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Corvus Cab
I remember someone once created this Corvus Cab guild or Corvus Cab User name or something and seemed sort of cool in theory.
I would like to see a real Corvus Cab ship that could be crafted or obtained with missions.
The ship would only transport certain number of passengers around to others stations (really really fast); and could not transport any ships or cargo.
Travel could be either directly from station sector to station sector(probably too much work to impliment that way)
OR just really fast like 500m/s - 1000m/s or something with near instant acceleration
The pilot of the ship would not be allowed to exit the ship at other stations but could only exit the cab from the 1 station.
Passengers could be picked up from any station and could be taken to any stations provided they have faction standing to be dropped at a particular station.
Obviously they could not be dropped at stations they do not have qualified standing for.
The cab itself would be faction neutral and never be shot at since there is no weapons or cargo. Regardless of the passengers onboard. The only faction subject considered would be whether or not the passenger has standing to board the station or not.
So like stuff like this
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Dude can you pick me up and take me to TGP for an XC I got to haul some stuff but i'm out of XC's and I'm homed in Sedina D12
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Ok I want to get a corvus vult up to nyrius can you drop me at corvus real quick so I can pick it up.
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Hey the guild needs help in Deneb can you buzz me over there and pick me up later.
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Hey someone needs help haulin stuff can you drop me at Pelatus I'm freakin all the way out here in GR too far.
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Hey can you take me to Sedina D14 I got this deal I want to work out with someone real quick and their about to log can you pick me up in Dau and drop me at Sedian D14 real quick.
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Hey these guys are getting a levi hunt going but I'm sort of far away can you pick me up and drop me at xang station D2
I don't know if that sounds interesting to anyone but as space is likely to only get bigger it might be useful if not now perhaps in the future.
I would like to see a real Corvus Cab ship that could be crafted or obtained with missions.
The ship would only transport certain number of passengers around to others stations (really really fast); and could not transport any ships or cargo.
Travel could be either directly from station sector to station sector(probably too much work to impliment that way)
OR just really fast like 500m/s - 1000m/s or something with near instant acceleration
The pilot of the ship would not be allowed to exit the ship at other stations but could only exit the cab from the 1 station.
Passengers could be picked up from any station and could be taken to any stations provided they have faction standing to be dropped at a particular station.
Obviously they could not be dropped at stations they do not have qualified standing for.
The cab itself would be faction neutral and never be shot at since there is no weapons or cargo. Regardless of the passengers onboard. The only faction subject considered would be whether or not the passenger has standing to board the station or not.
So like stuff like this
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Dude can you pick me up and take me to TGP for an XC I got to haul some stuff but i'm out of XC's and I'm homed in Sedina D12
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Ok I want to get a corvus vult up to nyrius can you drop me at corvus real quick so I can pick it up.
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Hey the guild needs help in Deneb can you buzz me over there and pick me up later.
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Hey someone needs help haulin stuff can you drop me at Pelatus I'm freakin all the way out here in GR too far.
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Hey can you take me to Sedina D14 I got this deal I want to work out with someone real quick and their about to log can you pick me up in Dau and drop me at Sedian D14 real quick.
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Hey these guys are getting a levi hunt going but I'm sort of far away can you pick me up and drop me at xang station D2
I don't know if that sounds interesting to anyone but as space is likely to only get bigger it might be useful if not now perhaps in the future.
No. Just no.
Risk free movement between stations is a no.
A cab ride in back of a regular atlas for hire might be ok
This could be done with a PCC mission but arrival is not assured and no refunds will be given...
YMMV.
A cab ride in back of a regular atlas for hire might be ok
This could be done with a PCC mission but arrival is not assured and no refunds will be given...
YMMV.
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The first -1 is because we already have shipts that can do that. Atlas, Moth, Dent, That's enough
The second -1 is because risk free anything sucks
The first -1 is because we already have shipts that can do that. Atlas, Moth, Dent, That's enough
The second -1 is because risk free anything sucks
Who said it's risk free? He just said it's faction neutral. NPC's won't shoot at it. That's not to say a player can't blow the thing up *without consequence* ;)
Is there a person alive who can hit a object moving at 1000m/s? Or even 500m/s?
Not even Mr. Plugin McLol.
-1. Moving should be with risk, and using a Warthog MKII, it takes 2-5 minutes to get from Geria to Initros.
-1. Moving should be with risk, and using a Warthog MKII, it takes 2-5 minutes to get from Geria to Initros.
Well people already create alts to accomplish this same task and simply go from one place to anothers already this could help eliminate some of the bogus alt creations simply for the purpose of trying to exist in 2-3 separate locations at the same time.
So if this is a NO NO it's already explodable via alts. Same effect risk free travel just different characters.
At least with the fast cab your using the same character. Totally different then traveling in Atlas. If traveling as a gunner was such a desireable option people would not create alts simply for travel purposes.
If the concern is mostly about not being about to shoot such a vehicle then I guess there needs to be a special weapon to craft with more missions to accomplish this as well (hey more stuff to do).
Perhaps a special sector blast weapon specifically for fast cab vehicles. Perhaps something that would create a sector cascade of some kind which only effects vehicles made with the alloy that is used to make fast cab vehicles.
Effecting only fast cab vehicles within 2000m range (or more) and only fast cab specific.
This would accomplish both subjects fast passenger travel, more missions, and a new weapons to shoot at such a vehicle.
Keeping in mind the pilot can't leave the ship to go around to get more ships or anything else for that matter this is strickly a passenger transport only.
Passengers can't transport cargo or ships. They are passengers only and can only get dropped at another station. Hense a real and actual cab service.
Certainly we could figure out other ways to make it fun to try to shoot them down etc. but the concept in general seems desireable.
And could help eliminate the stupid explode home feature also which is sort of lame too. Ok lets travel just kill yourself.
If anyone would have ever suggested to add a feature that you just kill yourself and you respawn home I would have to -10 on that one. But since it's the only option it's just accepted as normal. Certainly there can be better ideas then that.
I would prefer to /transport home rather then /explode. The same effect except one is death which is sort of a lame way to be called travel. And the other is more space like and preferrable. I mean who cares about getting killed by pirates we all kill ourself several times each login just for traveling. That a lame way to travel.
I know changing subjects but this topic has many variable backrounds leading up to it.
So if this is a NO NO it's already explodable via alts. Same effect risk free travel just different characters.
At least with the fast cab your using the same character. Totally different then traveling in Atlas. If traveling as a gunner was such a desireable option people would not create alts simply for travel purposes.
If the concern is mostly about not being about to shoot such a vehicle then I guess there needs to be a special weapon to craft with more missions to accomplish this as well (hey more stuff to do).
Perhaps a special sector blast weapon specifically for fast cab vehicles. Perhaps something that would create a sector cascade of some kind which only effects vehicles made with the alloy that is used to make fast cab vehicles.
Effecting only fast cab vehicles within 2000m range (or more) and only fast cab specific.
This would accomplish both subjects fast passenger travel, more missions, and a new weapons to shoot at such a vehicle.
Keeping in mind the pilot can't leave the ship to go around to get more ships or anything else for that matter this is strickly a passenger transport only.
Passengers can't transport cargo or ships. They are passengers only and can only get dropped at another station. Hense a real and actual cab service.
Certainly we could figure out other ways to make it fun to try to shoot them down etc. but the concept in general seems desireable.
And could help eliminate the stupid explode home feature also which is sort of lame too. Ok lets travel just kill yourself.
If anyone would have ever suggested to add a feature that you just kill yourself and you respawn home I would have to -10 on that one. But since it's the only option it's just accepted as normal. Certainly there can be better ideas then that.
I would prefer to /transport home rather then /explode. The same effect except one is death which is sort of a lame way to be called travel. And the other is more space like and preferrable. I mean who cares about getting killed by pirates we all kill ourself several times each login just for traveling. That a lame way to travel.
I know changing subjects but this topic has many variable backrounds leading up to it.
Even if you were to do that I still -1 it.