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I just reported what was reported to me as the deal and as reported in Combat News. I lay no blame other than on SNACH clan and I'm just providing a warning to any nation wishing to deal with the Russian nation.

This all depends on what part of the game you are asking is difficult. Following the tutorial to learn how to sail? Easy (different story for completing it) Building up resources, reals, and doubloons? Easy Learning to battle AI? Easy (different story for elite admirals) Crafting? Moderately easy (different story for knowing what items are needed for specialty upgrades) Finding action? Easy against NPC, easy in PvP Zone, Easy near Port Battles, easy if you pay attention to Combat News (slightly different story for direct OW PvP) Surviving against PvP? Relatively easy Surviving against PvPPP? Hard Surviving against PvPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP like most battles are? Impossible AF

f @Takehitsu, one of our diplos, can supply the details.

Recently, Russians asked to take over Cap-Francais in order to launch a war against the Dutch in an effort to expel the cloggers from Haiti. The agreement was set to give Russia temporary control of Cap-Franc until they capture Port-au-Prince to further advance on the Dutch. The reality is that the Russian Empire intends to control the entire world. Rather than taking only CP, they are poised to consume the entire Cap-Franc regional ports. What will the rest of the Caribbean do with this information? Will other nations take heed against the dirty deals from all Russians? Will any nation be able to stand up against the Russian Horde? Will more captains leave their nation as despicable traitors and fly the Russian flag? Will all other nations simply evacuate the Caribbean leaving the Russians with nothing to do but farm their own national friends who "sail under flags of pretense" because there are no true enemies to find? What will the world do? Considering the recent massive emigration from the Caribbean, it looks as though the latter has occurred.

Why would pirates want to protect a port that the owner is dismantling? Pirates should want the Spanish to take it over and then take it back from them with a clan who is loyal to pirate nation.

Here are my thoughts on how a Civil War Mechanic should work: 2 days to choose a side, 5 days to wage war, 20 day cool down. Within the same Nation, 1 clan Declares a Civil War against another clan via the Operations Menu / Civil War. From a drop down menu select a clan. (Only clans in your nation will show.) An automatic in-game email will be sent to everyone in said nation announcing the Declaration of Civil War from one clan on the other clan. (Clan X Declares Civil War against Clan Y.) All clans within that nation have 48 hours to choose which of those two clans they want to ally with. Any clan not choosing either clan is not privy to the following mechanics. In OW, all players from one allied side will see all players from the other side as "Traitor Player" rather than "Enemy Player". (Plz for the love of God change "Player" to "Captain".) They can attack each other, same as attacking someone from an enemy nation. ??? This battle will instantly close to everyone from every nation? ??? This battle will instantly close to only enemy nations? (The "Battle Side Locked" will prevent those in the Civil War from joining wrong side.) ??? This battle will have standard OW Battle Mechanics allowing enemy nations to join a side? (Would require listing the two Civil War clans in the Battle Info, so enemy nations can choose which side to help) Both Civil War Clans can raise hostility against each others' ports. Only those clans who chose a side can join in these hostility missions for whichever side they allied with. Port Battles will schedule the same as normal (24 hours after hostility completed) The Port Battle Winner owns said port after server maintenance losing 1 level on each Port Bonus. I'm no game coder, but it seems as whatever tag "Enemy Players" have it would be required that those within same nation would be required to have a Sub-Tag 1 (for one side) and a Sub-Tag 2 (for other side).

Perhaps a Civil War mechanic needs to be implemented so that one clan can take a port from another clan within the same nation....

I, too, have seen AI sailing way off, as if it "thinks" to escape. But only since game launch.

In OW we should be able to choose a nation flag to fly before we set sail. Then we can choose to attack any nation, even the nation we choose to fly the flag with. But to that said nation we would look like a player from that nation with our play name showing as it would normally. If that nation player recognizes our name, they would know we are pirate and can attack us. In the battle our true pirate colors fly. This would be ideal. @admin This should not have been removed...

Wait, whawhawhat? Are you saying that the setting of the sails changes water intake, not depoering and flattening yards to basically stop? WTF mechanic is that?

No, but hitting the Pray button does

More traders means more escorts and more possible battles. Especially if enemy nations saw a port was about to revolt, then the enemy could blockade the port like we used to with Flags For PBs. Also, if enemy nations were allowed to help NPC in PB, would create more PBs. Hope your mates rejoin soon.

I have suggested NPC retakes ports ONLY IF players are not regularly supplying it with resources and provisions. This would force OW cargo sailing, unless ofc, people don't really care for the port. I can't find the poll I made for it, but it was well received. Something I should have added was a Map Indicator to let people know which ports are "unhappy" and near ready to revolt, so that enemy nations can see which to hunt traders near. Would also be nice to have enemy nations help support the NPC during the PB, but also allow "allied nations" to help protect the port. EDIT: Poll Link for Port Maintenance

What will be the trigger that will make Neutral NPC attempt a retake of the port? Is this just random? Or will there be a player influence that can attempt to trigger it? Meaning, can enemy nations supply Neutral NPC with Combat Medals or Victory Marks to try to influence NPC on attacking a port? Or maybe are players required to "maintain" ports in some manner to prevent NPC attacks on a port? Will Raids show up in Missions tab?

Touché. However, a number change in code is a bit different than wanting complete design changes of a game and complaining about it not being designed and implemented. But, good call. Yes please, as long as the speed range leaves some overlapping. I could see a lightly built Victory being almost as fast as some 3rd rates. Something like: This almost sounds good, except, I feel IRL we would build ships out of woods we could find. As much as this game isn't a true sandbox, it still wants to be, and so we should have wood combos of our choice. The nu,bers are just off a bit, imo.

I had a Wasa keeping speed on me with my Fir/Fir Prince at proper angle. SoL speeds need a serious nerf.

This character, destructor infernal has a lonn history of rule breaking. Many of us have made f11 reports and tribunals against him for loot stealing and green on green. We have been informed that with loot thieves we can tell them to leave our battle and that we dont want his help and not to steal our loot. If he intends to do it, we have been given authority to sink him after every warning.

Never pee into the wind, nor poop with your backside uphill.

Will anyone contest Ram Dinark ( @Imperator1 ) 1v1 who considers themselves a pro? @rediii @Liq @Gregory Rainsborough @King of Crowns @Liberalism @Captain2Strong @Koveras @Christendom @Intrepido @Vernon Merrill @Wyy @LegoLarry @Staunberg @Tac @AeRoTR @--Privateer-- @Dan Morgan @Beeekonda @Borch @Severus Snape @Moscalb It's quite shocking to always see his ship have very little damage after completely obliterating enemies day in and day out. I figured I'd tag people who talk often on the forum or have big names in game. Or does everyone just concede that Ram is the best player in the game?

The first 2 minutes can be stacked as high as you can. After that is the sliding BR.

Looking at those pics, HTF are people in Hercs sailing with multiple Hercs in fleet? @Ink @admin I thought DLC ships were redeemable only if you currently do not have that ship? Are people really able to claim those ships every 24 hours?

I kind of like this, all Freeports be free OP. But I also like the restriction where we really have to choose our locales. BTW #FreeCoquibacoa or #FreeLaOrchilla

The alliance system would prevent non-allied nations from joining a battle against GB, maybe? Another real solution would be to deny PvP and leaderboard points if the enemy player is too low a rank, like no points given for killing anyone within the first 3 ranks. In fact, maybe give nothing, no reals, no dbls, no leaderboard points. That would give gankers incentive to let newbs free. Once a player reaches Rank 4 they're fair play.

If the game is broken, then it is on your end. The game runs great on my shitty old laptop. try formatting and reinstalling your OS. It runs just great for everyone else.