NPCs are damn too strong.

[Syrus]

I like NPCs. They add something to the game, make it livelier, even if few people are around.
But as others have already stated, it is just annoying when they shred away your shield and hull and blow you to pieces in seconds. That's just not why people play the multiplayer. Sure, I'm fine with having them a little more damaging than they were in Liberty back in vanilla FL...But they shouldn't make RP impossible, whenever there's a hostile patrol around.

Also, there shouldn't be any NPCs in the mining fields. People sitting there a long time can cause a lot of loot to pile up and all...not to mention just being annoying. Those fields which didn't have them normally were nice places to RP a bit without too much trouble from annoying flies. Flies which nowadays shoot lasers from their eyes and crap lightning.

Overall I also suggest not giving NPCs bots....

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