Iroquois Confederacy
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For those who think Pirates should be exempt to make them "special" - it has long been established that Pirates are just another nation, with ports, an uncapturable island with Capital Fleets, and ships of the line.
You cannot have your Disney Fantasy AND be exempt from the rules of everyone else. IMHO, the only way pirates should be treated as anything other than a faction with a black flag is if they are forced to act like real pirates - Free Ports Only, no RvR.
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I truly don't understand what people are complaining for. People have been screaming for anti-zerg mechanics. Boom. Here is one.
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If elite PvPers do not want to deal with getting raided, they can always shift to one of the factions that is not the top three. Assuming Russia, the United Provinces, and Great Britain are the three largest that leaves:
France, Poland, Sweden, Denmark, Pirates, United States, Spain, and Prussia. That's a lot of cool flags to pick from.
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Are there any plans for PvP raids in the future - say if a small faction wanted to raid a large faction without so much warning?
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6 minutes ago, Severus Snape said:
Hethwill and the ROVER boys put their money where their mouths were today. Hats off to them. Others on here did not.
Just as a point of order - the only reason I wasn't in the PB was because I was subbed out at the last minute to be a one-man screener
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28 minutes ago, PYR said:
An usual half true stance that surely attract the sympathy of pvpers … tell me how you fill up a 20k br port battle fleet when you dont have the player base and without a proper alliance system with other players of small nations? What is the 'united players' you are talking about, if they cannot share the same ports and organize fleets as the clans of larger nations can? Please give me your scenario. If pvpers as reverse, hethwil and others love so much pvp, then they should join prussia and they will have plenty of pvp… more than they can handle…. ha but yes… more difficult to have the full gold ships with the best available upgrades….
Hethwill is in Prussia... and is in the port battle...
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I'm confused on so many levels.
I'm terrified to ask, but what are you actually proposing?
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Are any of these not correct?
Ship stats
Class - 6th rate
Crew - 250
Max Speed - 13+ knots
Guns - 30-
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Thoughts of a Transylvanian
17. Fi That Term
The Free Tribes have been recalled from their diplomatic mission. An accounting of the fruits of the journey follows:
Of the Dutch:
Two La Gross Venture Merchants
Of the Russians:
One La Hermoine class Frigate
One Indiaman
One Mercantile Brig
One Rattlesnake class Brig
Russians sunk in Company with the ROVER Squadron:
Five Mercantile Brigs
One “Pirate” Frigate
One Pandora class Frigate
One Surprise class Frigate
One Prince de Neufchatel class Schooner
Did Allow One Spanish Merchant Brig to Escape, on account of the vigorous requesting of its Captain.
Two of these encounters in particular bear explanation. The Indiaman was sailing in company with one other Captain, and two subalterns did command thinly crewed auxillery Indiamen. The British Captain Wick with the CREDS squadron did join in, and though we were heavily outgunned in a La Hermoine class frigate and a Prince de Neufchatel class Schooner, one Indiaman commanded by a subaltern did break off close-hauled, which we set about vigorously. One of the Russians with his junior escaped, leaving the other to our tender affections. Both were scuttled.
Earlier, a patrol did occur through the Gulf, taking us to the docks of Vera Cruz. Staging upon them was a fleet of Merchant Brigs, six Captains with one tender each, for twelve total. The wolves were in the henhouse – no Captain survived, though a few of their tenders did escape. The bells of the city could be heard for miles, which did summon a fleet to engage the ROVER Squadron. Said fleet did become part of the debris littering the Gulf of Mexico.
This, to some extent, puts the cart before the horse, however. When last I wrote, I was embarked upon a diplomatic mission to South America. Things were rather heated in the Gulf, and the Diplomacy of the Free Tribes was needed elsewhere. This arrangement did not last long, as after one night of patrols, we were recalled to the Gulf to bring the Woods War back to Russian waters. It has been a productive excursion, though they are building their vessels ever-better. Some must be captured in order to outfit the Free Tribes, as investments in Prussian Ports seem to have stopped. Alternatively, we might seek supplied vessels from other nations who wish to see them similarly employed against the Russians.
I have not much missed the mark with ibn Khaldun. Those large factions seem weaker, on average, than smaller ones. They have mere weight of numbers to make up for it. This, however, is an issue Prussia seems to be shedding, as its squadrons are seeking safe harbor elsewhere. It is anticipated that the Prussian holdings in the Gulf will collapse, but they could never have been held in the first place. Prussia must return to its Nomadic roots.
Fi That Term.
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Thoughts of a Transylvanian
16. Ay Cold Imp
A series of short hunts have occupied the Free Tribes in the Gulf of Mexico and down Latin America. First, an account of the oak and iron lost:
Of the British:
Two Mercantile Brigs
One La Grosse Venture class Frigate
Of the Russians:
Five Mercantile Brigs
One La Grosse Venture class Frigate
Two Hercules class Frigates
Subsequent to these short patrols, it was requested that the Free Tribes embark upon a fact-finding mission and diplomatic envoy to South America and the Antilles. It is upon that leg of the journey which I find myself writing.
The nature of this journey has me contemplating the idea of “Diplomacy.” It is not a foreign concept, but the way it is practiced here leads to no protracted greater good. It is lying where all parties involved are aware of the lie, yet it is relentlessly pursued regardless. It is the trading of time for space, both sides attempting to sharpen their knives faster to see who can stab quickest and surest. It is souch convoluted double-speak that ones tongue surely twists in the making of it.
Why do nations engage in diplomacy? The obvious answer is that each side believes itself to be smarter than the other. Nobody but fools believe that. Instead, I believe the whole paradigm comes down to fear. The desperate fear to hold on just a little bit longer, and see if some Deus ex Machina should make itself apparant.
The irony, of course, is that both sides engaging in this “Diplomacy” are equally fearful. The strong either conquer the weak or ignore the weak. If they cannot do either of those two things, then the weak are merely strong in a different aspect.
And so, diplomacy is an effort to mask fear for intelligence, and feign strategy when there are only ever two paths: Attack, or Withdraw.
Perhaps it is these views which made the Free Tribes so uniquely qualified as to be requested to embark upon this ambassadorial mission.
Ay Cold Imp
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Thoughts of a Transylvanian
15. Benign Gin News
It has been some time since my last writing, yet the time is appropriate to write again. The Free Tribes have not sat idle – yet too much must be accounted for which precludes much in the way of rote history.
A Great Conflagration has occurred. The powers of Europe have found themselves scrambling to bring new ships to old ports in order to bring them back to heel. There is a great race afoot to claim as much and as quickly as possible. With the new ships, many a new Captain has been spotted, and squadrons never heard of before have appeared; or ones long in other theaters have returned.
The Free Tribes themselves have built their longhouses and wigwams with a squadron whose flags signal “ROVERS.” The very name is met with much approval by the braves. Even rarer still, the name matches with the breed of Captain that sails under the banner.
Since the Great Conflagration occurred, the first long hunt of the Free Tribes have netted a number of British vessels. They are accounted for as follows:
One Trincomalee Class Frigate
Two L'Hermoine Class Frigates
Three La Grosse Venture Merchants
Two Mercantile Snows
Two Mercantile Brigs
A great chase did occur in the area of Belize after the Trincomalee was sunk by our own L'Hermoine. Halfway to Ruatan, they did break off, which is a significant departure from chases by Spanish Captains, who typically would chase some fifteen nautical miles.
This has had me pondering over the thoughts laid out in #6, referencing Ibn Khaldun. Many squadrons, in their mercenary ways, float from one flag to another as easily as a Lady of Negotiable Virtue moves from one lad to another. They do this for a number of reasons, but it so often appears to be a chase for power. The Russian Nation, one often seen as a powerhouse, now has so many Captains sailing for her that the typical ability of one must certainly fall further than it has in the past. This has interesting implications – where before many a vessel might fight against this nation with but temerity, now more will joyously bring their guns to bear, as the sheer quantity must dilute the quality. Prussia too must suffer this fate, as it has, we are informed, doubled in size.
These are the typical movements through the stages of nations. I suspect only Poland, at this point, can be seen as being truly in the Nomadic stage. Prussia, Russia, even the United Provinces are now all settled. And Britain. Alas, poor Britain! Ever in the Cowardly stage. This is shown time and time again when their vessels would rather flee than fight, even if the vessels are built on the same lines. Some have moved even beyond that. Destroyed in their Cowardly stage, not yet reborn into the Nomadic, the Spanish and the United States must find new ways to make themselves felt upon the world stage.
Benign News Gin
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So, basically anyone who bought PvP reward books during the window where all was tied to PvE rewards are upset that they no longer have that advantage over newcomers.
Good.
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On 5/7/2019 at 6:12 PM, Mascarino said:
They didn't gank you?
Too kindred of spirits
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The first meeting between the Rovers and the Free Tribes:
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Hunting off of Havana like:
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For many moons, the Free Tribes have sailed under the bunting of the Americas. The flag was flown far and wide, making calls at distant ports, and upsetting the dinners of many a hapless merchant. Friends have been made, victories hard won, and losses learned from.
However, with the Great Powers of the world once again struggling over the Caribbean, it is at this time the Iroquois Confederacy haul down the Stars and Stripes and raise a new flag.
We offer the following thoughts before leaving: Be sure to spread throughout the map. You need not claim ports, but you must show your flag. A light ship, a daring Captain, and a patrol through foreign waters can ever turn up a plum. Do not be alarmed by others coming to hunt your waters. A concentrated school of fish will always bring sharks - but dispersal will help here too. Choose your fights if you can, boldly work your guns if you cannot.
We wish you the best of luck, and look forward to a bright future for our late home.
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I'm just quickly skimming because it seems most of this is whining about a 4th Rate - I apologize if it's been answered already.
It seems like with the econ changes and the building wipe, it might be time for a ship wipe too so we can see how this economy really sinks or swims. Any thoughts?
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I apologize for bombarding you with questions and commentary:
Will fort placement fall into the same mold forts are currently in? IE - Will clans simply choose to build forts in the exact same physical locations they are in currently, or will they be able to place them where they choose around a fort? (The latter would be better, but would take much more programmer time, I expect.)
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Also - in a shameless plug - might I suggest adding a fourth type of port: A ship breaker? (The breaking up of ships feature that we have is never utilized because it gives next to nothing for materials when they're broken up. There's a write-up I did yesterday or the day before if you'd like a link.)
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2 minutes ago, admin said:
ports can be specialized. You will either have a shipbuilding center making awesome ships, or a resource base mining everything, or a naval base with forts and towers protecting a choke point
port perk system will take care of this naturallyor forgot to add - hostility missions will be distance based so frontlines will come back.
So - to build awesome ships, you would have to hyper-specialize one port, which would make it impossible to hyper-specialize the same port into a defense area, which would make it impossible to hyper-specialize the same port into a mining hub - do I understand that correctly?
If so, might I suggest that only region capitals could be so specialized, so that some sailing between the mining and crafting is required?
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Just now, admin said:
when did you last time caught a trader with lets say stone block. Does this traffic exists in privateering?
Iron has always been a fantastic catch, because it's so expensive to get. It is not super common, because those are generally short hauls, protected by forts, however, they have historically happened.
The vast majority of traders captured of late have been hauling trade goods - as it is profitable to haul them long distances. (Long distance means blue-water sailing, which provides an opportunity to hit someone before they get under the guns of a fort)
The removal of forts will make those short hauls vulnerable, however, if there are no short hauls...
Like I said, I'm nervous about it, but will be willing to test and see
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Very excited about the fortification changes. Clan-based forts is huge!
A little nervous about this:
QuoteWith enough investments the need for hauling will be completely removed from a clan, creating a cluster city which allows production of all resources (with the exception of rare woods)
I like as many merchants on the water as possible (for obvious reasons :P), but I'm definitely interested to see how it works out.
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National Reputation Persistence (Karma) - Entry to enemy battles.
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Just an added thought - for factions you do help and build reputation with - could you potentially use custom flags for that faction when you are in battle on their side?
Say, hypothetically I helped Britain to a point where I got 25 reputation points, it would be nice to be able to choose to use the Harp of Erin flag when I joined a fight on their side.