Admin Notice: Updates, 20 July 2012

[fencore]

An admin vote has just concluded and there's been some updates to thing. Here's a full list of what we've done:

• Bounty Board Rules Updated:
  • Rule 5 Updated
    

    OLD 5. All blanket* bounties must identify a target and set the total amount to be paid out. Evidence that this amount has been set aside for payment is also required. Blanket bounties may only be issued by official factions.
    
    *Blanket meaning bounties other than those assigned to a specific target, such as assassination missions.

    NEW 5. All blanket* bounties must identify a target and set a total amount to be paid out, or a set expiration date. Blanket bounties may only be issued by official factions, or by others so long as it is sponsored by an official faction. Out-of-roleplay sponsorships will not be valid.*** An official faction can only sponsor one unofficial group blanket bounty at a time.
    
    * Blanket meaning bounties other than those assigned to a specific target, such as assassination missions.
    
    *** The faction sponsoring the blanket bounty must have roleplay reasons to sponsor the bounty or assist the person or group issuing the bounty. ie; The GRN wouldn't sponsor a bounty by the Maquis that kills any Sirians in Gallia. It might be advantageous for the GRN to kill those people, but they would not work with the Maquis. On the same hand, the Council sponsoring a bounty by the Maquis for the same thing would also not be allowed. Even though Council and Maquis are friends, the Council are not hostile and do not have reason to kill all Sirians in Gallia.

  • Rule 10 Updated
    

    OLD 10. Any player abusing the bounty system to drive players off the server or to further out-of-roleplay conflicts will face consequences for disrupting play.

    NEW 10. Any player abusing the bounty system to drive players off the server, further out of roleplay conflicts, or to get around ID rules for the sake of pvp will face consequences.

  • Rule 11 Updated
    

    OLD 11. An individual or group may only collect on a bounty which that person or group has sponsored or funded (fully or partly) so long as it is open to others to collect**.
    
    ** Example for the confused: If the BHG|Core posts a bounty on Zoners. It may not be restricted only to members of the BHG|Core faction. It must be open to BHG|Core ID players. If the IND posts a bounty on LR- it may not only be open to the IND. It must be open to Bounty Hunter, Mercenary or Freelancer players who register. Capiche?

    NEW 11. Any Freelancer, Mercenary, or BHG individual or group may only collect on a bounty which that person or group has issued, sponsored or funded (fully or partly) so long as it is open to others to collect.** All non-generic factions may sponsor internal bounties that are only open to members of the player or NPC faction.
    
    ** Example for the confused: If the BHG|Core posts a bounty on Zoners. It may not be restricted only to members of the BHG|Core faction. It must be open to BHG|Core ID players. If the Reavers post a bounty on LR- it may not only be open to the Reavers. It must be open to other Mercenary players who register.However, if the LPI- issue a bounty on the Lane Hackers, they may restrict their board to only LPI- members if they wish to.

  • Rule 12 Added
    

    NEW 12. Any character/ID may participate in the bounty system. Only the above regulations restrict involvement.

• Rephack Changes:
  • Colonial Republic
    • Previous
      Liberty Navy: <-0.3
      Liberty Police, Inc: <-0.3
      Liberty Security Force: <-0.3
      
    • Current
      Liberty Navy: None
      Liberty Police: None
      Liberty Security Force: None
      
  • Reavers
    • Previous
      Liberty Navy & Guard: None
      Liberty Police, Inc & Guard: None
      Liberty Security Force: None
      
    • Present
      Liberty Navy & Guard: <-0.6
      Liberty Police& Guard: <-0.6
      Liberty Security Force: <-0.6
      

Further rephacks on the Reaver ID were not approved.

Tangentially, it is the opinion of the Admin team that placing rephacks to red and removing rephacks are acceptable, but applying rephacks to green will not be considered in any cases.

Techmix requests will be passed along to balance, notices on the results of those will be posted at such a time as they are available.

[Camtheman]

NEW 5. All blanket* bounties must identify a target and set a total amount to be paid out, or a set expiration date. Blanket bounties may only be issued by official factions, or by others so long as it is sponsored by an official faction. Out-of-roleplay sponsorships will not be valid.*** An official faction can only sponsor one unofficial group blanket bounty at a time.

* Blanket meaning bounties other than those assigned to a specific target, such as assassination missions.

*** The faction sponsoring the blanket bounty must have roleplay reasons to sponsor the bounty or assist the person or group issuing the bounty. ie; The GRN wouldn't sponsor a bounty by the Maquis that kills any Sirians in Gallia. It might be advantageous for the GRN to kill those people, but they would not work with the Maquis. On the same hand, the Council sponsoring a bounty by the Maquis for the same thing would also not be allowed. Even though Council and Maquis are friends, the Council are not hostile and do not have reason to kill all Sirians in Gallia.

Yessss

Blanket bounties opened up somewhat.

Hooray!

Compromise!

[Ursus]

NEW 12. Any character/ID may participate in the bounty system. Only the above regulations restrict involvement.

Just so I am clear on what the "may participate" means: somebody like IC (for example) can register for Liberty Navy bounties, Bowex bounties, any of them, as long as the bounty operator allows IC (for example) to register for claims on that board? alternatively, Liberty Navy could register to claim bounties for ~GRN kills on the Bretonian board, if Bretonia allowed it?

I see the "above regulations" comment, but I dont see anything that would prohibit either of these scenarios.

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[Miranda]

I like this

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[EisenSeele]

Everyone can collect bounties now?

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[Death.RunningVerminator]

An admin vote has just concluded and there's been some updates to thhing.

updates to some things*

:P

[fencore]

Just so I am clear on what the "may participate" means: somebody like IC (for example) can register for Liberty Navy bounties, Bowex bounties, any of them, as long as the bounty operator allows IC (for example) to register for claims on that board? alternatively, Liberty Navy could register to claim bounties for ~GRN kills on the Bretonian board, if Bretonia allowed it?

I see the "above regulations" comment, but I dont see anything that would prohibit either of these scenarios.

may/mā/
Verb:
Expressing possibility.

par·tic·i·pate/pärˈtisəˌpāt/
Verb:
Take part.

Just make sure the work makes sense in roleplay. Corsairs claiming on an Outcast board, or Bretonians on the Gallic board wouldn't be applicable.

[Daedric]

Not to much change, just more clarifications. I'd say win, but I don't want to inflate Gheis' ego.

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[Dane Summers]

Rephack Changes:

• Colonial Republic
  
• Previous
  Liberty Navy: <-0.3
  Liberty Police, Inc: <-0.3
  Liberty Security Force: <-0.3
  
• Current
  Liberty Navy: None
  Liberty Police: None
  Liberty Security Force: None
  

Hmm? Why the change?

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[Miranda]

So if a blanket bounty expires can a similar one be put up immediately in it's place?

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