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Something wrong with NPC convoys?

Jan 08, 2014 Samwise9 link
I see massive NPC convoys (ten or more Behemoth Heavies) jump into station sectors and dock very frequently (every few minutes) but I can sit at wormholes for hours on end and not see anything of them, barring the occasional light fighter. I don't know if this is a bug or not, but it seems strange to me.

Clarification edit: The convoys are the same faction as the station 99.9% of the time. On the off chance it is not the same faction, the convoy is much smaller (one or no Behemoth Heavies). Also, no convoys ever depart.
Jan 08, 2014 abortretryfail link
You might be on to something here. We had a wormhole blockade with mines for over an hour last night and didn't see a single convoy that wasn't CtC.
Jan 08, 2014 Pizzasgood link
Those same-faction convoys you see jumping in are those retarded fake convoys that the devs added a while back to make stations look busier, which magically appear from nowhere instead of traveling (and carry no cargo).
Jan 09, 2014 greenwall link
I have also noticed that the convoys jumping into Sedina b8 from Latos jump in 4000-5000k from the wormhole. Didn't really notice any coming towards the wormhole either (i.e. sedina to latos).

They is broke!
Jan 09, 2014 abortretryfail link
I bet the NPCs moved the wormhole and forgot to change the signs.
Jan 09, 2014 Samwise9 link
Dev input?
Jan 09, 2014 raybondo link
We'll take a look at it.
Jan 09, 2014 momerath42 link
All indications are that there are a normal number of 'real' convoys in flight, and escort missions available. Maybe we could look at increasing the frequency at which convoys launch without an escorting player.

As for convoys from latos warping into b8 far from the wormhole, that would be a bug; can you describe it more fully? Were you in latos and jumped to b8 ahead of them? Does it happen every time? I'll add it to my list of things to look into, but more info would help.
Jan 09, 2014 Kierky link
I've seen convoys jump into B-8, which looked like it was coming intra-system (away from the Latos wormhole, possibly a Sedina K-13 vector into B-8), then they jump out with an intra-system jump, which I thought was weird, because no convoy should jump into a WH sector to not use the WH.
Jan 12, 2014 Savet link
Latos H2 is also bad about that.
Jan 12, 2014 greenwall link
Seems less of a problem now...
Jan 18, 2014 greenwall link
I take that back...it's still happening. and it's not necessarily a problem, more of a strangeness.