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Allow to join escort mission as a turret gunner

Oct 16, 2016 DeathSpores link
When you take an escort mission with behemoth atlas trident or constellation, ask the player if he wants to join as an escort ship or as a gunner.
Let him choose the ship he wants to be gunner or make it random.
Oct 16, 2016 Hoban-Wash-Washburne link
Then you would not be escorting.
Oct 16, 2016 Pizzasgood link
-1. You could just AFK endless missions.
Oct 16, 2016 meridian link
-1
if the npc ship gets stuck then the player will be stuck. Can't explode since it's not the player's ship and can't undock because the player doesn't have a ship.
Oct 17, 2016 Xeha link
-1
@meridian you can leave a ship where you are a gunner. you'll be ported back to where you entered his ship.
Oct 17, 2016 abortretryfail link
+1 Add more gameplay! Just don't pay gunners unless they get kills.

This could be fun for noobs and an easy PK for pirates hunting the NPC convoys. It also would allow players to in a sense, hitch-hike to a different station without taking any possessions with them.
Oct 17, 2016 Xeha link
@ARF in that case it should be a new mission. instead of escort "gunner needed" or alike. also it should pay less than the escort itself.
Oct 18, 2016 abortretryfail link
Good idea. Though that might get tricky for the game to decide when to launch the convoy.
Oct 22, 2016 Luxen link
+1 to ARF's idea, as its own mission.