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I think this is part of the problem no one goes to test and check things out. With that why don't we have a current patch? What the devs did that kinda screw things up is they should of released a patch (what is tesbed 9.98 or something) and than release the notice of the next patch in a month and it's testbed schedual. That way folks got something new to play with until than and it gives us a reason to burn our mats and ships until the wipe playing with the new structure, Pirate vs Pirate and other things they put in like the AI distrubution. That way I can make ships /MY WAY/ and test them before the next big patch. My biggest issue with the test server right now is none of the builds they gave us I would ever use unless it was a free ship and I didn't have anything else to use. 1. So if I was the devs the smart thing to do right now is release testbed materials that they want into the game with a patch. 2. Drop the next patch sooner. Realy April 10 means hardly a week to test it, when they originally posted 2 weeks ago we will see the patch in prob 2-4 weeks with testbed before it comes out. It's been almost 2 weeks now....guess what no update since December and folks are bored and you want us to wait pretty much another month? 3. Just DO IT.....put them into place and stop announcing and changing things. That is what testbed is for. That should be when we find out about the next patch is when they actually put it on testbed. I loved the one map thing for PvE-PvP...I started out as a mainly PvE player, but I picked the PvP servers cause of population and that slight chance to have some and try PvP. I avoided hot spots and rarely got tagged. They would of had a whole zone and that would of allowed devs to work on both contents for both players on one server. Though there reason saying it will take to much time to get it is understandable, but now they aren't doing it than that should hopefully shorten the time until the next patch is ready for at least testbed. I mean they announced the ship thing for a patch back in Dec/Jan so they must of had some of it ready. 4. FEED back and they really need to get a part time PR type person. Some times the means and ways they give us info can be very confusing and the way they answer back isn't the most professional. In my 20-30 years of gaming I found that Devs are the worse person for Customer Service work as there views won't all ways be the same as the customers and they tend to take every thing personnel. So it's best to get a middle man in there.

Don't know if these are updated since, but these are the new forts as per testbed and I assume next patch so you can see some of the changes, still don't cover as much as we would like. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0Bx3OZcHt9VbNMTNvTXFIQ2RVUVk

See I like this response as the reason your not doing it at this time. Maybe this mean we will see the Testbed updated sooner than by the 10th and maybe a small patch of some things that are on the testbed right now? Like the Pirate vs Pirate and maybe the ship structure stuff. Hell even the Marks so we can test them on a more large scale since some of it hard to test and I hate to say it I would love to test some of the ships "MY WAY OF BUILDING." Not the ships redemables...they are nice but not one is a build I would use in game for the most part. I don't think the neutral nation thing would work, the system they came up with sounded like the best option if they plan to ever merge the servers, but per the post sounds like they don't plan to do that. Just don't be complaining folks when you get no new content over what is being made over on the PvP servers.

Maybe cause we don't use our alts like that. I have two Pirates and a Dane. SO why would i be getting intel from other nations? I swear ya'll think the negative of every thing. Not to mention I have never hid who my alts are either. So yah keep looking in the shadows and blaming every new players as an alt (not you but the folks that do that) cause they are the ones running players off and out of there nations.

You basicly described every thing that isn't a part of the PvE server on THIS GAME. No bosses, no big clans (I mean ya'll have less than 100 folks top on at one time).... but hay if AFK sailing across the map is your thing than what ever floats your boat. Maybe they will get the testbed out early and the patch sooner cause they won't have to deal with merging PvE into the PvP servers and the PvE Zone stuff. That is a pluss in my book cause I"m sure they had most of this ship stuff ready as it was planed for Dec/Jan originally.

And I'll promise guys like me and other clan mates will help the new guys. Hell I help new guys of other nations by letting them know what the best ways to get certain things done. Though I might be a bit more tight lip on that part in global as it's going to be a dog eat dog race that first few weeks as every one gathers stuff up. Once we get clan mates in decent ships we will prob be making them for others in our nation. I all ways been a big fan of hand me down ships too. If i out grow something as I craft one ship to the next that I don't plan to stay in I'll pass it down to some one of lower level that can use it more than me. I'm going to bet a lot of folks will be doing this as they craft bigger and bigger ships and get there fleets back.

Yah I have a big argument with others about it's use in port battles. They say it doesn't do enough damage, but each ball does about 500-600 damage. That is pretty much the same damage your going to get from most big ship broad sides and I have 4 balls that can hit. The other thing is folks freak out when they see "MORTAR STRIKE" pop up on screen so it's a mind game too. Than if you demast some one that just changes the game big time specially if you do it more than once than they are a floating target. I do think there is a time and place for battles for them and it's not every port battle either. With the new fort/tower stuff coming I think folks are going to be surprised how useful they are in a fight. My biggest complaint is that if there is any land between you and the target you can't see the aim circle. It seems they never updated it from the before land in port battle times. I need to F11 that next time to get the devs to look at it. There are some times when it's just a sand bar or something and it throws my aim all off or you can't aim at all. So does having some towers in land makes it hard to aim, but that is normally corrected like in real life with a follow up shot.

That is good for them. To be honest this isn't about the DUTCH it's the US/GB I'm talking about doing these things. Notice I didn't once say US/GB/DUTCH? I really don't care about the swedes and them. I was trying to get Danes to drop them and pick up french/spain to be honest. I agree with folks about how toxic those guys are to the server. I just think it's funny that the GB/US decide to attack when they aren't in alliance is all. Danes pretty much stopped playing until patch too so I'm sure they will get attacked soon any way. Bring up some one is doing the same thing they did before is not the same thing as saying....Well ya'll did it once before when we currently aren't doing it at the moment. But what ever...they can have there empty port battles and ports. I'll be back when the patch comes out. Just going to do econ for the LH to help folks and a port battle here or there.

PS the last few screen shots i seen had folks I haven't seen in a good while in the port battles. So apparently your not short as many players as you think. Folks are prob popping back in to get there stuff in order before the patch while the rest of us that have them in order is taking time off. Like I said enjoy yall's roll and the little ports you will have as it will be a totally different ball game after the patch.

really didn't ya'l just take a french port today? How about all the sewed ports taken last week when Danes weren't in a alliance with them? Yes numbers are down, but with that folks should be working on leveling folks and getting crafting up, but suddenly no one fights back and the US/GB get off there ass and start taking port back? Funny how they weren't doing crap before the announcement. No this is the same thing they did last time we had a big patch and folks stopped playing until the patch came out. US/GB rolled all the nations down to one port before the patch came out, but you wouldn't know that cause aren't you a fairly new player? History tends to repeat it self. They only want to fight when no one is fighting them. If they had so much energy they would of been fighting back when we where taking there ports and than flipping them back after cool down. Sorry man you really don't have a clue about the politics and history of this server. In fact do you even play any more? And notice I'm not complaining about them setting port battles at 5pm when most folks aren't even home, my complaint is they know folks aren't playing so they are pushing to take all the ports. That fine we will see them at the port battles. We been sinking plenty of them on the OW while they are grinding. It's just funny they suddenly get there act up when they know folks aren't being active in game and they are using there numbers to win (which they should of been doing weeks ago when there was folks of equal numbers to fight them).

4 ships is what the devs said (not counting the basic cutter I assume). Prob will be the same wipe on all servers. Though with no ship sink on PvE not even sure how you test econ there as there isn't the need for ships as you don't have the ship lost with PvP and RvR. Prob why so many folks on there have tons of resources.

I been pretty much putting all my econ into labor contracts to help folks not to level 50 crafting. That should be what others should be doing. Helping folks level up and such. I really wish I can pick up one of the new games right now, but stupid budgets. Other wise I'll be on testbed when it pops, hopefully sooner cause they aren't doing the PvE server merg thing. That is less content they have to deal with now.

With the merger and wipe coming I'm not going to update the regional and alliance part of this as I really see no point. US/GB can have there fun and rolling the map while no one fights them. Just like they did when the regional patch came out and every one stopped fighting. See ya'll when the update comes next month if it even does come. People can continue to post battle results if they like, but so far every battle I seen has been outstanding numbers on the US/GB side vs who ever they fight.

Really no one knows what the hell is going to be on this patch and raids haven't showed up on testbed so I'm going to bet it's not in the ship crafting wipe/patch. THough would be nice if they did get it in, but I won't hold my breath about it. Than you haven't tested the new ship structure, seen Pirate vs Pirate and no there is no resources or mats in the stores so you can't buy those. Econ is ment to be player driven instead of I provided so this patch is going to be a big eye opener for folks as we have to actually gasp.....BUY STUFF FROM EACH OTHER.

My build is the Cedar, Stiffness, French Refit. Go for the accuracy so you don't even have to wait and your pretty much spot on with all four balls. Going to be a big change I bet, but will prob take out out for a spend if and when the patch ever happens.

Waits for important update on things folks really care about. I think the PvE server thing is a big mistake, waist of resources to be honest and now I bet it means they are going to change there mind about the server mergers and every thing. Well lets see if we get any updates to this too.

Yah I think they should of just keep to it and made all there resources in one server to develope and be done with it. I mean what folks did they listen to? The whole 100 players on PvE serer? Hell I seen lest than that just in the post on here and steam, but it's mainly all the cry babies that we been seeing post. A lot of guys been on PvP2 this week checking it out and even getting into PvP. They keep doing this, come out with something, than changing there minds and than taking even longer to do stuff. That is why we haven't had a patch in 3-4 months. They should of did this ship wipe things back in Dec/Jan when they first posted about it. Now here it's Mar and they might do it next month.

Are even better put an in game means to switch nations. Just like they use to have a way to go pirate. Than have a means to go to another nation. A reputation system would work great for this, where your kinda in limbo between the two nations (basically a pirate) until you get your reputation high enough to switch and become fully part of the new nation. Are they could all ways do it like POTBS did at the map reset you could all ways change nations, but all your stuff stays on that chars until next map reset and you switch back. I really think you shouldn't be keeping all your stuff if your flipping around one nation to another. Oh when you delete and make a new char you keep your redeemable you haven't claimed. So one thing to do is just not redeem stuff if you think you might change nations again.

Since this is less work for them I'm hoping this means yes it will mean they can move up the dates on that, but more than likely we are going to find out they aren't going to merge the servers and than well we are prob going have to wait another freaking 2-3 months for a patch of any type. Kinda good cause I hate to say it resources to me seem way to easy to gather and horde on a PvE server that doesn't have the sink of PvP and RvR. The only way they get sunk and needs new ships is if AI sinks them.

I know a lot of us have asked about clan flags. Just like other games the flags will have to get approval. I remember POTBS you had a wait some times a few days or a week before you got approval. Loved the fact we could make our own flags on there.

You know I have like 5 Mortar Brigs with full duras to burn through until the patch (well one is down a dura).....I might just have to start doing random things with them until than. lol

Here is a question on the same topic, how are mortar brigs going to work. Will the handbooks basicly be your skill level from using that ship over and over until you get better and better at it through XP? Has any one even thought of this? If the test server ever gets updated I would be more than happy to get one and test it, but you know that is WEEKS FROM NOW.....

Ok how the hell do you merge to servers with totally different conquest going on and not wipe the regions and alliances? I'm kinda confused on this one. If your going to wipe to test things than just do it all so we can properly set up the nations with new players and new alliances. I'm also not likening the fact they have not decided on where the server is going to be located. These are very important things for many of the players that might just stop playing the game all together. And we really need them to drop the patch we should by now from the testbed stuff in place. I'm seeing numbers go down pretty fast as folks think why even play until patch. Well I can all ways go play that other EA game that recently came out where your some half naked folk running around in a piece of cloth....lol

Yah I tested this some and you get a good chance of that ports resources if you capture them heading out of the port so I think there is some system to it or for once the RNG gods just don't hate me as much as I think they do. When I'm looking for a certain resources and feel like trader hunting I'll pick ports they leave from with that resources. That way odds are even if I don't get good RNG with the NPC's the odds are in my favour I might just catch a player coming out of that port with the mats I need lol

The other thing is a lot of folks are wondering how marins and such will be worked. In Russian Q&A they touched over it a bit and something like a limit of 150-200 marines depending on the size of the ship and your skill so you prob have levels of liek 10 or 20 percentage up to the max allowed for that ship type. Though would be nice if some of these things can be answered and we coudl get a Q&A like they do, but when we try it to many folks get off track and ask stuff that will have nothing to do with the patch. I really wish the get the testbed up so we can test this instead of having to wait 2 more weeks.