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Piugattuk
Litla Sundlaugin
#1 - 2016-11-17 23:12:30 UTC
Since some of us have good standings with NPC Corps I purpose the ability to "fleet up" if your standings are high enough with NPC mining ops for protection purposes, this way you could mine and have the same level of protection as being in a fleet as we can do now with others.

Doesn't make sense to have standings yet cannot interact with the environment, this could also lead to more PVP because of the fleet mechanics so maybe if you attack a member then people who also are in fleet but not on grid but hidden can jump in and help defend the fleet, maybe gain standings with the NPC Corp in question, what would you add to this?

If you disagree please post something as to why, as it is now if you attack a person now you get Concorded anyway, but if you attack an NPC the mechanics do not get you Concorded, but could get you PVP'ed by attacking a fleet member of that NPC fleet.
Daichi Yamato
Jabbersnarks and Wonderglass
#2 - 2016-11-18 02:47:19 UTC
So what happens if the pilot is under a wardec or LE timer? Can i start a 1v1 frig duel then join an npc fleet so the person im dueling goes suspect and gets hunted by some pretty bad ass npc's as well?

Rather than going through all that, just gonna say nope. Keep it simple. NPC's shouldn't be playing alongside players in a player driven sandbox anyways.

Want friends? You have to make em. Like wise, if you want to defend the fleet you can, but you wont get any magic teleportation or communication from npc's. Put a body on grid and have them tell you when they are under attack (and provide a warp in for you).

Standings wise, they give you access to npc services. But this game should never have npc's 'work' for a player.

EVE FAQ "7.2 CAN I AVOID PVP COMPLETELY? No; there are no systems or locations in New Eden where PvP may be completely avoided"

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FT Diomedes
The Graduates
#3 - 2016-11-18 03:01:59 UTC
Sounds like "bot aspirant" behavior to me. Blink

CCP should add more NPC 0.0 space to open it up and liven things up: the Stepping Stones project.

Sitting Bull Lakota
Poppins and Company
#4 - 2016-11-18 09:42:45 UTC
Piugattuk wrote:

...as we can do now with others.

Did you mean for this to be satirical?
Scipio Artelius
Weaponised Vegemite
Flying Dangerous
#5 - 2016-11-18 09:51:29 UTC  |  Edited by: Scipio Artelius
CCP have already said that as the new AI for NPCs develops further, there will be some advantages to having good standings.

At this point they've said that if you are attacked, then the NPC defence fleet might warp in and rep you while attacking your attackers.

So still early days and they have a number of ideas they have hinted at, but aren't yet prepared to confirm.
Rovinia
Exotic Dancers Union
#6 - 2016-11-18 10:52:48 UTC
Soon they will sell their own Mining permits Lol
elitatwo
Zansha Expansion
#7 - 2016-11-18 11:25:59 UTC
Easy solution, go to Guristas space and kill them instead. That will keep your standing and you learn new things.

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