Smuggler Archive

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HOTDOG wrote:

Here are a few things that the new 30% Free MBHs can do...

MBH/MCH:

This guy is a badass and has some mean friends- He can sic a Toxic Merik Battle Lord on you andtwo other CL 10 pets (now I'm talkingnatural pets- not the BE'd ones which would allow him to pull out bigger and badder monsters w/armor resists). ThisBounty Dude could have his petsall over you while hebleeds you with hisCarb from a distance.

Something to think about is: "How many of them explode-a-droids would a MBH/MCH be able to pull out at one time?" If it were me- I would sic my Merik on you and explode two droids on ya while you were busy trying to shake off the Merik's poison. But that's just me.

MBH/MP- MBH/MC- MBH-MR

Yeah, the true Ranged Master. If a MBH masters oneof the ranged elites (Pistoleer, Carbineer or Rifleman) they do become a force tobe reckoned with. This Bounty Hunter would have some decent defenses and CRAZY weapon mods like +180 Carbineer Acuracy- but the best combo would be MBH/MP allowing for the fastest most deadly shots around (without tapes).

BH/Dabbler

This is the REAL fear-

A smart Bounty Lady might switch it up on ya take the best of the BH pistols line- throw in some pistoleer and smuggler's DF and you might be on the receiving end of Last Ditch at the speed cap (that is if they don't move LD to master).

In essence, as of Friday, a BH title is a scary thing to be on the wrong side of if you are not a jedi.

Message Edited by HOTDOG on 06-30-2004 03:01 PM

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The MBH/MCarbs template actually gets 210 Carbine Accuracy.

To quote Trinity "Dodge this..."

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KruddMan wrote:

What bothers me about this statement is... why are bounty hunters supposed to be 'keeping the scum of the universe in check'. They aren't the police. In the movies, I recall that bounty hunters were actually referred to as scum; Boba Fett included. Hell, there should be bounties on bounty hunters. Smugglers and BH both work for the same bosses. There should beconsequences to it, but I hate the idea of being policed by other players, and that people are accepting it.

I'm pretty much resigned to the idea of bounties on smugglers... from screwing over your employer, and kind of starting to like the idea, but there still needs to be some limit. Bounty Hunters aren't out to rid the world of scum... they're out to make a buck by murdering people.That's abit worse than stealing.

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Very true. The Empire, CorSec, Naboo RSF....those are your law enforcement agancies.

I'm the flipside of that particular coin. I'm the gang enforcer. The guy that comes round and smashes your knees with a ball-peen hammer when you don't pay your dues to the Hutts on time. The guy that picks your kids up from school and drops them safely at your home as a warning that we can get to you. You get the picture.

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KruddMan wrote:

What bothers me about this statement is... why are bounty hunters supposed to be 'keeping the scum of the universe in check'. They aren't the police. In the movies, I recall that bounty hunters were actually referred to as scum; Boba Fett included. Hell, there should be bounties on bounty hunters. Smugglers and BH both work for the same bosses. There should beconsequences to it, but I hate the idea of being policed by other players, and that people are accepting it.

I'm pretty much resigned to the idea of bounties on smugglers... from screwing over your employer, and kind of starting to like the idea, but there still needs to be some limit. Bounty Hunters aren't out to rid the world of scum... they're out to make a buck by murdering people.That's abit worse than stealing.

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You're kidding right? There are legit bounty hunters even in the United States. It's a legit profession in the real world. Don't think so? I'll just say that to criminals who run away after getting a bail bond loan from a bail bondsmen instead of repaying it or showing up to court get REAL bounty hunters put on their ass to get the bail bondsmans money back. This happens everyday.

Real bounty hunters can use force much exceeding that of law enforcement personel. They can use means that regular law enforcement aren't allowed to do. Bounty hunters in our society are a very very necessary part of law enforcement as we know it. To say that bounty hunters aren't a part of legit law enforcement isvery uneducated. Regular law enforcement officials don't work the hours, don't want to put in the travel, and just don't want to outright put in the effort of potentially following to a dead end lead. Law enforcement people have families and workers rights. BH's are risky in that they sometimes single-handedly track down murderers to their homes where they themselves be killed.

The damn truth is that the law pays BH's to do thing that they either can't or don't want to do in our real world. That is exactly what the Empire, Hutts, and law enforcement officials paid them to do in Star Wars. It makes perfect sense for BH's to be hunting people who break the law. BH's are usually tasked with acquiring targets that either a rich guy pays them to take out or targets that are highly disturbing law officials. BH's ARE an extension of the law. don't go around claiming otherwise.

Message Edited by Teterack on 07-01-2004 05:41 PM