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Vanja Lopez
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Posted - 2003.09.11 06:38:00 -
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I think the current solution of hindering pk gate camping (e.g. massive concord or other Police forces plus sentry guns at jumpg gates, stations etc) is somhow not challenging..
I would welcome a system where a player could hire an escort of npc ships (friate/cruiser/bs).
This escort would then engage enemy forces (pk) instead of concord. They should engage
a: if you are shot at
b: if a player with neg (under -2.0 or so) rating is around, you should be able to order your ecort to attack.
The price could be vary from relatively cheap (frigate npc with low skill) to extremely expensive (bs npc with special skills in some parts)
Then only leave the stationary concord/other troops in the real center/noobie-systems.
Further out, it's a dangerous world, and players should look after their own defense...
I know, this escort ideally should be provided by real characters. but it just doesn't work. the penalty of loosing a ship and possibly skill is too high for many ppl to offer such service.
So do it at a price, and make venturing out, even to medium security systems a dangerous thing again (for carebaers and for pk)
PS: I'm more of a carebaer than pk. Never ever attacked an real player. I do like to hunt npc, but most of the time, i'm hauling goods in low sec space.. hence the need of protection for a price (again good protection = huge price)
This idea will have to be enhanced.
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Shandri
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Posted - 2003.09.11 11:29:00 -
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The whole point of EVE is that there are no NPCs for hire, youŠll have to hire a PC if you need help that badly.
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Sara Kerrigan
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Posted - 2003.09.11 18:24:00 -
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The whole point of EVE is that there are no NPCs for hire, youŠll have to hire a PC if you need help that badly.
Her point here is that players right now are too scared of dying to hire themselves as escorts (sure some do, but it's so few and far between that you'd spend hours just trying to find someone). I for one wouldn't mind a few hired NPCs in the game, at least until the players get some confidence and stop worrying about death.
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Argy
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Posted - 2003.09.11 19:08:00 -
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that would just destroy the player economy that much more, by taking away more jobs
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Mustard
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Posted - 2003.09.12 00:32:00 -
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There is no labeled "player escort". Like the posters have said, its hard to impossible to find someone willing to help you especially if you are going solo. At least hiring some NPCs would maybe increase the flow of some very hard to come by minerals. Perhaps you can have some missions appear wher eyou can be hired to cover NPCs or maybe an ingame process for people to rent themselves as protection.
Who knows.
Mustard
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