How about, initially:
*I* (WarPorn Industries) will run the first sign-up scalp-hunt game for every potential hunter, regardless of faction, to earn the first licences. To win it you only need to collect a team that has also signed-up. I will then issue 'Licences' to those who successfully collect a complete team in that 2 weeks.
I will then set the 'base' contract rules, such as 5k per bot as the 'price of a life' and 2 week as the maximum duration but emphasise that everything is negotiable on a Contract to Contract basis. I will also explain how public and private Contracts work.
I will begin a thread in GD for you guys to use and to contact me that I will follow answering questions and joining in where I can, after that, where possible, the structure is up to you. Guild up or stay independent; RP or chatter to your hearts content, but it will be up to you to attract more business, all I will do is news the occasional big name contract and keep you guys publicised and popular, adding my own Contracts whenever I need to. (As Grimpoo knows, I'm not adverse to offering contracts on my own side's teams either )
Updated, the rule's stand at:
Terminology:
Hunter - licensed member of the hunters guild
Hack - unlicensed hunter also attempting to collect bounties
Client - requester of the hit and payer of the bounty.
Contract - contract between Hunter and Client
Bounty - reward, paid in energon, for a completed contract.
Mark - target bot/team of bots
Huntmaster - co-ordinator of the thread
Suggested Rules:
- Contract's can be made publicly in the Hunters thread, or can be made in private via PM to the Huntsmaster who will publicise the Mark but not the Client.
- The Mark can be from any of the 4 factions, including that of the client (tbc)
- Maximum duration for any hunt is negotiable by contract, default is 2 weeks.
- Bounty is negotiable by contract, default set at 5,000 per level of Mark per target.
- ALL payment's will be made through a staff member.
Completion of Contract
- Negotiable between Hunter and Client.
Issuing New Hunters Licences
- Trainee hunters must pass the entrance exam of collecting an existing hunter's complete team to earn a hunting licence.
- Successfully beating an existing licensed hunter to a Bounty qualifies for a licence.
This may sound a little harsh and may be the 'con in me speaking, but if they cant afford a bounty they either negotiate or play harder until they DO have enough €.Burn wrote:a set fee might deter them from joining in.