Make Caravan encounters show up like flares on WM

[Gargantua]

Add some additional NPCs / Strength to Caravans. 

Then make them either have a "chance to" or just outright show up as a Flare RT encounter on WM. 

If you wish to keep Caravans noob friendly, then keep the short distance caravans just as they are, but make the long caravans larger in party size and PVP optimized!


This will add a whole new element of PVP/Fun to the server.

[Seki]

yeah it seems that many people like idea of raiding caravans and it should be implemented in some form which wouldnt hurt newbies or players which want to do caravans safely like now
i just had very similar idea yesterday..
adding new caravan which would go through SF and northren towns, have increased rewards (double exp and caps for finishing for example) but all of its encounters would be visible from worldmap allowing other players to raid it
simple, risky but rewarding, adding possibility to raid caravan and players which dont want to get raided could still do old (current) caravans safely 

[Awgy]

Yeah big plus for it. This way small PvP would grow, and no charm done to newbies in process.

[emrebnk]

+1, it's almost impossible to catch up with a caravan for raiding it, this would make a fun pvp event

[Hungry Hungry Shark]

+1 good pvpve content

[jarok]

Seki +1.

As additional caravan for pvp players it would be good but also I will change overhaul caravan runs. I will split it both PvE (+ newbie) and PvP. I will add more random stuff to make caravan runs less boring and much more unique. Random should be things like: guards stats, ammount of guards, weapons, more random encounters with enemies, it should depends on cities tracks.

I was thinking about sth like that might work very well, of course any numbers were picked randomly but it can be changed as well.

In short expand caravans to 2 levels (previously I was thinking about 3 or even more but 2 should be enough at the moment).


I. PvE caravans

Variant A - same as we already have in-game, cab be soloable, can be made with players. Add some random.
Variant B - high tech weaponry, much more harder, require at least 2 or 3 players, level requiremenets, example 50. Add random samilar to that from PvP caravans.

II. PvP caravans

Actually I am thinking about PvP caravans as only for PvP groups which means to take a caravan course you need players because there wont be any NPC guards helping you (except Caravan Master). You can take solo caravan run but there will be only 2 guards - you and Caravan Master. Even going deeper: you can be caravan master, you get a destination map which show you over the worldmap dots/caravan spots which you have to follow. That means all guards are players, no npcs.

However for some reason if there should be npcs, make them a little harder than these which we already have in-game.


Variant A - regular weaponry:

1) Caravan Master:
   - Base HP: from 350 to 450 (random, +25 HP)
   - Toughness: a little stronger than "PvE caravan master"
   - Weapons: Plasma Rifle


2) Guards:
   - Base HP: from 150 to 250 (random, +25 HP)
   - Toughness: a little stronger than "PvE caravan guards"
   - Numbers: from 3 to 8 (random, for a single player), if there is more players than guards removed same as in PvE
   - Weapons:
      223 Pistol, P90, Plasma Pistol (+ exp),
      Pancor, H&K Caws, XL, Sniper Rifle,
      Laser Rifle, Laster Rifle (+ exp),
      Bazooka, Minigun, LSW


Variant B - high tech weaponry, much more harder:

1) Caravan Master:
   - Base HP: from 450 to 550 (random, +25 HP)
   - Toughness: strong
   - Weapons:
      Plasma Rifle random bonuses (improved, advanced, superior, unique),
      Gauss Rifle,
      Pulse Rifle,
      Vindicator,
      Bozar


2) Guards:
   - Base HP: from 200 to 300 (random, +25 HP)
   - Toughness: stronger than variant A
   - Numbers: from 2 to 5 (random, for a single player), if there is more players than guards removed same as in PvE
   - Weapons: 
      XL, Sniper Rifle - random bonuses (improved, advanced, superior, unique),
      Laster Rifle (+ exp) - random bonuses as above,
      Avenger Minigun, LSW - random bonuses as above,
      Gauss Pistol, Pulse Pistol,
      Gauss Rifle


Some ideas for diffrent sets for caravans.





That was a fast examples of ideas which I would like to expand

[yungchance]

Maybe make loot drop if you successfully raid the caravan.  Could even make it a faction controlled thing.

[elemenope]

Maybe make loot drop if you successfully raid the caravan.  Could even make it a faction controlled thing.

i like the sound of that, let us actually raid the carvan wagon. and who knows maybe a sneak is watching the whole thing and he's calling some friends, could lead to some interesting situations.

[Blazikengamer]

They could also drop some armor.
+1

[Gargantua]

I'm imagining full car spawns and big / multiple groups.

Fast smash and grab situations with mixed PVE PVP elements on much larger scales.  Caravan defense will also be huge!

[worldremaker]

You can do exactly the same in TC. But wait... It will be real time play mode, no bluesuits inside and experienced PvP players only.

[Mad Matt]

Well, those caravans are are in RT and there would be no bluesuits, there would be mix of PvE and PvP, plus ambushes different environment etc....so no, it's not even close to TC

[worldremaker]

Did you was on TC? I guess not or you was but under Napalm, Bison, Despen or other nontactic guy. If you even will have chance to do it with someone else check the usual team positions and car spwans there. Enjoy the game before you write something.

[SVEN]

Yeah because the benefits of bringing cars to TC are so great. 

[worldremaker]

And here will be different, right?