There is a list of highest current local bounties we can check when at the station. Not a feature I'd be using most frequently, but I can imagine it can be somewhat helpful when bounty hunting. I would suggest expanding its functionality with Most Wanted in the Galaxy (or similarly named) category. This list would include only human commanders and not just 5 of them, but an extensive list of players who have active bounties on them and their last known whereabouts. Source of the bounty (whether it was received for shooting down other human commanders or NPC commanders) would not be taken under consideration. What factors sould be taken under consideration to create such list?
1. Players being online and in Open, there is no point in knowing what are the highest bounties in solo or PG or see bounties for players who are not online / were not seen online for longer than X hours.
2. Players having total active bounty higher than X, so that we can avoid accidental bounties being listed
3. For their whereabouts it would be the last time the authorities got notified of a crime against a commander or the last time they got scanned (so I imagine, that would be the same as for the current local bounties info)
4. What ship they were flying
The list would include information such as: Bounty (total), Name of the commander, Last time active, Last known whereabouts
What would be the benefits of such a list?
1. Bragging point for the pirates who'd like to flaunt their notoriety
2. Ability for all commanders to recognise the most dangerous criminals, so they can act accordingly when they see the notorious ones on their radar
3. Improvement of gameplay for the pirates, so their profession is more interesting
4. Useful info for the bounty hunters, so they can try to locate the criminals whilst not knowing their exact location
5. Useful info for traders, who would have the option to decide on how much risk they would like to take when plotting their routes
The list would be accessible in Open, Private Groups and Solo.
This is not a post about crime / punishment system, this is not a post about griefers, this is not a post about PVP and this is not a post about available game modes - if you wish to discuss these, please do so in an appropriate thread. This post is about an interface feature which I think would add more depth to the game and improve human interaction options in Elite: Dangerous. Please share your thoughts on whether you'd find such feature useful (or not) and why as well as the ways of improving such a list. Thanks
1. Players being online and in Open, there is no point in knowing what are the highest bounties in solo or PG or see bounties for players who are not online / were not seen online for longer than X hours.
2. Players having total active bounty higher than X, so that we can avoid accidental bounties being listed
3. For their whereabouts it would be the last time the authorities got notified of a crime against a commander or the last time they got scanned (so I imagine, that would be the same as for the current local bounties info)
4. What ship they were flying
The list would include information such as: Bounty (total), Name of the commander, Last time active, Last known whereabouts
What would be the benefits of such a list?
1. Bragging point for the pirates who'd like to flaunt their notoriety
2. Ability for all commanders to recognise the most dangerous criminals, so they can act accordingly when they see the notorious ones on their radar
3. Improvement of gameplay for the pirates, so their profession is more interesting
4. Useful info for the bounty hunters, so they can try to locate the criminals whilst not knowing their exact location
5. Useful info for traders, who would have the option to decide on how much risk they would like to take when plotting their routes
The list would be accessible in Open, Private Groups and Solo.
This is not a post about crime / punishment system, this is not a post about griefers, this is not a post about PVP and this is not a post about available game modes - if you wish to discuss these, please do so in an appropriate thread. This post is about an interface feature which I think would add more depth to the game and improve human interaction options in Elite: Dangerous. Please share your thoughts on whether you'd find such feature useful (or not) and why as well as the ways of improving such a list. Thanks