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[Bishop Steiner]

627, on 01 March 2016 - 11:11 AM, said:

I actually have a kill list

This is how I get my fun out of the game lately, kill a specific player in the match, at all costs. Mostly that guy is random but every now and then some known names show up, then the fun begins

Oh, there's an advanced mode, too. There you have to announce the headhunt in the pregame chat

Me too. Any forum warrior is on my list, I been trying to keep a separate folder of screenies for that. And yes, I have my dbag hit list, too. Oddly few Tryhards are on the list. I've killed and been killed by pretty much all of them (and probably half the player based in general) after 3+ years and 22000+ matches, it's kind of a big whoop.

But to nail 627 or MeeSoHaityoo's hide to my trophy wall. Fun to rub in, etc.

[Metus regem]

Bishop Steiner, on 01 March 2016 - 11:06 AM, said:

No, you really don't. Europe, bro. Or even the US crafters industry. Motocross?. Meh.

Try some Bellhaven Scottish Ale, Chimay Blue, Warsteiner Dunkel, Newcastle on tap, etc. All of Emergencias WRECK any canuck maple juice.

In the USA?. Breckenridge Vanilla Porter, Goose Island's Sophie, almost anything by Magic Hat (although all three have been bought out by the Big Swill producers) or anything by Rogue, etc.

I've done a few UK craft beers when I was there last, they were good... but I was talking about my local breweries... like Vancouver Island Brewery, Granville Island brewery and several others.... To hell with Moslan Canadain / Labat Blue, that stuff is swill just like Budwizer/MGD/Cooers/Whateverothernamebrandcrap.

[Scout Derek]

Bishop Steiner, on 01 March 2016 - 11:20 AM, said:

Me too. Any forum warrior is on my list, I been trying to keep a separate folder of screenies for that. And yes, I have my dbag hit list, too. Oddly few Tryhards are on the list. I've killed and been killed by pretty much all of them (and probably half the player based in general) after 3+ years and 22000+ matches, it's kind of a big whoop.

But to nail 627 or MeeSoHaityoo's hide to my trophy wall. Fun to rub in, etc.

I don't think I've ever been on the other side of a match, Bishop, only once was I ever on your side....

Good Luck finding my hide

[Bishop Steiner]

Scout Derek, on 01 March 2016 - 11:26 AM, said:

I don't think I've ever been on the other side of a match, Bishop, only once was I ever on your side....

Good Luck finding my hide

Might be worth the TK penalty......

[GRiPSViGiL]

Be interesting if a bounty could appreciate. Once it is placed on a player that every match he survives could cause the payout to go up. Obviously it would need capped so it wasn't out of control but it would add incentive to chase bounties.

[Scout Derek]

Bishop Steiner, on 01 March 2016 - 11:29 AM, said:

Might be worth the TK penalty......

You better not bring a dire star.... D:

[Scratx]

If you ask me how a bounty system could work without being overly abusable? Let's see.

Every player has 3 bounty slots.
Per slot you can assign one bounty of up to 25k cbills given to whoever kills the target, provided the killer is not in the same unit. It must also be either a CW or a Pub/Group game and awarded only once.
Each bounty slot must be a different target.
Whenever a bounty is awarded, the slot enters a cooldown phase of [24h] in which it cannot be assigned for a new bounty. Furthermore, you cannot assign the same target another bounty on another slot either until cooldown.
A target of multiple bounties will, upon death, only award the OLDEST bounty. So if a player has 3 bounties to his name, he needs to die 3 times to award all of them, in chronological order.
The bounty, to be awardable, must be in place before the match starts.
The bounty, when revoked by the issuer, enters a cooldown phase of [1h].
Setting a bounty incurs a fee of [10k cb].


There's probably more corner cases that need looking at but that's probably a good core to work from.

[Scout Derek]

GRiPSViGiL, on 01 March 2016 - 11:30 AM, said:

Be interesting if a bounty could appreciate. Once it is placed on a player that every match he survives could cause the payout to go up. Obviously it would need capped so it wasn't out of control but it would add incentive to chase bounties.

Maybe also place a limit on bounties, per say, you can only collect 10 bounties a day, and there'd be a timer in the mechlab on when the reset is.

[Bishop Steiner]

Scout Derek, on 01 March 2016 - 11:30 AM, said:

You better not bring a dire star.... D:

I ain't no filthy clanner. You got a lot more too Fraser if you see my Hunchback or Centurion on the other side, then me I some Fatty. Back before they sucked all the fun from Victors, maybe, and I haven't got a chance to run the new improved Executioner, but I don't do fat and slow.

[Nightmare1]

TBRN just completed its first Cutthroat Cup Season complete with bribery and bounties. It was a blast! We had a Solaris style battle at the end of the Cup, where I contracted with one of our top guns to pay him a bounty if he killed two of our other top guns before I died. I then contacted the other Top Guns and offered them the same contract. They wound up shooting each other to doll rags and all got killed by pilots with whom I had not contracted.

All that to say, this Pirate heartily approve of bounties! Yarr!

[Sandpit]

Metus regem, on 01 March 2016 - 10:32 AM, said:

What about Canadian beer? We've got the good stuff.

That's exactly WHY you won't take me alive

Although full disclosure, I like Molson's

[Metus regem]

Sandpit, on 01 March 2016 - 11:39 AM, said:

That's exactly WHY you won't take me alive

Although full disclosure, I like Molson's

.... alright I will up the bounty on Sandpit, not sure how high yet, but it is much higher now...

Edited by Metus regem, 01 March 2016 - 11:41 AM.

[Sandpit]

GRiPSViGiL, on 01 March 2016 - 11:30 AM, said:

Be interesting if a bounty could appreciate. Once it is placed on a player that every match he survives could cause the payout to go up. Obviously it would need capped so it wasn't out of control but it would add incentive to chase bounties.

Agreed
Have it maybe increase a small % per day that the player survives and add in part of an escrow fee. It would be interesting to see how the "most wanted" players become. I think it would be fun and add a little community involvement overall nad just help build that community a bit.

Scout Derek, on 01 March 2016 - 11:31 AM, said:

Maybe also place a limit on bounties, per say, you can only collect 10 bounties a day, and there'd be a timer in the mechlab on when the reset is.

I like this idea also. It prevents this from becoming the "goal" of the game. Limit the number of bounties a player can collect per day.

It also makes players make decisions. Do you "waste" one of your bounties on that 25k or do you take the chance and wait for one of the bigger bounties to come your way?

[Scout Derek]

Bishop Steiner, on 01 March 2016 - 11:35 AM, said:

I ain't no filthy clanner. You got a lot more too Fraser if you see my Hunchback or Centurion on the other side, then me I some Fatty. Back before they sucked all the fun from Victors, maybe, and I haven't got a chance to run the new improved Executioner, but I don't do fat and slow.

You better not bring a banshee stuffed with ERPPCs then... D:

[Scout Derek]

Sandpit, on 01 March 2016 - 11:42 AM, said:

I like this idea also. It prevents this from becoming the "goal" of the game. Limit the number of bounties a player can collect per day.

It also makes players make decisions. Do you "waste" one of your bounties on that 25k or do you take the chance and wait for one of the bigger bounties to come your way?

And maybe, possibly, put a limited amount one can get. You know, to prevent farming those high bounties that group ques could team up with to earn. No name and shame here but lets say unit X and Unit Y share the same match, exchange some words, and then farm the highest bounties from one another.

The limited amount? 10 Million, but, if a player's bounty is higher than that, the player can still get it, but that's all they're getting.

This way, people aren't earning a easy 50 million in 10 matches because one another units coordinate or groups to exploit.

So this bounty system, it'll have restrictions, but enough to make it so that it's still feasible to place bounties or to earn them.

[Metus regem]

Scout Derek, on 01 March 2016 - 11:49 AM, said:

And maybe, possibly, put a limited amount one can get. You know, to prevent farming those high bounties that group ques could team up with to earn. No name and shame here but lets say unit X and Unit Y share the same match, exchange some words, and then farm the highest bounties from one another.

The limited amount? 10 Million, but, if a player's bounty is higher than that, the player can still get it, but that's all they're getting.

This way, people aren't earning a easy 50 million in 10 matches because one another units coordinate or groups to exploit.

So this bounty system, it'll have restrictions, but enough to make it so that it's still feasible to place bounties or to earn them.

I'd almost go one step further, and make having the bounty hunter mech a requirement.... ;p

[GRiPSViGiL]

Sandpit, on 01 March 2016 - 11:42 AM, said:

Agreed
Have it maybe increase a small % per day that the player survives and add in part of an escrow fee. It would be interesting to see how the "most wanted" players become. I think it would be fun and add a little community involvement overall nad just help build that community a bit.


I like this idea also. It prevents this from becoming the "goal" of the game. Limit the number of bounties a player can collect per day.

It also makes players make decisions. Do you "waste" one of your bounties on that 25k or do you take the chance and wait for one of the bigger bounties to come your way?

I think group queue would be the environment to really make this fun. Like a unit doing their damnedest to protect the bounty. I like the idea of being notified a bounty is on the other side also. However they do that would be fine whether it be an icon in scoreboard screen or on the HUD when a bounty was targeted.

It would also be good to be able to collect bounties of a rival house or faction. Kind of like a daily quest or something where you can kill 10 Kurita mechs to get X amount of CB.

[Bishop Steiner]

Scout Derek, on 01 March 2016 - 11:45 AM, said:

You better not bring a banshee stuffed with ERPPCs then... D:

Again, don't do fat and slow. Only BNC I run even it's my La Wubinche.

What I'm looking forward to is running my Ember stock, again.

[Scout Derek]

Metus regem, on 01 March 2016 - 11:54 AM, said:

I'd almost go one step further, and make having the bounty hunter mech a requirement.... ;p

Hey, that gives me a great idea...

Maybe add in bonuses for using hero mercenary mechs, or mechs used in mercenary generally, an extra, hmm, 15-20%?

Bishop Steiner, on 01 March 2016 - 11:55 AM, said:

Again, don't do fat and slow. Only BNC I run even it's my La Wubinche.

What I'm looking forward to is running my Ember stock, again.

;-;

No flammers, pls, you're going to burn your bounty money D:

GRiPSViGiL, on 01 March 2016 - 11:54 AM, said:

I think group queue would be the environment to really make this fun. Like a unit doing their damnedest to protect the bounty. I like the idea of being notified a bounty is on the other side also. However they do that would be fine whether it be an icon in scoreboard screen or on the HUD when a bounty was targeted.

It would also be good to be able to collect bounties of a rival house or faction. Kind of like a daily quest or something where you can kill 10 Kurita mechs to get X amount of CB.

I can already see it...

"Guys..."

"What John?"

"I have 10 million bounty on me...."

"DEFEND JOHN FROM THEM LEETERS!!!"

*Match ensues, 11-12 with John surviving and getting all the kills from a mop up*

"Alright, john didn't die everyone!"

"Um, Adam..."

"Yeah John?"

"I was just joking about the bounty."

"YOU MOFO >:-( "

[Sandpit]

Scout Derek, on 01 March 2016 - 11:49 AM, said:

And maybe, possibly, put a limited amount one can get. You know, to prevent farming those high bounties that group ques could team up with to earn. No name and shame here but lets say unit X and Unit Y share the same match, exchange some words, and then farm the highest bounties from one another.

The limited amount? 10 Million, but, if a player's bounty is higher than that, the player can still get it, but that's all they're getting.

This way, people aren't earning a easy 50 million in 10 matches because one another units coordinate or groups to exploit.

So this bounty system, it'll have restrictions, but enough to make it so that it's still feasible to place bounties or to earn them.

I'd say you could even keep it out of the group queue.

Does Lobo ever need a team to collect a bounty?!?!
I think not!
If going after a bounty solo is good enough for the main man, then it's good enough for me. lol

I agree that there needs to be some caps in place to help prevent gaming the system.

GRiPSViGiL, on 01 March 2016 - 11:54 AM, said:

I think group queue would be the environment to really make this fun. Like a unit doing their damnedest to protect the bounty. I like the idea of being notified a bounty is on the other side also. However they do that would be fine whether it be an icon in scoreboard screen or on the HUD when a bounty was targeted.

It would also be good to be able to collect bounties of a rival house or faction. Kind of like a daily quest or something where you can kill 10 Kurita mechs to get X amount of CB.

Now that's an awesome idea also!!

Add a bounty system into CW that's faction based. Could also be integrated into merc contracts. There's a LOT that could be done with that.