Ok after beating the game I took a long rest from XWA. Now about 2 years later I have one question. The setting you're on( Easy, Medium, Hard) determines how many points you get for each craft you destroy right?
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If you leap before you look, I'm not catching you sorry ass!
...right, but also has an effect on the enemy's AI. Figters will make harder BFMs and will start shooting further out.
Before the patch , the difficulty levels are inverted !!! Selecting "easy" will get you to the "hard" difficulty setting and vice versa...
I think the difficulty levels were only switched for one mission - the one where you have to capture the Tyderium, I believe.
Since I've always played "medium" , I can't confirm the switching, so probably Keyan is right.