Bounty Hunter Archive

I like the idea. BUT...

a) We shouldnt have to waste skill points into healing professions to be effective.

b) I think Master Bounty Hunters should have some sort of perk to hunting Jedi

No reason for this, dabbling isnt nearly the problem it used to be.

That being said I think its a good idea, make MBH more worth it than even the CU did

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Saarkai wrote:
This is a fine change IMO. Would like to see MBH box get some sort of Daze or root then.

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I agree with EVERYTHING he has just said.

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Yoiaholic1 wrote:
Jedi are by their design dabblers. Don't forget when someone doesn't have 2 masteries as a jedi they are giving up a TON of force and regen mods not to mention they have to pay huge prices (sp)for extra novice boxes. I'll argue that BECAUSE we are dabblers that we are limited effictively. I have a choice, I can run (force fun 2/3) hide (force cloak) or fight (defender). Yes you can have all three. but then you do NO dps at all. Personally I like a little bit of both hense my MLS/DEF and a bit a healer. I can damage and take a beating but I can't run or hide and I have to fight. If jedi had all the skills they had pre publish 9 you'd need 20 people to kill them again. Remember anytime a jedi uses statis on you he isn't a damage dealer unless he has MLS and then he has no defense. OR vice versa. The combinations in jedi limit themselves.

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The combinations limit them? I'm confused. How does a large number of possibilities decrease the ways in which a Jedi can template? Seems like it increases to me. Not every template is as good as every other template, hence why so many Jedi go for the same template, time and time again, every time the rules or abilities get changed. Surprise, surprise, when you make a choice to go one route, you have to sacrifice the choice to gain the benefits of another path, just like everyone else.

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Leatherneck_of_Alderaan wrote:

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JaredNomac wrote:

Best change I think they could integrate is something like EQ2 where if you attack something you and your target are locked in combat and no one can interfere. By all means retain the ability of more than one BH able to take a Jedi's mission, otherwise people would just make BH alts and hold their own mission. If you lock the two, BH and Jedi in combat 1 v 1 it would stop all the ganking.

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No, it would just change form.

It would be a fight of attrition instead of overwhelming. BH1, BH2 and BH3 get together to kill a Jedi. BH1 fights until killed. BH2 immediately opens up without giving the target a chance to recuperate. Fights until killed. BH3 swoops in and given the drain to the Jedi's force bar wins easily. BH's split the cash and go get another.

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Anonymous terminals will fix that.

First, a response actually ON TOPIC: ABOUT TIME! I've been a MBH since Dec '03. We had to master Scout and Marksman back then, before beginning the BH slog. I've always felt that the reward for all the work it took to get MBH was the ability to take player bounties (only Jedi available so far). Of course, back then, the Jedi missions weren't working, so there was no reward for the work, other than the tag. Ifa BH wants to hunt Jedi, they should be a MBH, not a 3000 Novice.

For those who seem incapable of reading in their anger over the terms....THERE IS ANOTHER POST FOR THOSE COMMENTS, GO THERE! People like you give BHs a bad rep and just shiow the Jedi, sorry, money, how ignorant you are.

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Skare99 wrote:

I know many players who had used their token respec and just took INV 3.

They got screwed bigtime.

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Octavean wrote:

All removing names does is pander to the Jedi players.I am sorry but no BH in his/her right mind would take a misson a JEDI no less and not know something about their mark.By removing the names it opens up the door to all kinds of problems such as:

It will be very possible to get the same misson on a Jedi that is on Kash, or one that is just afk in their house. How would that be fun over and over ? As more Jedi get their temps done and are more visible all the payouts will start to look almost identical.

My other b!tch is if there is Jedi flashing their glowsticks in Theed I cant say, "there is XYZ !! he is online" and then try and go get his misson. Sorry but if a BH saw a Jedi they should be able to check and see if their is a bounty listed for them.

I dont know how many of you have ever gone 1 on 1 with a Knight. But the guys that have the most visibilty know what they are doing (and /salute them) and win almost 80% of 1 vs 1 encounters with a BH.

All this change does is push us further in the direction of Jedi Knight Academy.

I dont know about you but I have over 100 Jedi on my friends list. Thats to gd many if you ask me.

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All the MBH purist thinking that they should move BH hunting to the master box. Ask yourself this: is MBH (more accurately the investigation box 4) THAT much harder to grind now?

With the one minutes shuttle and player vehicle. It doesn't take more than one day to finish the investigation 4 box now. MBH doesn't really count as it doesn't take investigation xp to complete.

If you think that people should pay their "dues" to be able to hunt player bounties. Fine, I am all for that. Make it so that the requirement is Inv 4 instead of just Inv 3. That would make people who want to hunt player characters work as much as the "tough work" you guys have put in. We all know it's the investigation line in BH that takes the real work.

Right now MBH is just a waste of skill pts. for many. It eliminates template diversity if you force that upon people.

Most of the MBH's arguments are moot now. Jedi has become much easier to obtain as a result of dbl xp and respec. Due to their numbers, they are not able to hold as much power as before. MBH has become a much easier profession to complete, so should MBH have as much privilage as it is than before.

I have yet to see a sound arguments from BH who wants only MBH to be able to hunt Jedi, other than from purist that says, "oh I have mastered this all these time, it's about time we get something for our devotion."

How would it sound if I say something like "Oh I have a jedi all these time since pre-Pub 9. I put all the time and devotion in mastering jedi then, I should be able to have all the power like it used to."

Pretty ridiculous huh?

Daboora

P.S. Most players (including BH/Jedi) are the same. They all want something for the work they put in. But let's not try to think that we should be better than another just becuz we have a master box on one profession vs. another and try to think of ways to enhances everyone's profession. Things like this that limits diversity only hurts player in the long run.

Message Edited by Daboora on 07-07-2005 06:11 AM

I do like player bounties being moved to master - however, it does make a melee BH template pretty unviable now.