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TheGunslinger42
All Web Investigations
#201 - 2012-12-10 15:12:38 UTC
Nyaris Wolfe wrote:
So, not sufficing with bumprage we now get Miners with Bountyrage.

Paging James315!


I hope Capt Lies keeps getting bigger and bigger bounties.
gfldex
#202 - 2012-12-10 15:42:11 UTC
Bounty: 1,120,026,446 ISK on the OP's head right now

Whining gets you stuff I suppose.

If you take all the sand out of the box, only the cat poo will remain.
Dheeradj Nurgle
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#203 - 2012-12-10 15:56:02 UTC
Frying Doom wrote:
GallowsCalibrator wrote:
Lady Katherine Devonshire wrote:
It should be obvious now to everyone that various nullsec CSM reps arranged for this new bounty system for the expressed purpose of allowing their superior, sov-generated income fountains to be used to eliminate their hisec mining competition. Rather than do the ganking directly themselves, they can simply throw money at it and let others do it for them.

Naturally they suffer no fear of reprisal, because they are placing their bounties through temporary alt characters, and regardless there is no way the disorganized mass of independent hisec miners can match them ISK for ISK should they choose to get into a bidding war with the nullsec alliances behind the movement.

In the end, this change is no different than any other: Another thinly veiled push by nullsec CSMs to drive more players out of hisec and into nullsec, where they can either bend their knees to their new overlords (it's all about the e-peen, after all) or be instantly reduced to cheap blob-feed. While this has always been the case with their agendas, this one in particular gives them the power to extend their projection of force into hisec areas that were previously beyond their grasp.

I would say that they obviously don't realize is that neither their desired results - more servants or more targets - are actually going to happen and in the end all that they are actually going to accomplish is for CCP to start losing subscribers. I would say this except that, in all likelihood, they do realize it and simply don't care. Such is the weight of their egos that they'd they rather have no game at all than bear the agonizing horror of a game where others are allowed to play how they want to.

So yes, the bounty system is indeed working as intended. The problem is that what was intended wasn't made obvious until it was too late. It was marketed as a way for those without good PvP skills to deal with all the bullies of EvE, but in reality it turned out to be nothing more than another tool for the bullies.


Ahahahahahhahahahaha what is the conspiracy theory.

I should keep a checklist of horrible strawman arguments or flat out nutjob conspiracy links that these posts tick.

Shadowy CSM Overlords: Check
Nullsec Agenda: Check
CCP losing subscribers: Check
My sandbox is the only right sandbox: Check
PvP Bullies: Check

This post is the Fox News of GD.

I just dont know why the bounties on the Null sec corps are not higher.

It would make a good income stream for Null sec pilots as well as allowing people like Lady Katherine Devonshire to vent.

2 birds with one stone.



We get bounties on us daily... In true Reddit style however, we just shoot each other. Sure, we lose money, but atleast our enemies don't get it :p
Ptraci
3 R Corporation
#204 - 2012-12-10 16:36:28 UTC
Frying Doom wrote:

I just dont know why the bounties on the Null sec corps are not higher.



I think the turnover on nullsec bounties is much higher. Our alliance has already paid out close to 200M in bounties. Fight a lot, you die a lot. But you get lots of kills too :)
Natsett Amuinn
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#205 - 2012-12-10 16:43:55 UTC
Ptraci wrote:
Frying Doom wrote:

I just dont know why the bounties on the Null sec corps are not higher.



I think the turnover on nullsec bounties is much higher. Our alliance has already paid out close to 200M in bounties. Fight a lot, you die a lot. But you get lots of kills too :)


No kidding. We had like 3.5b and were number 3 on the list, the next morning we had 2.5b and were like number 8.

Seems really silly to wonder why a NULL sec corp doesn't have the highest bounties. Why would a bunch of people who actually do pvp stay at the top of the list, above a carebear corp that lives in high sec.

Our bounties should go down every day if more money isn't invested, a high sec corp not so much.
GallowsCalibrator
Imperial Academy
Amarr Empire
#206 - 2012-12-10 16:59:19 UTC
Natsett Amuinn wrote:
Ptraci wrote:
Frying Doom wrote:

I just dont know why the bounties on the Null sec corps are not higher.



I think the turnover on nullsec bounties is much higher. Our alliance has already paid out close to 200M in bounties. Fight a lot, you die a lot. But you get lots of kills too :)


No kidding. We had like 3.5b and were number 3 on the list, the next morning we had 2.5b and were like number 8.

Seems really silly to wonder why a NULL sec corp doesn't have the highest bounties. Why would a bunch of people who actually do pvp stay at the top of the list, above a carebear corp that lives in high sec.

Our bounties should go down every day if more money isn't invested, a high sec corp not so much.


I'd estimate at least 250m of that is probably due to blue on blue violence.

Corp bounties - encouraging awoxing every day! Yet more examples of the gameplay styles bolstered by the new bounty system.
Ptraci
3 R Corporation
#207 - 2012-12-10 17:02:24 UTC
GallowsCalibrator wrote:


Corp bounties - encouraging awoxing every day! Yet more examples of the gameplay styles bolstered by the new bounty system.


A goon complaining about awoxing. Ladies and gentlemen, I have now seen it all.
Natsett Amuinn
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#208 - 2012-12-10 17:05:51 UTC
Ptraci wrote:
GallowsCalibrator wrote:


Corp bounties - encouraging awoxing every day! Yet more examples of the gameplay styles bolstered by the new bounty system.


A goon complaining about awoxing. Ladies and gentlemen, I have now seen it all.

You shouldn't be able to collect a bounty ona corp mate.

You don't have to be a goon or even a genius to get that.
Using an alt on the other hand...
Well, that's EVE.


However, I shodln't be able to shoot another goon with this guy, and collect a bounty.
I'm pretty sure that's not what the people who placed the bounty want.
Skawl
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#209 - 2012-12-10 17:07:34 UTC
HTFU?
LHA Tarawa
Pator Tech School
Minmatar Republic
#210 - 2012-12-10 17:11:19 UTC
Skawl wrote:
HTFU?


Harden the f up. i.e. stop being a little girl.
E-2C Hawkeye
HOW to PEG SAFETY
#211 - 2012-12-10 17:11:40 UTC
foxnod wrote:
Now all CCP has to do is introduce a mechanic for us to trace anonymous forum alts to their mains.


This is why I post on a second account not with an alt.
Marlona Sky
State War Academy
Caldari State
#212 - 2012-12-10 17:12:55 UTC
Logging in to put a bounty on the OP now...
No Alibi
Sometimes Here
#213 - 2012-12-10 17:54:17 UTC
Simple solution for all you W...Miners with bounties. Form a fleet of 2 teams, get in you cheapest frig. and collect each others bounties.Shocked And don't forget to thank your sponsors for the free fun. OH WAIT>>>> That might have a similarity to PVP......Shocked

I fly by the seat of my pants, No wonder my ass is always on fire!
Tiberious Thessalonia
True Slave Foundations
#214 - 2012-12-10 17:56:21 UTC
No Alibi wrote:
Simple solution for all you W...Miners with bounties. Form a fleet of 2 teams, get in you cheapest frig. and collect each others bounties.Shocked And don't forget to thank your sponsors for the free fun. OH WAIT>>>> That might have a similarity to PVP......Shocked


Bounties only pay out 20% of the value of the ship killed. If you have a 2 million ISK bounty, you must lose 10 million ISK worth of ships for it to eventually drain away.
GallowsCalibrator
Imperial Academy
Amarr Empire
#215 - 2012-12-10 18:02:12 UTC
Ptraci wrote:
GallowsCalibrator wrote:


Corp bounties - encouraging awoxing every day! Yet more examples of the gameplay styles bolstered by the new bounty system.


A goon complaining about awoxing. Ladies and gentlemen, I have now seen it all.


Complaining? I think it's fantastic and should help drive more conflict and exploding. Encourage a new kind of misery. And I'd bet a nice sized payout on an awoxed jf would make the weaker willed or greedy consider pulling the trigger on a corpmate.

And more dead freighters is always good.
GallowsCalibrator
Imperial Academy
Amarr Empire
#216 - 2012-12-10 18:05:11 UTC
Natsett Amuinn wrote:
Ptraci wrote:
GallowsCalibrator wrote:


Corp bounties - encouraging awoxing every day! Yet more examples of the gameplay styles bolstered by the new bounty system.


A goon complaining about awoxing. Ladies and gentlemen, I have now seen it all.

You shouldn't be able to collect a bounty ona corp mate.

You don't have to be a goon or even a genius to get that.
Using an alt on the other hand...
Well, that's EVE.


However, I shodln't be able to shoot another goon with this guy, and collect a bounty.
I'm pretty sure that's not what the people who placed the bounty want.



Newbie thunderdomes are now practically self funding. Corp on Corp bounties need to stay.
No Alibi
Sometimes Here
#217 - 2012-12-10 18:13:33 UTC
GallowsCalibrator wrote:
Natsett Amuinn wrote:
Ptraci wrote:
GallowsCalibrator wrote:


Corp bounties - encouraging awoxing every day! Yet more examples of the gameplay styles bolstered by the new bounty system.


A goon complaining about awoxing. Ladies and gentlemen, I have now seen it all.

You shouldn't be able to collect a bounty ona corp mate.

You don't have to be a goon or even a genius to get that.
Using an alt on the other hand...
Well, that's EVE.


However, I shodln't be able to shoot another goon with this guy, and collect a bounty.
I'm pretty sure that's not what the people who placed the bounty want.



Newbie thunderdomes are now practically self funding. Corp on Corp bounties need to stay.

Two Corps enter, One Corp leaves......EvilTwistedRoll

I fly by the seat of my pants, No wonder my ass is always on fire!
Natsett Amuinn
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#218 - 2012-12-10 18:24:00 UTC  |  Edited by: Natsett Amuinn
GallowsCalibrator wrote:



Newbie thunderdomes are now practically self funding. Corp on Corp bounties need to stay.

True, but something tells me that when one corp puts a bounty on another corp that they don't intend for that corp to get paid from it.

Even if you lose more than is put on the corp, It's kind of counter to the idea of having a bounty on that corp when the people in the corp that the bounty is placed on can collect it.

I don't think the idea is for corp bounties to get people in the same corp shooting each other, but people not in that corp shooting them.

I don't think this is something CCP is going to allow to stay in; even if it does make for fun.
Darth Gustav
Sith Interstellar Tech Harvesting
#219 - 2012-12-10 18:29:55 UTC
Natsett Amuinn wrote:
GallowsCalibrator wrote:



Newbie thunderdomes are now practically self funding. Corp on Corp bounties need to stay.

True, but something tells me that when one corp puts a bounty on another corp that they don't intend for that corp to get paid from it.

Even if you lose more than is put on the corp, It's kind of counter to the idea of having a bounty on that corp when the people in the corp that the bounty is placed on can collect it.

I don't think the idea is for corp bounties to get people in the same corp shooting each other, but people not in that corp shooting them.

I don't think this is something CCP is going to allow to stay in; even if it does make for fun.

The thing about bounties is that by placing one you're all but stating you don't care who takes it, because you yourself cannot or will not make the kill.

I'm not sure the timid's specific wishes factor in to this in any way. They wanted a ship kill. They got a ship kill.

It's not like individual payouts are very high anyway.

He who trolls trolls best when he who is trolled trolls the troller. -Darth Gustav's Axiom
Ranger 1
Ranger Corp
Vae. Victis.
#220 - 2012-12-10 18:35:32 UTC
Natsett Amuinn wrote:
GallowsCalibrator wrote:



Newbie thunderdomes are now practically self funding. Corp on Corp bounties need to stay.

True, but something tells me that when one corp puts a bounty on another corp that they don't intend for that corp to get paid from it.

Even if you lose more than is put on the corp, It's kind of counter to the idea of having a bounty on that corp when the people in the corp that the bounty is placed on can collect it.

I don't think the idea is for corp bounties to get people in the same corp shooting each other, but people not in that corp shooting them.

I don't think this is something CCP is going to allow to stay in; even if it does make for fun.


I could probably go along with that due to the corp tournament angle, which is a shame as encouraging awoxing is also a worthy goal for a bounty.

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