kirefla91

Lovely little newspaper thing, but could you please add a server tag to your thread?

Seen the three players together multiple times after the incident, usually south of vieques and then heading further south,- I'm starting to suspect them of farming eachothers or something of the sort, but I do -not- have any proof of such at all, it's simple -SPECULIATION- on my end. Regardless of the reason behind it all, they still attack green, hindering, ramming, firing broadsides- whatever they can to keep others from taking on that pirate, it all seems highly suspicious if you ask me- And yes.. I tried again two-three days ago, reported it that time through F11 though.

Oh I agree completely with you, and I do believe my examples show that the enemy of the british were indeed far from cowardly- Such as the Zulu for example,- Attacking british red coats armed with rifles, while your own forces are armed with spears and the like most certainly require some balls, if you pardon my french. I agree in regards to insults and accusations, even more so with your last statement- Battling is far more fun than idling. I do however disagree with your real-life losses in this regard, when someone claims such a thing as the 'gentleman' above, then he clearly requires a lesson in history.

Is that a fact? What about these battles; Saratoga, Islandlwana, the battle for the danish straits against Bismarck, Singapore, or even at the Gazala line. How'd all of these go for the british, hm? Saratoga is an excellent example if I do say so myself.

Then I hope you'll have your facts straight the next time you decide to boast of it.

If you have a more efficent way of getting up the ranks than hunting AIs, then by all means- Do let me know, I'll have you know however that I perform my fair share of PvP as well, and a loss is a loss regardless of how you might want to twist and bend it,- and if you lose once, then well- You're no longer on a win-streak.

The 'certainty' of victory have lead to the fall of greater men than any of us gathered here.

I agree completely with that, but one can't very well then claim to have delivered 5+ days of defeat and frustration

5+ days of defeats and frustration? I have nothing against y'all bickering here on the forums, thinking one or the other is better than others- But at least keep it truthful. Three-four nights ago DRUNK lost at vieques for example- I know that for a fact, and if you doubt me you can ask Reiwok, he was in the battle as well. So yeah- That doesn't seem like 5+ days of defeats and frustrations, certainly not so to me.

So-.. I'd like to claim the bounty that was placed on Reiwok. http://imgur.com/rKuTOwq

Thank you my good man, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

"A frown was plastered along Kommandørkaptajn Pedersen’s face as he looked out across the damaged bow of trincomalee; the bowsprit had been snapped off during the fight the night before, leaving Pedersen’s usually proud “Lady” in illrepair, though he was certainly displeased with the situation, he couldn’t help but feel a touch of pride for his crew’s handling of the ship; there they had been, heading valiantly straight towards a British constitution, guns had called out as thunder, hammering into Pedersen’s Trincomalee, smashing into the bow- some even hit the the fore-mast, nearly bringing the mast down; the crew had braced themselves, crouching low on the deck, leaving but the officers on board standing upon the quarter deck, all hands clutching tightly to whatever they could find, soon the bowsprit smashed into the centre hull of the hostile constitution, splinters flying about as the wood shattered, and the bow soon followed to smash into the wood with a hollow creak as planks bent and broke. The ramming had been efficient, leaving such a gap between the planking of the constitution that it was noticeably taking in water already; muskets fired over the bow, out at the crew of the enemy while others did whatever they could to disengage- finally the ships slipped from each other and “Lady” managed to alter her course towards the west while the men on board cheered with joy and victory, the constitution’s gun deck was visibly flooding with water, the whole process indeed quite rapid as the waterline finally reached the gunports, within moments the ship disappeared into,- Claimed for the ocean by “Draugen”. The previous day had indeed been quite a strain upon the ship, but the men were swift at work, suitable piece of timber had already been located, and iron was melted- They were to reinforce the bow further, to make certain the integrity of the ship could be secured even further should they once again have to ram an enemy. Kommandørkaptajn Pedersen knew very well that such might alter the trim of the ship somewhat, but based on his calculations it’d all boil down to a few centimeters of fore-trimming. All aboard knew today would be a busy day." Well, that’s the little story for today, I hope it was a relatively enjoyable read, oh- And for those of you whom are curious about “draugen” it’s a Scandinavian folklore, especially in the northern parts of Norway; if you’re interested in knowing more about it I suggest reading https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draugr And then in particular underneath the “recent” section.

Perhaps so, but my good man- You are guilty until proven innocent!

Good, there's the fighting after all, and then there's the aftermath,- the latter is the most costly and time consuming Glad you enjoyed the read by the way- That's the intention!

Oh please- I'd take two surprises over four Rens any day of the week!

Oh please, I sail the biggest ship I can, regardless of your presence or not, and I'd quite much love to battle it out with you, let you put your cannons against mine, both on equal ground to see whom is the best, but- That'd never work out in the end, there's always someone joining and such. Either way, I doubt I'm the only one who feels an utter lack of intimidation by your group But hey, I'm for the war, so that speaks for itself, eh?

In all honesty- A few renegades skirmishing in danish water hardly speaks against the strength of the nation as a whole, and you certainly can't argue against denmark-norway handing the swedes their rumps, in the last big war we had

Well hey,- You pirates aren't exactly known for resisting your urges, so-... No wonder!

I did, because that's relative and depending on perspective- Granted, I agree with you, just stating that some might not for whatever reasons they may, or may not have! One can however not argue against the law being established!

Good man! I may also add that it is in the modern international rules That you have to give as much assistance as you possibly can, as long as it doesn't put yourself in danger- I'm being educated as a master mariner at this moment, so yeah-.. Lots of laws and regulations.

Of course, they are after all only enemies while they're still afloat or with something solid beneath their feet- A true naval officer, or seaman in general, should always fish up others from the sea, granted that such does not pose too great a risk to his own crew and ship

Thank you, thank you! I'd tip my own hat at you, but I seem to have misplaced it! Bit of a shame for it to be written for an NPC encounter, but hey- Didn't have too much action yesterday, so gotta write based on what you experience, eh?

Though Kommandørkaptajn Pedersen usually were a calm, collected man, he found himself clenching his fast with pure rage and fury upon hearing the news of a drunken Swedish offensive within Dano-Norwegian sovereignty. How he longed for the days where the nations engaged with honest warfare, rather than the repeated skirmishes by foolish privateers; the shortage of direct conflict, had resulted in him being removed from the island of Christiansted, the standing orders of the admiralty had indeed placed him and his crew within the vicinity of Vieques,- To patrol and protect the trade shipping in the region. He could but read with regret and horror, of how at least three Danish vessels had reached the bottom of the sea, while another actually fell into the hands of the swedes themselves; damn that foolish captain, he could at the very least have honoured his duty to go down, rather than to empower the swedes further with his ship! The survival of some of the crew were of no concern,- The northern regions of Europe never had a shortage of able bodied men longing for a life at sea; much like he, himself had when he was a younger lad. Within long Kommandørkaptajn Pedersen found himself with other concerns, a large British vessel had been sighted just west of Vieques- A third rate the merchants claimed, and so Pedersen found himself hoisting all sails, even bringing his own handkherchief up the mast to acquire as much speed as he possibly could- And sure enough the third-rate came within sight, the masts towering up in the distant horizon, but fortunately enough Pedersen soon found himself joined for the approaching battle by two other captains- Another Trincomalee and a Surprise. The three Danish ships engaged the lonely third-rate, the battle swift and decisive, Pedersen himself aiming at the sails of the enemy with his first volley, in order to cut down some of the rigging and slow down that beast of a ship,- while the other Danish Trincomalee engaged with the enemy’s port side, swapping broadside for broadside, the brit certainly appeared occupied with the engagement, allowing Pedersen an opportunity to sail up at the deadzone of the ship and tackle hard to port; guns roared out as his starboard batteries pummelled into the stern of the ship, swiftly accompanied by the sound of splintering wood and the cries of horror from the wounded and dying. The broadside was most certainly efficient, smashing the English captain’s quarters into a pile of splinters and broken glass. Not a sound was heard on Pedersen ship as they then swapped position with the other Trincomalee, allowing the ally to fall back and alternate sides while Pedersen took the beating the brits could deliver; the first broadside had little effect, but soon enough the heavy shells began to explode and punch holes straight through Pedersen’s vessel, cutting down at sixty-nine of his crew in the end; and if such was not bad enough, the direction of the wind and the third-rate forced Pedersen to come up close, his starboard side soon smashing into the brit’s port side, and before anyone knew what was happening, the by now desperate brit threw lines and hooks over Pedersen’s Trincomalee, hauling him closer and closer; had it not been for the bosun’s bravery, the boarding would have been a success, the bosun rushed out, cleaving line after line while encouraging the crew to persist with it. Thankfully the wind soon shifted enough for Pedersen’s ship to turn to port and disengage, acquiring the distance he longed for between himself and the third rate. Soon however the Danish captain, Dansehesten which manned a Surprise came sailing up along the starboard side of the third-rate, hammering him with the guns and receiving quite a beating in return,- Dansehesten’s aim was true however, igniting the enemy’s ship, setting it ablaze and shortly thereafter the brit sank to the bottom of the sea. For a few moments the three surviving captains fished up the surviving British crew, toasted to each other’s health, and departed for their respective duties.

Last evening at the eighteenth bell, Kommandørkaptajn Alf Pedersen engaged with the a pirate frigate captained by the foul pirate Mary west from Vieques, just moments later two danish third rates from the clan of LG engaged in the battle,- the captains Gorynych and Mari soon showed their colours, firing upon Kommandørkaptajn Pedersen, rather than the pirate- The battled dragged on for some time, but it soon became clear that the two "danish" captains from LG were traitors to the crown, indeed siding with a pirate, rather than a countryman. http://steamcommunit...s/?id=639514746 http://steamcommunit...s/?id=639514668 http://steamcommunit...s/?id=639512324 http://steamcommunit...s/?id=639512519

Only time will reveal if you're to be correct of the majority voting for war- I have no intentions of having the post removed, so no worries there! We'll have an answer soon enough; and though you believe it to be a dumb poll, it will certainly give people a chance to state their feelings on the mather, without other posts being spammed and derailing into a flame-war- As for other nations voting on it, that can't really be helped, but at the very least I've stated who should vote, if people choose to honour that or not is their choice in the end.