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Why cannot we transport others players? (as pure passive occupant)
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Mia Chiliburner
Unchained Industrial Collective
#1 - 2013-11-29 01:27:34 UTC  |  Edited by: Mia Chiliburner
That would be a badass feature, as it would create a new area of business.

I dont see why in the whole new Eden it would not be possible to transport a capsule as passenger.
Maybe it would require some skills and some mods as usual.
CCP you could even create a new class of ship from there! Pirate

I like this idea so much, please CCP implement this now Big smile

I just feel New Eden is lacking of Space Taxis Lol
Uma D
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#2 - 2013-11-29 01:36:53 UTC  |  Edited by: Uma D
Either this would be a business area which pays really bad, since you will not be able to ask for high prices for your service or otherwise barely anyone would be paying millions for a transport when they can just buy a shuttle for a few k.

I could only see this being a profitable business idea if the autopilot would get removed from the game.
Mia Chiliburner
Unchained Industrial Collective
#3 - 2013-11-29 01:43:26 UTC  |  Edited by: Mia Chiliburner
Uma D wrote:

I could only see this being a profitable business idea if the autopilot would get removed from the game.


Ok that would not create a huge business but STILL creating a taxi/bus for capsuleers would make sense in terms of immersion, and what you can do in new Eden.

That would allow to bring some expensive clones in 0.0 or any other case when you want to bring many ppl/clone to some point fast.

Also, imagine the red catching that Transport filled with cyborgs , that would make shiny kill and would have impact on the ennemy's wallet
Jim Era
#4 - 2013-11-29 01:43:45 UTC
Too many people would be slaughtering peoples pods.

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Kaarous Aldurald
Black Hydra Consortium.
#5 - 2013-11-29 01:47:18 UTC
Jim Era wrote:
Too many people would be slaughtering peoples pods.


This. I'd make it into a business.

Roll up a transport alt. Jettison passengers. Laugh until I choke on my tongue.

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Mia Chiliburner
Unchained Industrial Collective
#6 - 2013-11-29 01:47:57 UTC
Or why not just allow docking to career in flight
Winter Archipelago
Autumn Industrial Enterprises
#7 - 2013-11-29 03:45:24 UTC
The transportation of clones is something I would love to see.

I can't quite place my finger on why, but the transportation of an active clone just seems a bit off.

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Spurty
#8 - 2013-11-29 04:13:13 UTC
Please hop aboard the space taxi.

Buckle up now.

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SpoonRECKLESS
Beach Boys
The Minions.
#9 - 2013-11-29 04:22:04 UTC
Jim Era wrote:
Too many people would be slaughtering peoples pods.




Oh goodness the amount joyful fun it would give one to take a bus load to Tama right into a smart bombing Bs.

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Chribba
Otherworld Enterprises
Otherworld Empire
#10 - 2013-11-29 04:37:00 UTC
Would be neat but how can we be sure the driver brings us to our destination and not going in circles around Jita to grief us from being able to fly ourselves hehe

But I'd be happy to see that or interbus transport stuff to get moved around.

/c

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Morihei Akachi
Doomheim
#11 - 2013-11-29 04:42:04 UTC
Presumably collateral. Same as any other transport contract.

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Suicidal Blonde
Alchemical Aquisitions
#12 - 2013-11-29 05:05:09 UTC
id pay to have someone transport jump clones for me.
Minmatar Citizen160812
The LGBT Last Supper
#13 - 2013-11-29 05:08:18 UTC
So add kidnapping? Sounds good to me.
Riot Girl
You'll Cowards Don't Even Smoke Crack
#14 - 2013-11-29 05:10:34 UTC
Morihei Akachi wrote:
Presumably collateral. Same as any other transport contract.

Except with the added benefit of having the intel to know exactly which ship to gank and when.

Oh god.
Bienator II
madmen of the skies
#15 - 2013-11-29 05:23:05 UTC
would only work for moving jump clones. Since CCP can't add a mechanic which would prevent players to log in. For example if you move another player and you just don't deliver him to the destination or are afk cloaked somewhere in space and the player wants to log in.

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Barrogh Habalu
Imperial Shipment
Amarr Empire
#16 - 2013-11-29 06:04:03 UTC
Mia Chiliburner wrote:
Maybe it would require some skills and some mods as usual.

Nope, that would require additional coding. And my guess that in this case it would be non-trivial amount of coding, rather low-level at that.

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Eli Green
The Arrow Project
#17 - 2013-11-29 06:54:38 UTC
Two words. Legacy code.

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Brendan Anneto
Gladiators of Rage
Fraternity.
#18 - 2013-11-29 06:55:35 UTC
One way trip to Branch!!

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Mr Epeen
It's All About Me
#19 - 2013-11-29 07:06:29 UTC
I'll give rides to whoever want's to pay my exorbitant fees (Hey, Rorqs aren't cheap, people).

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Tul Breetai
Impromptu Asset Requisition
#20 - 2013-11-29 07:12:01 UTC
And then when you d/c and the player is "accidentally to purgatory", what then?

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