EvE currently does this.

You need to understand that also, like in EvE, some people will just allow there friends to kill them and split the money, both making a profit and removing there bounty from there heads.

Private Contracts would be much better then a system implemented in game that could be abused.
If you want to hire a mercenary to kill someone whisper them and offer them money!

Quote: Samzius on 04/26/2012, 03:37 AM - view

Damn you got to it before I could.

Also, the splitting of bounties was the reason why Origin did away with the bounty system in UO. People would rack up large bounties, and at first they were able to kill themselves (via a monster or something of the likes) cut off their head and turn it in themselves, but later that was patched and they instead could just do it with an alt (which prompted the implementation of the rapid decay and inability to lock heads down) or have a friend turn it in for them for a split bounty.

This is widely abused in EVE online aswell though, Myself and multiple friends have griefed people to the point where they have tossed on 1b bounties on our heads, and we simply kill ourselves in order to retain the free isk. So in EVE, just as in UO, the bounty system became something of a trophy, or a scoreboard in which one attained popularity via competition to achieve the highest bounty, (most of which bounties were actually made by themselves).

So in short, whereas the bounty system is very neat, it is also very easily abused, misused, and ultimately misunderstood.

I think this would result in two or more friends exploiting.

Friend one kills everyone at Lumber Town all day to become the #1 bounty.

Friend two kills friend one and collects then splits the profit with friend one.

Quote: Scorpions on 04/26/2012, 07:11 AM - view

That is not how it works... The bounties are placed via players with their own money.

For example: Player A kills Player B. Player B decides to place a bounty on Player A for XX gold. Player B then loses XX gold from their wallet in order to place this bounty. Player C (Be it any entity. IE: A random player, a friend of Player A, or a friend of Player B.) can then kill Player A in order to claim the bounty.

BLAH BLAH QQ Lets just play the game as it is stop tying to ADD stuff

Quote: whycantdltera on 04/26/2012, 08:28 AM - view

That is currently not possible, short of the korean version. As the game is still inaccessible until the 28th. Your argument is invalid.

I dont even PvP and this sounds like an awesome idea!!!

Boosted.

Great idea, but would need something to keep people from exploiting it for sure.

Bounty Hunter Board is now up! Once Tera is released, Other players can Purchase Bounties from E.O.S Bounty Hunters!

Take a Sneak peak at the new ]-Bounty Board-[ http://echoofsouls.enjin.com/terabountyboard

More Minor adjustments are on the way, however this is the core of our Members Bounty Hunting interface.
Prices/rewards are all negotiable during private sessions, which we take care to not share any infomation the client provides.

Only E.O.S Bounty Hunters and the Client will know what contracts are sealed.

Please is you have any suggestions, let us know!!
-Jade.Knightblazer

Just took my Bounty Board Player Pet idea, and turned it into a guild perk :)
Pet thread: http://tera-forums.enmasse.com/forums/general-discussion/topics/Player-Shop-Pets-another-Use