LordMustang

Multiple times the developers promised that XP and crafting level will not be wiped, yet here we are. Make your mind up and set up a proper development plan. Right now it seems you're deciding on the fly when and what to wipe, regardless of what you told the community. I've spend a lot of time leveling under the assumption that those levels wouldn't be wiped anymore. If you want to wipe progress, don't publicly state that it won't get wiped. It's misleading and robs people of their time Sidenote: if you want to wipe with an equal playing field as reason, everything except DLC items would need to go, simple.

Yes, but if I delete a character after the wipe without applying the redeemables, am I able to create a new character and apply the redeemables on that one?

Let's say I create a character after wipe and I join Great Britain. I will then see redeemable rank. If I do not use the redeemables, delete the character and create a new character, will the redeemables still be there? In other words, are redeemables server-tied or character-tied as long as they have not been used?

That would be great. It would leave open options to join all nations on any server, even for inactive players who cannot sync their battles for one reason or another. It also helps guys like me that have to try really hard to get to max rank before wipe. I approve

Nice meme, not like the French share their Óceans and the Brits their Victories with you. Really selfish.

New nickname: LordMustang (pretty boring right?) Clan: don't have a clan Server: don't really know, depends on where you guys go.

That's the point of a game. Progression. Whether there are max rank players at launch doesn't change anything for new players, it rather increases new players as the experienced and higher ranked players will be able to help newer players and give them something to look forward to. Wiping XP doesn't influence the economy in any way and doesn't really have an effect on new player influx, making it redundant.

Does this mean that all characters will be deleted on all servers and that the US server will me moved elsewhere to be more "global" ?

Yes

Not sure how this is a valid argument, as even in later stages newbies will fight along higher ranked players. It's the nature of progression. Even heard of that?

That actually sounds like a great thing. I'm hyped boii

Hey guys, I saw a bind called HD screenshot, which I found takes 4K screenshots. Whatever I bind it to, it doesn't really take any screenshots. Can anyone explain it to me? I'd really like to take 4K screenshots although i don't own a 4K monitor. I usually make them with nVidia Ansel in other games.

So the Wapen von Hamburg will simply disappear from the game? It's very easy to give gift ships and then take them away, not really nice. While I certainly agree with wiping ships, I think you have to make these ships craftable or in any other means re-obtainable.

Resetting an economy isn't a fix, it's merely a postpone of an economical crash. It's not like "if we reset it it will somehow remain fine".

That is not how a game works. This game has a currency on which all material prices are based (gold). Disconnecting crafting materials from gold and connecting them to "historical values" would immediately crash the economy unless something is done about the gold as well.

That would be only logical. As buying a basic frigate right now already costs 2 million or more, it seems only reasonable that prices have to be cut somehow if they want all ships to have 1 dura. Otherwise you hunt all the players without a huge gold stack away.

That's not how economics work. The majority of the players will demand ships that aren't sold by AI and thus have to be crafted by players. Only a select amount of people can craft these ships, making the demand way bigger than there are offers after the wipe. This will give these crafters a chance to basically set the prices they like, as players will have to buy ships regardless. Without ships there isn't a game, so you'll have to pay the price unless you're a crafter yourself. That's why this wipe will most likely hurt the more casual/beginning players quite hard, as they most likely won't have the funds nor the crafting level to obtain the ships they should own. Over time balance will (hopefully) restore as ships will become a more common good and players will start to capture ships.

What does RvR mean if I may ask?

If that would be the case then it's completely fine with me

I don't mean refund, but a (partial) reimbursement for the lost ships in gold. You are probably a veteran with crafting level 50 and millions of gold in your pockets, so you can just buy/craft your new ships right away, but not everyone has progressed as far. That's why I feel this will most likely hurt the rookies the most.

I fully understand the wipe, but with the current inflation I can barely buy a single ship back after the wipe, which basically renders the game unplayable for me. It would be really nice to receive some kind of refund so I can at least buy a ship back that belongs to my rank. Even a small frigate costs 2 million nowadays. Also, am I still considered a participant of Early Access, even though I bought the game on Steam?

Will there be any refund for the ships that are taken away? My biggest fortune (which is small for you guys I reckon) currently is invested in ships, which basically means I lose pretty much everything I have. It would be kind of great if I could buy some ships after the wipe so I can actually keep playing without having to back to a Cutter.

I don't really get this part: What you're implying is that building one exceptional Brig grants me 4 BPs guaranteed right? Because according to this post: I only have 50% of a BP. Because 5% * 5 (exceptional) * 2 (Gifted) = 50%

Thanks guys! So I should just craft me to level 20, then start crafting some exceptionals to receive better BPs? I shouldn't bother with breaking up ships for BPs?

Hey guys, New guy here. I have a few questions about BPs: I'm currently level 10 crafting and working hard to increase that. I know that there a several BPs that you will simply unlock by crafting. Others have to be found elsewhere, through breaking up ships or being lucky when crafting a ship If I break up a ship that's way above my level, will I still have the same chance of receiving the BP for that ship as players with a higher crafting level? Do current owned blueprints have any influence on the chance of a BP dropping from breaking up ships? Example: when crafting a pickle you have a high chance of receiving a Mercury BP. Does that mean that breaking up Mercuries is more likely to give a Mercury BP for me than if I didn't have a pickle BP? Theoretical example: if I break up 10 Santisimas, do I have the same chance of receiving its BP as a crafting level 50 player? Thanks for your answers!