Idea for hunters

[jammi]

Simpily put, no one likes a Bounty Hunter. Especially so if it's in a Capital Ship.

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[Kambei]

Simpily put, no one likes a Bounty Hunter. Especially so if it's in a Capital Ship.

not true... I like bountyhunters - in fighters or gunboats:)(and when Im in groupe with 2 bombers I also like BCs:D)

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[Jihadjoe]

Simpily put, no one likes a Bounty Hunter. Especially so if it's in a Capital Ship.

Also not true... The bounty hunters have such fantastic RP potential... Just look at the S/D for an absolutely epicly awesome BH faction.

They manage to RP hunters without cap-spam, which is all rather well and good. Perhaps they shoudlo be held up as the example of how bounty hunters should behave.

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[Elvin]

Hunter Caps will no be allowed in houses in 4.85, so why are we duscussing it?

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I buy things I don't want to make an impression on people I don't like.

[NonSequitor]

As someone who flies in both the lonelycrons and liberty quite frequently, I can say that bounty hunter caps are, most of the time, a pain.

I can see why people like the keepers especialy want them not to come and sit outside their gates, as they have a tough enough time getting out to do anything anyway without getting ganked by battleships.

I think the only real solution is to encourage use of fighters before the use of caps in order to make the game more enjoyable for all. Thats not necessarily to say ban them or anything daft like that, but just to get a handle on the idea that battleship don't just float around, and have direct purpose, or they'd just be sat in dock.

So, to all of you folks with a large cap, go and get a fighter for the same faction, and go fly that more than you fly your cap. I promise that you'll find just as much fun with it as you would with your battleship, and you'll be making the game more playable for other people (keepers being a prime example).

"Fun" is a subjective concept. Many players enjoy high-speed dogfights in their fighters. For me personally, I don't think it's very much fun to fly a fighter/bomber, only to die instantly by SN or a couple of well-placed nuke mines or missiles. I don't enjoy flying them, for the most part. Rping, i.e. typing. can be a real pain in the Lonelicrons when you're dodging npc swarms. I don't have a problem with dieing - I do that often enough in my BS. But if I'm going play a game, I want have some fun.

@Jihadjoe: Could you elaborate on your thought of "making the game more playable for other players"? What does this really mean? If it means setting up a level playing field with others, well, that is pretty much doomed to fail. Most players will initiate an attack only if they believe they have the upper hand. That often means arranging the odds to be in your favor. In my opinion, this is also good rp - your character probably doesn't want to throw his/her life away on a suicide mission (well, there might be someone like that, but they would be an exception to the rule).

As regarding the Keepers, they can take care of themselves. All they need is Harby, a couple of gunboats, and a half-dozen bombers and O. Delta will be in pandemonium. Their ships and weapons are, for the most part, superior to their human counterparts - a factor that is good to keep in mind. And I suspect that they too will be getting some upgrades in the next mod, so no need to shed any tears for the squishies just yet. I am confident that they will adapt.

[kindred]

There are a lot of (indie) hunters operating in house space with caps. caps are over the top in house space most of the time in the general opinion (mine too). so here`s an idea: if pretty much all the hunters in cap ships move their ships to the edge worlds (theta, Delta, kappa etc.) house space won`t be clogged up by hunters in caps any more. this also helps bring back balance in the edge world because the Corsairs have far more players there. seeing as the Corsairs and Order are both the guild`s enemy the guild needs all the power it can muster in the omicrons. that`s way better RP and it evens the odds, if even a little.

if indie hunters are afraid it`s boring there; don`t be. there is pretty much always a fight going on (cheers to the corsies for that:D)

so to all (indie) hunters: move your caps to the omicrons and omega`s for the sake of rp and many, many bloody battles:yahoo:

and bring fighters too, while you`re at it. there`s a war to be fought in the edge worlds.

maybe an idea for 4.85: plop down a BH HQ somewhere in the omicrons to avoid FP 11 being used as hunter storage? seems pretty good rp to me.

Excuse me but you forget one thing, we in the borderworlds don't care for you BHG Caps either. Stay out please. kthxbai

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[Dashiell]

And I don`t care for Corsair and Outcast gunboats... But they are everywhere swarming fighters and traders...

c`mon guys. Try to drop the "All hunters are @$$holes thinking" for a second. jeez...

S\D is indeed a fine example. I hope That Core will solve most issues in 4.85.
maybe then people will see the BHG as a proper faction again.

And like Meggido said: some people enjoy figheters and bombers. others like caps better.
I have more fun in a cap when I can do some proper RP than in a fighter.

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[Kambei]

I hope That Core will solve most issues in 4.85.

it solve nothing... capwhores from BHG just buy navy caps and try to ftpwn you again;)Since cruisers and battlecruisers are sooooooo cheap, it is not problem to have 1 house BC in Liberty, 1 in Rheinland and 1 in Edge worlds (many RHC/LN cruisers are same ppl as BHG BCs and it is now in 4.84)... if you die you can just change char and capwhore elsewhere;)

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[Dashiell]

So simply put, EVERYONE is a jerk:D

I`m gonna play Pokemonsters:cool:

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[Coin]

maybe an idea for 4.85: plop down a BH HQ somewhere in the omicrons to avoid FP 11 being used as hunter storage? seems pretty good rp to me.

If you build it, they will come.

Give them a reason to be out there - a base with tasty missions, where they can resupply, post bounties that ONLY apply in those systems, and they will gradually increase their activity. Could be interesting to see 3-way cap battles.... heheheh:crazy:

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