Ingame Employment ads for CMDRs posted by CMDRs.

[UFO Reality]

It would be great if there was an in-game star-port message board or an employment ad panel through the comms that CMDRs can post.

AIM:

• To add extra game immersion through interaction with other CMDRs.
• Enable CMDR to CMDR credit transaction. (optional)
• Provide a means to employ combat based CMDRs to escort non-combatant CMDRs.
• Enable a simple way to raise a BGS worker squadron in the game.
• Enhance multiplayer features of ED.
• Provide a method to employ bounty hunters to hunt down notorious gankers. (optional)
• Enhance and make meaningful, the use of in-game credits through a method of payments and occupation.
• Possibly be a first in the gaming industry to have in a game.

Notes:
If the method were implemented by modifying the in-game comms panel by adding an extra panel the result could be a simple easy to use interface.

It would possibly require the most economical amount of effort to compile into the game due to only a minor graphical modification, added text and a payments system. The game already has system wide broadcast method in it where an employment broadcast can be copied on to.

Text input from CMDRs can be negated through adding a list of choices such as "Seeking Bounty Hunters" and "Credits paid per week in employment = (N)" (the payments system needs to be an escrow where the employer deposits the credits first and gets awarded after the tick)

There is the possibility of bad employers and bad employees if the payments system is made too simple but having conflicts through payments would add extra emotional element to the game mimicking RL. [big grin]

There probably needs some further brainstorming before such a project gets implemented but I am only suggesting this feature as an idea.

Lastly....

Please, please,please...pretty please.[up][up][up]

 

[Killnine]

Basically a good idea. The big challenge would be to prevent exploits, trolling and general mischief.

A potential first step would be the ability to advertise wing missions. Kind of an open invite/share of a wing mission specifying a starting time and desired ships/roles.

Of course this sort of thing can be done outside the game, within player squadron chats and such. But the point would be promoting ad hoc coop play to players not in a squadron. Not to mention immersion.

For squadrons, it would be nice if wing mission invites could be shared via the squadron.