Maybe some people will rant about this, but:
Can we make that the NPC's use torpedoes?
An NPC with sidewinders will be a more interesting opponent. Maybe some with Novas, but the ones with novas should be rare. No one wants to attack a defender equiped with novas while on a starflier O_o....
(If you find any mistake in my English, please let me know via a PM)
(Really, I speak terrible English, so please, tell me if I make mistakes. I'd like to improve it a bit )