This being said, for the past 10 years we have had to upgrade NPCs stats / skills to constantly deal with the more and more bad ass player base to keep things interesting for those players. I have just finishing going through the majority of NPC groups that see a lot of action (Sinners, Snakes, Arteries, Judges, Agents) and adjusted their stats and skills. This means in some cases the NPCs are not as strong and in some cases they are stronger *sometimes it depends on the situation).
~S