I agree with the idea
But I would like an official police plate (a golden plate preferably)
But I would like an official police plate (a golden plate preferably)
What if WE were the police in ED?
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With the new interstellar crime system, they need a way of showing everyone who the high-value bounties are.
A Galnet bounty board needs to happen -this could be linked to the new notoriety system in some way: https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=279277
A Galnet bounty board needs to happen -this could be linked to the new notoriety system in some way: https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=279277
Will we be able to issue tickets for speeding? I'd like to pull over people and glare at them disappointedly over the top of my mirrored sunglasses as they roll down the window and immediately get sucked into space due to pressure difference.
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For me -
a) Explorer
b) Trader
c) Bounty Hunter
d) Pirate/ganker
e) Smuggler
f) Xeno hunting/research
Powderpanic
Banned
Player Bounty Hunting, much like Piracy, is a total waste of time in Elite Dangerous because the game is badly designed for consequence.
The new crime and punishments wont make any difference to this.
For Bounty hunting or Player Police to be a thing, you would need a way to keep a player in an instance long enough to be able to kill, disable or arrest.
Seeing as the game makes it actually impossible to do this vs even the most average of players, its not going to work.
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Now if you wanted to be Player cops to kill NPC's just roll play it and tbh, it would be just as easy as it is to currently farm NPCs like the ducks in the barrel they are.
The new crime and punishments wont make any difference to this.
For Bounty hunting or Player Police to be a thing, you would need a way to keep a player in an instance long enough to be able to kill, disable or arrest.
Seeing as the game makes it actually impossible to do this vs even the most average of players, its not going to work.
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Now if you wanted to be Player cops to kill NPC's just roll play it and tbh, it would be just as easy as it is to currently farm NPCs like the ducks in the barrel they are.
Absolutely!
That said: In my estimation it's something that players would embrace and might very well encourage more players to use OPEN mode.
Therefore: Not gonna happen. Makes too much sense.
Not sure it is such a good idea, unless there was no way to tell the difference between NPC and player, and you only got to see the bounties relative to your signedup to faction.
If it were done properly, where you could have a proper police career, and eventually join the Feds or Imperial navy from a local faction or even the Pilots Federation supercops - then I might be pro it. But if all that happens is a player tried to pirate an NPC for a few bucks, and 10,000 players playing policeman descend on the person - it just smacks witch-hunt; rule of the righteous is not a galaxy for the free.
We want crime, we want crime to pay, it should pay VERY WELL - it should be dangerous. But there should be balance.
If it were done properly, where you could have a proper police career, and eventually join the Feds or Imperial navy from a local faction or even the Pilots Federation supercops - then I might be pro it. But if all that happens is a player tried to pirate an NPC for a few bucks, and 10,000 players playing policeman descend on the person - it just smacks witch-hunt; rule of the righteous is not a galaxy for the free.
We want crime, we want crime to pay, it should pay VERY WELL - it should be dangerous. But there should be balance.
Cracking idea! And, as you say, all the mechanisms (afaik) are already in place.
Possibly an extension of the KWS, or a specialist faction/role?
Possibly an extension of the KWS, or a specialist faction/role?
I want to be able to fly a police Viper, SLF or similar ship. At the station I want to sign up for station patrol duty, subject to having a clean record in that jurisdiction. I don't have my own suitable ship I could effectively be loaned a police vessel subject to some kind of insurance excess. I want to fly round the station scanning people for a given amount of time. The game could spawn holo waypoints for me to fly "between" in order to make sure I was actually patrolling. If I stick to the route and scan enough of the ships flying around, taking appropriate action when one was found to be wanted, I'd earn a payout. Attacking clean ships, letting too many bad guys slip through, or crashing would be looked upon unfavourably by the authorities.
See also: escort missions.
See also: trading/mining protection detail.
See also: races.
See also: escort missions.
See also: trading/mining protection detail.
See also: races.
It would be nice to see a 'rogue' system like the one used in the Division. When someone is in the top 5 bounties for instance, they are marked on your radar. Ofcourse this means nothing if they are in solo/private but I only said 'something' like. I agree with OP that the current information makes the art of bounty hunting almost impossible.
Rafe Zetter
Banned
Isn't a "bounty hunter" a licenced vigilante? - what am I missing?
I suggest FDev look up the meaning of vigiliante.
a member of a self-appointed group of citizens who undertake law enforcement in their community without legal authority, typically because the legal agencies are thought to be inadequate.
Surely "rent a cop" is EXACTLY what an elite universe needs, because space is big and cops are few. Skilled bounty hunters even fewer; so a "rent a cop" system to pick off the low hanging fruit of minor bounties that have not escalated to ATR involvement is an ideal system.
Maybe it's a licence only available to those with enough rep with a faction or power, and only valid in their territory.
Everyone seems to forget about the explorers. Why can't I negative rep you!!
(comment made in jest but my point stands that explorers needs to be on that list as well
)No. A vigilante acts out of a perceived notion of 'common betterment of the community', 'fighting evil' and such. A bounty hunter wants money. For himself. I dont care *why* someone has a bounty, whether it was justified or not or how serious it was: you pay me to kill him, I kill him. A bounty hunter is closer to an assassin, acting against the law if needed.
BH'ers are bungholes. Vigilantes are wannabe-heroes.
+1 Superb idea, FDEV; please make this happen.
2.5 years? Not bad try 3.5 years. Good idea guys I think this needs to happen....now move along or you're all nicked!
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/15852-Police-expansion-Pack
By the way we need music for this if it happens..an old fav Larry Wallis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMgkXAug6L0
We already have some self-appointed Speed Police - they like to lurk outside stations and ram into speeding ships to cause station-induced rebuys.
Isn't it great?
Isn't it great?
2.5 years? Not bad try 3.5 years. Good idea guys I think this needs to happen....now move along or you're all nicked!
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/15852-Police-expansion-Pack
By the way we need music for this if it happens..an old fav Larry Wallis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMgkXAug6L0
Excellent! Your thread deserved more attention in 2014