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When I see an NPC dynamically adapt to a player I'll be impressed. Putting superweapons on them doesn't count.

Very cool lore teasing though. I've never seen this kind of thing in EVE. You should do more.

Lastly, terrible name. Drifter. It makes me think of old cowboy movies. (Watch out fer that thar drifter, son, he's packing plenty of iron. Eyup.)

Drifters adapted. Were being destroyed. Went into their stockpile of technology. Pulled out "superweapon" to deal with annoying capsuleers.

Oh my, that's exactly what was said about Incarna! They aren't going to try to sell us pants and monocles are they?

Frankly, i''m less than impressed.

I couldn't even judge the power of that new 'AI' you came up with, since you're obviously hiding it behind overpowered cheating mechanics.

I'd be a lot more impressed if you finally came up with a decent AI using the same abilities and ships/fittings players have to work with. Or if it absolutely HAS to be exotic, at least something comparable.

(Warning for the below content specifically as I kept doing research/reading the devblogs and found out just why CCP buffed the drifters.) -> I NEVER complain on the forums. In fact I usually just observe and keep my opinions to myself. But this is absolutely insane! CCP completely mishandled the drifter NPC buff considering the new information that has come to light with the devblogs. I also apologize for the length. But I'm not doing a tl;dr. If you don't have the patience to read it. That's fine. I "vented" and now I'm satisfied. Plus hopefully one CCP employee will read this in it's entirety so then my mission is accomplished if that happens.

Ya I agree that's kind of stupid. Don't get me wrong, I love the new drifters as a concept. But now it seems they went from being able to be solo'd as long as you properly set up a ship EXACTLY for them, to now there's one guaranteed loss at least. That's not "intelligent AI" nor does it even represent EVE's sandbox principle. Now they've not only broken the sandbox tenant by eliminating the ability for players to creatively combat these ships, to also buffing them to hell and back for the sole purpose of "artificially making their AI more intelligent." When again...all it is a buff to their stats. not a better AI.

So I'm sorry but CCP turned the Drifters from an awesome new Meta game all about an NPC (like burner missions were in the beginning before they were completely nailed down.) to basically an NPC that now breaks the core tenant(s) of EVE. The sandbox element and the meta element.

So...ya...totally nuked my love for the drifters there. As again...they now represent what I never want EVE to become. A game that drifts away from the sandbox and all about player choice/emergent gameplay, to a Wow/insert other MMO here clone. Nice job on that one CCP!

So for the future - please leave content like this alone once you get to where the players really enjoy it and create an entire meta around it. At least until you get all the stuff you have planned for said content to be fully realized. Then you can dynamically buff them as much as you want. (Within reason of course. And as long as it doesn't break the very tenants you yourself hammer into us from day 1 of playing your game)

Also as "War kitten" pointed out. CCP have just basically done what EVERY other MMO does with Mob bosses to the new drifters. Buff the hell out of them if they deem them to be too weak for [insert X number of players here]. Which as I said numerous times above -is not what CCP is supposed to do. That's what every other MMO company does. If I wanted that. I would go back to playing the other MMOs I have since dropped when I returned to EVE.

Heck, I even activated my second account again, and moved over one of my characters to said second account that I have plans for. So within the last few days, you guys have received around $40 - $60 from me. When I usually do everything through Plex. But I not only wanted to refresh this account, but activate another account that has been dormant for quite a number of years, and finally move over an alt to said second account. So please.....CCP....don't do this anymore. As I may be forced to reduce back down to one account out of protest if this trend becomes common. (As again I usually pay through PLEX but couldn't get all the isk I needed together for all the required things I needed to do above. Plus 2x Plex JUST to transfer over a character is INSANE!)

Are you serious? You are buffing these drifters so severely because they are going to be the main focus for at least one module in the new SOV changes?(Still reading the blog on it) come on now!! So instead of branching them off or leaving em alone, you just pre-buffed them. So highsec dwellers can't challenge them on their own until the SOV stuff is in place. As it's not worth it at all now even for the "fun" considering we're guaranteed to lose a ship for absolutely no benefit. See...this makes absolutely no sense. Buffing something now for a future release so the current way people deal with the content is completely eliminated now because you buffed them for a patch that isn't even coming out till the summer. WOW CCP WOW!

This is fine for you nullsec dwellers. But now I can't even enjoy the content purely for fun as none of my corp mates or even alliance mates will face them considering the huge buff unless I guarantee I'll pay for ship losses. So it removes an awesome way for me to just have "fun" in the game without worrying about loot drops or anything. Really disappointed in CCP even more then before. I wish I hadn't read the SOV changes devblog as I can't enjoy the awesomeness of it simply because they took it upon themselves to do a pre-buff for absolutely no reason then to get it in quicker for the SOV changes coming this summer.

The Drfiters are not meant to be solo'd. The drifters are not the first un-soloable content to be added to EVE. Incursions are not soloable. Fighting Drifters is supposed to be a team activity. Just like Incursions.

Is there a dev blog coming about their AI? :)

I been helping them by giving them fresh corpses to increase thier army.

Maybe they will allow me to join and we shall kill all human life acroos the board.

We shall renounce the minmatar,amarr,gallente aka (Hippies) and the caldari human races.

Today I shall offer three corpses to them.

If you want to help me to boost thier ranks with fighters.Please give them fresh corpses.

Think I hear them calling me for more corpses,

Must find more corpses.

Must find more corpses.

Must find more corpses.