[Pirate Bounties, The Jolly Rodger & Reputation.]

Reputation could work for everyone, at any time. I brought this up in the progression thread- if done right, reputation could be what players rank up for.

 

http://forum.game-labs.net/index.php?/topic/7577-feedback-on-the-current-progession-system-patch-8/?p=143702

[Should the weather cause open world damage]

Whom are you referring to? GrapeShot or myself?

 

 

Me, never been lucky enough to.

[User Interface Ideas (Updated 3.20.15)]

Please, please remove pop-ups from the center of the screen. They seem to occur a the worst times. 

[Should the weather cause open world damage]

 

The 1st time it would be kind of cool, the 2nd time mildly annoying and by the 5th time you would be tossing your monitor out of the window in a fit of rage.

In terms of game play, what is the pay out for the aggravation?

 

Just to iterate this one line:

 

 

The real question I believe would be the frequency and impact of the events. Rare enough to be noteworthy but frequent enough to always be a consideration.

 

 

For example, if you're fighting in a storm 1 out of every 60 battles, it's noteworthy. If you want to raid a port, waiting until there's a storm/fog for cover from reinforcements or batteries is a good idea for consideration.

[Little things you'd like to see]

A OS latitude map would be nice

How about zooming way out on the OW and you see older-style latitude/longitude lines like a map was below the waves?

 

Just a thought.

[Game mechanic that makes it difficult for pirates to maintain warships of frigate size and above]

I don't forsee myself every using a SoL either, I believe a pirate should be capped at a frigate.

 

However, how could this be balanced? Perhaps by having access to a unique class of ship, like a Xebec?

[Free Roam]

I've seen the results of people wanting to throw "realistic immersion" into games- it leads to an exponential amount of challenges as well as tangent changes that get to a point that one needs to step back and ask if it's really necessary, especially at this point in game development.

[Should the weather cause open world damage]

Do we really want to micromanage sailing through a storm?

As for damage, what about the most extreme form of damage - ship loss? Do any of you really want that?

I think you just have storms do what they originally did in the OW; slow boats down to a crawl so captains sail around them to avoid them.

 

 

I wouldn't necessarily consider it micromanaging. I think at the most just having it affect visibility and OW speeds is enough. However, put into an instance having not just rougher seas but also limited visibility combined with a need to manage the rapidly changing wind/potential for rogue waves to cause you to take on water would add an element.

 

 

The real question I believe would be the frequency and impact of the events. Rare enough to be noteworthy but frequent enough to always be a consideration.

 

 

Another side note would be the tactics involved in needing to have lower decks closed, and how it can change the tide of a battle.