Bounty Hunting

[kuth]

that's one of the 'reasism' bits you need to ignore imho.

Ignoring that 'realism' voids the point of even bothering with that line of RP to begin with.

- let's be honest: if a Dreadnought blows up, it is not fixed in 4 hours...

- If a pilot's ship gets blown up over 30 times (that would be me) how reasistic is it that its pilot escapes EVERY time with his life? even if the ship explodes in a cloud of toxic fumes or mines?

- how come pirates are NEVER captured, even if they are downed in a furrball with 20 lawfulls circling around ready to tractor him in?

You ask us to ignore realisms, then use them as backing yourself; kind of arsed up if you ask me.

- let's be honest: If Phate (as an example, there are others) was captured the lawfuls sure as hell aren't releasing him. Ever.

- If a pilot gets captured 30 times, how realistic would he be that he was released or escaped everytime?

- How come lawfuls are NEVER captured or killed (pirates too)? Even when they are put down with 20 unlawfuls (lawfuls) around them waiting to tractor them in or doing the killing.

As you said before, leave realisms out of it other wise it is moot. All of your points can also be used to show ways being captured is just as OORP as being podded 40 times.


It is a good thought and if all parties involved worked it out ahead of time, it could make for some great RP. Problem is 99% of the encounters in game aren't pre arranged and most players aren't going to allow themselves to be captured, and then correctly RP'n an escape, release, or death. It is much easier for them (and funnier for some) to fight and if they lose just stay away from the system they died in for four hours.

To be clear: Being captured has the same RP pitfalls being podded over and over has and will happen less because it requires agreement on both sides. (This doesn't mean I don't like it, I am simply being realistic about its use.)

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Lurker