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clamslayer
Doomheim
#1 - 2016-05-07 07:52:50 UTC
Anyone else think it's a good idea for ccp to implement a mechanic that would allow players to pay off their bounty at 2 or 3 times the value? Good Isk sink in my opinion, thoughts?
NotTheSmartestCookie
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#2 - 2016-05-07 08:02:07 UTC
No. Nobody cares about the bounty system, although the occasional doofus still puts ISK in it.

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eddie valvetino
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#3 - 2016-05-07 10:05:37 UTC
NotTheSmartestCookie wrote:
No. Nobody cares about the bounty system, although the occasional doofus still puts ISK in it.


^^ this pretty much ^^

As I a "pirate" (a term which means next to nothing in todays eve).. Like my -10 sec status.. I want to have a bounty..

why would you pay it off?

Zathra Narazi
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#4 - 2016-05-07 11:00:57 UTC
clamslayer wrote:
Anyone else think it's a good idea for ccp to implement a mechanic that would allow players to pay off their bounty at 2 or 3 times the value? Good Isk sink in my opinion, thoughts?

It's absolutely pointless. Unless you're flying around in a frig blinged out with faction stuff it's not profitable to suicide gank for bounties since they only pay out 20% of ISK lost by the person. If you're in low or null someone is going to try to kill you with or without a bounty. What do you think your change would accomplish?
Mike Adoulin
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#5 - 2016-05-07 12:31:13 UTC
NotTheSmartestCookie wrote:
No. Nobody cares about the bounty system, although the occasional doofus still puts ISK in it.



It IS good for driving the carebears into fits of tear-filled rage, tho.

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Nat Silverguard
Aideron Robotics
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#6 - 2016-05-07 12:39:48 UTC
unless bounty makes you legal target, bounty mechanics can be ignored.

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Ozzie Udan
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Caldari State
#7 - 2016-05-08 07:27:21 UTC  |  Edited by: Ozzie Udan
I would just like to add, I thought the same about the bounties in eve, no point, but since doing AG stuff they come in very handy, one of my chaps landed 12 mil why trying to stop one gank, so not bad for 5 mins work, he was a new player so was over the moon with the pay out.

So please keep adding bounties to ganker if no one else

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#8 - 2016-05-09 17:50:15 UTC
Ozzie Udan wrote:
I would just like to add, I thought the same about the bounties in eve, no point, but since doing AG stuff they come in very handy, one of my chaps landed 12 mil why trying to stop one gank, so not bad for 5 mins work, he was a new player so was over the moon with the pay out.

So please keep adding bounties to ganker if no one else


In a situation like that though the ganker could care less, it's not his money. Good on you for taking advantage of it though!

To the OP, there's no reason for such a mechanic. The only people who would use it would be carebears who get a troll bounty put on them to make them angry. And nobody cares about their soft feelings except to laugh at how angry they get by it. Best to leave the comic value of that in the game. :)

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Trevor Dalech
Nobody in Local
Deepwater Hooligans
#9 - 2016-05-12 07:51:06 UTC
Assume you have a 10m bounty:

1) Buy a 50m ship (any BC will be that price range)
2) Insure it.
3) Have an alt or a friend blow it up.
4) Collect insurance and bounty.

You just paid off your bounty. I'm too lazy to look up what the insurance payout/cost would be in this case, but I suspect the net costs will be cheaper than the 2 or 3 times you suggest.


The biggest question of course is why you would want to get rid of a bounty...
Serendipity Lost
Repo Industries
#10 - 2016-05-12 11:23:19 UTC
Just asking to make sure.

Are you concerned about a bounty or are you concerned about kill rights?

One is a never mind item and the other could possibly cramp your style.
Tengu Grib
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#11 - 2016-05-12 17:49:59 UTC
Serendipity Lost wrote:
Just asking to make sure.

Are you concerned about a bounty or are you concerned about kill rights?

One is a never mind item and the other could possibly cramp your style.




This is a good question.

If it really is a bounty, ignore it.

If it really is a killright, there's ways to help you with it. Or just wait till it expires.

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Signal Lost
#12 - 2016-05-13 07:20:47 UTC
clamslayer wrote:
Anyone else think it's a good idea for ccp to implement a mechanic that would allow players to pay off their bounty at 2 or 3 times the value? Good Isk sink in my opinion, thoughts?

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