' Wrote:For ages I've been pondering how to give trading factions more reason to exist. Most seem to struggle although I note Bowex are very active at the moment. Perhaps they are hauling ore.
I want to encourage groups of traders, i.e. trading factions and clans. I'm not so interested in individual traders.
One idea is implementing something like the HC /escort command where traders that are escorted are 10 times tougher. Weapons damage to a trader that is escorted does only 10% of the normal damage. The attacking party would need to destroy the escorts first or be overwhelming strong to quickly destroy the transports.
Thoughts?
Greetings.
As far as i know Bowex was hauling BMM's Ore.
Well that idea sounds good, would this boost effect the shields or only the Hull's strenght?
And does it work with amor upgrades?
And would it work with Transport and Liners (since that could bring a CAU 8 Royal Liner up to 8 Million Hull strengh if i understood it correctly)?
Would this command be available to all Players grouping together, or would it be limited to official factions?
What with official non-cooporate-factions doing trades? For example Corsairs / Outcasts smuggling Cardi.
Generally that idea get a big *thumbsup* from me, that would finally make escords usefull in another way than as scouts.
But i sense abuse here i.e. a single LF as Escord which is only evading whilst both are thrusting to the next base running.
If it's getting close the Transport which is uber-boosted could provide Bots/Bats for the Escords.
