Player Features and Ideas Discussion

Security missions are fairly one dimensional. For the most part this is ok, but a number of new missions types could be easily added with out much trouble, or any new features. Here are some examples.

Repair missions. The classic, 'one of our destroyers is down, go rescue it' mission type. Basically you are told that an important faction ship was ambushed and contact with it has been lost. You go find it, maybe using probes and scanners if you want to include exploration or else just warp to the general location, clear out a few waves of enemies. Find the ship, it is in bad shape and its warp drive is damaged. You need to repair it using remote structure repair or armor repairs, or whatever. Mission done.

Actual escort missions. You are told to escort some group of colonists in their industrials and their 1 or 2 crappy defense ships to some location. You warp to them and meet up with them. They warp through an acceleration gate, you follow. Waves of easy to kill enemies appear, you clear them out. The mission clause is something like, "at least one colony ship must survive". Mission done.

I am by no means suggesting that these missions be the norm. They could however easily be included in a future update, and would add to the overall feel that is Eve.