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Taxi services in Eve? (idea)

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Glissando
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#1 - 2013-05-02 06:29:02 UTC
Hello guys,

I was listening to a friend list all the pods they were killing of people just autopiloting or hanging around in space in their pods. That got me to thinking - why not support an idea for a taxi service in eve? It would have to be a specific ship type, but people in their pods would be the cargo. They don't have to autopilot to their destination, the taxi driver gets a big honking paycheck, and the pirates can try to get these taxis for mass pod kills - this would lead to caravan guards being hired, etc. which would make for exciting battles.

Just an idea. I hope the devs see this! :)
Cain Alcari
Imperial Shipment
Amarr Empire
#2 - 2013-05-02 06:36:05 UTC
+1
I support this endeavour..
Just imagine it, you could even steer a bunch of expensive implant wearing eggers right into a trap if they're bounty's juicy enough!
Tuttomenui II
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#3 - 2013-05-02 06:48:03 UTC
-10, pods are ships. Also wrong part of the forums, I think your looking for features and Ideas.
Skorpynekomimi
#4 - 2013-05-02 06:56:19 UTC
I think you're looking for something with a clone bay.

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Arronicus
State War Academy
Caldari State
#5 - 2013-05-02 07:18:15 UTC
Ignoring Tuttomenui's ignorance (pods are capsules, which are essentially cockpits, not 'ships';

Rorquals, as well as I believe titans, and (maybe supercarriers?) have the ability to store jumpclones inside of their clone vat bays, and freight them around, so pilots can jump to that ship, when the clone vat bay is activated.

I think perhaps if they did something like this for the orca, it might satisfy what you are looking for? If you are looking for lowsec-null service though, a rorqual already does this job.
Ivana Twinkle
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#6 - 2013-05-02 07:24:22 UTC
the ship is already there. It's called a carrier. CCP just needs to implement proper docking.
Wacktopia
Fleet-Up.com
Keep It Simple Software Group
#7 - 2013-05-02 08:23:31 UTC
Ivana Twinkle wrote:
the ship is already there. It's called a carrier. CCP just needs to implement proper docking.


I don't hate this idea. But it does raise a question...

Would this not ruin the JC system since you could just carrier job pods around New Eden instead?

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Cesar Caltrans
Doomheim
#8 - 2013-05-02 08:26:31 UTC
Ivana Twinkle wrote:
the ship is already there. It's called a carrier. CCP just needs to implement proper docking.


Agreed

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Tuttomenui II
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#9 - 2013-05-02 08:45:35 UTC
Arronicus wrote:
Ignoring Tuttomenui's ignorance (pods are capsules, which are essentially cockpits, not 'ships';

Rorquals, as well as I believe titans, and (maybe supercarriers?) have the ability to store jumpclones inside of their clone vat bays, and freight them around, so pilots can jump to that ship, when the clone vat bay is activated.

I think perhaps if they did something like this for the orca, it might satisfy what you are looking for? If you are looking for lowsec-null service though, a rorqual already does this job.


A capsule has a warp drive and its own navigational engines. Thus it is a ship,an escape pod ship but a ship none the less.
RubyPorto
RubysRhymes
#10 - 2013-05-02 08:59:56 UTC
So long as the taxi pilot can eject any unruly passengers at his leisure.

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Kaliska Asuful
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#11 - 2013-05-02 09:15:04 UTC
Sounds like it can make for some interesting scenarios.

/signed
Bruce Bayne
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#12 - 2013-05-02 09:28:05 UTC
Glissando wrote:
Hello guys,

I was listening to a friend list all the pods they were killing of people just autopiloting or hanging around in space in their pods. That got me to thinking - why not support an idea for a taxi service in eve? It would have to be a specific ship type, but people in their pods would be the cargo. They don't have to autopilot to their destination, the taxi driver gets a big honking paycheck, and the pirates can try to get these taxis for mass pod kills - this would lead to caravan guards being hired, etc. which would make for exciting battles.

Just an idea. I hope the devs see this! :)



Already posted read here https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=2652958#post2652958

If you like it bump or use the like button ;)
I also added some more ideas. o/
Karig'Ano Keikira
Tax Cheaters
#13 - 2013-05-02 10:20:43 UTC
I wonder... can you put pods into orca? or carrier?
mmm... Shocked *imagines hundreds of pods dropping out of blown up orca in low sec*
Tuttomenui II
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#14 - 2013-05-02 10:29:28 UTC  |  Edited by: Tuttomenui II
Karig'Ano Keikira wrote:
I wonder... can you put pods into orca? or carrier?
mmm... Shocked *imagines hundreds of pods dropping out of blown up orca in low sec*

An empty capsule that is assembled can be placed in the fleet hanger of an orca, so any ship with a fleet hanger would work. You used to be able to launch them into space but it is no longer possible.

If they are packaged they will go into any cargo hold large enough, And into containers. They will not go into a maintenance hanger on the orca or any other ship with one. They can not be contracted unless packaged and inside a container =).
Daetharis
Hedion University
Amarr Empire
#15 - 2013-05-02 10:41:09 UTC
LOL, the idea brings a tear to my eye. Imagine IF pods could be scooped like drones to a drone bay (but lets call it pod bay, and industrial ships that are actually labelled as troop carriers in their information screen have a sizable pod scoop).

ANYWAYS

So here goes that someone smartbombs a writhing mass of miners afking, leaving pods intact.. someone scoops all the pods up, and flies them somewhere "fun" when the AFKers come back to their desk they find themselves stranded floating in space in some safe spot in a C6 wormhole.

That would be so much joy i cant word it. For sport, an alternative idea would be to deliver them to the furthest reaches of goonspace, and there hence starts the next round of 'fox hunting'. 7 pods, which one will make it home!?

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Velicitia
XS Tech
#16 - 2013-05-02 10:42:06 UTC
only problem with this is technical -- you can't have >1 player inside the ships at the same time, otherwise the hamsters revolt.

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Stegas Tyrano
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#17 - 2013-05-02 10:43:45 UTC
This has been suggested a lot. I suggested something similar a couple of years ago and the response back then was it was technically impossible because of the code.

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CCP Eterne
C C P
C C P Alliance
#18 - 2013-05-02 10:44:26 UTC
Moving from General Discussion to Features & Ideas.

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Theia Matova
Dominance Theory
#19 - 2013-05-02 12:15:31 UTC
why pods? I rather see it so that you could ask someone to freight your jump clone. Jump clones simply would need to be items in your cargo. After that you simply would either move it yourself with stealthy ship.

I also would like to get rid of the silly limitation that we have for having more than one clone in one station.

not completely signed, good idea but as explained I would not use your type of approach.
Glissando
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#20 - 2013-05-03 23:07:47 UTC
Thanks to everyone for their replies, and to the dev for moving this to the proper area. As a returning noobnugget, I wasn't sure if something similar (e.g. clone transport) was already implemented. Mostly my thinking was with in line with this:

Daetharis wrote:
LOL, the idea brings a tear to my eye. Imagine IF pods could be scooped like drones to a drone bay (but lets call it pod bay, and industrial ships that are actually labelled as troop carriers in their information screen have a sizable pod scoop).

ANYWAYS

So here goes that someone smartbombs a writhing mass of miners afking, leaving pods intact.. someone scoops all the pods up, and flies them somewhere "fun" when the AFKers come back to their desk they find themselves stranded floating in space in some safe spot in a C6 wormhole.

That would be so much joy i cant word it. For sport, an alternative idea would be to deliver them to the furthest reaches of goonspace, and there hence starts the next round of 'fox hunting'. 7 pods, which one will make it home!?

EVE TV at it's best !


As for this idea already having been stated before (thanks to Stegas and Bruce for letting me know), I apologize for bringing it up again. Maybe the more that different people bring it up, the more likely it is to build steam and be put in for more shenanigans. :P
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