Basic bounty hunter FAQ

[Tony Blair]

Hi, My friend and I have been plaing on the server for a little while now, and finally we managed to save up 2,000,000 pounds each and impulsively bought bounty hunter licenses. We are new to bounty hunting and we're not really sure what we can and cant do (the joys of rushing into something), it seems to be a bit of a grey area at the moment. Back when we were young and foolish we may have done some things that were perhaps the slightest bit illegal, but we are determined we can stick it on the straight and narrow and find a legal job we enjoy and can do casually. We basically we dont want to waste our $4,000,000 that we worked so (so, so, so, so!) hard to get, by ending up in jail for something that we didnt realise we werent allowed to do. This would basically leave us back at square one.

I have a few questions with regards to the RP and rules required. I had a look around the forums for people who had cleared these kinds of issues up and I wasnt able to find much, but please forgive me if I missed the crucial posts that covered precisely these topics. Hopefully this thread should also help other current and prospective bounty hunters get an understanding of this job and exactly what it is. I appreciate that its a bit of a long and specific list but I would appreciate if people could advise me in whole or just in part, because we ultimately dont want to do something undesirable and end up getting arrested or banned!!

-Is the ranking system with regards to bounty hunting functional and if so what are the benefits of ranking up? (like better gear, etc)

-Are Bounty hunters allowed to carry rifles that are illegal to normal civillians?

-If I have to defend myself with lethal force,using a legal pistol, do i risk losing my BH licence? If no, Is this different if using a rifle?

-Can bounty hunters get in trouble for associating with rebels? (being in same vehicle, gang, etc)

-Can I employ/ use rebels (such as my friends/ gang members) to aid me in bounty collection?

-Can I restrain wanted criminals without the use of store-bought zipties?

-How creative can we be with the role play? For example: A potential bounty target gives us a name, when asked, that we know or strongly suspect to be false; can we claim to have access to a census/ phonebook etc (that clearly is rp) and either say that parson doesnt exist/ check birthdate postcode etc

-If a possible suspect attempts to flee when questioned, can we at that point taze and restrain then call / take to police?.

-If a suspect has a gun out and doesnt comply with requests to holster (can we make requests to holster?) can we taze and restrain for questioning? (even if the name isnt confirmed?)

- Finally, Just to confirm, the only way to currently collect a bounty is to deliver them to the police station and have the police wire the money?

Thanks for reading this post, and double thanks if you answer one of my many, many questions. I'd also appreciate general bounty hunter tips and guides because as you may be able to tell, I'm a bit of a noob!!! 

 

[Dagre]

-Is the ranking system with regards to bounty hunting functional and if so what are the benefits of ranking up? (like better gear, etc)

I don't believe there is any form of ranking system in the BH's. They just get the same gear forever, or until an update I guess.

-Are Bounty hunters allowed to carry rifles that are illegal to normal civillians?

They may carry their PDW's, but they are no more exempt from carrying illegal rifles than rebels. 

-If I have to defend myself with lethal force,using a legal pistol, do i risk losing my BH licence? If no, Is this different if using a rifle?

This is probably circumstantial, as your PDW can only taze wanted criminals. So, there will be times you may need to use your pistol, just like any other citizen on the island. This is all about RP, go talk to the cops, and explain what happened. They're usually pretty accepting if you have a good story. The key thing is, you can not be sent to prison, as stated in the rules ' get sent to prison you will lose the licence.'.

-Can bounty hunters get in trouble for associating with rebels? (being in same vehicle, gang, etc)

If I remember correctly, a bounty hunter MAY NOT associate with rebel gangs. Since it could be used to exploit the system. Plus, it's a moral issue. You don't see PC Plod hanging around with the same gangs he's trying to arrest do you? 

-Can I employ/ use rebels (such as my friends/ gang members) to aid me in bounty collection?

This is a grey area, you definitely can not use it to game the system. I'd assume you can only be helped by your fellow bounty hunters, or maybe the police at best. However, the rules state you may employ civilian friends to help you get the names of people before you arrest them so you can avoid metagaming and since nobody will give up their name to a bounty hunter willingly. Just use common sense here, they probably can't fight you battles for you, but they can help you out for intelligence.

-Can I restrain wanted criminals without the use of store-bought zipties?

Yes, I believe you either have the handcuff script, or infinite zip ties essentially. This MAY have changed since I last played as one.

-How creative can we be with the role play? For example: A potential bounty target gives us a name, when asked, that we know or strongly suspect to be false; can we claim to have access to a census/ phonebook etc (that clearly is rp) and either say that parson doesnt exist/ check birthdate postcode etc

RPEVERYTHING. This server is all about roleplay, the more creative you are the better. However, there is a fine line between RP, and powergaming. If they have a good story for why they're called 'John' and not your targets name. You gotta let them go, but if they're poorly hiding their disguise, then call them out. Just make sure you read the rules on metagaming thoroughly.

-If a possible suspect attempts to flee when questioned, can we at that point taze and restrain then call / take to police?

Try to use your tazer as a last resort, but yes. You have every right to use that thing, and you don't even need to take them to the police. You take them back to bounty hunter HQ I think. From there you can send the crooks off to jail. However, unless you know thats your guy for sure, maybe the police could assist you with some identification in the way of photo recognition, or fingerprints. Just make sure the RP is there always.

-If a suspect has a gun out and doesnt comply with requests to holster (can we make requests to holster?) can we taze and restrain for questioning? (even if the name isnt confirmed?)

Be careful with this. You ARE NOT a police officer. You are a normal citizen tracking down escaped criminals who are wanted. That doesn't give you the right to do that kind of stuff any more than it gives me as a rebel the right to go round dishing out a bit of street justice. You should always first and foremost call the police, since this is what they're there for. maybe they'll even let you the honors of sending them off to jail.

Finally, Just to confirm, the only way to currently collect a bounty is to deliver them to the police station and have the police wire the money?

You send them to jail from bounty hunter HQ, and you receive the money automatically once they're sent off.

A key thing to being a bounty hunter is ROLEPLAY, you will be hated by rebels, expect to get shot at, and expect to receive abuse. I wish you the best of luck, maybe you can be the first to crack this interesting RP character.

(My answers aren't 100% so use common sense and follow the rules. Then double check the rules. So good luck!)

 

[Tony Blair]

I don't believe there is any form of ranking system in the BH's. They just get the same gear forever, or until an update I guess.

They may carry their PDW's, but they are no more exempt from carrying illegal rifles than rebels. 

This is probably circumstantial, as your PDW can only taze wanted criminals. So, there will be times you may need to use your pistol, just like any other citizen on the island. This is all about RP, go talk to the cops, and explain what happened. They're usually pretty accepting if you have a good story. The key thing is, you can not be sent to prison, as stated in the rules ' get sent to prison you will lose the licence.'.

If I remember correctly, a bounty hunter MAY NOT associate with rebel gangs. Since it could be used to exploit the system. Plus, it's a moral issue. You don't see PC Plod hanging around with the same gangs he's trying to arrest do you? 

This is a grey area, you definitely can not use it to game the system. I'd assume you can only be helped by your fellow bounty hunters, or maybe the police at best. However, the rules state you may employ civilian friends to help you get the names of people before you arrest them so you can avoid metagaming and since nobody will give up their name to a bounty hunter willingly. Just use common sense here, they probably can't fight you battles for you, but they can help you out for intelligence.

Yes, I believe you either have the handcuff script, or infinite zip ties essentially. This MAY have changed since I last played as one.

RPEVERYTHING. This server is all about roleplay, the more creative you are the better. However, there is a fine line between RP, and powergaming. If they have a good story for why they're called 'John' and not your targets name. You gotta let them go, but if they're poorly hiding their disguise, then call them out. Just make sure you read the rules on metagaming thoroughly.

Try to use your tazer as a last resort, but yes. You have every right to use that thing, and you don't even need to take them to the police. You take them back to bounty hunter HQ I think. From there you can send the crooks off to jail. However, unless you know thats your guy for sure, maybe the police could assist you with some identification in the way of photo recognition, or fingerprints. Just make sure the RP is there always.

Be careful with this. You ARE NOT a police officer. You are a normal citizen tracking down escaped criminals who are wanted. That doesn't give you the right to do that kind of stuff any more than it gives me as a rebel the right to go round dishing out a bit of street justice. You should always first and foremost call the police, since this is what they're there for. maybe they'll even let you the honors of sending them off to jail.

You send them to jail from bounty hunter HQ, and you receive the money automatically once they're sent off.

A key thing to being a bounty hunter is ROLEPLAY, you will be hated by rebels, expect to get shot at, and expect to receive abuse. I wish you the best of luck, maybe you can be the first to crack this interesting RP character.

(My answers aren't 100% so use common sense and follow the rules. Then double check the rules. So good luck!)

Thanks so much! you really cleared some things up for me!
I also forgot to ask a couple more things if you could help?

does the basic salary increases after becoming a bounty hunter? i heard other jobs provide different wages than the basic salary?

is it possible/ allowed to create a new identity via the profile creator in the main menu? I may end up wanting to do rebel stuff, but i really cant afford to lose the BH license! we litterally grinded for hours, with many devaststing set backs, and spent all our money on BH liicense's (thinking they were permanent). If we lose them any time soon, I would probs have to rage quit forever!!! so to satisfy the criminal side of me i would quite like to create an alter ego to just experience other stuff you know?

thanks again man, really helped me!

 

[Dagre]

I don't believe the salary changes! Not sure on that one.

and changing your Arma profile doesn't change your in game profile, only your name. So you just have to stick with the legal stuff sadly. Or get a new Arma account (not sure on the rules of that)

 

[JC Denton]

The only thing about bounty hunting that needs improving is the intel, why give us the option for tips if we can't arrest the person who we strongly suspect? I bought a few tips, traced a guy to a deserted village and he was the only one around - logically he is our mark, but we can't do shit if he doesn't tell us his name?