Tracking down assassination targets and the likes

[bummer6]

Right now it seems you "track" a target down pretty much at random. I suggest FD implement a "scanning" mechanic similar to what EVE online has.
In EVE, you have a directional scanner that pretty much brings up a list of all signatures within a cone in front of you. You scan with a large cone at first until your target shows up in the list, then you start narrowing the cone until you know pretty much exactly in which direction the target is. This feels like you're actually tracking someone instead of relying on blind luck to find them.
It's just a suggestions since I find randomness in these situations pretty darn frustrating.

 

[Andro]

That is a fantastic idea and I'd love to see it implemented in game.

+ 1 rep

 

[Philippe]

I don't know about the Eve technic, but I would like to get something more involving!

 

[starry]

In the older Elite games you'd get a time and a place (i.e. spaceport) and then would follow the target through a jump and kill them on the other side.

I hope the current mechanics are place holders!

 

[bummer6]

for those who have never played EVE, here's a guy explaining in great detail how to use the directional scanner.
[video=youtube;Lq6zaWL38pI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq6zaWL38pI[/video]