Private Fleets ( with AI )

[SiedziHector]

I'm new and I noticed a lot of potential in the "Fleet" that has not been fully exploited. The idea came mainly for traders, who themselves roam the game world in unarmed ships (convoys) and PvE content enrichment.

 

Currently, we have only two types of ships for rent to the third rank. After obtaining the fourth rank we can only benefit from the ship, which we rent a earlier.

 

My proposition:

 

1. Reducing the number of active AI ships to two

 

2.Add rental options for:

- Privateer (only pirates) - 55 crew

- Brig - 120 crew

- Navy Brig - 135 crew

- Snow - 130 crew

- Mercury - 135 crew

- Cerberus - 195 crew

 

3. Leadership crew number determines the sum of all the crews on each active ship in the fleet (with the exception of hired Lynxs = 0 and crew needed Cutters = 0 crew needed). Hired ships must be inferior or equal to the class of currently used ship (it would exclude the possibility of using AI to fight for us)

 

for example:

- With Cutter class vessel (40 crew) with the level of Midshipman (max 40 crew) = 0 we can hire only Lynx or Cutter.

- With Cerberus class ship (195 crew) with the level of Lieutenant (max 150 crew) = -45 we can hire only Lynx or Cutter.

- With a 3rd class ship (650 crew) with the level of Commodore (max 800 crew) = 150 we can hire ships with a total of 150 crews (Snow + Cutter)

 

4. AI ships can participate in battles with other players under certain conditions:

- Number of ships on each side is max 25,

- Priority always have the player and their ship,

- If the players on one side is less than 25, this team will be chosen the best AI ships (5th rate> 6th rate> 7th rate)

 

 

This proposal was born from a deeper discussion between members of the guild [PFK] and I would like to share it with you.

[Tremor]

I am a fan of AI Fleet.

 

BUT my suggestions are :

a) AI Can sail YOUR ships. (if you have more than one ship)

 

Higher rank == more ships

 

c) no restriction WHAT ship can be AI fleeted.

 

d) AI ships can be used in missions

 

e) AI ships can be used in PVP if the other side brings AI ships too (if the other side has no AI ships the own AI ships will auto flee)

anyway YOUR point 4 sounds very promissing too

 

f) you can repait them on sea

 

g) you can outfit them like your own ship (because the sail your ships)

Edited February 4, 2016 by Tremor

[thomas aagaard]

this is an MMO... earlier we had the ability to hire bigger AI ships... and it din't work.

 

Want an escort, ask a friend.

[Tremor]

MMO is not an argument.

There are many mmo's with pet classes.

 

I do not know what did not worked earlier. (started playing after remove)

Pvp ?

Performance ?

 

Anyway :

Just it did not work using variant A does not mean you must remove it.

You can try variant B. Or C. Or .....

 

A) could be auto flee AI in pvp

could be AI only in battles (pvp) if both sides have them

C) could be a mixture of A and B

D) could be a limit like the Thread Opener mentioned

E) could be AI only in missions

F) could be something else

....

Z) make a special server version/ruleset : PVP (AI fleet allowed) 1

 

And its not about the escort.
Its about commanding a fleet.
I love giving orders ;D (playing pet classes)