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Thoughs on deported noobs
An NPC capship should run from each nation's capital to Odia M14 and back. Deported noobs can ride these home and shoot vets and bots via the turrets along the way. The ship type should rotate (goliath/trident/connie/capella/HAC) changing the risk of riding. The NPCs should have their cargo capacities fixed first so the appropriate number of people can dock ships. When the cap ship is at the beginning and end of it's run and docked in a capital station it should allow people in as gunners so as to not run into cargo limits by bringing ships.
This would also give us another set of things on a fairly regular schedule to shoot at. Could add other NPC ships of various sizes to the convoy as well.
This would also give us another set of things on a fairly regular schedule to shoot at. Could add other NPC ships of various sizes to the convoy as well.
+1 to large convoys between Odia M-14 and nation capitals!
I'm not sure forcing the noobs to run as 'gunners' is the best way to accomplish this (as it may require some dev work in the mission system?). But just having regular/scheduled capship convoys/escort-misison between M-14 and the nation capital stations (capship docakable ones) would give the noobs an easy way to get home (riding the convoys, plus the ability to try to escape if the convoy comes under attack).
If you make these convoys extra profitable you would encourage existing (non-noob) players to also escort these convoys, and if you make some of the capships in these convoys drop rare (perhaps capship crafting components? I'm thinking stuff like FFSA or FCP, not the main/large components though I would certainly not be against those either) goodies you would further encourage other players to attack these convoys.
Additionally benefits to large/profitable convoy/escort missions between M-14 and nation capitals:
* noobs in nation-space capitals would see activity and other players, encouraging them to keep playing
* noobs that get stuck out in grey due to the faction/temp-KOS system would be forced into a positive/social experience, rather then being continuously griefed and quit.
* existing players would interact with noobs more, if the reward for defending/attacking the convoys was substantial enough.
I'm not sure forcing the noobs to run as 'gunners' is the best way to accomplish this (as it may require some dev work in the mission system?). But just having regular/scheduled capship convoys/escort-misison between M-14 and the nation capital stations (capship docakable ones) would give the noobs an easy way to get home (riding the convoys, plus the ability to try to escape if the convoy comes under attack).
If you make these convoys extra profitable you would encourage existing (non-noob) players to also escort these convoys, and if you make some of the capships in these convoys drop rare (perhaps capship crafting components? I'm thinking stuff like FFSA or FCP, not the main/large components though I would certainly not be against those either) goodies you would further encourage other players to attack these convoys.
Additionally benefits to large/profitable convoy/escort missions between M-14 and nation capitals:
* noobs in nation-space capitals would see activity and other players, encouraging them to keep playing
* noobs that get stuck out in grey due to the faction/temp-KOS system would be forced into a positive/social experience, rather then being continuously griefed and quit.
* existing players would interact with noobs more, if the reward for defending/attacking the convoys was substantial enough.
+1, especially Drazed's edition
I'm not sure forcing the noobs to run as 'gunners' is the best way to accomplish this
I meant is as an option, not a requirement.
I meant is as an option, not a requirement.
+1
I remember once there was capships that flew to m14 full of sss
I remember once there was capships that flew to m14 full of sss
+1 to more game-driven content.
+1