Cpt Blackthorne

+1, ^vote, Like, yes please

All I know is that I better get XP even if I sink or surrender. If, I've put in an hour + of fighting w multiple kills yet get no XP because the last shi sank me or I had to surrender, I will cry, and most likely curl in a fetal position in the corner.

^ HAHAHA SO TRUE!

I'm just glad the PvP1 shutdown and merge into PvP2 finally went well. Much appreciated devs.

Bingo, yes please, +1, ^vote, DO THIS NOW!!!! I expect this will be changed in a hot patch like as of yesterday.

Mon - Wed map up

I've been reading this forum for a long time and have not seen others post on a leak mechanic exploit. If there is one, we need details of what it is and how it is used. One thing I can say is that their armor seemed as though they had 4 extra planking upgrades as I could not pen in any manner I would normally use. hehe. I think we need to better manage out ships line-up and how we use each rate in battle. We should have won that battle, taking all of their ships. 2-3 4th rates vs 1 1st rate should always win, and those seem to be the numbers we had. It is time we utilize battle commanders, one for the upper rates and one for the lower rates. This is how I always commanded WoT battles, but appointing a combat officer for the heavies and one for the mediums/lights.

The nodes have been hacked to auto redirect everyone to the PvP2 server in preparation for your merge to us. Might as well get set up on our server now. DOWN WITH PvP1! hehe

the battle results are only ffom the second battle. if anyone has the first 2 feel free to post

Not many people like to report their losses, however, this was indeed a well played battle by both sides. (Below is just a role play with no harm intended by names.) After losing the port of Mantanzas, Cuba to pirates, and the following influx of this scourge into the free port of Key West, the US knew it was only a matter of time before these rats would strike a plague on the Florida coast. With intuition, a small fleet of 4th and 5th rates headed to the lost Cuban port from Key West with intent to blockade. Another small fleet of 4th's thru 6th's headed to do the same at Remedios; another port recently lost to pirates. After much time, and subsequent second-guessing, reports slowly began to trickle in of movement from the black nation around Cayo Romano. And then another report from Key West of a massive fleet of 1st rates were setting sails. Quickly a small force from the Keys was assembled to delay whatever actions were about to unfold. However, the US interception fleet could not dispatch enough of a response fleet to quell this potential attack on the mainland. The black sails of 1st rates made off, headed south. The US sent a scout to follow the rats providing information of their movements. Being known that a small force of 4ths and 5th would have no chance to commence a battle with so many 1st rates, the Mantazas blockade group headed west to get out of sight of the rats in hopes of hiding the true numbers of US ships. During this time, a larger US fleet was gathered at Key West with intent to intercept before the rats could lay siege on mainland soil. The rats arrived at Mantanzas and prepared their invasion of Cayo Biscayno. To which the US responded in haste, sending the main Key West fleet due east, another small fleet headed south from Biscayno. The two small blockade fleets began the pursuit, chasing the 1st rate fleet north toward the Keys. Just southeast of Islamorada is where all US fleets converged on the pirate fleet. The battle was long and brutal. In fact, two battles took place, one after the other. It was messy. It was ugly. The US lost the battle not being able to damage the heavily modified 1st rates, but won the war with time maintenance, overall preventing the rats from laying siege on Florida. Good game to all. Results in the spoiler

Looks valid enough to me to earn the 50k bonus that I will pay out. Contact MasterJSB to see if he agrees to his bounty. Meet you in KW before the next round Tuesday. GG.

As do I, mate. Sadly, this is the most I can muster atm. I'm working on it tho. http://forum.game-labs.net/index.php?/topic/14578-newest-pvp2-list-of-guildsclansfleets-060816/ Thank you for the all info to get started. Working on it, yet haven't liked anything I've thrown together so far.

Good vid and ty for the history. I like firing the top deck and letting it dmg the sails and masts. But they really need to allow us to load different shots by deck. Would be great to fire chain from the upper decks that can't aim low enough and ball / dbl charge, whatever on the lower decks. Not that you need it, but a tip at 10:35 I would have cut to starboard for a port side raking on the stern. Would've also put you up wind of him. At 19:57, had you turned your foremast level w the wind, it would've also leveled your ship even more. At 25:10 cut to port and fire starboard at him to get the upwind again. 27:25 cut starboard for the port side stern rake. Just my strat at always keeping to the wind side.

New map is up for Monday-Sunday action. Check tomorrow for a week total of Mon - Mon. Congrats to Dutch and French for showing some life again! I hope the PB instructions helped well enough that you continue to grow!

Mere technicalities. hehe

Started drinking early this morning?

I really think when I surrender that what happens to my ship, my crew, and my officers is chosen not by me, but by the winner. He should be able to choose options like: 1. Kill all crew and officers, loot hold and scuttle ship 2. Kill all crew, release officers, loot hold, scuttle ship 3. Kill all crew, release officers, loot hold and keep ship 4. etc, etc all the difference variations of this Yes indeed! I should get a ton of XP for using my Rattler and wrecking a Connie. And should the Connie beat my rattler, he would get very little XP because..welll.. duh

Yes please. And technically the USS Penn was commissioned in 1816 so it should fall into the time frame. It was never used because war was over and the stupidly burned rather that relocated to keep it from the rebel USA hating south. My argument for the nation specific ships is simply to have some kind of differences between the nations. Nations would still be able to capture 1 dura of these ships, so it's not like an advantage/disadvantage to anyone.

+1 I like this, it would also prevent the gank squads (who are too chicken to join the PB) from ganking you outside.

Post this in the Such is Lord thread. Nice suggestions. We should be able to influence the port size, population and maybe even whether it becomes a regional capital or not just by our interaction there. http://forum.game-labs.net/index.php?/topic/13596-such-is-a-lord-simple-politics-and-alliances-part-1-heavily-moderated/

Step 1 1) Wait wwwhhaat? No rewards at all if you surrender? I battle for an hour and a half with 3 kills, 2 captured ships and one sunk, then because it was against a gank squad of 5 vs only myself, you are saying I won't get any rewards? I won't get gold, no xp, and no ships or loot after??? This is not fair nor right. I certainly can see that all loot, including ships, would not be kept, but I should deserve the xp and gold from my country for my efforts. 4) medkits and repairkits are physical objects that should be lootable. In fact, absolutely anything that has a physical nature, even upgrades, should be lootable. Question answers 1. Yes, but after a certain amount of time. Like say no surrender after 40% water intake or fire damage. This gives time for the ship to be abandoned and captured. 2. This makes no sense. I should be able to surrender at any time during the battle. 3. no Choice options 1

I would post an F11 report and post in the Tribunal thread. Sounds completely inappropriate to me.

Dead link. I would like to see the image. Maybe they wanted the port so they could change the time window? But this should not be possible. And so should be punishable by deleting the entire rat nation

Nosirribob. You should never have left PvP2 In fact, since the claim is that the lag is non-existent over there, then it should be the same for all of PvP1 to come to PvP2

I'll figure on 3 atm. heh