Say you have an assignment to protect a convoy in open space, in some of the higher sectors it can be quite a challenge as the convoys have no defense etc and are easily taken out. I propose a simple change that means when you have an assignment to protect a convoy, you are automatically put in a group or wing with it in the sector. That way, you are able to heal the convoy using Koromac’s suggestion as currently, if you fire eclipses at a convoy you’re escorting, PvE or Open World, you’ll eventually kill it or it just won’t do anything at all.
uh oh wrong thread
on topic: - i dont care
This is actually a pretty useful idea. It would also allow you to attack trolls who shoot down convoys just to be annoying, without being flagged as the first aggressor.
I can’t remember which sector in Fed usually gives out a high-level escort mission (perhaps it was Vanguard Outpost?) but whichever it was, I finally got to the point where I would simply skip it if it came up as my daily mission, because I knew it was practically impossible.
Too bad donating your ships to fleet escort doesn’t make them appear as escorts out in open world.
This is actually a pretty useful idea. It would also allow you to attack trolls who shoot down convoys just to be annoying, without being flagged as the first aggressor.
I can’t remember which sector in Fed usually gives out a high-level escort mission (perhaps it was Vanguard Outpost?) but whichever it was, I finally got to the point where I would simply skip it if it came up as my daily mission, because I knew it was practically impossible.
Too bad donating your ships to fleet escort doesn’t make them appear as escorts out in open world.
I /think/ vanguard and research both give out escort missions. Vanguard isn’t much trouble because the minotaur is tank enough to take the fire until the transport leaves and then i self destruct anyway
You’d end up with Lynxes and Hercules’ flying around in high level sectors… Sounds like easy pickings to me
That is why players who donate high-quality ships should get the resources from the transport ships they have escorted successfully. And the loot in said cargo ships needs to be buffed.
with whom should you form the wing?
with whom should you form the wing?
if you have an assignment with escorting a transport convoy, you should be put in a group with the transport ship and the escorts, it would help to quickly locate them and also with an engineer you can keep the transport and the escorts alive
ah, no…
it is a search and protect operation, this would take the challenge away