escort missions
Guarding while moving
Escort missions are a video game task type where the player must protect and guide a non-player character from one location to another.
The escorted character typically moves slowly, takes illogical paths, or rushes into danger—making these missions notoriously frustrating.
The term has become shorthand for tedious, poorly designed game mechanics: Every escort mission in this game is awful.
Outside gaming, it sometimes describes any task where you're responsible for someone who won't cooperate.
- protectKeep from harm
- guardWatchful defensive attention
- NPCUncontrolled game character
- AI companionArtificial intelligence for interaction
- frustratingCausing irritation, blocking progress
slow · follow · stay close · vulnerable · health bar · caravan · checkpoint · ambush · patience · defend · pathfinding · fragile · babysit · convoy · trudge · aggro · moving target · waypoint
- side questsfetch quests, bounties, errands, odd jobs, daily quests
- naval operationsfleet, admiral, patrol boats, commander, fleet command
- game activitiescooking, crafting, farming, fishing, mining
- game contentDLC, expansions, quests, boss fights, levels
- RAFRAF, Spitfire, Hurricane, Lancaster, Battle of Britain
- air patrolpatrol, combat air patrol, routine patrol, coastal patrol, night patrol
escort missionssearch and destroy
Tactical elimination mission
boss fights · capture the flag · offensive operations · fetch quests · stealth missions
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