After the Engineers Update for the space MMO Elite Dangerous was released, there has been a lot of criticism.
The AI of NPC enemies has been improved with the update, and NPCs can also take advantage of the upgrades that players can acquire for ships through the Engineers. This has led to a massacre, especially since high-level NPCs are now so powerful that players can sometimes take them out with a single shot.
NPCs are suddenly way too powerful
Accordingly, there have been many complaints about this new “crazy, extreme Bruce Lee AI.” While before the update, most NPC enemies were just cannon fodder, it is now the other way around. The NPCs dismantle the players, leading to a lot of frustration. The developers have already spoken out and promised to make changes to the AI. They especially want to prevent NPCs from using the Engineers’ upgrades. Overall, improved behavior of the NPCs and a higher difficulty level, especially for NPCs with higher ranks, is desired.
Developers take criticism to heart
In addition, a new subforum for Elite Dangerous has been set up, where players can report bugs for the Horizons expansion – which also includes the Engineers Update. Here, players can post all unusual things they notice from the new updates.
Among them, for example, the extremely aggressive behavior of some NPCs reported by many players, who even attack players when there is no bounty on them, or that the cargo hold is suddenly overloaded.
There are also reports of overpowered and bugged weapons. The developers will read these bug reports carefully and respond accordingly.
