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[Zakatak]

Shouldn't the term be "Bounty Hunters"?

http://www.sarna.net...i/Bounty_Hunter

You could put alot of Solaris players under this title as well. It would make alot more canonical and literal sense.

[Adridos]

It really doesn't matter.

[Sassori]

A bounty hunter is someone who hunts other individuals for their bounty. There is no 'bounty' on the battle field like that, a bounty is placed on the capture (or death) of someone who has broken the law. A line mechwarrior of a House most likely isn't breaking the law by following orders and adhering to the Ares Convention.

Therefor: No. Most definitely not. Very very different things.

[Ethan Kell]

hmmm.... how cool would it be if there were different subset of "Lone Wolf." For example, a "bounty hunter" could be dropped as a neutral combatant in another battle between two factions with the objective to seek out and destroy the 'mech of an individual on one of the teams. Having a Solaris system set up could be pretty sweet as well.

[Mechteric]

bounty hunters I would think of more like assassins, in that they go for specific target (dead or alive), whereas the Lone Wolf is fighting alongside a team in general combat

[Atlai]

Ethan Kell, on 06 May 2012 - 10:22 AM, said:

hmmm.... how cool would it be if there were different subset of "Lone Wolf." For example, a "bounty hunter" could be dropped as a neutral combatant in another battle between two factions with the objective to seek out and destroy the 'mech of an individual on one of the teams. Having a Solaris system set up could be pretty sweet as well.

I think the game your looking for is Assassins Creed.

[Aelos03]

well lone wolfs should be able to get hired by merc units and factions

[El Loco]

Seriously... why would we need a different term? Lone Wolf refers to players who actually do just that: Fight for themselves without pledging allegiance to a House or merc unit. You could call them freelancers, if you wanted to, but that's just another word for lone wolf. By no means are they bounty hunters. They aren't hired by people to kill/capture someone... they fill up open spots in team fights and that's what they get paid for.

[Insidious Johnson]

There is only one 'Bounty Hunter' I'm aware of in BT. It wasn't just one character but a series of characters filling the role in sequence. Falls into canon. Lone Wolf it is.

[Ethan Kell]

Insidious Johnson, on 06 May 2012 - 03:07 PM, said:

There is only one 'Bounty Hunter' I'm aware of in BT. It wasn't just one character but a series of characters filling the role in sequence. Falls into canon. Lone Wolf it is.

Sure, but Bounty Hunter the proper noun can be replaced by bounty hunter the common noun, which can perhaps be integrated as an alternate play mode. IMO that would certainly introduce an interesting wild card into the average battle.

Besides, just because The Bounty Hunter was the most famous bounty hunter doesn't mean that others didn't exist.

[Thorn Hallis]

I'd never use the term "Lone Wolf" for an unaffiliated player, but neither would I use "Bounty Hunter".

Edited by Thorn Hallis, 06 May 2012 - 03:10 PM.

[Sassori]

Sure Ethan, but it doesn't automatically make all Lone Wolves akin to Bounty Hunters in any way, shape or form. Might they be a bounty hunter? Sure, I guess, though it's not a supported game mechanic, but they're definitely not all bounty hunters and shouldn't be called bounty hunters.

[Ethan Kell]

I'm more of a fan of the term "freelancer."

Christopher Dayson, on 06 May 2012 - 03:11 PM, said:

Sure Ethan, but it doesn't automatically make all Lone Wolves akin to Bounty Hunters in any way, shape or form. Might they be a bounty hunter? Sure, I guess, though it's not a supported game mechanic, but they're definitely not all bounty hunters and shouldn't be called bounty hunters.

Yeah I get that, and I don't intend to suggest that all unaffiliated should be called bounty hunters. I just threw out an idea for how bounty hunting could be an interesting mode of play if they ever felt like implementing it.

There are a number of words that can be used to loosely describe a person who fights on their own for money, and "bounty hunter" is not one I'd choose simply because that's a somewhat specific job.

[Yuba Frank]

No. Different persona than the Lone Wolf.

[Nick Makiaveli]

One wolf, two wolves. Just saying.

[Aelos03]

lone wolf or freelancer i don't see other calling also i already said they should be able to be hired by other mercs units and fractions.

[Orzorn]

Nick Makiaveli, on 06 May 2012 - 04:02 PM, said:

One wolf, two wolves. Just saying.

Three wolves! Ah ah ah!

[Zakatak]

How about "Freelancer"?

[Tannhauser Gate]

How about 3rd rate, low IQ, bottom feeders with questionable body odor. Anyone? No?


Actually, Love Wolf works for me as a general description that fits the game for non merc, non house, non clan faction. It wouldnt fit the BT universe so well though since there would be many thousands of independent operators, small scale regional militaries, family mechs, merchant marines and whatever.

Edited by LakeDaemon, 06 May 2012 - 05:48 PM.

[Opus]

Fun Idea, Unique in stature, Yet It would be hard to implement, how would you accomplish anything as a Bounty Hunter. bidding on missions, and mission based match play are the format for now.

Nick Makiaveli, on 06 May 2012 - 04:02 PM, said:

One wolf, two wolves. Just saying.

please shot me...