Bounty Hunter Archive
Thread: How to impliment an Non-Greifing Player Bounty System
Message Edited by BooNYoW on 08-04-2005 02:24 PM
rYsyn wrote:
SamousNemo wrote:
Why not have the defeated mark pay a percentage of the bounty to the creator upon completion? The mark would still stand to gain if he survives the 7 day period (provided he receives the payout as I suggested).
I thought of that, but didn't want to add any "dis-incentives" for people regsistering to be a mark.
Message Edited by SamousNemo on 08-04-2005 05:05 PM
TheMadCoder wrote:
It's a good idea, but I see two major flaws:
1) Not all that many people will want to be hunted. So it would be a waste of coding time.
2) As soon as it's implemented, Jedi will say "How comewe can't use that system? How come WE get hunted just 'cause we gain vis?" So, in that way, I think it's a VERY bad idea. It only gives the Jedi something else to whine about.
1) 10% of the bounty upon killing a hunter is a pretty good reason to be hunted. And don't forget CaixCatab's idea of XP bonuses for registrees
2) In all honesty, @!&% the Jedi. The current PC bounty system of vis/XP loss is quickly going down the drain anyhow. If SOE wants to make Jedi a starter prof, fine, whatever, I've given up on that fight. But I'd at least like to have a replacement player bounty system ready by the time the current one is gone.
SamousNemo wrote:
TheMadCoder wrote:
It's a good idea, but I see two major flaws:
1) Not all that many people will want to be hunted. So it would be a waste of coding time.
2) As soon as it's implemented, Jedi will say "How comewe can't use that system? How come WE get hunted just 'cause we gain vis?" So, in that way, I think it's a VERY bad idea. It only gives the Jedi something else to whine about.
1) 10% of the bounty upon killing a hunter is a pretty good reason to be hunted. And don't forget CaixCatab's idea of XP bonuses for registrees
20k (assuming the bounty is 200k) doesn't give me the incentive to do much else than /belch. I don't know about you, but I don't consider this much "high end" content (where this game is suffering.)
2) In all honesty, @!&% the Jedi. The current PC bounty system of vis/XP loss is quickly going down the drain anyhow. If SOE wants to make Jedi a starter prof, fine, whatever, I've given up on that fight. But I'd at least like to have a replacement player bounty system ready by the time the current one is gone.
You are more than welcome to give up the fight. I won't. I'm not tired of Jedi, other than they're whining for more, more, and more. Hunting Jedi is a critical piece of the BH profession, and I won't give that up for a random chance to hunt someone who CLEARLY will have nearly 100% adantage over you the moment the fight begins - even moreso than a Jedi in most cases, as there's at least SOME sense of mystery and surprise there. C'mon. If you make yourself ALLOWED to be bountied, you're a damned good PvPer who's going to make short work of much that's going to come your way anyway, and is going to EXPECT you and HOPE for you toshow up. In fact, being a BH meat-target could become a new elite profession. Challenge is great, but you might as well justsay "hey, let's /duel for 20k!"