i think it would be better if the npc's and pvp were split apart , with a button to toggle between them

on the npc tab it would show all unlocked npc slots, and current alerted elites
on the pvp side it would show all 10 players that you can see normally, the base battle info, and perhaps show exotica , too

other ideas :

have an option on the npc tab (perhaps unlockable by a mission chain) to increase the appearance of elites ...... say about a 5% chance increase for a short time (15 minutes?) at a cost.......100 energy ? 1b creds ? i dunno

instant kill/lock buttons for npc's

button next to players appearing in the pvp tab that shows any scanned planets owned by that player

legion/race/profession filter on pvp tab ...... shows only the members of targeted legion/race/profession that you would normally be able to find , but can only attack them in this way once a day

+1 Dan has said in the past that theres not much room left for a new tab, so as a suggestion;

MAKE THE TABS SMALLER

A separate NPC tab would also allow for a 9th and 10th NPC slot without the added hassle of even more scrolling.

no enough space there is plenty of room for 2 slots right next to bases on the battle tab ya know that big ass empty space there

Those aren't the tabs for different sections though, the Missions, Trade, Battle are the tabs for different sections.

I would want a new seperate tab for NPC's, not a sub-section under an already existing tab, as that would make NPC'ing even more difficult.

Sub-tabs would be cool, but all the other ideas are crap. No offense.

Yeah, sub tabs are the best bet, not that Dan's ever gonna see this!

+1

But, the lower ranks will only have 2 NPC slots available for them. So it will have 2 NPC's and then one massive gap between the bottom one and the legion comm.

anything that gets rid of the scroll bar works for me .. Separate buttons, subtabs whatever .. being able to see all 10 possible targets on pvp tab would be awesome, seeing all 8 npcs without scroll bar .. awesome .. link to exotica on the pvp subtab.. good idea .. if npc owned planets and the like appeared extra real estate under 8 slot npc window would be available for extra npc goodies..

so +1 on any idea that improves the look of the battle tab..

+1 to sub-tabs

to clarify what i meant i meant a tab system like on the trade tab for mining/artifact/special not a button that opens a new little window

That's what I had in mind when I +1'd it.