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only problem with capute is if a good bh captures a bunch of jedi, throws them in hisbasement then quits. i'd probably do it just to be an ass.

I like being an assassin / hitman but the assassin title isin the rifleman trees

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ZaulGraysky wrote:

Lets face it. In the current state, bounty hunters aren't what they should be.

The point of bounty hunting is to take alive, not to kill. That's an assassin or hitman.

I could make a lengthy post on this, but it would be a waste of my typing abilities

Instead I'm just going to say, FIX IT! I dont care if it's NPCs, or Jedi, or both, just make it so it's capture!

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VexXev wrote:
only problem with capute is if a good bh captures a bunch of jedi, throws them in hisbasement then quits. i'd probably do it just to be an ass.

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ROFL. Can I just store em in my datapad?

"are you sure you would like to destroy (insert name) a jedi knoght?"

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Skurr wrote:

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ZaulGraysky wrote:

Lets face it. In the current state, bounty hunters aren't what they should be.

The point of bounty hunting is to take alive, not to kill. That's an assassin or hitman.

I could make a lengthy post on this, but it would be a waste of my typing abilities

Instead I'm just going to say, FIX IT! I dont care if it's NPCs, or Jedi, or both, just make it so it's capture!

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Actually the point of bounty hunting is...................are you ready.............THE BOUNTY.....period. What is required to earn the bounty changes based on what the person issueing the bounty calls for. I believe you simply lack the historical refrences of bounty hunting and possibly rely on the versions you see on T.V.

If you look back to pre civil war times when the biggest threat to the government were the sovern Native Americans, many Trade Outposts placed bounties on Native American scalps. Native Americans in turn returned the favor, but most associate this practice with them solely without understanding the origion. Many times in the old west, especially the areas that lacked the support of a U.S. Marshal or sherrif, placing a bounty was the only way to bring and individual to justice. In many cases, if the crimes where bad enough, the individuals life on which the bounty was placed was irrevelant. Hence the famous phrase:

Wanted Dead or Alive.

Fast foward to today and the example you seem to be inferring to. The modern day bounty hunter or skip tracer, restricted by modern day laws and restrictions. Not a bonifid law enforcement officer, not a security guard but not quite a civilain. In these cases, a bounty hunter is deployed by a bondsman usually for some individual guilty ofskipping out on paying back his bond. You find the individual, detain them, notifiy local law enforment officer who make the arrest, return to the bondsman and get paid a portion of the paid bond. If your stupid enough to kill an individual or step outside the perimeters of a civilian you are looking at becoming a criminal yourself. A very slippery slope and dangerous profession now adays.

Now for the ficitional world of SWG and how it applies to this post:

After Imperial Order 66, all Jedi that were found alive were to be killed on sight. Many did this for profit and prestigeand/or power such as Vader, General Grievous (who collected fallen Jedi sabres), Aurr Sing (a former Jedi, turned bouty hunter),ect, ect. They were not to be "taken alive" as you state. They were to be killed. Many did this for money and fame. What you suggest goes against the very fibre of SW from the very beginning to the very end. Jedi were rare and hunted down and killed, this is what added to their mysticism and lore. Yoda wasnt on Dagoba because he liked swamps, the JediMaster was in hiding andexile.

All in all the current state of BHers killing jedi fits the timeline and storyline of SWG.

/bow2

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QFE

Couldn't have said it better myself

Although that would be cool, i like being a hitman sometimes

boba fett took han solo alive. his exact words to vader is "he is worth more to me alive than dead".

i have propsed a capture option where if you capture jedi/smuggler you get a bigger payout than killing, and jedi/smuggler would be sent to a prison where they would have to bribe warder/guard to get out or do a quest/mission. fail said quest/mission or abort it your bounty stays on the terms and the bounty hunter gets bonus for killing the jedi/smuggler who took the mission to get out of jail and failed.

if the jedi/smuggler completes the mission to get out of jailhe is removed from the terms and stays off for a week. or something like that.

Message Edited by ekimocyc006 on 10-19-2005 04:48 AM

Capture By Design, Kill By Necessity.
In keeping with the loosely defined hunter code of ethics, killing is sometimes necessary. That's business, pure and simple. However, unnecessary killing is still murder. The hunter, unless otherwise directed by those leveling the bounty, must attempt to deliver the acquisition alive. Often, those leveling the bounty have a vested interest in a live target -- and the target might be better off getting killed by the hunter. Quoted from the Bounty Hunters Creed.

Well maybe oneday it might happen. Always thought it should be captur or kill dependant who issues the bounty. Yes, there could be timers on how long a mark could remain "captured* as such. who knows