Escort Missions are a waste of time

[Killaman]

The AI is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ retarded. Was doing my first escort mission (outside of story missions) and the idiot I was trying to help was A) placed INSIDE an asteriod belt...great place to start. B) after we got out of the first asteroid belt he warped us into not 1, not 2, but 3 consecutive asteroid belts. All the AI sees is Point A (where they are) and Point B (where they want to go) and anything in the way is ignored. Spent an hour doing a single mission, only to get blown up at the end by the (suprise!) ambush waiting for us.

TLDR: Don't waste your time, do any other missions besides escort missions, because they A.I. is a muppet.

[TTVRevDeuce]

Think it kind depends on where and when as well. I've actually found my escort missions to be the quickest/easiest way of making large clumps of cash. I've never had the issue you described, though I certainly might end up in it and understand your frustration.

[flipbata]

I did one where the AI went straight to a planet. Afterwards he would send us back to the starting point and do it all over again. I think the mission point is at the other side.

[Pinkeh]

I did one where we were stuck in an asteroid field trying to pair warp, eventually i gave up and shot him in the ass.

it is especially frustrating to pair warp in a dreadnought due to the ship's mass and turning speed.

[Staubkappe]

For me the escort missions were a very easy and safe income. When i decided to go to the kitchen and grab some food(in real life) i just searched for an escort Mission an let my Blackgate pair warp with the other ship ^^
The Laser turrets took care of everything i saved time ^-^

[Kilroy512]

"Escort Missions are a waste of time"-anyone who has ever done an escort mission in any game... ever.

[Shakalakahiki]

I've had 3 escort missions that kept warping back and forthe bewteen the same two spost. Two of them i had to restart the game and the AI fixed itself. The 3rd one was because of another silly glitch. Took a while to fix it.

[B0Tzerker]

Haven't tried an escort mission yet. Love the game, but I think mining is a joke. I've got MK2 lasers and the fault software active. Scans only show mineral points on asteroids further away. As I approach asteroids, points disappear before I'm in range for the laser to fire. I ended up making mental notes of which asteroids had points before getting in range and just destroying them once in range; likely for less minerals than possible. I finished the mining quest for the scientist and haven't been back to mining since.

[FreedomFighter]

引用自 Kilroy512：

"Escort Missions are a waste of time"-anyone who has ever done an escort mission in any game... ever.

I don't mind escort mission in this game. More stuff for me to shoot, and i got some downtime to relax while slowly pair warping.

[Carnasid]

The biggest problem I've had with escort missions is when my client thinks it is a smashing idea to pull right up alongside a Red Devil Savage Horizon and let it broadside them into oblivion in four-tenths of a second.

[Erathanos]

引用自 Euonym：

Haven't tried an escort mission yet. Love the game, but I think mining is a joke. I've got MK2 lasers and the fault software active. Scans only show mineral points on asteroids further away. As I approach asteroids, points disappear before I'm in range for the laser to fire. I ended up making mental notes of which asteroids had points before getting in range and just destroying them once in range; likely for less minerals than possible. I finished the mining quest for the scientist and haven't been back to mining since.

rescan...

[Dijad]

引用自 Euonym：

Haven't tried an escort mission yet. Love the game, but I think mining is a joke. I've got MK2 lasers and the fault software active. Scans only show mineral points on asteroids further away. As I approach asteroids, points disappear before I'm in range for the laser to fire. I ended up making mental notes of which asteroids had points before getting in range and just destroying them once in range; likely for less minerals than possible. I finished the mining quest for the scientist and haven't been back to mining since.

Hit the F key to ping pulse and get the red points to reappear. Also, many asteroids only have one or two fault spots and on one side of the asteroid, so if it's a big one and is rotating alot, can be tricky. And mining can be insanely lucrative if you have the right gear and find the right belt. Alien Artifacts and Antimatter specks can be found in asteroids. That is in addition to gold ingots and meteoric diamonds.

[potæto]

I've:
- Escorted a Red Devil straight into a Red Devil destroyer group which proceeded to blow me apart;
- Escorted someone to an asteroid, had them turn around and head back to the start, then turn around and get stuck again;
- Had my warp paired ship turn around and crash into me;
- Flown into the sun.

Escort missions have not been a great experience thus far.

[potæto]

引用自 potæto：

I've:
- Escorted a Red Devil straight into a Red Devil destroyer group which proceeded to blow me apart;
- Escorted someone to an asteroid, had them turn around and head back to the start, then turn around and get stuck again;
- Had my warp paired ship turn around and crash into me;
- Flown into the sun.

Escort missions have not been a great experience thus far.

Indeed I'm doing one as I typed that and this, and we've flown straight at the sun 4 7 times now. GOSH SELBY VERNE, DO U EVEN PILOT?

It seems the AI has no idea what to do about this big glowy thing in the centre of the system.

[Feyda]

*Starts escort mission*
*Watches escort target fly into the sun*
*Moment of silence*

[Smaxor]

引用自 Kilroy512：

"Escort Missions are a waste of time"-anyone who has ever done an escort mission in any game... ever.

Truth.

This game did a lot of cool things. Reimagining the terribleness of escort missions was not one of them. This is easily my least favorite mission type. At this point I will not take any escort missions unless they are green or even blue (and then probably only b/c I want faction). I just hope there's no story-critical escort missions.