Chimera

Its going to change at some Point. As I understood, BP and crafting system is a placeholder for a different mechanic coming some time in the future. Been crafting 3rd rates to get a bellona or 2nd rate BP for some time now and it's frustrating not to get it. It's keep in mind that "change" is coming ;-) we just don't know when. Back to the original topic: any news on what the patch is about?

This basicly reduces dura by one for lower tier ships. Don't know if I really like the idea of boarding becoming more important. With the currant mechanic boarding ships are one of the main annoyances in the game. if it is boarding the last surviving stragglers in a battle in fine with it. Me personally: I don't enjoy the gameplay that comes with fleets just kitted out to board other ships. Don't enjoy playing with or against them. I just hope these mechanics won't lead to a further increase of ganking by making it a vital part of the game and "forcing" people to do it, in order to compete within the game. Other than that: I don't really know if I am pro or con on the issue of complicating the game further. We sure need to test it.

I think within reinforcement area the defending side should be able to join without BR limit. I don't think it is the way to go to let fleets that are specialized in boarding have a go at larger ships without having to fear defenders joining.