Sunleader Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 As Title Says. Give Traders the Option to Hire Escort Ships. Only usable when using a Trader Classed Ship. And will only Join the Fight when being Attacked. In Exchange Reduce the Range of Reinforcements around the Ports. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victor Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 believe me, with the awful IA of the escort, they will be plain useless against a player aggressor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunleader Posted March 17, 2016 Author Share Posted March 17, 2016 believe me, with the awful IA of the escort, they will be plain useless against a player aggressor Against a Single Attacker they will likely be useful enough to Buy some Time to Escape at least. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hethwill Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Escort in exchange for Reinforcements ( not reduced but totally off ). Deal ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunleader Posted March 17, 2016 Author Share Posted March 17, 2016 Escort in exchange for Reinforcements ( not reduced but totally off ). Deal ? Hmm. How About Reinforcements Off for anyone above 1st Lieutenant to maintain Newbe Protection Escorts only Available to above 1st Lieutenant of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hethwill Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Fair. Deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaMist Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 A very good idea. Especially in say a trader Brig or Snow where rank may make the hire of escorts impossible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victor Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Against a Single Attacker they will likely be useful enough to Buy some Time to Escape at least. And here is the problem: if you escape (and if you are a trader you are just compelled to escape as fast as you can in order to not get your sails reduced) you and your pursuer are faster than your IA escorts, and they are plain useless. So your idea could work only if they adjust the escort max speed in order to be faster than yours of a couple of knots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunleader Posted March 17, 2016 Author Share Posted March 17, 2016 (edited) And here is the problem: if you escape (and if you are a trader you are just compelled to escape as fast as you can in order to not get your sails reduced) you and your pursuer are faster than your IA escorts, and they are plain useless. So your idea could work only if they adjust the escort max speed in order to be faster than yours of a couple of knots. Well to begin with the Idea of Escorts is to allow for Bigger Escort Ships which will basicly Replace the Reinforcement Ships. These could then simply use Speed Build and be Adjusted so they have Equal Speed to normal Player Ships so they can Keep up with your own Ship. Problem Solved. Edited March 17, 2016 by Sunleader Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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