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Thread: Bounty Hunter VS Bounty Hunter
Good point, if this happens then Jedi might recruit their friend's alts simply for the purpose of ruining hunts. If one BH kills another that doesn't mean the surviving BH will be made to kill the mark (in that case, their Jedi buddy - the rival BHjust saved their Jedi buddy's arse).
EldosAirheart wrote:
I can see it now...
Bounty Hunter Joe is approaching his mark. The Jedi is grinding on a group of Bols. He is with a group of friends and doesn't seem to notice Joe. They are done with the lair and Jedi Tim is laughing with a group of friends. Joe attacks. *Vroooommm*Tim's LS ignites.The Jedi is at half health. He runs for his house. Root. Down to a quarter of health...
Jedi Tim: No, WAIT! I'll pay... *Tim gets incapped*
Joe is running for the DB! But wait, he collapses on the ground. He is taking severe damage. He gets up only to be hit by a blaster bolt that sends him straight back into the ground. DBed.
Bounter Hunter Bob approaches Jedi Tim.
Tim: Thanks man, you saved my life. But how were you able...
Knockdown, Critical, DB.
Message Edited by EldosAirheart on 06-25-2005 02:47 PM
Message Edited by Giles025 on 06-25-2005 07:14 PM
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I initally posted that the bounty hunters would be hunting the same mark.
So you put a control...something like if a bounty hunter kills another bounty hunter for the mark, then he's locked into finish off that mark (ie: can not drop mission with out severe penalty (cost of bounty) and can not pick up new bounties)
They probably shouldn't allow a player to place a bounty on another player, there's just too many immature people that would take advantage somehow. It would be like opening a window for greif.
But instead, the game places bounties on certain players for some sort of action. The smuggler thing would be a cool idea.
The only two bounty hunters that I know that teamed up and worked well together was Zuckuss and Lom?? The rest were always wanting to work as independants. Heck there are even instances where one bounty hunter tried to take the mark away from another one(Bossk, IG88, a few others).
Don't you ever get tired of hunting light stick boys?
The bounty hunter profession's specialty is PvP...so why not introduce more PvP content to the BH profession first on the same class (ie that way, any imbalances due to class differences are minimized). Debug that, then think about expanding it to hunting the rest of the nerf class...er general population.
But all this is on a tangent.
Initial post asked whether it was feasable for BH's to attack one another if they're hunting the same mark.
Fett DID follow the Creed. If a bounty hunter got in his way, THAT bounty hunter was in violation 1st, and no longer subjegated to the terms therein. Here's a quote from the Creed:
One may agree with another hunter's motives or damn them for the manner in which they carry out their hunts, but no bounty hunter may ever take up arms against a fellow hunter. This law applies only to hunters who themselves follow the creed. Those who have broken the creed, or who themselves have a bounty posted on their head, are merely acquisitions.
Fett did live by the creed,of courseWE are aware of instances where he was in violation, simply because we read the books and stuff. He would never openly violate it. Here's another quote:
The bounty hunter creed remains, therefore, a reasonable attempt at regulating an often nasty business, one often far removed from the eyes of "civilized beings." It also remains a loose set of principles that can be, and often is, violated when no one is looking. Like Imperial laws, any code of ethics is only as good as the means to enforce them.
Bounty Hunters are independants by nature of the profession, and there was much competition amongst them, that's why they had a difficult time working together. Zuckuss and 4-Lom were partners. Grouping was very common. They might not have liked each other, but they respected each other as Bounty Hunters...including Fett... for the most part.
Grifn wrote:Fett DID follow the Creed. If a bounty hunter got in his way, THAT bounty hunter was in violation 1st, and no longer subjegated to the terms therein. Here's a quote from the Creed: ....
So...you're ok with bounty hunters being able to attack another if they're both after the same mark?
From the first guys point of view..."Hey that guys MY mark. Silly guy...getting in my way. He's dead meat."
From the second guys point of view..."Hey that guys MY mark. Silly guy...getting in my way. He's dead meat."
From the marks points of view..."Hey those guys are after me....I'm sooo dead meat..."
Forced PvP is a unique quality to the Jedi profession as a consequence and deterrent for having a character that is 1.5x more powerful then average. Allowing a weaker character to "attack" a more powerful character whose class must be kept in check makes sense.
Allow forced PvP in other professions doesnt make sense and it WILL NOT HAPPEN. SOE made it clear already it the GCW changes (you can be "on leave" [no one can attack you], "Overt" [only NPCs can attack you], and "special forces" [then, and only then, can a PC attack you]). It is obvious SOE isnt wanting to force PvP on 99% of its player base. SOE clearly looks at forced PvP as a negative consequence reserved for curbing a powerful Jedi class from becoming too numerous and to slow its "growth".
Using this on BH will only act to curve the BH population which is already inadequate in lowering/keeping in check the Jedi population. If you want to PvP and you're not a Jedi go Overt Special Forces or play a Jedi.
Some of these ideas are interesting but clearly not where SOE is headed. If anything, maybe when there is a major BH revamp, some additional "ideas" could be considered... However, I think that is a LONG way down the road folks.
Message Edited by SomeUser on 06-26-2005 08:15 PM
VolvoSsixtyTsix wrote:
Honor is not a part of bounty hunter proffession. If you read SW books you can see that Hunters were attacking each other to get the prey. Boba was attacked countless times by rival bounty hunters while trying to deliver his bounty.