Vaan De Vries

yeah, right. This first engagement was the closest one to even battle. Still firghing in a 3rd rates vs Frigates. Still BR rating was in your favor. It was definitely not "numerical and firepower superiority". 3 trincos and one 3rd rate were the only one in this battle who could really hurt you. Others could just scratch your paint a bit. Also I don't remember you sinking anyone in this battle. I was there till our 3rd was able to leave. Give us more victories like that. Scare all the frigates in the OW with your 3rd rate. Next time maybe we will bring a fleet of 10 basic cutters against you guys in a 3rd rates so you can later say "4 brave pirates were able to sink 10 Dutch ships." Again the main purpose of the engagement (not letting you attack our shallow fleet for La Blanquilla PB) was achieved. Maybe if you do some port battles of your own you will understand the uneasy role of Frigate Screening fleet. Next time you will accuse Dutch screening fleet of running from the battle ask Swedes how exactly their flags can't reach carpano in time for 3 days. The first to sacrifice himself against full 3rd fleet is always Frigate screening fleet. When we have to sacrifice ourselves to delay the flag carrier - we sacrifice ourselves. Risking loosing my ship to some ganking pirate when later I may have need it against the conquest feet is not worth it. So when we can - we sink you. When we can't - we disengage. You coming in a 3rd rates instead of a fast ships help this tactic to be successful.

Oh, the famous pr0zac's band of cowards. It's funny, like you say "numerical and firepower superiority in Dutch favor", when all battles with pirates 3rd rates I've been yesterday were like 2000 BR Pirates vs 1000 BR Dutch. I've been in 3 engagements with Pirate 3rd fleet yesterday. In all engagements (2 near Blanquilla, 1 near Saint Georges) Pirates had way more firepower (like 1 3rd Dutch + 3/4 Frig vs 4 Pirate 3rd rates + 1/2 Frigs). Yep, unfortunately our main forces were busy (like, you now, fighing PB like ships of the line should do). But even with this great BR superiority I couldn't remember any member of Dutch screening fleet to be sank in those engagements (maybe you've got lucky in other battles). One battle I was rammed by the pirate Frigate, then had to sail in my trinc through 3 pirate 3rd rates (to catch downwind) and still was able to get away - you guys are a lousy shooters. Oh, and when you whine in battle chat about trinco running away from 3 3rd rates, think - maybe you can take a frigate instead of a line ship, better to take a crafted when, not a disposable fir shit, and then you may have a chance to catch crafted trinco (of course when there will be 3 of you and 1 of me). P.S. Don't worry, we will catch you pirate scum later. Currently we are busy with the Swedes, who turned out to be very well organized and equipped.

Then why are you trying to chew what you can't digest? If you are a smaller nation then let go of the south and go defend you capital. Or just die of natural reasons trying to wage war with everyone. But you found the 3rd way - whine on forums about evil USA taking all the ports near the Capital during SPANISH primetime, while around 50 of your captains were having fun in the South(plenty of Spanish 3rd rates there too). Yeah, better wage forum wars then actually assemble all forces and go defend your capital in game. Maybe devs will hear you and give you your ports back. I just can't imagine Dutch crying "Give us Willemstad area back, we can't defend it from evil French" and simultaneously having half of the Dutch's forces fighting somewhere near Habana.

I am playing for the Dutch nation, so I personally would "ask" the Spanish to stop attacking Dutch west(they can't defend their own capital, but can master 40-50 ships each day to harass our west) so we can focus on French. Please include this in you peace treaty conditions. This will help us focus on driving French from our East. Currently we are fighting on 2 fronts and are barely capable of controlling French assault. Or I would say no peace treaty with these cunning nation. Who whines and whines about how difficult it is to defend it's own capital (which nearby cities were captured during spanish prime time) and at the same time have a huge fleet to block our forces in the south (thus helping there French allies). Better let them die naturally (cause new players can't play efficiently) if they don't want to let the south go.

So all your ports are being attacked and still majority of players (and you amongst them) care only about missions instead of defending port? Well, you get only what you can take. If all you care is missions - welcome to the PVE server.

or just as in EVE - get rid of stupid durability principle. Lost a battle - lost a ship. Fair and square. This durability principle ruins the whole raiding gameplay. You raid enemy coast trying to weaker them before port battle. But then they come again in s slightly "less" durable ships.

Hello! Here is my situation. Me and my friend attacked a player and entered instanced battle. During the battle I've lost internet connection. Upon restoring connection I've received standard combat info for the finished battle (though battle wasn't finished and nobody did any damage to me in it, cause my friend was there). Also in combat info my ship structures statuses were all 100%. But after leaving battle info I was moved to a port and my ship lost 1 durability. As my ship was an exceptional quality Frigate it's quite a bummer. I know it an alpha. But it's just really depressing to lose a good ship not to an enemy but to an internet connection. Details: Char name: Vaan De Vries Server: EU PvP1 Location: between Cano Macareo and Pedernales time: approximately 7 PM CET time