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Thread: A Petition on Escorts....

Reydon
Sun Jul 31, 2005 5:40 pm
#1
Here is a petition to remove, or greatly shorten Escorts. They take far to long, and you do not have the ability to go afk at some point for emergencies. They ultimately keep you chained to your seat. They are a waste of time, and should be removed, or shortened.


.... grrrh I hate escorts.....


If that isnt good, how about make it so once you finish an escort in a mission, and if you die afterwards, you do not need to repeat it. There is nothing like doing 2 escorts taking like 2 hours, then dieing in a battle of gunships.




Cyrus' Ludarin
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"SoE has murdered my hopes for a good game and a fun time by destroying what defines a commando. How about you?."
Lipe
Sun Jul 31, 2005 5:42 pm
#2
SS has the longest escorts and corsec has super short escorts, do corsec



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Reydon
Sun Jul 31, 2005 5:42 pm
#3
Smuggler Alliance seems to be just as long.




Cyrus' Ludarin
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"SoE has murdered my hopes for a good game and a fun time by destroying what defines a commando. How about you?."
FireZeeMissiles
Sun Jul 31, 2005 6:02 pm
#4

If the escort is determined by the ship going from point a to point b, then make the damn thing go faster than 126. It sucks having to fly at 1/100th my top speed, if it could at least go 400-500 maybe i'd feel a little better


/sign





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Ragnaat
Sun Jul 31, 2005 6:03 pm
#5
may i suggest avoiding the dath station mission set



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DeepFatFryer
Sun Jul 31, 2005 6:04 pm
#6
Instead of just 'shortening' them, I'd like to see Escorts changed into more of a challenge. Swatting down a few fighters isn't challenging.

I'd like to see more intensive escorts. Escorts with the ship attempting to go as fast as it's engines can push it, being actively pursued by ships.

I'd also like some escort missions to be replaced with the "Run away from the huge enemy fleet to point B" missions.

That's just me personally, I have no idea whether this would work with the JTL engine.



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rcoe6663
Sun Jul 31, 2005 6:04 pm
#7

ill /sign for shortening them, or at least increasing the spawn rate so i have someting to do






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Bawarr
Sun Jul 31, 2005 6:28 pm
#8

One thing that always gets me is how bland they are. Even destroy missions you sometimes get fighters hyper-ing in behind you.
Maybe have some comming from each side at once, front and back + other variations just to keep you on youre toes.
Also it would be better if they made the attack in one large wave (toughen up the transport if needs be). Having 3ships x100 is stupid, who in their right mind would send them in one after another.






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R9D14
Sun Jul 31, 2005 6:37 pm
#9
if you cant complete the mission you dont deseve the master badge. if you have emergencies that ere gunna take you AFK get some friends to help you.



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werehere
Sun Jul 31, 2005 7:30 pm
#10
Man i did that danth mission set that escort took forever , So annoying but now i get to repair 100% there that is ok but i could just go deep space, I wanted a nice reward item for that long set of missions
Reydon
Mon Aug 01, 2005 3:55 am
#11
SS escorts are already to where you are always fighting. But that is also a problem. To time to go afk if you need. And if you fail another mission after, you have to redo it. And there is nothing more annoying then dieing by some fluke and having to go 2 hours of work again.




Cyrus' Ludarin
Proud Mercenary Commando of 731 Days of 12/21/05
"SoE has murdered my hopes for a good game and a fun time by destroying what defines a commando. How about you?."
DeepFatFryer
Mon Aug 01, 2005 4:09 am
#12

R9D14 wrote:
if you cant complete the mission you dont deseve the master badge. if you have emergencies that ere gunna take you AFK get some friends to help you.




So pilot should be a test of willing to put up with bordem?

No thanks, we already have Jedi.

This thread is for asking to get the game spicened up a bit, maybe a bit harder but more fun. Your big-headed comments have no place here.



Crixx, Xicrx and Crixxorian Darkmoon - Rebellion, Corsec and Imperial Ace Pilots respectively.
"When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return."
"If your pvp battles in space only last a few seconds YOU need practice. The game isn't broken, you just suck!" - Thik
"There's no sensation quite like learning to fly. Tounge-tied and twisted, just an earth-bound misfit, I." -Pink Floyd
"One/two shot PvP is good because this is a game of EVASION. NOT ABSORBTION" - Big mean heartbreaker.
"Sod implementing anything half-decent, we have SWG to make! OLOL!"
"We already have expertise in space. It's called a brain." - Leaph.
Reydon
Mon Aug 01, 2005 4:25 am
#13
Yep. Agreed. Seeing how long you can sit at a keyboard without something happen in your house (And I live w/ 3 dogs, 2 birds, 4 cats, so 1 hour when I dont have anything to attend to is rare), is not a test of piloting skill. A test of piloting skill is trying to survive a battle w/ 8 fighters and 3 gunboats. That is a challenge to a pilot.




Cyrus' Ludarin
Proud Mercenary Commando of 731 Days of 12/21/05
"SoE has murdered my hopes for a good game and a fun time by destroying what defines a commando. How about you?."
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