Just an idea, but I think it would be sweet if in the targeting display you see what type of ship they are flying as well as they're name and health. It would help out a bunch for combat tactics before you actually get close enough to see what ship they're in.

Oh, and this has probably been mentioned but ill throw it out there anyway. Nation chats for the three nations where only members of your nation can tune in.

Ironically, nation chat use to be part of the game for about uhh, 2 years.

Adding in health would take out a bit of the suspense.

Anywho... First, it already says name. Second, you can look at the ship to see its type, and see smoke coming out of it if it's heavily damaged.

you can allready see their health.

Adding the type of ship is IMO unneccesary. After you play for a bit you can ID ships visually at pretty high ranges. Besides, as a trader i dont want the pirates to be able to flash through the targets in a sector and know i am in a centaur without having to at least get close.

Sound like good ideas to me. It seems our radar should be able to detect what type of ship someone is flying. The more info the better.

I'm going to agree with Spellcast on this one. Having to move close to ID a ship destroys the element of surprise for pirates and griefers, who I think already have too big an advantage.