Outlaws

Is it just me or the outlaws ALWAYS appear when encountering a bandit? I was testing around with cheap items and all 10 times I was ambushed, they would appear

Not to mention, only rookie bandits appeared

An Outlaw appearing doesn't really mean anything. The bandits will be the same as they were before the update. All the Outlaw appearing does is attribute any successfull theft to a particular outlaw for their bounties

No, he means, it was previously believed to only show up for the two highest tier bandits and that only people who have been stolen from them will be compensated after the bandit is captured. But he found it to happen with more bandits.

Are you sure bandit spawns are still the same? I was trading bunk beads from Tara and vets appeared in Corrib Valley. Before, it would just be trained.

No, I don't know if they were changed or not. All that is known is that bandits appear more frequently, they're probably also changed in appearance to value-wise, but I don't know.

Bandits appearing more frequently?

I've seen like 5 or 6 bandit spots near the southern exit of Taillteann, and that was before the patch...

I haven't noticed bandits appearing more frequently, but that's what all my sources say. Although, I also haven't noticed bandits being harder, easier in fact. I get Trained now instead of Veteran...

Hm when did you notice their difficulty dropping?

Today. <amount> of <commodities> to <town> (I don't want to reveal my route) used to always make me run into veteran bandits when I reached or reached near <town>. Now I get Trained. However, I think they might've made the difficulty path more gradient.

Maybe they might have nerfed it over the week?