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1uz 6 speed

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I still think that a good way to increase pking activity is to increase the minimum risk required depending on your level. this way we don't add extra money into the economy but we guarantee players that a kill in BH will grant them X amount of money if they are combat lvl Y, as opposed to no loot guarantee if they don't use BH

example:
1-30 = 25k alc value minimum to use BH
30-50 = 50k alc value minimum to use BH
50-75 = 75k alc value minimum to use BH
75-100 = 100k alc value minimum to use BH
100+ = 200k alc value minimum to use B*

This means that a lvl 101 who kills a lvl 102 will be guaranteed 200k+ if he ALC's the gear and since just about every items in runescape has a higher street price than it's alc value, players are looking at more than a 200k loot

I think that this solution addresses every concern people have been having in this thread:
-don't add statuette/other extra rewards as it would hurt the economy
-make pking more profitable since it requires greater amount of risk depending on your level
-gives an incentive, although not extra reward, to use BH as opposed to regular PKing
-Encourages players that rarely go pking to try their luck

also by asking for a minimum risk it would also encourage lower level mains (lvl 80-100) to go pking since the players they would fight would have a similar risk because as it is right now, a lvl 80 "main" is going to be risking alot more than a lvl 80 pure normally (full rune/d legs as opposed to blk dhide chaps, climbing boots, etc)

Personally i'd favor BH over regular wildy if i was guaranteed that the people i would fight would risk 200k+

17-Jul-2014 16:46:32 - Last edited on 17-Jul-2014 18:01:56 by 1uz 6 speed

Pk For Audi

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Mr. Mods, I've think you've skipped an entire part of the pking environment almost entirely, making a profit. You seem to believe that all players profit from pking but the fact is most people do not.

For example, I've made 200m Dh Pking, and almost every person I fight and kill stops pking entirely. It is too costly to pk as an average player and the only way to continuously pk is to profit like me. But, i am only a handful of people. Just alone the pkers like myself essentially target all the bad players and basically make them quit pking before they even had a chance to get good at it. Even an average pker (1:1 Kd while rune pking) cannot profit even remotely because of supply costs.

Pking was a huge success during the bounty hunter world days because you did not have to be an amazing pker to pk! Now and days, a small percentage of ppl pk even though it's oldschool.

The once huge pure community is smaller because of the small amount of ppl profiting from small risk fights. Pures were so popular because they were able to make money pking.

MY SOLUTION: Don't add a shop with simple raw supplies, that will ruin it for skillers. Add something to the drops so players get for there targets along with EP. (EP is another incentive to stay in the wild) Add a smaller reward drop for non-targets and a greater one for targets based on alch value risk. Also as Dual Target system rather then a vs b vs c as this is hectic and not reasonable.

Also, making a target a little harder to get rather then in 10 minutes for the extra loot based on EP (such as the old system), will be better the random contious player 1 vs player 2 vs player 3. And target teleport in the wild is absolutely horrifying in the fact it can be abused immensely. this will not unbalance the economy.
Simply change world 2 (current pk world), one other p2p world and, 1 F2p.
PVP armour is a money sink....
More Profitable pkers = more pking = more supplies =

skillers
tsttsts***

17-Jul-2014 18:18:58 - Last edited on 17-Jul-2014 18:24:42 by Pk For Audi

Oblv XB

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check out my BH world & Poll Questions Thread:
Quick find code: 322-323-329-65427413

1. Should we modify World 325, 337, & 308. To Bounty Hunter Wilderness only worlds?

2. If Question one passses, should we make world 337 non +1 leaving 325 a +1 p2p world & 308 a +1 f2p world

3. Should We add PvP Armours In Weapons into the game from player kills in Bh Only worlds

4 Should we add Brawling gloves in the game from player kills in Bh only worlds?

5. Should we add Stattutes in the game from player kills in bh Only worlds?

6. if question 5 passes, Should we re-locate mandirth from the resource Pit to Edgeville Bank (or re-create his possible brother) so players may sell the statuettes to him for a set price (the same prices as Bh Worlds in 2011)

7. Should we add the Ep & Dp system, but keep the current drop system - making them an additional feature for 3 loot other tables

8. Should we add targets into Bh Worlds?

9. Should we keep the current Wildy / Pking Skull instead of re-introducing the BH Crater wealth skull for the BH Worlds

i believe these are all the questions needed for the moment, if anything else were to be needed or thought up, i'll place them down.

Please share and support this guys, i really want an active wilderness back for not only myself but the rest of the Player base & Multi pking community as well.

UNBAN 3RD AGE MAGE.

BRING BACK JACK!

17-Jul-2014 18:42:21 - Last edited on 18-Jul-2014 02:48:56 by Oblv XB

The Wakka

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Bounty hunter worlds seem good, but I was more expecting these mechanics inside the crater or enclosed area like on Runescape 2008.

Is there not a possibility that one world could be BH crater only? if not only two worlds in total 1 with it introduced to the wilderness and one with it inside a crater?

17-Jul-2014 18:56:30

Big Noob xD

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Now you guys polled the bounty hunter how you think it is supose to be it will most likely not pass.
How long will it take to poll another version but this time with the idea of the people.?
I dont feel like waiting months for bh to arive.

17-Jul-2014 19:06:17

Tu pray

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DARN, seriously again We'are let down again!

NO CRATERS?

ARE you JAGEX, Misinformed?????

WITHOUT ADDING CRATERS, BUT INSTEAD ADDING "BOUNTY HUNTER WORLDS" YOU
WILL single-handedly (with one update and only one update being the cause) destroy this game AND ALL FUTURE POTENTIAL that it STILL HAS!

CRATERS CRATERS CRATERS CRATERS CRATERS CRATERS

-P.S

I've got a strong feeling that the vast majority who voted for bh worlds exclusively know no better = THEY DO NOT KNOW BETTER.

NOT UNCOMMON though is it? FACE IT JAGEX, LISTEN TO YOUR MORE EXPERIENCED PLAYERS AND YOU WILL HAVE A SUCCESSFUL GAME, listen to the noobs/or yourselves and this game will once again be stripped and ruined. Thank-You

12 year veteran BOSS IN REAL LIFE. CEO EXECUTIVE

17-Jul-2014 19:13:10

Oblv XB

Posts: 4,956 Adamant Posts by user Forum Profile RuneMetrics Profile

check out my BH world & Poll Questions Thread:
Quick find code: 322-323-329-65427413

1. Should we modify World 325, 337, & 308. To Bounty Hunter Wilderness only worlds?

2. If Question one passses, should we make world 337 non +1 leaving 325 a +1 p2p world & 308 a +1 f2p world

3. Should We add PvP Armours In Weapons into the game from player kills in Bh Only worlds

4 Should we add Brawling gloves in the game from player kills in Bh only worlds?

5. Should we add Stattutes in the game from player kills in bh Only worlds?

6. if question 5 passes, Should we re-locate mandirth from the resource Pit to Edgeville Bank (or re-create his possible brother) so players may sell the statuettes to him for a set price (the same prices as Bh Worlds in 2011)

7. Should we add the Ep & Dp system, but keep the current drop system - making them an additional feature for 3 other loot tables

8. Should we add targets into Bh Worlds?

9. Should we keep the current Wildy / Pking Skull instead of re-introducing the BH Crater wealth skull for the BH Worlds

i believe these are all the questions needed for the moment, if anything else were to be needed or thought up, i'll place them down.

Please share and support this guys, i really want an active wilderness back for not only myself but the rest of the Player base & Multi pking community as well.

UNBAN 3RD AGE MAGE.

BRING BACK JACK!

17-Jul-2014 21:08:06 - Last edited on 17-Jul-2014 21:08:59 by Oblv XB

Spam Me

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Only if FULL F2P is implemented, sure.

17-Jul-2014 21:29:12

Tru Khaoz

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I WANT TO PK FOR PROFIT, I WANT A REWARD FOR HUNTING DOWN AND KILLING A TARGET.

WHAT IS THE POINT OF ADDING BOUNTY HUNTER TO THE WILDERNESS IF IT'S NEARLY THE EXACT SAME AS THE REGULAR WILDERNESS.

ADD SOME SORT OF REWARD SYSTEM TO MAKE ME WANT TO ACTUALLY USE BOUNTY HUNTER.

How is it not clear that a 2009 version of bounty hunter is what is best?
- it made pking profitable
- it added variety to pking with the introduction of pvp armor and weapons
- it gave people a reason to populate the wilderness
- +1 worlds made certain account builds alot more fun to use
- brawlers added extra incentive

THIS WAS THE TRUE GOLDEN AGE OF THE WILDERNESS, IF YOU DISAGREE YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

17-Jul-2014 22:41:03

Tru Khaoz

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DARN, seriously again We'are let down again!

NO CRATERS?

ARE you JAGEX, Misinformed?????

WITHOUT ADDING CRATERS, BUT INSTEAD ADDING "BOUNTY HUNTER WORLDS" YOU
WILL single-handedly (with one update and only one update being the cause) destroy this game AND ALL FUTURE POTENTIAL that it STILL HAS!

CRATERS CRATERS CRATERS CRATERS CRATERS CRATERS

-P.S

I've got a strong feeling that the vast majority who voted for bh worlds exclusively know no better = THEY DO NOT KNOW BETTER.

NOT UNCOMMON though is it? FACE IT JAGEX, LISTEN TO YOUR MORE EXPERIENCED PLAYERS AND YOU WILL HAVE A SUCCESSFUL GAME, listen to the noobs/or yourselves and this game will once again be stripped and ruined. Thank-You

12 year veteran BOSS IN REAL LIFE. CEO EXECUTIVE

You are an idiot, craters were terrible and only did well as a temporary replacement because there was no alternative.

17-Jul-2014 22:43:55

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