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Tru Khaoz

Tru Khaoz

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Personally I would add the craters, remove PvP worlds and alter the wilderness.

More importantly...

I just don't see three different PvP systems co-existing. PvP areas are desolate as it is. Edgeville is bleak, often empty for most combat brackets besides pures, and in PvP worlds it can be really hard to find fights. It's also often the same players pking day in and day out.

With that being said it would be wise to add a BH mechanic to the wild/worlds or replace PvP worlds with a BH minigame. This could be polled.

:D

Secondly it will be important to have some type of reward system; gp, xp, armor, weapons, cosmetics, etc. To keep the mini-game thriving. (perhaps some more long-term stuff to set goals for)
Right now the risks outweigh the rewards for the average player as far as PvP goes - most active PKers have desired stats and gear.


Yes, Edgeville is dead. Putting in Bounty Hunter worlds with the EP system is the proper way to not only revitalize the PK community, but to encourage people to join that community. I have been PK'* for a long time, started my first account in RSC, and I have to say that the most affordable way to PK aside from being the luckiest person in the world was BH outside of the craters.

I do believe the reward system should have a way of limiting the impact it will have on the economy, such as bringing back some form of brawler, Corrupt/Non-corrupt armour and weapons, and statuettes. These items made not only getting kills exciting, but expanded the economy, imo, by pushing more money towards the skillers that made the potions, caught the fish, and created the armour and weapons.

It's a no-brainer to me. Keep the PvP worlds, as they are a place for both skillers and PvP oriented activity. Then, convert the current "Pk" worlds to include the BH mechanics.


PLEASE JAGEX DO THIS. THIS IS WHAT WE WANT, AND THIS IS WHAT IS BEST.

10-Jul-2014 19:11:54

Y34

Y34

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I think adding it in the crater will be the best. Defiantly dont make it Multi in there either. I remember back in the day Bounty Hunter was just completely dominated by clans and stuff because it was multi and it sucked.

10-Jul-2014 19:15:41

Meaty Donger

Meaty Donger

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I'm sure i am not the only one who enjoyed the large battle field of the wild while hunting down a target i even enjoyed the loot being a bit random as it led to items going out of the game i feel it had a better effect on the game craters were fun but i didn't enjoy the feel of them as much as a full wilderness battle ground even if some parts of it were not used it led to more epic battles as you could go to multi with a team and have your target come to you waiting for a ambush or he may surprise you with a team of his own and it seemed well balanced as you had a certain time out of the wild to bank for getting food in case you were fighting some one else tho i do believe some tweaks could be made perhaps if you kill a non target you just get the items the person has with then how ever if you fight a target you have a chance at other items tho i feel just putting random items is all around better as most people bring junk items to the wild and if you add a limit of how much a player must risk to get a chance at extra loot such as pvp items it would bring a greater impact and allow people who only enjoy pvp to make a bit of money because lets face it you generally lose money pking unless you risk fight and win anyways sorry for the grammar and spelling but i believe the full wild would be a better choice with some sort of random loot system or added loot for kills and a risk should be needed

10-Jul-2014 19:19:36

Areolas
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Areolas

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ahh this is exactly what the wildy needs. If you make it exactly how it was, it'll fix the pure pking community 10 folds. Atm, if you at fights between lvl 50-70, all everyone does is rush, or use their special then tele away if they fail. During this era (bh) you never got that. i really hope this passes through. All i do is pk, and lately pking isnt even fun anymore. makes the game as a whole less fun.

10-Jul-2014 19:19:37

Areolas
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Areolas

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not to hate on the pvp worlds, but that has made edge pking so dam boogus. no pures can find a legit fight in pvp worlds. everyone wants to attack lower lvls, or just go 1 iteming. So sad. hope the bh wolds change all that

10-Jul-2014 19:21:04 - Last edited on 10-Jul-2014 19:51:34 by Areolas

Onu-sama

Onu-sama

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Bounty hunter was greater than the wilderness in terms of pking for profit. The craters were divided in 3 divisions, First crater lv 50 and below, Second crater lv 50-100 and third crater was 95+. You enter the crater and you are given a skull based on your risk. (You are automatically skulled as soon as you enter.) I believe it was
99k or less (Brown skull)
100-299k (Silver skull)
300k-1.4m (Green skull)
1.5m-2.9m (Blue skull)
3M + (Red skull)

It also had a timer so that when you entered you were immune to attacks for 20 seconds and when you left you had to wait b4 coming back inside.

Rushing was a problem in bounty hunter but because of pickup penalty it made it difficult for them. If a rusher were to get a kill he'd would have to beat the pickup penalty and protect item would automatically be disable for 3 mins. He wouldn't be able to hide his risk and would most likely die before he made it out.

How will bh affect the pk community?
The Bh doesn't affect wilderness much at all theoretically, Edge pkers will not be able to pk in Bh because of the environment. When pking inside bh no one uses only melee, everyone was hybriding, Mage/Melee or Rang/Melee. This would also encourage more people into the wilderness by having a psychological affect on people. They'd think, "oh okay all the pkers should be at bh, let me go to black chins, green drags, or wildy bosses.

Benifits of b*
The pk community is small and the crater is even smaller which would make finding opponents easier. It also had a reward system you got for killing bounties and would give you gold depending on how many kills you got. Clans are not a problem because you can't pile inside of bh. Only your target and one random person could attack you. So you would not have to panic if you saw a clan in the center of the crater. The distance from the center to the entrance was like running from 14 to 1 wild.

10-Jul-2014 19:31:15

P E A C E
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P E A C E

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Thing thing about craters is that the combat tiers for each of the craters was incredibly unfair. It was like 3-70, 70-99, and 100-126/138. Only people in the top levels of their crater would pk in it.

*Do not allow people to regain special attack upon leaving the crater. This made rushers a huge problem.

Here is how to find out if bounty hunter craters are right for you (2008 edition):

- Are you a rusher? (y/n)
- Are you near the max level for the crater you can enter? (y/n)
- Do you have teammates you can tag-team people with? (y/n)

If you answered yes to at least two of the above questions**** Craters were designed just for you!

Alternatively...

- Are you a solo pker not near the max level of your aligned crater? (y/n)
- Do you lack sufficient tanking supplies (lots of brews/pizzas and tank gear) with which you can tank 2-3 people for 3 minutes? (y/n)
- Are you just wanting to give your friend a birthday present because the current trade system won't let you do it any other way? (y/n) <--- These people usually lost the items they were trying to give away because of the penalty. I speak from experience here.
- Are you worried that you may be fighting someone other than your target, only to have your target teleport to you and ags/dark bow you? (y/n)

If you answered yes to any of the following, stay far away from BH Craters.

10-Jul-2014 19:31:54 - Last edited on 10-Jul-2014 19:33:46 by P E A C E

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