Bounty Hunter Archive
Thread: Possible Solution(s) for New Boss Marks (please read and respond)
Darth_Spike wrote:
Would someone mind explaining to me the rationale behind wanting Master Spy Nets Ops to disappear?
SioBabble wrote:
If anything, the investigation process at the MBH level should be more immersive than it is now. You should have to hunt down a specific informant on a planet other than the one you got the bounty on. The first informant tells you "Idon't have the biosignature of the guy you're looking for, but my associateYadaYada in Restuss is familiar with this case, he just might. Meet him attheartisan guild hall, he likes to tinker."You might have to contact two informants to get the full bio sig of your quarry. There is no reason why the hunt can't be made more intriguing by prolonging it, unless taking down the mark is all you're in it for. And you can do that with Chunkers in Dearic.
There is so much possiblity here for seriously immersive play, yet the afterthought proposal is to make the investigation process easier for those in a big hurry to slay a Jedi?
This profession should be about more than the kill of the mark. I know that the l337 kiddies on both sides of the BH/Jedi war LOATHE RP, but hey, if you want to be Boba Fett, you should have to do the less fun for the bloodthirsty stuff of putting the pieces together to find your quarry.
Traal_ wrote:
Darth_Spike wrote:
Would someone mind explaining to me the rationale behind wanting Master Spy Nets Ops to disappear?
Quick answer for many would be it will allow people to hunt from player cities.
Honestly, the more reasons for players to actually do stuff in the player cities the better.
- Traal
Kettemoor
Darth_Spike wrote:
Traal_ wrote:
Darth_Spike wrote:
Would someone mind explaining to me the rationale behind wanting Master Spy Nets Ops to disappear?
Quick answer for many would be it will allow people to hunt from player cities.
Honestly, the more reasons for players to actually do stuff in the player cities the better.
- Traal
Kettemoor
Then the Devs could let SpyNet ops be placeable in a PC, with a distance requirement of 120 meters from the nearest BH Terminal. Or use a suggestion from above to make the Informants an intermediate step instead of the last step before the droids get launched.
That's true as well, and probably easier to implement - either way should have the same result. I personally don't care which form this takes, but I applaud any effort to improve participation within player cities and encourage any attempt to fulfill the activities within these locales, regardless. It's a good idea, and I wouldn't want to be the one to squash it.
- Traal
Kettemoor
the only mobs that should have high health and action regen rates are raid mobs. mobs that take 2 groups to take down. not some mob that is supposed to be soloable by any template.
having npcs that takes 2 people or a fotm template to kill is not good.
as i said leave the high regen to raid and group mobs not the solo bh. a challange yes but solable for any bh template not just for those who go to the fotm or have to have these only type of skills to do them. which is the healing prof.
Tamgar wrote:
Solution B is good just have to make sure the increased payout isnt shown on missions terminals or people will just do those all night
That's actually the idea
Not as of yet. Regardless of whether it is intended or bugged, the majority of hunters seem to be voicing that Type 3 is too difficult to take down. As a correspondent, it's my responsibility to tell the Devs what the players want (within reason)
bmill wrote:
You are making the assumption that there are 3 distinct types of bounties. While your solutions on the matter are sound, I would be more interested to know if the the developers intended this causality, or if it is an unintended bug produced from the coding changes in the npc combat system. Has there been any developer comment one way or the other on this issue?
Galacious wrote:
on your side note either yes take them out of the picture for master marks, or you could allow politicians to place them. it could be made so that player placed operatives are 4th lvl, and force those going through the ranks of invest to stick to the main cities. thus keeping the ideals of them needing to "learn the ropes".
Hmm, interesting idea
It always amused me to see mayors being so proud of placing BH terms when cities first came out (and BH was a rarer profession). Always had to inform them that a hunter would still need to shuttle to a different city to grab the Bio Sig
I'll have to keep this in mind in case mine doesn't go thru
Ulrek_Oden wrote:
Samous you have forgotten two very large points.
2. The use of specials from multiple professions that would exceed the 250 skillpoint cap.
instapeace wrote:
R E D I C U L O U S
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Care to elaborate?
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Message Edited by SamousNemo on 10-25-200504:50 PM
Message Edited by SamousNemo on 10-25-2005 04:50 PM