Who says it needs to be PC on PC for Capital Ships? (edited to add objectives and context)
Scenario...
Vanduul invasion of a fringe system. UEE has requested all available help to help to beat back the invasion, or to fight a delaying action until the civilian population can be evacuated. This might be a 3 month operation and the ourcome could depend on how many resource points/missions each side has at the end of the event. If the UEE wins, the system stays with the UEE. IF the Vanduul wins, the system moves to a Vanduul system. UEE points can be gained by successfully completing UEE missions, and removed by doing pirate missions.
Available missions:
Seek out enemy forces - Before we can attack, we need to know where the enemy is, and how strong they are. Find their forces and report back so we can hit them hard. (scouts and explorers);
Evacuate Civilians - Our civilian population is trapped on that planet/moon/station. We need you to go there and get as many people your ship can support off. Watch out, there has been enemy activity (or not) in the area. Get them to one of our staging ground or out of the sytem depending on your resources.(transports),
Bring supplies to the front - our troops need fresh supplies if they are going to hold the line. Bring in resources (good, ground vehicles, etc) to help them stem the tide. (haulers)
Refuel and repair missions - Our fleet just finished an engagement with some Pirates/Valduul. We need them patched up, fueled, and re-armed so they can get back into the fight. (Vulcans, Starfarers, Crucibles)
Recover the missing ships - Some of our ships didn't make it back from the last mission, but we took them all out. We need to go out and recover any usable materials. Scrap the rest so we can reprocess it. (Vulture, Reclaimer);
Escort - Some of the civilians are making a run for the jump point. Meet-up with them and escort them to the jump point and make sure they get out, then come back. (fighters/gunships/etc),
Combat missions - We have a target for you/your group/your fleet. There is a Vanduul (ship/base/capital ship) that's off on it's own. We don't know how long it will vulnerable before their escorts/carrier returns, so get in there and eliminate the threat. (fighters, bombers, capital ships, ground assaults, etc)
Counter/PvP missions - pirates looking to capitalize on the invasion:
Snatch and Grab - There is a lot of tech and resources being left behind as people scramble to evacuate the system. We want you to go in and disassemble some of the habitats or loot some of the abandoned stores. (Pioneer, haulers and Troop Transports)
Get the WiDoW out - We had a few production facilities of...questionable product. We want to ensure that we get any remaining product out of the system before we're locked out and while no one is really looking too hard during the scramble. Give us a hand moving this to one of our safe houses out system. (haulers blockade runners)
Find the safe route - With us scrambling to grab everything we can during the panic, we don't want to drawn attention to ourselves by running headfirst into a UEE battle group. Find out where the UEE and Vanduul are so we can plot a safe route out of the system without attracting undue attention (scouts and explorers)
Appropriate the leftovers - The last battle left quite a bit of material drifting around. Go grab what you can. If it works or you can make it work, great. If not, scrap it and bring it in. (repair and salvage ships)
Look what we have here - We have someone inside the UEE funneling us some contracts. We just got word that a nice shipment of battle goods is being readied for shipment to the front. Get there and either capture the shipment in flight, or get the contract yourself and bring the goods back to our safehouse.
Protect the base - The UEE (or Valduul) have been operating close to one of our bases of operations. We need combat ships ready to intercept and down these ships if they enter scanner range. Be sure to use ships that look like the opposing faction to prevent suspicion from falling on us. (combat ships)
Weaken the UEE - the time has come to weaken the UEE. While this system is lost, if we take out some of their Frigates, we have prevent them from poking their nose in our business in other places for at least a year or two. Engage their forces and bring them to their knees. (combat and sabotage), etc
