The cost of the crew is less than one round of ammunition. When you buy a ship, the crew cost is on the scale of a rounding error on the sales tax for that trade.

So yeah, when you buy a ship for a million ISK or half a billion or ten, it seems like a rather safe assumption that some part of that cost is the hiring of a crew.

I would like to see little escape pods fly out of my ship right before it explodes, save the crew, think of the little people.

People asked for that in the past. Reportedly a dev or GM said the crew escape pods do eject, but they're just too small to see.

You've been playing too much X-Afterbirth

Just seems weird with how deep EVE is that they wouldn't include some kind of crew aspect to the game.

Its actually surprising that Eve hasn't put much attention in this aspect of the game. '

Hiring crew members. Maybe specific ships would require a certain amount of hands on board to operate.The bigger the ship the more crew members you need hired

This could also provide a host of new skill sets where your crew can provide bonus's to different aspects of your ship.


Lastly. it just seems weird that I'm piloting a giant spaceship by myself.

its just part of the same silly lore that says the 1 isk you can't buy anything with can feed an entire planet of "regular folks" for a lifetime

Uhmm, but he just explained to you there IS a crew, you just don't interact with them.

As a sidenote though, I wouldn't mind seeing some crew interaction like you suggested. Or even the possibiity to board other players' ships at the risk of your character getting blown up :p

Lastly. it just seems weird that I'm piloting a giant spaceship by myself.

As a sidenote though, I wouldn't mind seeing some crew interaction like you suggested. Or even the possibiity to board other players' ships at the risk of your character getting blown up :p

We don't interact with our crews because they are worthless peons who are below us. Why the hell would I want to casually chat with the hundreds of idiots who sweep spent shells into space for me?

We are pod pilots. We're the Joneses of outer space. So long as they make me decent sandwiches and stay the **** out of my face, my crew is doing their job.

I think what OP means, is to have a crew like STO what you can train and replace them. Its sounds cool and it is like in STO but in eve well i think thats a great move to let people to play more so the crew gain standerd XP like all other mmorpg. So people that play more gain more XP while SP farmers gain nothing.

This will boost up the game in time to. Yah i agree sounds great OP.

I think what OP means, is to have a crew like STO what you can train and replace them. Its sounds cool and it is like in STO but in eve well i think thats a great move to let people to play more so the crew gain standerd XP like all other mmorpg. So people that play more gain more XP while SP farmers gain nothing.

This will boost up the game in time to. Yah i agree sounds great OP.

Can you prove it? Cause I don't remember paying anyone.

If you want Star Citizen features, you should stop playing this sad game of EVE and play Star Citizen when it comes out.

You'll never see WIS and crew in EVE so might as well play a game which can do that.

Also X Rebirth...

Stop asking this old dog to learn new tricks. Its only a little while longer because EVE catches rabies and you have to take it out back with a shotgun.

Picard talked to whoopi goldberg all the time

Indeed. A experienced crew will give you an Edge.

I do wonder though, who would be stupid enough to sign on as crew on a capsuleer ship. It's not like we're risk adverse people and every undock is potentially a suicide mission. We need more automation so that we don't have to wonder about theses things anymore.

Well, yes, this too.
Who would apply to join a crew of a spaceship where the pilot don't really give a **** because whatever happens he'll reborn in a brand new medical clone? :)