User blog comment:Pandawarrior/Mutiny on the Bounty/@comment-1595565-20151205051714

I agree that the bounty system and its meaning have become convoluted for the most part. I don't completely agree that it's useless. The way I see it, Oda number dropped Jack's bounty in order to show how much of a threat he posed/how strong he is, but also to make us wonder. If that's the #2 guy's bounty, then what's the price tag for his boss and why? I felt the same way when we learned Ace's bounty. If it's that high, then what's Whitebeard's and how did it get so high? It's there to make you wonder about the scope of the bigger picture.