When some random NPCs of a hated nation (UIT) spontaneously attacked me in the NFZ of a subfaction station (TPG), the local strike force didn't retaliate. This is the first time this happened - usually when the strike force of the hated nation jumps in the sector after me, they leave right away. These NPCs already had been in the sector before I arrived there. I let them kill me a few times - with no consequences for them.

Also when I was doing this mission https://www.vendetta-online.com/x/msgboard/2/34503 , the same thing happened.

Interesting bug.... What was your faction at the TPG station? (Just curious)

I would almost want this to be a feature with the response dictated by the local faction. Low faction would likely cause the local forces to ignore the issue while a high faction would cause the local strike force to intervene.

NPC's do not have a faction level per say so there are no consequences that can be applied of any consequence...Their behavior is controlled by the devs programming. I don't know if this is an intended behavior or not but perhaps it should be....

In the mean time perhaps we could have the intern whipped? :}

I was neutral with TPG, and the station was the one in Latos. And obviously I couldn't return fire, because UIT ships have high TPG standing.

And the UIT ships were just hanging out there for quite some time without any intention of leaving, even after jumping out of the sector under their nose multiple times. Weird.

Oh, they are not giving up, even hours after the first encounter. They can't be there from a mission someone else took. Who the hell programmed this? lol

*Laka Vitos Warthog Territorial Defender
*Mobz Kako Warthog Territorial Defender

Also, when I lured them very far outside the station and hit one of them from a turret, I was told I violated the NFZ and my standing was decreased to temp KOS. Wtf?

They could be from an escort mission. Sometimes the capships get stuck in storms and they just sit there not moving (and if the sector they are in times out, which is very possible they can stay stuck for ages) and all the other bots, including escorts, will run to the final station and sit there waiting. They will attack anyone they hate, and will do so with impunity and infinite ammo. They will sit there doing this until the capship either dies or catches up.

Old bug is old, but sometimes it is good to bring this stuff up, it's always happened (well, since escort missions existed) it has just become a lot more common since the sector time out was reduced. Heck, you probably would never notice unless you get kos'ed a lot. The fact that AI do not set off the nfz isn't a bug though, that bit is by design to stop people like myself who would use this to set off bot wars and stuff :)

This is an old bug. Been happening since escort missions. I thought it was an intentional feature.