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Mission Info - Must be docked to accept

Sep 15, 2014 draugath link
Please add a note to the Mission Info dialog that indicates a player must be docked in order to accept a mission. This note doesn't have to remain once they leave the training sector or reach combat 3 or some other condition. But it would be nice for there to be something. Of all the questions asked by new players regarding missions, probably 95% of the time (number randomly generated) "You must be docked at a station to accept a mission." solves their problem.
Sep 15, 2014 wolfman40 link
+1 lol all the time this happen
Sep 15, 2014 Sterrre link
Definitely +1. Happens all the time.
Sep 15, 2014 csgno1 link
How about making it possible to accept missions when not docked?
Sep 15, 2014 Phaserlight link
How about making it possible to accept missions when not docked?

While good in theory, this would do some funny things to the way missions are currently set up. Many missions require that the player undock from a station in order to progress to the next "stage". This is important especially for missions that give the player a quantity of goods to be transported, as trying to give the player items while they are in space usually doesn't work that well.
Sep 15, 2014 Pizzasgood link
+4000 to the OP. This has been the single most frequent question asked by newbies ever since the ability to see the mission list in space was added, and we've brought the issue up multiple times now. Stop ignoring the problem and fix it.
Sep 15, 2014 vskye link
+1
Sep 15, 2014 DeathSpores link
Who does missions anyway?
Sep 15, 2014 meridian link
+1
Sep 16, 2014 abortretryfail link
+1 this is really annoying...
Jan 20, 2015 draugath link
Had this conversation today.

[Tue Jan 20 10:35:44 2015] [1] <spuddybudbud> i know this is a noob thing to say, but how do you do mission 2 in training?
[Tue Jan 20 10:36:08 2015] [1] IRC_ <draugath> You must be docked at a station to accept a mission.
[Tue Jan 20 10:36:25 2015] [1] <spuddybudbud> oh thank you ive been here for hours!

I imagine there are probably lots more that don't speak up who have the same experience and then leave the game because they think it's buggy or broken.
Jan 20, 2015 Savet link
127% of training mission problems are a result of not being docked at the station.
Jan 20, 2015 davejohn link
Sensible suggestion. Perhaps even a large pop up box explaining that you have to be docked if you click on a mission in space.
Jan 21, 2015 hoghound link
+100

How about another telling them to dock in order to complete the mission, perhaps with additional information like have you brushed your teeth or hurry up your late for school.
Feb 14, 2015 draugath link
[Fri Feb 13 23:57:28 2015] [1] <WinglessHK> why does training mission 2 not give me the option to accept it?
[Fri Feb 13 23:57:40 2015] [1] <draugath> You must be docked at a station to accept a mission.
[Fri Feb 13 23:58:11 2015] [1] <WinglessHK> hmm, lemme try again.