The Client

[Ekade]

So far we have had bounties placed on 2 of the 5 Mark's.

3 Marks have not had bounties placed on them. Is there a flaw in the system that we are not seeing?

Are any of you considering posting a bounty? Have you considered it and decided not to? If so, why? Is it the money? Is it the RP?

I am asking so that we know how to make the system better for all, and the Client role is really the one that starts the ball rolling.

Let me know your thoughts.

[Novall]

I am wondering if people are trying to figure you WHY they would post a bounty.

What are these marks doing ingame that are gonna cause a client to post a bounty?

I think were lacking in reasons.

[Hashum]

I'm not really that upset up the low response at this point. I wasn't expecting there to be 5 bounties a week or anything. Assuming someone is working on the Ceka assignment now I'd be happy to see just 1 more bounty this week.

However Novall does raise a point that the client has to do some leg work coming up with a reason for the bounty. I think as more clients register it will present more inspiration for the clients. If you think of it we're running at a 40% rate at this point and I think that's pretty good considering the system is only about a week old.

[Novall]

We also need more marks. Thats hindering things also I think. I still get private jobs, but i would rather them be on these boards.

[Ekade]

I am wondering if people are trying to figure you WHY they would post a bounty.

What are these marks doing ingame that are gonna cause a client to post a bounty?

I think were lacking in reasons.

That is a very good question... With the 2 bounties posted so far, the client just made up a reason. I think in the early going, this is what needs to happen. Over time, more stories will unfold and the reasons will already be there.

With Ceka, I just made something up. It was not based on something he did.. but something he could have done (with his Fabio-esque mane).

As of now, the marks are not doing anything to get the client to post a bounty. Should they be? What sorts of things should they be doing?

[Hashum]

Well some marks may want to consider actually contacting someone about being their client to fit it into an RP story they want, which could be the reason they were creating the mark. Such as Dwilah did in one of her stories making herself a mark with a specific purpose.

Other then that though I think it does take a lot of creativity for the client to come up with something. Unless you're already a character with a bad rap and have plenty of potential clients already lined up. I think it may just need a little more time. And like Novall said more marks to register.

To that point the registration fee's for bounty hunters might help incourage marks if we set up a reimbursement to encourage marks to register. I mean after all they're sacrificing their RP and hunting time to add content for the rest of us and no gain to themselves.

[Ekade]

Well some marks may want to consider actually contacting someone about being their client to fit it into an RP story they want, which could be the reason they were creating the mark. Such as Dwilah did in one of her stories making herself a mark with a specific purpose.

Other then that though I think it does take a lot of creativity for the client to come up with something. Unless you're already a character with a bad rap and have plenty of potential clients already lined up. I think it may just need a little more time. And like Novall said more marks to register.

To that point the registration fee's for bounty hunters might help incourage marks if we set up a reimbursement to encourage marks to register. I mean after all they're sacrificing their RP and hunting time to add content for the rest of us and no gain to themselves.

I would agree, both clients and marks are sacrificing for the hunters. We need some way to address this.

[Hashum]

The only solution I can think of is just implementing a simple registration fee. Whether it's buying the registration off a vendor each month located on a planet somewhere or a manual project with someone sending an Email to the BH's each month and receiving bank tips. The other issues and I feel the real important issues are

A) How much should the fee be

B) How should the funds be used (How much should Mark receive for registering)

I think the administrative function is actualy quite easy and doesn't create a real problem. It's simplay a matter of how we want it to work. I'm fine with Novalls Idea of having a vendor and I'm find with manually doing. (I do find it fun so it will add a level of interaction for me to the game).

Another thought is when a client posts the bounty we simply offer a % of that bounty that the guild covers for the mark in question. Say 25% of the bounty we match and give to the mark. I only worry about running a in the red due to trying to help both the client and mark while only getting revenue from the hunters. But we've got to find a way to offer everyone else some support.

Another thought could be that all bounties posted are required to pay a % to the system so the hunter only gets say 90% of the bounty and we take in the other 10% to help support everyone else. Not sure which is least complicated while servicing the most needs. What I really want us to decide is not what is easier but what works best. I have no problem investing time in effort in any method as long as it's going to work.

[Ekade]

Well, we have given this a few more days and I don't see clients taking out bounties.

Should we give it more time?

Is there something we need to fix?

[E-bo Obi]

Perhaps the problem is that the people on this board wouldn't really put bounties on others. A bounty is usually made on someone because there has been great financial or emotional loss because of the targets actions.

I haven't seen anyone post as a mark that fit either of these cateregories. I am not going to spend 100K+ simply to keep the ball rolling. If I see someone pop up that I have a legitimate gripe with then hey, you may see E-bo as a client.

Arifo is married to a Bounty Hunter and I doubt she would ever put a hit out anyway.

[Isleh]

Well, we have given this a few more days and I don't see clients taking out bounties.

Should we give it more time?

Is there something we need to fix?

I'm working up to it =D

There is some RP stuff I want to get done before I put myself up as a mark. And when I do so, I'll post as the client as well to get the ball rolling if someone doesn't.

You may even see a bounty for twinkies

[Ekade]

I wanted to necro this topic again.

I think time has verified my concerns in that the Client us unecessarily burdened in this system.

It is fun to be a Hunter
It is fun to be a Mark (sorta)
It is no fun to be a Client. Basically you are paying for the Hunter to have fun. The Client gets nothing out of this.

Hunters.. do you see the inequity in this system and how do you propose we balance it?

[Isleh]

I wanted to necro this topic again.

I think time has verified my concerns in that the Client us unecessarily burdened in this system.

It is fun to be a Hunter
It is fun to be a Mark (sorta)
It is no fun to be a Client. Basically you are paying for the Hunter to have fun. The Client gets nothing out of this.

Hunters.. do you see the inequity in this system and how do you propose we balance it?

I had fun when it lasted. That another reason I'm kinda upset. I spent the day discreetly gathering supplies and avoiding the shuttles with my pet following me.

But the client really get's nothing. They place the bounty and then they hear that the mark has been found and pay out the bounty.

Since the client player is paying the bill for the fun of the player of the Mark and Hunter, then it should be up to the Mark and Hunter players to see to it that the client player at least gets some good RP.

All 3 should be interacting and it should go beyond just tells and emails. I'm reminded of Han meeing with Jabba in episode 3 to see if they could settle the matter of his own bounty.

[Ekade]

I also don't see why the bounty hunters need to get paid so much. I think they get paid more here then they do to hunt player jedi.

If I were a Hunter, I would prefer more jobs at lower pay than fewer jobs at higher pay.

[Dwilah]

One of the main reason I've been holding off getting into this even with just an NPC is because of the money.