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Rainbowdash372
08-23-2012, 02:23 AM
This has been going through my mind for a couple of weeks now so might as well make into a question. So how do u feel about Escort Missions? for those of you that dont know what escort missons are here a quick description of it.

Escort Missions are Missions that u can/have to do where u carry/join around a certain character and you have to complete the mission by either making it all the way to the end of the level or by just going to a certain place.

So for me Escort missions are just flat out terrible cuz of the fact that sometimes in games the person u are helping out or escorting is usually a complete idiot and they do either bad things to you or themselves. My perfect example- In a game called "Street Fighter final Fight Streetwise" (which is basically like a Street fighter version of Grant Theft Auto) theres one escort mission that takes place during the middle of the city level where u have 2 characters that SHARE a life bar (yep they share a life bar....be better if they had separate life bars but no) and u and them are getting attacked by Drug-infected like zombies that carry grenades, which can explode anything around its area and take damage and the zombies are basically everywhere and u have to fight ALL the zombies and get them 2 characters to the end of the level!! (trust me when i say its harder than it sounds, it took me like 5 tries to actually beat it) oh and i forgot when if u fail the mission u go back not to they exact same spot u have to start the escort mission on.....but at the VERY BEGINNING of the city level! It just a huge pain in the butt plus the game itself sucked and why did i play it though i have no idea.

so again i hate escort mssions....a lot.

sonriopoby123
08-23-2012, 02:57 AM
Uhhhhhh............
I kinda have a neutral feeling about them.
Those sort of side-quests can be bad and good. Depending on what you needd to do and the reward.
I feel like most of them are pretty bad, and they come with some pretty crappy rewards.
Like in Pokemon HGSS, there's a escort mission with a Spearow. The reward was I think the TM Rest.
However, in Sonic 06, there were alot escort missions, which you have to do since it's part of the main story.
The reward was only points and ranks. And maybe some rings.
So, yeah, most missions like those are pretty bad.

ShadowMr.L
08-23-2012, 03:37 AM
I'm neutral about them too. I mean, they're fun and challenging. Some escort missions however are just...drop dead annoying to do.

CriticalFlygon
08-23-2012, 03:43 AM
Escort missions can go die in a fire for all I care. A lot of them are just flat out terrible with AI equaling to that of a loaf of bread. Most of them have the AI character acting like complete morons without you to having guide them every step of the way. Each time having to make sure not to make the tiniest mistake or it's game over for you. Maybe if the AI was actually decently intelligent this wouldn't be a problem but for the most part they're not. You don't walk over to the thing that's trying to kill you.

Minntul
08-23-2012, 07:22 AM
**** escort missions. They're always designed to be like total garbage. The AI is always stupid and sometimes you have to movie extremely slow for them, just so they can reach you with their **** poor running speed. It's always incredibly annoying when they can die just because they run right in the middle of a battlefield.

I've never seen a good escort mission. Ever.

Hellwaker
08-23-2012, 07:37 AM
I do remember the escort mission in pokemon Sinnoh where you had escort someone through Eterna Forest. Although you didn't get much she healed you pokemon after every battle, walked literly in your footsteps and wanted to go to the same place as you. Not too bad a mission because of the free heals.

Judge Mandolore Shepard
08-23-2012, 02:12 PM
I would have to say that I am not a fan of escort missions. I can say it can get quite annoying if the person or object goes directly in the line of fire and gets killed and/or destroyed. Speaking of escort missions, the Earth DLC for the multiplayer mode of Mass Effect 3 added an escort mission there, course that one is an info drone that needs to be escorted.

The Arrow
08-23-2012, 02:19 PM
I sort of like escort missions, but typically they get on my nerve if they're rather lengthy. I guess as long as the reward is good, then it's worth it.

CriticalCalla
08-23-2012, 03:27 PM
This video will show why I hate escort mission. (Viewer Discretion is Advised)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xr6L7-yVp0s

Tainers14
08-23-2012, 03:31 PM
It depends on the character you're escorting really.

Exhibit A: Metal Gear Solid 2. You are escorting a dumb girl who's been drugged up and can barely walk and at the last part of the escort mission she gets stabbed by a vampire! Biggest **** off ever!

Exhibit B: Twilight Princess You are defending a fat chick taking care of a female zora who is very very sick. This escort mission is awesome though because bomb arrows are tons of fun, and the fat chick was really cool.

Kamex
08-23-2012, 03:53 PM
I hate it when the person I'm escorting is a complete idiot running around aimlessly into trouble. Some games need to fix their AI. xD

Umbrony
08-24-2012, 01:37 AM
NO.

In Pokemon when you do escort missions, you can't even ride your bike.
And the double battles suck. The Exp. is still halved. =/

Shiningbolt
08-24-2012, 02:47 AM
Escort missions are usually terrible. Sometimes you will find out your escort is actually stronger than you (just get into an escort mission in the beginning of PMD), but their horrible AI ruins the concept. It's realistic, though! People love realism in their games, after all (omg why).

Disco Scratch
08-24-2012, 03:39 AM
Escort missions? Garbage. Waste of gameplay.
A good majority of the time the developers couldn't be arsed to develop a good AI for the escort, thus usually leading to them walking into gunfire, approaching enemies that will kill them instantly, basically useless characters that usually only follow a directed path.

Shantae
08-24-2012, 11:46 PM
I'm actually neutral in these Escort Missions. But hey, in some games, doing like an escort is interesting because it might give you a really good reward. But some are pretty stupidly worthless and waste of time and gameplay. Oh yeah, some Escort mission in certain games (which I dunno what games) are pain in neck or annoying. So yeah...

tinksfinks
08-26-2012, 02:42 PM
I just plain avoid escort missions unless the reward is something good. They're just too much of a liability.

Flubbs
08-26-2012, 06:37 PM
Escort missions are terrible. The AI's mindset through the whole thing is "I'm going to run towards the enemy to get captured/killed over and over again!" They are such a pain and really don't even need to be missions. At least allow the AI to have some kind of self defense.

super dill
08-26-2012, 07:31 PM
i Hate escort missions i try to avoid them!

Reaper
08-28-2012, 02:11 PM
Well, as long as the A.I. isn't being stupid, I honestly don't really care. But if the A.I. is stupid, then no. I hate them.

Christian
09-07-2012, 10:39 AM
I hate them!
In most games when you escort someone/something/whatever you're doing a great job blowing up anything or anyone that gets close, then the thing you are escorting still blows up when you completed about 99 percent of the map/level/mission and you rage.

Tuxy
09-07-2012, 10:43 AM
Bad.
Bad, bad, bad.

I hate escort missions. They, bluntly said, suck. Either because the game limits your actions when you are with someone, or the AI is just plain stupid, or both at the same time. But escort missions suck.

DeMrTeunio
11-30-2012, 08:04 PM
While escort missions aren't necessarily bad, they just tend to be broken. There always seem to be problems with the AI or with the power of whatever you're escorting. The escort missions in Pokemon Mystery Dungeon might be the worst of all because the Pokemon you're escorting are always level 1. If you do an escort mission in a late-game dungeon, the escorted Pokemon dies in a single hit. Considering there's Pokemon out there that can attack all opponents in the room at once, the escorted Pokemon is bound to take a hit at some point. This wouldn't even be a problem if these particular missions wouldn't come with big rewards, but these missions are basically the only kind of mission to give you decent items and points, so you're basically forced to do them. I've played some good escort missions, like the one in Twilight Princess that's already been brought up, but generally speaking I could do without them.

Merga
12-01-2012, 12:14 AM
I don't mind escort missions at all. When it comes to gaming, I play a more patient game rather than an aggressive style. That way I'm not always 30 feet from the person that I am protecting. I never see what's so bad about some escort missions. Probably the only time that I will get frustrated during one is if the AI is really crappy, and does not know what it is doing. I never see frailness in the person that you are escorting a major issue, probably because it only adds to the challenge.

Austin
12-01-2012, 12:49 AM
I don't consider them "escort missions" I call them "more serious side quests".

Shaymin
12-02-2012, 04:08 PM
They're OK. When it comes to the ones in Mystery Dungeon (I think), oh my god, they're such a pain in the ***!

Spacey
12-08-2012, 11:28 PM
I do not enjoy escort missions. They try to make you protect someone, but usually the AI is stupid and always get themselves killed or it's some dumb crap like protecting a convoy or something. I dislike them and could do without them =\

phantomscar
12-11-2012, 05:10 AM
I hate escort missions with a passion, because theperson you are escorting a weak charcter who usually moves slowly, and maybe its just me, but they are so difficult. Or it could be my contempt to the character

LovelyOshawott
12-11-2012, 11:30 PM
I hate them with all my heart.

Rocket
12-12-2012, 12:56 AM
I hate them.

Kyoits
03-10-2013, 08:33 PM
I apologize about bumping.

The only one that I can really think of is the escort mission in Twilight Princess. I got killed at least 3 times because of the annoying birds flying right above me.

herothezero
03-10-2013, 11:36 PM
Annoying as hell.

BreeZaps
04-01-2013, 03:18 PM
On PMD I hate it. They always die >(

Spatha
04-05-2013, 12:29 PM
It's 2013, i think it's about time game developers realised knobody likes escort missions. The ai is always dumb as hell which puzzles me as surely by now we have the technology for somewhat sophisticated ai?

Will of D
04-06-2013, 12:25 AM
In PMD, they're quite challenging, yet fun. Though it's very annoying when they faint during the mission.

theblindxatu
05-10-2013, 11:23 PM
I hate them with a passion for fashion. They're stupid and I haven't picked one since I saw one offer a Joy Seed which was like, 3 years ago?