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Ryche_Mykola wrote:

I got bored at work so I felt like researching about Bounty Hunters (also got sick of hearing just about the Fetts, lol). Just some things I noticed in researching (info is from Databanks at starwars.com):

1.) No BHers actively pursued Jedi besides Aurra Sing or Durge and Asaj Ventress (latter 2 were because of the Clone Wars and not Bounties)
2.) Most seem to like Rifles (maybe change the classification for the LLC to a rifle?)
3.) Proficiency in a VERY wide assortment of Weaponry.
4.) BHers team up a lot (they end up screwing each other over any chance they get also, lol)

Aldar Beedo – Glymphid - hired by Wan Sandage to kill Sebulba

Bossk – Transdoshan – Weapons of choice: Blaster Rifle, Grenade Launcher, Flamethrower.

Dengar – Human – Weapons of choice: Blaster Rifle, Blaster Carbine, Concussion Grenades, Vibroblade.

Durge – Gen’Dai – Weapons of choice: Blaster Pistols, Explosives, Power Lance, Energy Bola, Spiked Flail.

Boba Fett – Human – Weapons of choice: Modified EE-3 Carbine, numerous goodies in armor.

Jango Fett – Human – Weapon of choice: Twin WESTAR-34 Blaster Pistols, numerous goodies in armor.

Gallandro – Human – Weapon of choice: Blaster Pistol.

Greedo – Rodian – Weapon of choice: Blaster Pistol.

Aurra Sing – Unknown – Weapon of choice: Lightsaber, Projectile Rifle, Blasters. **Note** She specialized in killing Jedi: She was a Former Jedi but left before reaching Padawan.

Zam Wessell – Clawdite – Weapon of choice: Blaster Pistol, Projectile Rifle, Explosives

Zuckuss – Gand – Weapon of choice: Blaster Pistol, Vibroblade, Stun Grenades, Merr-Sonn Munitions GRS-1 Snare Rifle.

4-LOM – Protocol Droid – Weapon of choice: Concussion Rifle, Blaster Pistol, Stun-Gas Blower.

IG-88 – Assassin Droid – Weapon of choice: Concealed weaponry: gas dispenser, Flamethrower, Sonic Stunner, Pulse Cannon, Neural Inhibitor Projectile Launcher.

I started working towards becoming a Bounty Hunter back in Beta, and started once again the first day of live. I was a Master Bounty Hunter for 5 months or so before dropping everything but Investigation III,and was extacticabout our greater flexibility which I took advantage of by trying other combat skills. I wished for much more flexibility with our profession the moment I figured out how to decipher the skill tree. For ages we were confined to Rifles, Carbines, Pistols, and LLCs. There was no room to pick up any other weapon skills. We were all pretty much clones of each other. The devs gave us a ton more when they dropped it from Master Scout to Exploration IV. I love hearing about the variety of bounty hunters we have now, but with the changes I'm recommending, we could have even more.

One thing that could be done to make the profession even more flexible is to make the point of entry be tons of Combat XP aquired from any weapon usage. The XP could be the equivalent of having mastered any advanced combat profession.

If that is not the point of entry, I would prefer Brawler Unarmed IV to Scout Exploration IV, and would make more sense. This would make the profession prerequesites the same as Commando and free up some skillpoints we could use to put into any combat profession. Currently I cannot be a TKM or Master Fencer as well a Master Bounty Hunter.

The profession itself could stand an overhaul. Right now it is Marksman +. It is a continuation of all Marksman weapons, save a replacement of Rifles for Investigation. The profession did not have this design until about a week before the game came out. Instead, the profession could consist of Investigation and things like thrown npc and player-disabling traps and wrist rockets.