Spectator role for multicrew

[Killnine]

AFAIK, having a player crew your ship automatically grants you an extra pip. I think this should only be granted, if/when the player selects a role, until then (s)he should be a spectator and not grant a pip. Why? Because having someone ride as a cameraman for arranged PvP would be very useful for making cool videos.

 

[moorison]

You could argue that the multicrew guest has so little to do anyway that at least the pip-management should be optimised, but this suggestion would reduce the issue of AFK players or multicrew dummy accounts.

 

[Killnine]

Well, as far as I know, a huge majority of multicrewing is fighter piloting, because the gunner role sucks. I think there should be manned turrets. When crewed, they should have some minor bonus to make them worthwhile, and when unmanned they should function as normal turrets. There should be a gunner display which shows the view from the turret.

 

[moorison]

I think the way multicrew-turrets are designed is deliberate: They can be much more precise than from the pilots perspective and a turret perspective would limit the guest to only one or only those on the same side of the ship with a rather limited perception of your surroundings, even if more immersive.
The problem with the gunner role as far as I understand it is little control of the pilot that the guest is not wasting ammo or attacking clean ships.