New Content Idea - Enlist AI Fleet

[derekticus]

Here is another possible feature  DLC:  The ability 1x a Day to attempt to enlist a friendly AI Fleet you encounter to follow your Ship(s) until you enter a Port.  

The "following Fleet" would still move at its own speed.  The percentage chance that the AI Fleet would respond to your hails might be effected by the size and make-up of the Fleet, or maybe by your rank as well.  This fleet would vanish if the "controlling Player" initiated combat or entered any Port.

After you attempt to influence a Fleet, then your Cooldown timer would start for you next attempt.

[Farrago]

I don’t understand the purpose of this.

[van Veen]

Escort service? 

Turn your idea upside down and you get a great feature. Assemble a fleet of your own ships including hold and send them to a port of your choice. Then you escort your own fleet through dangerous waters and leave it alone in safe waters. Your reward is you don't have to do the dull transport sail yourself. When your fleet arrives, you take back control of it in harbor. 

NPC would transport meaningful goods at players risk, but with good potential benefit. 

[Guest]

What you described, its call a “Clan”!