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As a reenactor who deals with black powder quite a bit, I can tell you that smoke only lingers on a windless day when humidity is high. It also tends to be thicker in the morning. On the open sea, with nothing to block the wind and a strong, steady wind like we have currently, smoke would dissipate quickly. As well, it's actually almost too thick on the occasions when you get stuck in it. 10 to 60 cannon aren't going to make a solid smoke screen.

Oh, I'm sure the officers and crew on board a naval ship would just jump at the opportunity to commit mass suicide. I've read of several incidents where the order was given to set powder trains and go out in a blaze of glory, but they usually occurred while the captain was dying and his orders for some reason or another were never carried out.

You stole my idea! Obviously I agree with it.

I'd place it on the quarterdeck, aft of the helm, maybe slightly to one side to allow for a clearer view. I like the idea of a first person camera, though. I wish they had various first person positions such as in the foretop, on the forecastle, the fantail, the waists at the beam, and on the quarterdeck.

The fact that anyone believes this to be a viable tactic is laughable.

Captains don't take the wheel. Quartermaster and helmsman do that. A captain typically stands on the quarterdeck.

I think limiting certain ships would be good, especially ships that are particularly unique, such as the Constitution, Victory, Santisima, Essex, Reno, Surprise etc. Things that are examples of generic vessels, such as the Trincomalee, Mercury, Cerberus, rated vessels, etc could be available to all. It'd certainly add flavor to the nations. More importantly it would make the game more exciting and add replay value.

You're on crack. The pirates manage to bring 30-40 per PB. They fill the battle and manage 5-15 on screening duty. They also manage to do this for multiple ports at one time.Lying to prove your point, no matter how passionately you believe it, doesn’t help your cause.

Did you go US cheatos? If so, I hope we see you there! VCO and CMC are both US pvp1 now, and we could sure use the help!

Kids these days, with their roundabout ways of hurting each other's feelings. In my day when you insulted someone you just shot them in the face.

Replace random fire with full broadside. Same purpose.

Don't pass me off as a content whore. I've been playing this game since you paid on paypal and waited until friday, so I think I've proven my commitment. This is Naval Action, not SOL Battle Royale. Even outside of port battles, the SOL creep is very clear, so open world utility is limited in the future for unrated ships. As for grinding, we had the advantage of PVPING on roughly equal footing. New players will not have that. And for the record, did you even read my post like 4 posts back? I never said not to use SOLs. Quite the contrary. I don't want a BR limit or some arbitrary mechanic that nullifies a player's work. Go read my proposal before you fucking insult me again. I think you'd actually rather like it. As for what I sail, I sail a Connie, and I literally will not get into an SOL unless I have to for some reason. A lot of my friends prefer rated vessels, but I'm content with a frigate. It's why I bought the game. Hell, if I can get my hands on an essex, I'll sail that too. Problem is, most people will not sail anything less than their biggest ship, which actually limits them and will cause player retention issues. But go, read my post before you respond again. I'd kill to hear input on the idea.

Because it essentially makes them the only ship to sail. That means to keep people interested the devs will have to keep coming out with bigger and bigger ships. It doesn't get any bigger than the Santi, though, so that's a problem. It also makes it very difficult for people who aren't yet rear admirals to develop a love for PVP, since they can't hope to be competitive in a ship less than a vic.

He means when you die you don't lose anything. The opposite of EVE, for example, where if you get podded you can conceivably lose even your learned skills and you most certainly lose everything on you.

I suppose it could go the route of most MMOs and he could bore his cellmates to death with tales of Chinese gold farmers.