Placing a Bounty.

[Zapp]

I think they're sort of necessary. However, guidelines are needed. For example...

The LPI bounty covers only the core Liberty systems plus Ontario and Illinois, covers only up to gunboat-sized criminals, covers only Rogues, Xenos, Hackers, Outcasts, and generic pirates, and can only be collected by Bounty Hunters.

That about covers the LPI's interests - anything bigger is the Navy's job, and terrorists like the Order and Phantoms are the LSF/LN's job.

The BHG Core Bounty covers the Omicrons/Omegas and Alaska only (as they have no business anywhere else), is collectable only by BHG, and also now requires them to be hostile to the person they're fighting.

Both restrict what ship classes the Hunter can use, showing that the people giving bounties don't care to waste resources.

Both in good RP, both demanding some sort of fairplay (I'd hope), both covering the interests of the parent organization. That about covers what any blanket bounty should be.

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