Bounty Hunter Archive
Thread: Bounty Hunter News from FanFest
Tanks wrote:
Several things were mentioned as possibilities by devs in various forums:
- Possibility of combat rating getting one on BH Terminals if the combat rating is so high.
Seems to be an odd reason to have a bounty placed on your head. I'm curious as to why exactly this would happen?
- Successive failed missions getting BHs on terminals.
I think there are far too many ways that cause a BH to fail a mission that don't mean that he got killed by the Jedi. I suppose I could at least fathom why this would be an idea if BH got to also be 1.5x stronger than the other professions and thus subject to a penalty to balance that power. However that doesn't seem to be on the wish list, so it seems like a pretty bad decision to me, and probably one made to make Jedi happy, not one made to keep the game fair and balanced.
- Eliminating Jedi names and bounty amounts from terminals while listing faction and online status.
Online status part would be nice.
Faction status is of no use to the scores of hunters who are neutral, and also of no use to the BHs who are factional but still willing to hunt same faction marks.
Eliminating Jedi names is an interesting idea. I can't say I really mind since I hunt solo most of the time, but this seems like another move made just to make Jedi happy so that BH can't hunt in teams.
Eliminating the payout listing is a load of crap though. Especially if the previous item on the list was implemented as well.
- I go back to having no idea whatsoever of the skill level of the Jedi I am hunting.
- The Jedi most likely to get visibility and thus be on the terminals the most are the ones who don't care about visibility anymore because they are high level Jedi who can /channel and /heal nigh indefinitely and are probably completed templates so they don't care about XP loss. So most missions will be for high level Jedi, i.e. the onesmost BHstand little chance against.
- Of course, it is near impossible to have a friend grab the same mission because names and prices aren't listed, so I'll definitely be going it alone (where previously we could at least bring a buddy to hunt these full template players).
- So now there are really good odds that most of the missions I grab will be against Jedi that I can't beat solo, and I'll be put on the terminals for this? Utter nonsense. Seems like yet another one sided decision made just to keep the padanoobs happy.
- Making BH vs Jedi missions one on one somehow.
Somehow? What is somehow? What the heck is that even on the list for? "Yeah guys, we want to make this game more fun somehow. We want to make the game more fair somehow. We want to change this game somehow." How? My head hurts just trying to comprehend how that is even a statement.
- Adding Smuggler missions.
Cool. From what I understand, smugglers are down with this, and I think BH would be down with it too. However, with the above changes making it really risky to hunt Jedi and then also being able to hunt smugglers, it seems almost like someone is trying to phase Jedi missions out entirely.
However, all of the above are more of a wish list at this time and are not on any schedule that has been revealed by devs.
Binstubbs wrote:
Chalk another one up for jedi vs every other profession. Not a single thing mentioned as "ideas" in anyway balances oor does anything other than makes life cozier for our whining baby jedi population. This game will be very much dead when all the people who do not have the time or lack of lives to grind out that class finally become fed up and will fail to see the point of sticking around.
I think it all depends on why you play the game, actually. If you play it for content like questing, or exploration, or crafting, or Bounty Hunting, then no, its not dead. You can still do all those things just fine, no matter what happens with Jedi. If you and everyone else play solely to be the most powerful combat character possible, and Jedi are made to be that, then yes, what you say is true.
Tanks wrote:
- Successive failed missions getting BHs on terminals.
- Making BH vs Jedi missions one on one somehow.
Well, looks like low level paddies are going to be the only ones targeted.
Don't expect me to go after a knight who's +1.5x stronger than me solo if it's just going to get me on the terms.
You've mentioned the above before Tanks, did you bring it up with the devs at FF?
Tanks wrote:
Several things were mentioned as possibilities by devs in various forums:
- Possibility of combat rating getting one on BH Terminals if the combat rating is so high.
- Successive failed missions getting BHs on terminals.
- Eliminating Jedi names and bounty amounts from terminals while listing faction and online status.
- Making BH vs Jedi missions one on one somehow.
- Adding Smuggler missions.
However, all of the above are more of a wish list at this time and are not on any schedule that has been revealed by devs.
Tanks I dont think bounty hunters should be able to get on the terminals. Bounty hunters hunting bounty hunters.. just seems... eehh.
Leave the jedi bounty, that way we wont be fighting a jedi MASTER or GUARDIEN one on one.
Sorry, my whole BH guild has talked about this and we strongly disagree with the possibilities of these changes.
But we do like having smuggler missions and faction of jedi and online/offline status. Why couldnt you just do that along time ago.
I really hope you guys dont make a bad mistake making the jedi invulnerable to BHs really.
Shreder1 wrote:
These are great changes, they will reduce player griefing and allow us BH's that hunt for FUN (god forbid I don't do it to put a jedi in the hole) will get more of what we love out of the profession. For the rest of you that aren't happy until you have completely pissed off another player there is always combat medic...
Ok so you think every BH is a griefer. Hate to disagree with you, but your Wrong.
Wrong wrong wrong.
I hunt for the credits, and use my patience to take down my opponet. With these changes I wont even know if im taking a jedi master. If I take a jedi master and FAIL, I get put on the terms.
You know what I think is gonna happen if these changes come ?
The BH population will slowly decrease untill there are no BHs left.
The game is now, KOTOR: ONLINE !
They could put the Bounty Hunter guild in the game, its from the books and comics and even mentioned in SWG in mission details and such. If your a member in good standing with the guild you wouldnt get listed on the terminals...but if you'd go against the guild it would get you "black listed".
Just a thought...
Even Boba Fett is a member of the guild 
Sunrunner_Cixx wrote:
Onisamu wrote:
There also talking about adding mind cost to force heals so that might help even the fields for one on one.
that is 100% rumor Garva shut that down and its is not true.
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CrashNgoBoom wrote:LMAO, this is too funny. Everyone thinks it's all great to go hunting unsuspecing players, but as soon as their on the recieving end of the blaster fire they get all whinny. I think this is a great idea. Big deal, you get your salad tossed by a Master Defender. It's part of the risk of hunting, not just taking missions you know you can win. Master Defenders are by no means impossible to kill, I know because I've done it. It just takes some stratagy and the fight lasts longer. Not just run in and kill em before they know what hit them. As for being "forced" to hunt a knight solo as someone said earlier in the thread, nobody is forcing you to hunt anyone. Jedi's take a risk on what used to be a possibilty and is now a certianty of getting on the terms. But most of you cry when you get a chance to get hunted for sucking. So what? If you die, you die. You don't lose days worth of xp, you just clone, and get back to business. Quit bishing and welcome the new content and twist to the game if we get it.
I'm sorry...I must have missed the BH title in one of the 5 titles you have listed in your sig. Of course you can have an opinion...it just doesn't mean much.
Although...gee, I can't figure out "why in the world" YOU would support it? These "changes" are just pathetic and you know it.
I will say one thing....I alwyas wondered if Tanks knew how helpless and insignificant the BH community felt most of the time. I guess this proves he does know how it feels.
Sprees wrote:
Did any one ever stop to think that you might not be able to kill some of these high level jedi because they are just better at PVP then you are?
Yeah....I guess their passive macro abilities are just too uber for us to deal with. 3 BHs hitting an AFK Jedi for 15 minutes and no incapped....TONS of PvP skills required there.
Tanks wrote:Several things were mentioned as possibilities by devs in various forums:
- Possibility of combat rating getting one on BH Terminals if the combat rating is so high.
- Successive failed missions getting BHs on terminals.
- Eliminating Jedi names and bounty amounts from terminals while listing faction and online status.
- Making BH vs Jedi missions one on one somehow.
- Adding Smuggler missions.
However, all of the above are more of a wish list at this time and are not on any schedule that has been revealed by devs.
If Combat Rating gets you on the terms, I think I'll take turns with my alt killing each other to lower it. Hah.