Planet Calypso: Random idea... smuggler missions

2 kinds.

Kind 1. - Planet Based Smuggling

Missions where you are given something and need to take it from A to B on a planet. The mission will have the ability to specify and determine how you transport it if needed. i.e. can say if vehicles or TP chips are allowed - simple excuse for this, "need to keep it covert, any emissions/EM signals will be detected". Travel by such methods would then either:

a) be disabled for the duration of the mission
b) not be disabled but result in mission fail/requirement to start over
c) be disabled or result in fail if used within a particular map area that encompasses the mission locations.

It might be possible for the mission to specify a highlighted region on the map through which you are required to travel, this is to avoid people going round the edge of mission areas. Once you enter the area, leaving it would end/fail the mission.

The idea of this mission would typically be to take the avatar through an area where either there are environmental dangers (falling? any others?) or mobs or maybe even pvp. It would be up to the avatar to find the stealthiest route through or maybe enlist the help of others to get themselves through.

Kind 2 - Interplanetary smuggling missions.

Similar deal but here you need to acquire and transport resources from planet to planet. For example: "NPC gives you a letter (mission item) and tells you to show it to named NPC on another planet. The job is to smuggle 5ped's worth of Lyst for example. You need to aquire this yourself and of course it can be looted while you are in space. It may be possible for the mission to specify/lock down the transport methods e.g. no mother ships. When you get there you pass the letter and lyst to NPC for a reward of equivalent value related to cost of the mission. For example the mission reward could be based on an expected failure/lost loot rate of 2 and oil consumption of a semi direct route. Therefore if you do it first time without pirates getting you, and via a really direct route you benefit the most.

A side effect of this mission would be to put more people in space and generally get it being used a little more.

OK, thoughts? Plot holes? Exploits? Improvements.

Wistrel

PS this post is an experiment to see if it is still worth posting these kind of posts here (or anywhere?))

 

Yay! I inspired someone to think of a DS9 ep. Used to love that series (yes I know I'm in the minority). I don't recall the ep so watching now - nana visitor just had some pointy sticks poked at her :D

Yeh I know I was being a bit uninspirational with 5peds of lyst. I think the amount and the resource would need some thinking on. I like the idea of the RT kegs or other alcoholic beverages. Such a mission would work out well for all. I can envisage field trips to RT for new players to pick up the kegs to sell to people who want to do the smuggler mission. Kinda like the idea that there would be a TT resource on the destination planets that would be limit stocked on the basis of the amount of contraband coming in via the missions.

 

Hmmm but couldn't they talk partnership deals on such things with PP's? It must already happen for example the welding wire is made from items from several planets iirc?

Sure for example if there were smuggler missions that went to/from every PP that wanted to be in on it then no one would object. The main difficulty as always would be balancing as as some planets are more likely to have pirates than others.... that said... if such missions were introduced, that could change fast!

Wistrel