NPC Balance

[Jinx]

about the CDs on NPCs - we asked for that NPC ability - and i still think that it is a good thing that NPCs do have them. They are NPCs, not sparring dummies. they are meant to be avoided sometimes. i cannot run through all sirius - flying past red battleships and expecting to shoot them down. - i think the armor modifier is good on them right now. it takes a long time to take down a NPC BB/cruiser - but i think it is MUCH better than people "farming" easy NPCs. now it takes long - you cannot just collect your fleet admirals as if it was nothing.

about NPC missions - yes, they take long, and missions encourage players to fly capital ships. can t say more about that - but i don t think its really possible to differentiate them regarding to the players ship ( that means, fighter or capital ship ).

about NPC power - i think i wrote it in another thread - imo, we can turn NPCs to playerlike defensive stats - but then, boast their offensive to playerlike stats, too. that means - they would shoot like 5 times more. i don t like the idea of NPCs being cannonfodder. the more players are there - the less NPCs. so when there are few players, - there are still serious and fun enoucounters.

personally, i would even give some BB encounters allmost stationary weaponpower. those ships are meant to be the "checkmate move".

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