(10-13-2025, 06:34 PM)LuckyOne Wrote: - make escorts worth it. And by this, I mean give tools that give bonuses to escorted traders. One way would be to allow formation with smaller ships and give speed bonus to escorted traders flying in formation. Other way would be to make it possible to go full pulse loadouts and keep the assailant suppressed enough time for the transport to escape unharmed
When I first started flying BHG, shortly before the Piller Man event, escorts were very much an easy cash farm. I could offer to escort someone to a specific jump gate and easily rake in about 10mill (or 100K in today's cash) from each ship. If that happened today, I'd be looking at about 300K for escorting someone from NY to Manchester and likely not seeing anyone.
I think if I offered 100K to escort someone from Texas gate to Cortez gate in Manchester, I would be told to fuck off in no uncertain terms. Death of escorting is very much a powertrader attitude problem.
(10-13-2025, 06:34 PM)LuckyOne Wrote: - give a way to suppress trade lanes to pirates without having to constantly shoot them while typing
Once, forever ago, I said that Lane Hackers should be able to nodock people for trade lanes and jump gates. I got called an LH~ shill and told to shut up. I still think LH~ and Ageira should be able to nodock people on Sirian gates and lanes, and EFL should be able to for Gallic Gates and Lanes.
I'll do something about my superiority complex when I cease to be superior.
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