Bounty Hunter Archive

I think there should be a new aspect to the Bounty Hunter profession...Live bounties. Sometimes (In Star Wars) a bounty will call for capturing the target alive, not just firing until the target dies. These missions should pay more than normal bounty missions, because it would've been a lot easier to kill someone than to capture them. Along the investigation line there could be some skills that make capturing bounties easier. A few examples of these skills would be a mesh net that does the "capturing", a certification in a weapon that does stun damage/ a tranquilizer gun(neutralizes the target, but doesn't kill), and throughout the investigation line a few upgrades to the mesh net and stun/tranquilizer gun. The Stun/tranquilizer gun could be created by weaponsmiths, and master artisans OR rangers could create the mesh nets. The mesh nets and stun/tranquilizer guns should NOT be usable against creatures, so that the ranger profession will remain useful. There should be a delay between uses of these abilities, because otherwise they could be exploited. If anyone has additional ideas/comments I would appreciate a post replying to this.

"You must learn Master Bounty Hunter in order to continue on your path to enlightenment"
"No reward is worth this!"

"A Master Bounty Huntercan effectively track down and Eliminate almost any opponent"

Well we cant track our opponents, and when we go against anyone it's a crapshoot to whoever gets the first hit which decides the outcome of the battle. This puts to rest once and for all that tired argument that "Bounty Hunters are the Rogus of SWG". We are THE Elite Combat Proffesion. We are meant to to be able to defeat ALL other professions with the exception of Master Jedi. Sadly this is not the case, and nothing is being done about it. In a place where Bounty Hunters are supposed to be feared, they are instead mocked. PvP really depends on luck, and as Bounty Hunters we shouldnt be relying on Luck, but rather our SKILL. You know those things we spent 217 points on?

I still firmly believe that they should up the BH's PvP capabilities, but remove them from being able to join the GCW. That keeps those"L33t dudes" from joining us to "pwn" people in PvP. I realize some people are very tied into their faction, but I think it is for the greater good of the profession. I would much preffer to be Neutral and effective then being Gimped just so I can be an Imp/Rebel. And if you get down to it, if your in a faction your not really a Bounty HUnter but more of a Rebel or Imperial Hitman. Bounty Hunters are not aligned with factions, they were part of the Bounty Hunter Guild. I believe removing us from the GCW keep the Uber vP people away, and opens the door for the DEVs to be able to make us Fearsome Bounty Hunters, and to make us Fearsome for one thing...to do our Job! Not to Duel people in Coronet, or go on raids, or to "Pwn" anyone. To Hunt our jedi and potentially other Characters as well if that is ever implented effeciently.

Now when Permadeath was in place for Jedi, I could see them not powering us up for fear of losing their precious Jedi. But now there is no excuse. It's no big deal if we kill a Jedi anymore, so they might as well make us what we are supposed to be. People don't turn and try and duel Bounty Hunters after them, they try and RUN! Thats because Bounty Hunters are FEARED.

This is not so in this game. But it is possible.

Increased Accuracy on the LLC, or replacing it with a line with Rifles would be a start. Reduced Armor encumberance at a Master Bounty Hunter Level along with some minor Melee Defense Additives. Make the Pistol a viable weapon again by Fixing specials such as Bleed Shot, Eye Shot, and Fastblast, which at the moment between being gimped and Composite armor are useless. Reduced Carbine special costs, along with a Fire Knockdown that can hit consistantly like a Charge shot (Not Spammable, just hits as consistantly). Fixing our droids so that we can effectively hunt Jedi, who don't even face the threat of Permadeath anymore.

This isn't a call to make BH's Uber, I want them out of the Galactic Civil War because they don't belong there and as long as they ARE involved in the GCW they will become the "Combat Flavor of the Month" whenever it does work efficiently. So we take BH's out of somethign they have no place being in in the first place, and we then make Bounty Hunters what they were meant to be according to the Dev's themselves.

"A Master Bounty Hunter can effectively track and Eliminate almost any opponent"

I take that almost as a High end to Master level Jedi.

Please add thoughts of your own, perhaps if by accident or in a search to ban someone else from our forum they will read this and consider our ideas and pleas.

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Obsidian VorteX
Master Bounty Hunter
Master Pistoleer
"I Endanger Species"

Ok BH's have a mission term and can only pull mission according to there skill lvl

How about the same for Jedi

This would work 100%

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If Jedi and Bounty Hunters were equal in power I would agree, but there comes a point where the Jedi are much tougher then a single Bounty Hunter!

Howdy folks,
There is no console version of SWG planned. <-- its not planned. ITS ALREADY DONE and just waiting for release
Sorry.

Brenlo Bixiebopper
Director, Global Community Relations - SOE
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