5% thinks the level should be increased.

Interesting.

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[barrenwzste]

I don't see how having heavier npc patrols would hurt rp. First, if you are unlawful, you shouldn't be camping in front of any bases, in ny for example, except Rochester and Buffalo. Second, if you are unlawful and jacking a load but a npc patrol shows up and you have to shoot or scoot...well, that's how it should be. Incorporate it into your rp. People, npc's aren't just obstacles. Use killing lots of npc patrols to goad thier faction into rp and battle. Have a couple buddies, one in a freighter of some sort, and kill the patrols while rp'ing that you are capturing the crews, pilots, for slaving or ransom(heck, I mine pilots all the time when I get bored mining minerals). There are almost endless rp possibilities here, limited only by your imagination.

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[Irra]

High lvl/equipment npcs patroling around bases, low lvl other places if there is anything left i dont know. Same works for unlawfuls.

On high player count, when npcs down spawn ... online players would have to deal with it...

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[KeNoB]

I'm agree that stand pirates who sit around bases of any sort is bad rp, but the solution is not stronger npc's but some lawful player hunting them...

Where are lawful force?

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[CzeReptile]

I'm agree that stand pirates who sit around bases of any sort is bad rp, but the solution is not stronger npc's but some lawful player hunting them...

Where are lawful force?

Easy question to answer.
Gone.
Only indies in caps or underequipped fighters. LN, LPI and LSF are hard to find and except for LPI, new people get in hardly, lots are hard to see even. Pirates run amok in 5+ people packs and there is no one really to stop them. I am not really eager to play there alone, since I am flying a caps mostly. Ask me why? Single VHF vs gunboats and bombers - no thank you. And no one to support me either really.

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