Capital Zone NPCs

[Guest]

Having the same nation NPCs around capitals zones and the greater capital area makes no sense, game-wise.

PvP server, players don’t go to enemy capitals to hunt NPCs, they go there to hunt players (pvp players correct me if I’m wrong).

PvE server. ..

Same nation capital NPCs are just a waste of an NPC spot/ game resource, they provide absolutely zero usefulness to the game.

Those NPCs can be found elsewhere and are hunted elsewhere and are never hunted within an enemy capital area, they’re just useless.

To support new players and battle group formations and player cooperation (as it was before patch 27), I suggest these NPCs nationally be changed to an opposite nation, and make them useful again. Even with some of them up there rates to 4^th rates.   

Edited June 18, 2019 by Guest

[Galt]

Ports belonging to a nation will spawn AI of that same nation. There are a lot of AI of the same nation around the capital in order to protect players (they can run to these AI fleets for some help.) If your intention is to farm AI then you will need to go somewhere to find AI of a different nation. This is intentional to get people away from their capitals and into the open world. If your intention is not to PvP then there is a PvE server. 

[Guest]

You can totally use friendly AI to defend you if you see any enemy player heading towards you.

This is double more effective these days with the powerful AI.

I have personally encountered two instances where a player has successfully managed to defend himself from me by using AI.

[Guest]

28 minutes ago, Galt said:

This is intentional to get people away from their capitals and into the open world.

Not only that the “Bahamas Kill Zone” was a total failure, that forcing pvp intent is irrelevant considering that players who join pvp already have the intent to pvp.

The more players the Dev's can attract to the game playing in whatever form will lead to more pvp (and pve) and a healthier game.

 

Edited June 18, 2019 by Guest

[Tiedemann]

I'm against this. AI fleet have good loot, compared to hostility and mission AI at least. If you get enemy AI  fleets sailing to you capital you will sit at the docks and attack them when they are inside the capital zone. This is fine for rookies learning the game and ranking up, but not for rear admirals. As mentioned earlier that is what the PvE server is intended for. 

[Guest]

1 hour ago, Tiedemann said:

If you get enemy AI  fleets sailing to you capital

Have you sail to an enemy port and attack these AIs? has anyone lately? they are useless.

1 hour ago, Tiedemann said:

sit at the docks.....not for rear admirals

Why not let these “admirals” decide for themselves.

Or are you just echoing the cries of fanboys, “please sir make more pvp for me”.

[Severus Snape]

Theoretically wouldn't there usually be more ships in and around a harbor that belong to that nation.  Let's say it's 1790 and you sail into Charleston, majority of the ships would be......US.  Seems reasonable to me.

[Guest]

25 minutes ago, Severus Snape said:

Theoretically wouldn't there usually be more ships in and around a harbor that belong to that nation.  Let's say it's 1790 and you sail into Charleston, majority of the ships would be......US.  Seems reasonable to me.

Sure and there be none of your enemies either! though it's a PC game first and foremost, Dev's have move away from sims quite some time ago.

I'm just saying that they could be put to a better use.

 

Edited June 19, 2019 by Guest

[Sir Texas Sir]

6 hours ago, Galt said:

 If your intention is not to PvP then there is a PvE server. 

You do know the servers are War (PvE/PvP) and Peace (PvE only).  Either server you spend over 90% of your time killing AI if you want to level up, open slots and find loot.  So stop with the this isn't, "PvE server if that is allyou want leave BS."

What are you doing in game right now?  I bet it's not PvP cause haven't seen your name pop up in combat news all day, bet your doing trade runs (what I'm actually doing for money/doubloons) or killing AI to level up (what I'm going to be once done with econ).  

The only people PvP right now seems to be the typical pirates farming the US scrubs for easy kills.

2 hours ago, BuckleUpBones said:

Sure and there be none of your enemies either! though it's a PC game first and foremost, Dev's have move away from sims quite some time ago.

I'm just saying that they could be put to a better use.

 

You want AI to kill take missions from your capital, it's design that way with lower level missions for new players, other wise you want better AI you have to move away from the capital.

[Aster]

I got a lgv refit and have been having fun in that as well as my redeemables doing pvp. My poor pandora found liq. Anyway I think now is the most fun pvp can be with people mostly in 5th rates with nothing but basic mods. No need to be hostile to the pvp crowd, your safe now hugs.