Why do bounties/fines always magically increase when I want to pay them?

specialsymbol · Apr 28, 2015

So here's the thing:

I am grinding the RES and after some time inevitably one of these wannabe-cops flies through my gunfire. I get fined with 220 creds and have to leave the RES because they're like blowflies and you can't get anything done with them around.

So I land to pay the fine and it magically increases by 50%??

Why?

Screens:

PhazonAran · Apr 28, 2015

Because when you pay off a bounty, you pay 50% more. Always. It's not the same for the fines though, you pay the amount you were fined.

Silent_Star · Apr 28, 2015

Administrative costs add 50%

Guyperson · Apr 28, 2015

Fines stay the same. Bounties cost 50% more to pay off. 220cr is what someone would get for killing you. 330cr is what you pay to have the Pilot's Federation pull some strings and clear your name.

Sandmann · Apr 28, 2015

The extra goes to the Pilot's Federation for handling it for you. Think of it as union fees.

Sentience · Apr 28, 2015

You're paying off a bounty under the table.
Expect the broker to strong arm you.

You want your bounty gone, right?

yyy · Apr 28, 2015

I'm not sure what to say. Serves you right for bribing an offficial!!!

Arry · Apr 28, 2015

Nice to see that corruption is still alive and kicking.

Arry.

Monk · Apr 28, 2015

You gotta pay off the guy clearing your bounty...or else they may just put a bullet between your eyes and collect the bounty.

The only incentive for them not blowing you away is that you are paying them more money...the value of the bounty is to keep them from murdering you and the extra 50% is to pay them for fixing it for you.

chrisfenly · Apr 28, 2015

you know, i've been playing this since beta and just assumed it was a bug. +1 to the OP for the question and +1 to the first person who answered it. and minus 1 to me for being an idiot

magillag · Apr 28, 2015

It's one of the myriad asinine unexplained things about the game which players can only find an answer to if you create a forum account and ask the question here....

It's a simple fix. All FD has to do is add some text to the 'pay fine' screen.

Unfortunately they are too f@#(ing busy because all their talent has been recruited to the development of Star Citizen...

Have fun!

Monk · Apr 28, 2015

magillag said:
all their talent has been recruited to the development of Star Citizen...

Is that really true? The Manchester office of CIG seems pretty small in comparison to Frontier Developments. Though, I can't know for sure.

magillag · Apr 29, 2015

Monk said:
Is that really true? The Manchester office of CIG seems pretty small in comparison to Frontier Developments. Though, I can't know for sure.

What can I say, I'm a conspiracy theorist!