adding on to commodores post about mines, i would like to see a mine layer ship class, lets say, the mine layers would be about the size of a turanic raiders freighter, and the mines would be scaled down versions of the ones around bases and zone 21....also, the mine dropper on the ship, would be unlimited, as far as ammo, like the supernova, but require time, lets say 15-30 secs to actually lay...and you would have to be dead still or you might blow yourself up, due to a sudden jolt...
think of it:
you could endlessly RP, and factions/pirate groups could RP it
example:
CHaracters:
1 Pirate Cruiser, adrift in the scrap field outside manhattan
2 mine laying ships, deployed to set up a hasty defense, until repairs to said cruiser are made
4 pirate fighters, on patrol
2 liberty gunboats, dispatched to investigate rumors of a pirate cruiser lurking around manhattan
4 LN fighters called in for back up
i mean with that, you could set up the mines(they would disapper after the player in the mine layer logged out) and RP...
Navy GB1: there she is mates, intel was right for once, a rogue destroyer just adrift out there....looks like she sustained some engine damage....
NavyGB2: looks like there is some heavy activity around her...wait...wait they are setting up a minefield around her....look out GB1 fighters inbound
pirate fighters: this is Pirate leader, all fighters drive those gunboats back, do not engage them outside of 6 klicks from our destroyer, she is valuable...
pirate fighters: roger Lead
Navy GB1: this is GB1 i am taking fire, require ass.....*comm static*
Edit: also you could RP a building of a base in some remote system...would make a great RP fight, like Bounty hunters in the badlands setting up a supply depot, rogues dont like it and mount an assault
