Forming your own hunting lance.

[jp josh]

i was thinking i have 5 ships in storage a adder, viper, cobra, and two type 6's (1200 ly apart)

could we eventually hire AI pilots to fly our spare craft with us on bounty hunting/pirating rounds they would take up wing slots so only the leader should be able to hire them on

would be nice if i could by outfit and then have my own personal posies fallow me and help out for the strong uss. we can use a order system similar to what Free Space 2 used to tell the Ai to dock with the station, attack target ect.

just a thought.

feel free to build on this idea.

 

[waimser]

Cause that'd be great when theres a troll roaming the beginner systems with 4 fully kitted Anacondas, 3 of which have near perfect accuracy and ship control.

I actually typed you a pretty lengthy response to why this can never be a thing, but a missclick killed it. So sorry you get a sarcastic remark that tells you my overall opinion of mercenary options in any multiplayer game.

Please noone build on this idea. Let it die a fast death.

 

[jp josh]

and this is any different when trolls team up with any other troll how???

just increase the cop response time in the beginning areas. last time i checked a sidewinder was still one of the fastest ships in game. faster than a kitted andicanda at least. and we have three modes so your not forced to deal with trolls at all if you don't want to.

 

[RallyPoint]

It's more difficult to get a wing of other players together to troll and harder to c oordinate. They all have to be online at the same time which doesn't happen that often. Pickup up random people to be a total d-bag isn't as easy as you'd think. People inevitably get left behind or are just slow unlike NPCs.

Far easier to hire a bunch of NPCs at any time of day or night and just go troll.

 

[Cmdr. Numa]

It could work, but requires heavy balancing considerations. These mercenaries would require regular wages based on what they fly and their skill level. Want to hire an Elite FDL pilot ? Prepare to fork out millions to just keep him. While it shouldn't completely destroy you economically, the impact should be quite heavy. They should also level up while in your service, getting progressively more expensive. It must require dedication and the costs must be steep enough to scare griefers off.

 

[jp josh]

It could work, but requires heavy balancing considerations. These mercenaries would require regular wages based on what they fly and their skill level. Want to hire an Elite FDL pilot ? Prepare to fork out millions to just keep him. While it shouldn't completely destroy you economically, the impact should be quite heavy. They should also level up while in your service, getting progressively more expensive. It must require dedication and the costs must be steep enough to scare griefers off.

or we could put em so if you get a wanted of 4000 credits they turn on you and you lose the ship they flew so not only do you have to pay insurance for the ship you were piloting but the ones the AI just jacked as well (if you die then thats 4 insurance bills on top if not then there's however many mercenary you hired up to 3).....

we also have two other modes to play in.
when i started this game i played solo until i got a cobra i joined a pve group and now im in open exploring.

if a player gets tired of being griefed they can join a group that is friendly and strict. or adapt and be alart as to what players are doing around them (i dont trust any one in open not even my brother' s and my dad) the trolling reason just seems really weak to me.

again keep ideas coming but i think that mercenary that are mercenary is our best bet bounty gets to high and they will turn and try to make a profit on your head or take your ship you gave em.