Yes, I know this has been mentioned before but...
We now have uber great TPG techno defenseless moths xc.
How about giving wussies an option to hire NPC escorts?
For instance, if you are taking an official bulk mission from Valent with a moth, they provide you with an option to get a vulture escort for a fee /dunno, say 50000 credits/.
Good money sink for filthy rich UIT wussies.

And, since I am not much into trading... hiring a NPC moth trader to do work for me would be greatly appreciated. :P

Sounds like a mutated outgrowth of that PCC lameness, since you're essentially requesting a pilot definable AI-mission creator. Maybe they could make themselves useful and figure out how to drop something like this in without it being broken and/or exploitable all to hell (I'd totally hire a massive fleet of Serco moth heavies to camp in Deneb C-10 or B-12 and just fuck with the Itani. Or maybe a pack of a few dozen mean-ass WHTD's to make a nice incursion into Dau's capitol sectors...).

I was editing my post when you replied, meh.
I realised the huge potential for exploits too late.
Maybe if they are strictly linked to official trade guild missions we could limit possible exploits.

If only XC moths could be hired, rather than things with guns, it would be pretty much ok. A number limit to prevent massive fleet lag attacks.

That could work. Limit it to 1 escort or 1 moth.

One escort vulture? With the current AI for NPC light fighters, do you think that would help against a determined pirate, considering how hard they laugh off entire SFs? Or even swarms of unrats, for that matter...

Well, if your goal is to just sink wUITssies's money, then, yes, it's a good idea! :)

Yeah, doesn't sound too good I agree. But potential exploits could be worse.

Even a moth xc would leave a bot behind. They take too long to follow a Jump. The escort would be more handicap than help.

Take an escort mission, and then stay with the convoy. If any one attackes you, the convoy escorts will defend you.