NPC Bounty Hunters

veaseomat · Unread post Thu Dec 24, 2015 8:47 am

I've heard mention of it on here before. Before I make a suggestion I'll explain the system I've experienced before on early SWGEmu old nova server.

When jedi first became available on old nova server, the DEVs placed a boba fett at every star port. This boba fett would aggro jedi, hidden or not, at 64meters. He patrolled in and around the star ports so you would have to watch for a pattern to know when to shuttle, because if you were a jedi, he would aggro you even if you had nothing showing. There was a brief grace period loading in so if you happened to be right next to him on load in, there was just enough time to get your butt outta there before he lit you up. He hit like a truck, was around 1k-1.5k dmg. The only problem with this system that I can remember is that jedi early on old nova was TEF jedi, meaning you equip anything and you are TEF to everyone, so you could get stuck inside the do-nut star ports from TEF not being able to enter. You would be auto TEF by boba if you got within 64m. Boba had something like 125k ham and around 80% resists to all, including lightsaber, so he was almost unkillable with all that dmg he put out, and he dropped no loot.

I'm suggesting a similar system here. It was a little silly seeing boba fett at EVERY star port, but this could be changed to randomly named NPCs with the "(a Bounty Hunter)" tag, for immersion. If you think about it, a star port is the LAST place you would expect to see a jedi toeing his gear around, especially in THIS time period, between ep4 and ep5. I REALLY liked this system, you had to be smart about traveling and also made it harder to get off planet if you were running from a player BH. Maybe he doesn't have to put out that much dmg, but the idea there was to make you get the heck outta dodge. I'm sure there has to be a simple way to implement this idea with the current SWGA jedi system.

What do you guys think about something like this? jedi? bh? devs? others?

Falcore · Unread post Tue Dec 29, 2015 5:48 am

I like this idea. Maybe just one or two spawns that moved about and lasted a set amount of time. I would include all star ports, but not shuttle ports.

Some tweaks would be needed such as no TEF flag and only people that are Jedi (not people who are just force sensitive).

Kelec · Unread post Tue Dec 29, 2015 11:05 am

No, I don't want to be auto tef'd by an npc every time I need to travel. If players are concerned about jedi running around group up and do something about it. As far as wearing our gear around. Once your template is finished there is no reason to ever take your robe/saber off, unless of course you like giving BHs free money.

Celt · Unread post Tue Dec 29, 2015 2:02 pm

Kelec wrote: If players are concerned about jedi running around group up and do something about it.

Fact.

Unread post Tue Dec 29, 2015 3:49 pm

We need to bring back the StormTrooper scanning for contraband... and being a Jedi would mean you have a Saber... which of course is illegal! You would then be attacked...

It also makes more sense than a BH scanning people.

Kelec · Unread post Tue Dec 29, 2015 3:52 pm

BigQEd wrote:We need to bring back the StormTrooper scanning for contraband... and being a Jedi would mean you have a Saber... which of course is illegal! You would then be attacked...

It also makes more sense than a BH scanning people.

GCW returning to npc cities would be good all around.

Unread post Tue Dec 29, 2015 4:14 pm

Kelec wrote:
BigQEd wrote:We need to bring back the StormTrooper scanning for contraband... and being a Jedi would mean you have a Saber... which of course is illegal! You would then be attacked...

It also makes more sense than a BH scanning people.
GCW returning to npc cities would be good all around.

Yeah true... but it wouldn't specifically reveal Jedi. GCW completion is planned...

However, the contraband scanning was awesome, we have to get that back

Icefallen · Unread post Thu Dec 31, 2015 7:51 pm

BigQEd wrote:
Kelec wrote:
BigQEd wrote:We need to bring back the StormTrooper scanning for contraband... and being a Jedi would mean you have a Saber... which of course is illegal! You would then be attacked...

It also makes more sense than a BH scanning people.
GCW returning to npc cities would be good all around.
Yeah true... but it wouldn't specifically reveal Jedi. GCW completion is planned...

However, the contraband scanning was awesome, we have to get that back

Will that include the random lambdas landing and searching people, because i thought that was the coolest shit in live

Lasod · Unread post Fri Jan 01, 2016 8:26 pm

Icefallen wrote:
BigQEd wrote:
Kelec wrote: GCW returning to npc cities would be good all around.
Yeah true... but it wouldn't specifically reveal Jedi. GCW completion is planned...

However, the contraband scanning was awesome, we have to get that back
Will that include the random lambdas landing and searching people, because i thought that was the coolest shit in live

with this include gameplay possibilities for smugglers?

KushSan · Unread post Sat Jan 02, 2016 4:31 pm

BigQEd wrote:We need to bring back the StormTrooper scanning for contraband... and being a Jedi would mean you have a Saber... which of course is illegal! You would then be attacked...

It also makes more sense than a BH scanning people.

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