When hiring NPCs to crew our ships, what degree of variation will there be between different NPCs?Will I be able to go out and find a skilled ship gunner for my Freelancer?And if I find someone who's a great pilot but not a great gunner, if I pay him to sit in the gunner seat for a while, will he slowly get better at it?asked by Stoj

So there will definitely be variation between NPCs.We'll have some level of skill for the NPCs, and probably there will be some progression for the NPCs. So if they fight a lot of battles and they manage to be on the winning end of them, then they will actually get better.The cost of hiring the crew will be dependent on their skill level. You could go for a cheaper crew, but they may not be as good as a veteran or elite crew. So on that level the NPCs will have some of the typical RPG progression, but obviously as a player, you yourself don't.I guess the question is, if he does sit in the gunner seat for a while, and manages to hit a few things, and you do alright, then he will slowly get better at it.