Lord Ravenburg

From his Majesty King George, He has given me the honor and privilege to provide the representatives of the USA with this little song, thanks to the cast of Hamilton: 'You say, the price of my love's not a price that you're willing to pay You cry in your tea which you hurl in the sea when you see me go by Why so sad? Remember we made an arrangement when you went away Now you're making me mad Remember despite our estrangement, I'm your man You'll be back Soon you'll see You'll remember you belong to me You'll be back Time will tell You'll remember that I served you well Oceans rise, empires fall We have seen each other through it all And when push comes to shove, I will send a fully armed battalion to remind you of my love Da dada da da Da dadada dayada Dada da da dayada Da dada da da Da dadada dayada Dada da da da You say our love is draining and you can't go on You'll be the one complaining when I am gone And, no, don't change the subject 'Cause you're my favorite subject My sweet, submissive subject My loyal, royal subject Forever and ever and ever and ever and ever You'll be back Like before I will fight the fight and win the war For your love For your praise And I'll love you till my dying days When you're gone, I'll go mad So don't throw away this thing we had 'Cause when push comes to shove I will kill your friends and family to remind you of my love Da dada da da Da dadada dayada Dada da da dayada Da dada da da Da dadada dayada Dada da Everybody! Da dada da da Da dadada dayada Dada da da dayada Da dada da da Da dadada dayada Dadada da da dayada' For reference please see this wonderful audio and visual version =P: Please, please consider our Majesties humble request, no one likes bloodshed...well perhaps...a little bloodshed. But think of it as more of a reconciling, less of a conflict =P. Thought we could have some more funnies rocking around the forum. (Please admins be gentle on me if I have breached some rules!) Kindest Regards, His Majesties most humble servant, Flag Captain, Lord Ravenburg.

Enough posturing, The last time we were outside Mortimer with even a shadow of a fleet there was no response...other to run and hide. Lord Vicious we have never met in game, but I personally look forward to crossing swords in the future. If what you say is true about the Pirates as a force, I look forward to them returning. What we want is war, what we need is battle, the only way this will happen is for our forces to begin massing and good PVP being fought across the map. Calling other clans/nations bad or ill equipped to defend themselves or attack is a personal opinion. One that if I do say so myself makes for a toxic community. If we are playing with facts then every ship has the potential to be sunk by another, so enough cat calling and measuring and lets meet it with every kind of remorseless steel instead. Regards. Ravenburg.

Capt Roberts, I am returning to the tempestuous seas for Naval Action after some time away. I am a Flag Captain now (thank you random free upscale of rank). Previously a member of SOB from PVP2 and briefly PVP1, although I believe they are now the KIN clan. However as I can see they are not actively recruiting I would like to offer my services such as they are. I fought in the entirety of the first Pirate Wars in PVP2 before our switch to the PVP1 server. I have Australasian time zones to contend with, I assume this will not be a problem? Alas I do not have much in the way of gold or ships to offer in the PVP1 server due to the wealth I had in PVP2. However willing to work and fight to earn my place. Anyone I should direct my queries to in game to secure a place among your merry band? Regards, Ravenburg.

As always brilliant content. I look forward to my return to these tempestuous waters. Keep up the good work =). - Ravenburg.

Your feelings on the matter have been duly noted. Regards, Ravenburg.

Hi Arbour, I don't think Howe was speaking about this thread in particular, its quite a healthy thread from what I can read, his comment and my subsequent comment was 'in general'. Some good PVP talk going on here, the French have been making themselves a nation again in the East, something to be celebrated at least. I would like to thank Slamz for taking the time to piece together the current French history as it stands. I might be totally wrong however, as I assume I will be on the receiving end of French guns eventually! Cheers, Ravenburg.

Could not agree with you more Howe, the community need a change around real soon. I am all for rivalries, it makes the game interesting and exciting to have a player you are at odds with. But it does not need to turn personally offensive. Other games have reporting and banning options for a reason, this is no exception. o7 Lord Howe, I hope you find fortune in the East. Regards, Ravenburg.

Absolutely! I agree with you wholeheartedly, if you can't take a knock, this is probably not the game for you. I am just stating for my own opinion, vile base personal insults are probably not the best thing in the world for a healthy community. Regardless of rivalries. Using the mechanics in game, used to their actual effect I am all in favor of. You chain my sail...imma go reaaall slow. So yes, I see both sides of the coin, my post was my feeling, my opinions, and I thank you for your input. Regards, Ravenburg.

There is no hypocrisy here, I have made it firm that I speak for myself. I have yet to disrespect you or your opinions on the matter. What other players do is not in my control. I am making my position known, no more no less. People can either agree and we can start seeing some positivity creep back into this forum or we can be damned to the eternal eye for an eye. A good day to you, Regards, Ravenburg.

And I will accept your feelings on the matter, for they are yours to have. Good day, Ravenburg.

I wholeheartedly support wholesome communication between all factions, I cannot speak for all. But I speak for myself. We can either agree it was fun all round, or continue to bicker. I for one will not be party to it. yours, Ravenburg.

From what I hear it was a glorious fight, on both sides, much like the last few engagements with the pirates. They are truly being dastardly and I salute them for their tenacity. I was there for many of the open sea battles, alas I missed the port ones. Dare I say it, the pirates are giving us the fight we so crave. Even in my lowly Trinc I am having a blast (GET IT?!) firing broadsides left and right while wholeheartedly accepting return fire. It would seem the French wish to see Haiti restored to its former French Empire, looks like the grind to Flag Captain just got that much more interesting, tis but a target rich environment. I will say this, at least they didn't flee like the Americans, would they not be pirates I would have invited them for tea. Regards, Ravenburg.

My fellow Sailors, I for one, regardless of my fierce loyalty for SOB and for the British in particular, would love to see a healthier server population. The fights we are getting from the Pirates are what we have been hoping for, regardless of which nation those pirates originated from. In an essence it is what we have all been hoping for, open sea combat with other players, and we have had our fill over the last few days. Ultimately it has unified the British more and more, those that sail the eastern seas that is. I imagine if the players who quit had experienced some of this then we would probably see them sticking around. I cannot comment on what it must be like to be one or two port nations, limited allies and even fewer players to support you. But I can probably be right in saying if it were in reverse I would be making the best of my situation. Yes the arms race has been ongoing for some time, yes there have been major factions flip flopping from power to pauper. However the end goal is just this, open world, PVP and ports with actual ships in them. Was it a good set of fights between the Pirates and Britain, yes most definitely. Would I like see this continue? Of course, ships sunk on both sides, relatively fair language between them, however I must admit, seeing base insults does drive me to distraction, tis a game gentlemen, we will all win and lose battles, but to sink and be sunk with honour and grace is what makes any MMO player fun to interact with. So I make this challenge to you all, when a new player logs into the forum and sees personal attacks, do you think it is a game that they will want to play? Do you think it is something they will want to experience. I very much doubt it, we could be close to as vile as some of the larger scale games I have played, League and Dota among them. I would like to see new players actively getting involved without personal vendetta's, yes to be sure you will find your nemesis in this game, and words will be exchanged, but make those words topical to the events at hand, not an attack on a clan, a nation, simply belittling an entire player base will surely just see more and more players who cannot be bothered reading it over and over again to just leave. We want to talk mechanics, exploitation, zerging, nation bashing, and overall a game which has its problems, but welcome to Alpha gentlemen (and ladies). The devs have put together a game I could only dream of, battling in the age of sail in some of the ships I grew up around. I have been sunk by and have sunk Pirates, Americans (I believe I was called a seal clubber...alas I was without it that day), the odd Frenchman, and a very sassy Spaniard who called me a...'cheeky fellow'. I have held no personal grudges, no name calling was spouted, each was thanked for their participation or we have let silence hold and our cannons did the talking. The Moderators have put up locked topics around these observations, but I want to show them that there are players among us who completely agree. Be passionate and fierce, but in a manner that is both polite and constructive. So rejoice, we play the age of sail, we mark ourselves as gentlemen (yes even you, I am looking at you pirates, there is nothing more romantic then a gentleman pirate.) So let us conduct ourselves accordingly. My thoughts and musings, Yours, Ravenburg (PVP2, Britain)

HUZZAH HUZZAH!

Bold words, the Brits are already on the move against the US. Or have you missed the map turning less green alongside the pirates, you will need to do better I am afraid. Or is it because it has directly effected the Spanish that you feel this way? Cuba being decidedly more red as of late, I guess it is better then being green I suppose. See to your Captains, and we will see to ours. We already see a resurgence of Spanish players, and we are delighted, we have routinely come up against resistance, only for it to Nation hop just as it was getting good. Is Britain a large player base, yes, are we surprised, no. Or at least we should not be, when thinking of Naval powers in the era one must think of Nations such as Britain, France and Spain. It is the Spanish Captains turn to claim their place among the big three. Hopefully we shall see an influx of new players which can bolster your forces. Good Day. Ravenburg.

I applaud your conviction, may our paths never cross on the open waters, for I fear we would lose many good sailors in the process. Yours faithfully, Lord Ravenburg.

National pride in whichever nation you are supporting, or fighting for, as some would prefer to stay out of the firing lines of cannon and carronade, should be rewarded. Simply changing nations should be discouraged, an XP penalty and a level penalty would go towards alleviating this. After all, should I be against the wall with enemies at my door, I would feel fighting on is my only option.

If Spain wants war that is =P. They have a mutual ally against the US at this present point. Any faction which sides with the pirates will be dealt with accordingly, with all manner of remorseless steel.

They have been making gains again around Cuba, as a Brit actively fighting the US I applaud the Spanish navy. Let it be known that Lord Ravenburg of SOB supports your actions to establish yourselves as an honorable fighting nation. I will not harrass any Spanish Vessel that does not openly seek combat. But be warned, if my commanders order it, you will see me in the front lines defending Britain and its territories. You have my word as an Honourable Servant of His Majesty. Lord Ravenburg.

I routinely send ships bigger then cutters into US waters...but then I get accused of 'Clubbing Seals'....look those were dark times man, I do not need reminding.....just let me privateer in peace!

Agreed! Keep it up!

I believe our experiences of it would be from a vastly different perspective ......but congrats on the Victories! Love that ship very much. On a sadder note, I wont be on as much, maintenance window is now right in the middle of my evening, I guess it was the same for Aussies, but now I know their pain. =(

Oh....oh my....I want to see this very much....HUZZAH FOR SOB!

To all Newcomers, welcome! For we shall become the shield against all this latest aggression. To the officers: Have we seen JonesB around for a time? Do we happen to have a list of those active members who have now joined other clans and nations? I take it we are still actively recruiting? Yours truly, Ravenburg.

For the Glory of England! Sons of Britain will never cower when our mettle is tested, we will be demonised, criticised and made pariah's. But let us tell you now, when the hungry wolves are at our doors we will be the stalwart gate and citadel, an unyielding force of iron and oak. For we are Lions!...any who would threaten Jamaica and Haiti will do well to remember that.