So I was reading the news update about
Faction Points and
Scanners and what not. It got me thinking about a situation that'll probably happen quite frequently in multi-player environs. What with player deaths now causing a loss of all important
FPs, would a drone ship be an ideal "
scanner ship" as
@schema called it? So here it is...
You're relaxing in the lounge of your factions home-base-station enjoying some lasagna
and beer when an alarm suddenly goes off.
Intruder detected in Sector ....
As the on duty faction member present, it's your job to
immediately respond to threats. A first respond-er sort of deal. Would a drone carrier, albeit a smaller one carrying maybe 8 small drones or so, be such an ideal first respond-er ship?
Given an
unknown enemy, the risk of losing those all important
Faction Points is a bit daunting. They can only be gained through relatively obtuse means and they're literally the blood of your faction's empire. So having at least a meat shield to respond to intruders, be they pesky pirates or insidious invaders, seems almost mandatory unless you want to lose
FP and die from under-preparedness.
Having said all that it's got me thinking and of course thinking leads to scheming and plotting and eventually empires falling, so now i'm going to sketch me up a small scale drone carrier.... I shall call this... I don't know.... but it'll have Fleas!