' Wrote:I know blanket-bounties on a faction work, they've been a common practice for some time now. Can blanket bounties on an area or situation work? Such as "X0 million for anyone who fires on my ship today" or "any traders passing through this trade lane at this time" and such?
I'd say no..
If you could blanket bounty for a situation such as "10 million for anyone who fires on my ship today", it could be abused :
Lolwut1 : "Did you see that Andre-Trader posted a bounty, trying to become immune against attacks. You go fire on him then I kill you and claim the bounty. Rinse, repeat, spindry as many times as I can get lolwutX's online. We'll bleed him dry for cash before the day is over."
Lolwut2 to Lolwut9000 in chorus : "Okay".
Blanket Bounties for areas are as such in effect allready. I.E. Guard systems belonging to a official server faction. The owner of the system can tax/fine vessels not belonging to the systemowning faction, who is entering that system - Because they payed for, and owns the guard system.
But if a vessel chooses not to pay, tries to evade and succeeds, there must still be posted a specific bounty naming that vessel, in order for others to hunt it down after it has exited the system.
Look at the BHG| "Special friends" section - That is were Omega 56 tresspassers end up, if they refuse to pay and succeed in evading the system.
But defining an area to be just a specific tradelane ring - That would be a bit farfetched IMHO.
As in most other cases with the server rules - Common sense should guide you into being in compliance with the server rules.
Out of bats, Out of bots, Out of torps - Down to harsh language...
Sorry but I can't see why would that promote pvp abuse Dusty and Millers. Does that trader have any rp reason to engage my trader? If not, then the bounty is invalid and i can file a sanction report.
but if I'm flying with my escort, and I hate blanket bounties, and we run into a Bowex ship in Rheinland, can't I hire the merc to actually "pirate" him? Aka make him drop the goods?
Or do I have to do the frikkin blanket bounties that suck so much because they provide pvp excuses to blow someone up. I mean come on, gang of bounty hunter prostitutes gang up on a corsair transport because "all corsair transports have 100k blanket bounty on them"
Risking their life for 100k. And transports should be worth more!
I really think that those blankets are bigger problem than this.