That's actually a really good idea. I can see potential causes of confusion around the lock at first though, so it should probably come with one of the famous Dan tooltips lol.

You have done enough damage that you are guaranteed experience points and loot if this NPC is killed within the necessary time frame.

An extension of this idea that I for one would like to see is this. Have ALL npc's that are alerted within the legion (including your own) viewable on the Alert pane for everyone to see. For NPC's you are not eligible for (due to rank requirements) instead of a Target button, have a grayed out View button and you also would not get a message in your News. I know myself, as a Leader, I like to keep track of who is sharing what and who is attacking it. But because I have a significant rank advantage over a number of my legion mates, I can't see what the "small fry" are serving up. This can also be handy for members to see what the future will bring as far as Elites go, allowing them to tailor their ships accordingly. When the NPC is being viewed, those who can not attack it would have a Not Eligible lock instead of an Attack button.

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I like the idea though there probely should be another symbol for it

If your legion is like mine, you see a lot of 10-15 NPCs in a given day. Since there are a lot of repeats, it is very hard to keep track of which ones you have done your damage too and which ones you haven't.

It would be great if the lock emblem could be added to the page somewhere so you know which ones you need to hit vs which ones you don't. I've attached an example picture:

An extension of this idea that I for one would like to see is this. Have ALL npc's that are alerted within the legion (including your own) viewable on the Alert pane for everyone to see. For NPC's you are not eligible for (due to rank requirements) instead of a Target button, have a grayed out View button and you also would not get a message in your News. I know myself, as a Leader, I like to keep track of who is sharing what and who is attacking it. But because I have a significant rank advantage over a number of my legion mates, I can't see what the "small fry" are serving up. This can also be handy for members to see what the future will bring as far as Elites go, allowing them to tailor their ships accordingly. When the NPC is being viewed, those who can not attack it would have a Not Eligible lock instead of an Attack button.

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