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Thread: NPC pilots NEVER Miss!!! ==DEVS PLEASE TAKE NOTICE==
lund0529
Tue Nov 02, 2004 3:12 pm
#14
Just to pipe in... I'm reasonably sure they were missing me last night. (Corsairs in Lok's asteroid/debris field) I saw more than one bolt fly by without getting the red-tinted view when I get hit. There were hits sprinkled in there too.
They could have been directed at other ships or player bolts aimed at my attacker though too, to be fair.
macbeth01
Tue Nov 02, 2004 3:54 pm
#16
Voltiar wrote:
Fly Better Newb
Yeah no kidding. If you can't dodge shots, then you're a tard. Learn to fly better, it might help. 
IonControl
Tue Nov 02, 2004 4:18 pm
#17
OTOH, I can take down a Tier 3 NPC X-Wing in short time. Takes one MUCH longer to take me down. I miss, they don't. The NPCs don't miss, but they don't have uber parts either. THat's our advantage. Always has been... (And yes, I picked a fight with an X-Wing once to see what happened).
RabidBothan00
Tue Nov 02, 2004 4:23 pm
#18
iagree with the two posts above. lasersfly past me all dee time. either you need to keep practicing your flying skills or i'm psychotically good! probably the first 
. just keep flying, get better& eventually the npc pilots will miss!
. just keep flying, get better& eventually the npc pilots will miss!
Phienyx
Tue Nov 02, 2004 4:27 pm
#19
Yeah, the NPCs need to be toned down a bit still. They shouldn't be inhumanly accurate. And what's with them flying in circles? It gets kind of boring chasing down a NPC that does nothing but fly in circles when engaged in combat. Can we get a little more creative than that please?
FloorPizza
Tue Nov 02, 2004 5:14 pm
#20
Phienyx wrote:
Yeah, the NPCs need to be toned down a bit still. They shouldn't be inhumanly accurate. And what's with them flying in circles? It gets kind of boring chasing down a NPC that does nothing but fly in circles when engaged in combat. Can we get a little more creative than that please?
Yeah, the circles and the Space Jousting....
ROBO1964
Tue Nov 02, 2004 5:25 pm
#21
I find that if they get behind me then they pound on me but f I break they over shoot me and once I am on them they can't get me off their tail. Multiple ships that are spread out os where it gets hard as someone is almost always behind you. I find they shoot you from directly behind and directly coming at you but if you get them circling for position they don't even fire at you.
Phienyx
Tue Nov 02, 2004 5:39 pm
#22
ROBO1964 wrote:
I find that if they get behind me then they pound on me but f I break they over shoot me and once I am on them they can't get me off their tail. Multiple ships that are spread out os where it gets hard as someone is almost always behind you. I find they shoot you from directly behind and directly coming at you but if you get them circling for position they don't even fire at you.
You are correct, but a real pilot would not do this. I'm not too worried about working the system. I just wish to have an interesting dogfight.
ajac09
Tue Nov 02, 2004 10:26 pm
#23
Bah ignore the idiot about stayin on one target to long. I rather destroy one target and have one less to worry about then damage 5 fighters that can still hurt me back. AI is either to good or horrible. I've had tier 1 ships some how never get off my tail and fire at me from odd angels and tier 4 ships not fire back.
Taram_Polluck
Wed Nov 03, 2004 1:28 am
#25
NO MATTER HOW HARD OR WILDLY YOU MANUVER THE NPC PILOTS NEVER, NEVER, NEVER, NEVER MISS!
Um... yeah they do. I evade just fine thanks.
Polarbear868
Wed Nov 03, 2004 1:36 am
#26
Im fighting Tier 4 and 5 (im at tier 3) in my Kimogila (decided not to go with Ixiyen), and my huling beast can turn fine.