I use Terrans with Terran weapons, so I suppose I shouldn't? I should restrict that and go away from RP choices because of a game mechanic that is currently wrongly implemented.Slashman wrote: ↑Wed, 1. Dec 21, 19:11So you think that you should be able to use any and all big splash damage weapons and have the NPCs ignore them?Exitialis101 wrote: ↑Wed, 1. Dec 21, 15:12
Sure, thinking to avoid something that should not need to be avoided. Have you never wanted to aid allies only to find yourself not being able to because of NPC friendly fire?
Look, I'm not gonna waste time here trying to find a way to make you feel better about using the tools that you already have to avoid an outcome that you do not want. GCU Grey Area already said how he avoids big NPC friendly fire mistakes, but you want to go down the road of what should be instead of what is. The strategy of using less splash damage weapons and positioning your fleet...which sounds to me like a valid strategy and makes sense, versus going in with whatever weapons you feel like and mixing it up with the enemy and NPCs in a free for all...which sounds like no strategy to me.
Until and IF Egosoft makes a fix for this, you can do the smart thing and follow his advice or spend all your days in frustration. It doesn't matter to me, but I have found that when I follow GCU Grey Area's advice, I usually have much less head-banging frustration and can enjoy my game and move along with my objectives. But hey...you do you!
I also doubt using GCU's strategy even works when there is a cluster of ships on all sides, I would like to see a video of such a confrontation where NPC friendly fire can be avoided. Or I simply will not believe it.
Also, others have mentioned turret control and switching turrets on/off to avoid FF. That is another bad argument. You would be have to pause in the middle of the battle numerous times just to manage turrets.
Another thing, I made a poll on Reddit where another majority was in favour of some change, link:
https://www.reddit.com/r/X4Foundations/ ... lies_poll/
What would be best, however, was if Egosoft themselves polled us about NPC Friendly FIre.