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The Bounty System

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Bloody Mary Firetail
Doomheim
#1 - 2013-06-17 21:52:15 UTC
This system is so useless it's almost comical. Random people are able to place pointless bounties on others for no reason and all it does is make the game mechanic a useless tool for bored people that have nothing better to do in the game. Is there anything in the works to fix this?
Capt Tenguru10
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#2 - 2013-06-17 22:00:59 UTC
whats a bounty? is this a new feature?

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Rath Kelbore
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#3 - 2013-06-17 22:03:02 UTC
It's improved over what it used to be.

What exactly do you find useless about it and how would you like it to be implemented?

Edit: Or are you mad because someone placed a bounty on you?

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Sex Slave Girl
Absolute Order XVIII
Absolute Will
#4 - 2013-06-17 22:03:03 UTC
It's a clever disguised isk sink
Erotica 1
Krypteia Operations
#5 - 2013-06-17 22:10:01 UTC
I'm happy with the bounty system.

See Bio for isk doubling rules. If you didn't read bio, chances are you funded those who did.
Tippia
Sunshine and Lollipops
#6 - 2013-06-17 22:11:59 UTC
Bloody Mary Firetail wrote:
This system is so useless it's almost comical. Random people are able to place pointless bounties on others for no reason and all it does is make the game mechanic a useless tool for bored people that have nothing better to do in the game. Is there anything in the works to fix this?

Fix what? You just showed that there is a point to it… Blink
Black Dranzer
#7 - 2013-06-17 22:16:21 UTC
What annoys me is how rare buyable kill rights are. But I guess assassins are implicitly criminals.

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Nerath Naaris
Pink Winged Unicorns for Peace Love and Anarchy
#8 - 2013-06-17 22:31:51 UTC
The bounty system is fine (except not being able to bounty certain people).
It took CCP long enough to fix it.

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Erotica 1
Krypteia Operations
#9 - 2013-06-17 22:37:36 UTC
Bloody Mary Firetail wrote:
This system is so useless it's almost comical. Random people are able to place pointless bounties on others for no reason and all it does is make the game mechanic a useless tool for bored people that have nothing better to do in the game. Is there anything in the works to fix this?


Did someone leave a bounty on you or a friend? Bounties are nothing to be afraid of. Look at mine- I undock and fly around just fine. But unlike criminals, my bounty is actually mostly tips from clients whom I've asked to bounty me if they were satisfied with my services.

See Bio for isk doubling rules. If you didn't read bio, chances are you funded those who did.
Riot Girl
You'll Cowards Don't Even Smoke Crack
#10 - 2013-06-17 22:42:15 UTC
Bounties are just a small bonus for PvP activities. They're not worth hunting individual targets for.

Oh god.
Bloody Mary Firetail
Doomheim
#11 - 2013-06-18 02:41:24 UTC
At least raise the minimum amount to a mil. That would make more sense and be a bit more towards the rewarding side.
Erotica 1
Krypteia Operations
#12 - 2013-06-18 03:26:50 UTC
Bloody Mary Firetail wrote:
At least raise the minimum amount to a mil. That would make more sense and be a bit more towards the rewarding side.


The last time I lost a ship, the payout was only 11m of bounty. Would that really get you excited? I hope not.

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Solutio Letum
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#13 - 2013-06-18 03:29:11 UTC
Lols.... ok ok... people maybe you like to show off on how you dont die but dont you get this is the fun of it? go get killed in a low cost ship like a dessy or T2 frigate and you wont have any other bounty i think it was a secret plan to make carebears pvp a little bit
Vimsy Vortis
Shoulda Checked Local
Break-A-Wish Foundation
#14 - 2013-06-18 04:11:08 UTC
Bloody Mary Firetail wrote:
This system is so useless it's almost comical. Random people are able to place pointless bounties on others for no reason and all it does is make the game mechanic a useless tool for bored people that have nothing better to do in the game. Is there anything in the works to fix this?

If it's useless it seems strange that you're complaining that other people keep using it too much in ways you don't like.

Please complain about legitimate problems with the bounty system, rather than just whining because you got a bounty put on you because you're a moron with a big mouth who likes to sound off in local all day and feels entitled to not meet any kind of consequence.
Digital Messiah
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#15 - 2013-06-18 04:58:33 UTC
The bounty system is CCP's way of rewarding players who pvp. If you keep your efficiency high enough you can pay off your pvp ship and costs thanks to the isk sink of bounties. People who place bounties on other people should knowingly only do so for the idea of promoting less costly pvp.

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ACE McFACE
Dirt 'n' Glitter
Local Is Primary
#16 - 2013-06-18 04:59:00 UTC
Still better than the previous system.

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Mallak Azaria
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#17 - 2013-06-18 05:02:02 UTC
ACE McFACE wrote:
Still better than the previous system.


I quite liked the previous system even though it was a broken mechanic.

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Maldiro Selkurk
Radiation Sickness
#18 - 2013-06-18 06:41:43 UTC
Someone once asked in the 'help' channel how to place a bounty on someone that had just ganked their ship.

I told them that whomever ganked their ship owned them and by wasting ISK putting a bounty on that person's head they were essentially owning themselves a second time.

The bounty system should be renamed "ISK Sink" or "***** and Giggles" ,so as to more accurately reflect its general utility.

Yawn,  I'm right as usual. The predictability kinda gets boring really.
Malcanis
Vanishing Point.
The Initiative.
#19 - 2013-06-18 08:35:33 UTC
Maldiro Selkurk wrote:
Someone once asked in the 'help' channel how to place a bounty on someone that had just ganked their ship.

I told them that whomever ganked their ship owned them and by wasting ISK putting a bounty on that person's head they were essentially owning themselves a second time.

The bounty system should be renamed "ISK Sink" or "***** and Giggles" ,so as to more accurately reflect its general utility.


Please do explain

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Shock
Interim Industries
#20 - 2013-06-18 09:10:35 UTC
The only thing that needs to be updated is that people with outstanding kill rights should be allowed to be attacked in high-sec by anyone in return for a suspect flag for the attacker.

The bounty system with only the victim having the kill rights doesn't work, since they are usually not able to act upon it.
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