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Freelancers

*Fourhand* The Flying Hellfish Autodueller Renegade Group: Marshals Posts: 366 Joined: Jan 1, 2008 Just a quick idea. How about the ability of "renting" characters just as you rent cars. You pay a one time fee and an insurance deposit and for one event scouting or in-town events you get a character of your choosing. The higher the character's skill the higher they demand and the higher insurance deposit the freelancer agency demands. A limit of having 3 characters at a time would keep the exploitation by veterans low but yet might encourage some PVP action by letting players reluctant to risk their high skill characters in combat. Freelancers would also allow new players a chance to use a character that can actually hit the broad side of a barn. Thoughts? ......................... vet marshal raceL1 wv Posted Mar 2, 2009, 5:55 pm

*Grograt* Grograts Gonads Darkwind Guru Renegade Group: Marshals Posts: 8,377 Joined: Oct 5, 2008 Hmmmm .... contemplating ......................... vet marshal wv community Posted Mar 2, 2009, 5:59 pm

Kime Dennory Weasel Works Darkwind Guru Renegade Group: Members Posts: 725 Joined: Aug 8, 2008 This has popped up a lot of times, in similar incarnations, but I think this one is very reasonable. (Not like, say, the whole 'slaves' thing.) -KD ......................... vet Posted Mar 2, 2009, 9:06 pm

*jimmylogan* MADHAT Darkwind Guru Civs Faction Group: Marshals + Rule Council Posts: 5,605 Joined: Jun 11, 2008 I don't care for it myself. I've heard lots of people say "some might try PvP if..." but I think some are just not "into" PvP regardless, so that shouldn't be a motivating factor. This sounds to me like a way to use expendable char's, thus making your permanent char's "safe," like using a stock car in a DR or Combat so your vehicle is safe. Those are "track owned." I think DW: Tactical will allow as much "out of body" play that anyone would want without resorting to artificially increase the gang's size. JL ......................... vet marshal deathrceL1 wv community combatL1 Posted Mar 2, 2009, 11:02 pm

darthspanky McSPANKYS LOLLIPOP GANSTAS Darkwind Guru Anarchists Faction Group: Subscribers Posts: 4,036 Joined: Jul 29, 2007 just become a marshall youll get yer extra guys. which is very unfair imo. ......................... vet paintball wv1,0,3 Posted Mar 2, 2009, 11:23 pm

Fealty Lost Slaughterhouse: Bloody Remains Darkwind Guru Renegade Group: Members Posts: 1,261 Joined: Jan 6, 2009 Ooooooooooooo....! ......................... vet wv Posted Mar 3, 2009, 3:25 pm

Marrkos 88 MPH Darkwind Guru Renegade Group: Members Posts: 3,711 Joined: Mar 28, 2006 It's not nearly as cool as Bitter McBitters up there makes it sound. I believe it is 5 extra people who are tied to Somerset so the Marshals can play the game as they want to*, using their 'real' gang members, and still have people in SS available to help new players in events (both in-town, and wilderness). * - many, if not most, Marshals have their gangs spread out in the harder towns, i.e. BL, GW, FL, and weren't able to help out new players without restricting their playing style/time even more than the asterisks already do. ......................... vet wv community Posted Mar 3, 2009, 4:02 pm

*Grograt* Grograts Gonads Darkwind Guru Renegade Group: Marshals Posts: 8,377 Joined: Oct 5, 2008 what he said ^^^^^ ......................... vet marshal wv community Posted Mar 3, 2009, 4:38 pm

PieMonster Exalted Racer Civs Faction Group: Members Posts: 103 Joined: Nov 29, 2008 I like the idea... mercenaries would feature in post - apoc society no doubt. a) It doesnt guarantee a win anyway b) the insurance deposit you pay can be steeply graded so a highly capable char costs a fortune if hes injured or killed (cash sink... needed!!!). c) can be limited on availability so controlled if abused d) would give the game extra flavour, esp if mercs gain skill just like everyone else (maybe even faster) and develop over time.. My ten penneth anyway. Pie ......................... vet elmsautumn gwped wv Posted Mar 3, 2009, 5:54 pm

Valiance The Vanguards Darkwind Guru Civs Faction Group: Storytellers Posts: 1,180 Joined: Jan 15, 2008 I'm not sure. The one resource that matters in DW (arguably the only one) is gangers. Anything that cheapens that value seems a retrograde step to me. ......................... vet combat1 wv ped1 northernsummer sssc deathrce1 Posted Mar 4, 2009, 11:31 pm

4saken The 4saken Darkwind Guru Renegade Group: Members Posts: 2,282 Joined: Jan 1, 2008 everything that pie said. "d" is especially intriguing. i don't think this "cheapens" the game. 3 characters? and probably newbs, to boot? really. would also help for pick-up games in towns you have few guy in. ......................... vet combatL1 wv1,0,0 Posted Mar 5, 2009, 12:21 am

*Grograt* Grograts Gonads Darkwind Guru Renegade Group: Marshals Posts: 8,377 Joined: Oct 5, 2008 I like the idea...but agree with Val .... this would make the rich player / poor player imbalance widen, we all know a lot of vets have money to burn ( even im at a level comfortable now in this short time ) i think when the sandbox / open road fare or whatever sam decides to call it goes live, the thirst for PVP will be quenched for a while, and the need for disposable hero's will be negated. Gangers are the only resource in evan that are not expendable, i think for game balance and style thats how it should remain All opinions are the property of the poster ......................... vet marshal wv community Posted Mar 5, 2009, 7:45 am Last edited Mar 5, 2009, 7:48 am by *Grograt*

Groove Champion The Groove Champions Darkwind Guru Renegade Group: Members Posts: 4,813 Joined: Sep 16, 2008 I don't particularly like the idea... Having characters for rent -with high skills- that can be wasted without thinking twice? There is definitely potential for abuse. I can imagine how I would feel if I was going into a PvP with a character I've been working on for 6 months, knowing that my opponent could be using a character that cost him a fraction of his weekly profits. Arguably there would be mercenaries in the world of Dark Wind, but last time I ran out of money and didn't pay my characters they left my gang. I'd say we already have our mercenaries... ......................... vet combatL1 wv cont0,5,0 Posted Mar 5, 2009, 5:13 pm

Kime Dennory Weasel Works Darkwind Guru Renegade Group: Members Posts: 725 Joined: Aug 8, 2008 Quote: Arguably there would be mercenaries in the world of Dark Wind, but last time I ran out of money and didn't pay my characters they left my gang. I'd say we already have our mercenaries... My friend, I don't consider myself a mercenary, I consider myself an employee.  But if my boss ran out of money and stopped paying me, I'd leave too. And, honestly, if the US (British/Whoever) Army were to run out of money and stop paying their troops, I think they'd start having a bit of a retention problem as well, even if deserters were shot on sight. -KD ......................... vet Posted Mar 5, 2009, 5:35 pm

Valiance The Vanguards Darkwind Guru Civs Faction Group: Storytellers Posts: 1,180 Joined: Jan 15, 2008 Actually, for most of the Royal Navy's history, the reverse was true. Put money in the pocket of a jolly Jack Tar and he had the motive and the means to desert. Leave him with back pay owing (2 years or more was not uncommon) and he had an incentive to stick around until he got paid (and no way of financing his desertion if he fled) Of course, the fact that captured deserters were hanged possibly also helped. ......................... vet combat1 wv ped1 northernsummer sssc deathrce1 Posted Mar 5, 2009, 5:44 pm

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