Salzi

So since there will be NPC-Privateers any indication on maybe adding such a faction for players or making it a timed mechanic for pirates given a contract that lasts for x days (real time). As for the two factions for pirates I had always wished for the red flags so I am all for the two factions! ^^ Keep up the good work! From Salzi - Ex-Koto second in command.

Could it also be that you rolled Grey Speed bonus? Because that itself is possable and is a negitive to the speed. Edit - I made a green pickel and got Grey speed "bonus" so... ^^'

This happened to two of my ships after the previous patch. Bugs happen ^^'

Essentually in this period there was low silver and gold, the gold rushes in the west was not untill the mid 1800s. Personally I would like to the the differant dollar systems in place as well as the trade token systems they where using because of the lack of metals. England at this time was using coins of gold and silver but their last silver minted coins where of 1820, as well as the notes system with £10 £15 notes being first introduced during 1759 however other currencey in the englishports that where usable where Pieces of Eight(Spanish dollar), Ducats and Dollar notes. Was a mix of coins and notes and supposedly the generation of coin was in decline other than the copper based coins. Edit - Dabloons where used I missed those out, but as I said it was mostly tokens, dollar/notes(paper) and spanish dollar(peices of eight) although I could do more research in this area so this is only coming fomr my current knowledge ^^' might have slighlt lost where i was going with that hehe but would be awesome if the nations had their own currency, it was useable in ports of nations that they are allied with ect as well as maybe an exchange system in place? as a simple gold coin systems simple true but having the true currency of the time would be great, it would change the way trade works and make smuggling harder when trading against enemy nations should you not have the correct currency to purchase goods. To me this stops people using the smuggler to go to other nations to starve their resources somewhat. From Ex-KotO Second in Command, Current Leader of the Privateer company NEKO. - Salzi

You dont understand I signed a contract, I have also spoken to the respected clans of the Pirates telling them I shall not abuse my position when it comes to conquest, I also told them I shall only attack pirates in defencive terms as such of you being in swedish waters at island Harbour attempting to Gank swedish players. Port battles and open world are not to be compared, I have been playing NA far longer then you (or maybe you are the alt?) it seems and is not my fault if you dont get information like everyone else. End of the day I am paid, I am a privateer and so are you. Mechanics are restricting, no privateering mechanic in-game currently but I do not see why I should be punished for attacking you in open world. Sorry you could not reply with "well played" or any courteous response to you escaping the battle. If anything you are the reason i fight pirates willingly as they have degraded to insulting and dishonest behaviours such as your own, learn to lose, learn to be nice... From Ex-Koto Second in Command, Current leader of NEKO, Ex-Govenor of Frozen Cay and Captain of The Gherkin(Pickle), SwiftSpear(Renomee) and The Brick(Trincomalee). - Salzi.

Considering at Island harbour there was OCEAN - meanwhile another member of your came as well as GAF and some other pirates you still out numbered us by far, I know you can not stand fighting without 5v1 odds but our 2 to your 3 odds in numbers and less than 1500 br than you.... that was far more unfair than our own, let alone the fact I cant join those battles on the side of the sweds. You out gun and numbered us why are you complaining? I even said sorry to you and your members with you inside the battle which I keep true. Once in the battle you let your Ego take control and threw insults and mocking about me having to purchase another trinc, upon which I do not have too since you can not even fight in a 5v2 situation Sir, more than an advantage in a gentlemans game for your own side. I wish you Good day Sir. From Ex-Koto Second in Command, Current leader of NEKO, Ex-Govenor of Frozen Cay and Captain of The Gherkin(Pickle), SwiftSpear(Renomee) and The Brick(Trincomalee). - Salzi.

As the defendant - I used no tricks or dishonourable tactics in the engagment of the 5 ships that was trying to engage Z4ys of OCEAN and Sweden. I was at port when I was requested assistance of pursuers of the Clan that I am under employ and paid to defend Island Harbour and the Swedish nationals under contract of privateering payment of 800,000 gold per term. The wind was South West to North East making it hard to come to port, I was stopped and tagged them at max range, they continued to persue and thus I was forced to engage in combat with those that followed, five ships in all Two Supprise class frigates, One Renomee Class frigate, One Las Gros Ventrue Trader most likly set with boarding crews to jump unsuspecting fellows on the seas and a support ship of a Mercuary. First thing I hear from them is an insult but that is to be expected of the lawless fellows, they continued to engage me and my fellow Supprise Captained by Z4ys Two verses Five however the odds where not as shaky as the enemy! After overpenitrating one of the supprise seriously wounding one supprise and putting a fair good amount of leaks in the hull of another they begain to retreat! They had fast movers as expected, I could not trail in my slow and heavy Trincomalee class frigate as she was built to fight men of the seas. A max range engagment is not foul play, also why limit players more when those limits should be loosened to give people more freedom for joining and fighting battles for the side they want to fight for? Good day. - PS Screenshot coming along side. It was not same side friendly fire I engaged them thus they as was I where fighting two differant sides - PS Welcome back hope you have a nice vacation.

Ruining the game for players who are solo and only hang out with multinational community members, everyone that played back pre/post wipe no longer play im the only one left in my nation and now you ruin this community event? nice one.

With the current undocking timer unless you get caught right next to the port guys still in the port are hardly going to join the battle, camping of the ports was always a thing even when the timers where 4 hours long so how is this a mechanic that is being abused? Blockades happen, I see a group at a port and i have two choices - Risk it or Go else where. Note that a simple solution to this is to get people of your nation to go to that free town to assist with trasport of goods, to enforce them to move away or to set up a counter gank using bait... If you are a solo player like me I just suck it up and sail else where. Also as a PvPer if you attack a player or two near spanish ports/freetowns the spanish react and go assist which works fine as it pushes me away form that town. However for the teleport timers, I have to agree somewhat about having a short timer on them would be better than the current state, 20-60 mins area would be fine in my opinion. But one thing that really needs to change is this use of contraband basic cutters to teleport ships about. People complain pirates can attack one another to get out of situations in OW but if two nationals have the smuggler perk they can do the same in war ships which should not even be able to use the smuggler perk only traders should be able to use it. ^^

You know, if you surrender you save your crew and officer. If they made it that if you got sunk/captured and got some crew back it would make surrender usless again.

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Long live the king! \o/ (Who is he again?)

Meanwhile FTS do it for the brits to stop everyone else and we dont go crying to the admins ;3