Jarlath Morrow

Are you sure you can't work the sails while the crew is in Brace? I thought I did it before.

How exactly was it "tough" to be Great Britain in early February? Too many ports made it hard to decide where to live? Or maybe keeping up with all the ships we crafted for the nation (those orders would really pile up). If you were actually logging in during that time, you would know the really tough part was getting anyone but Doug to do open world PvP. We got a lot of experience fighting as a pair though. =)

Hmm I guess that makes a little sense. Always hard to tell what these Pirates are thinking. =)

Why are people asking Pirates to one-port them? Speaking from personal experience having 1 port, it's not as interesting as it might sound.

I think we are in agreement. Since the port battle time is so rigidly set, most captains will find it easier to delay an attacking force than defeat it. In the current system, once the attackers are "late to their own party," they can't have a PB. As it stands, the job of the screener is not to defeat the enemy force in a glorious battle. I would love to have a screening battle or five and then conquer your region.

Since the original intent of the thread is long lost, I might as well jump in on the screening debate. Without engaging in a debate about whether screening is good or bad (I don't care), let us discuss another question - is screening fun? During our attack on PaP I was attacked by 17 British players. 5 of them stayed with me to capture my Agamemnon and the others left the battle for other prey. I gave them a hell of a time lasting more than 30 minutes, and employed lots of tricks to stay alive, keep my ship intact, and keep fighting. Without a doubt I can say that I'm a better fighter for having been ganked. But my problem is the 5 guys ganking me didn't seem like they were having fun. This goes for the many other screener battles I have been in. In most of them the screeners did not have as favorable odds as the battle against my Agamemnon, and end up sinking en masse in store bought Frigates and Renomees. They may have won the day by delaying a PB, but they don't seem like they are having much fun either.

Some very good fights were had. I look forward to many more!

I want to congratulate all parties on (to my knowledge) the first major diplomatic achievement after the server-wipe. May stability bring great things to the Eastern region!

That's great!

I have seen a very similar bug months ago, when an ally of mine was graped and received a crew shock. Even after the crew shock wore off, cannons would not load and he could not assign his crew between the different tasks. This is a fight-ruining bug for sure!

I haven't done as much testing as you, but I think that you are right. I had a Spanish Rig on a ship and I swear it gained 0.2 knots or so going downwind. But now, that same ship will only hit it's listed speed of about 13.6. Makes me wonder if something changed with Spanish Rig, or if I am just mis-remembering.

If any bonuses (and especially combinations of bonuses) prove too weak or too strong, this thread is a good place to bring it up. Very interested to hear what you gents think. One question that's been on my mind - can the two Saltpeter/Gunpowder upgrades be combined? Should probably not be, but then I'm not an expert in historical gunpowders.

You ever sail past a lonely island or a cool inlet, and wonder what it would be like if the game let us build a "Pirate Den" there, like a small outpost? I would love somewhere to hide my stolen ships and treasure - all the better if it's a hideout of one's own design!

Little changes like this are easy and make the game higher quality.

Awesome! Was just going to suggest this.

Don't know if it's something in the version we're running or just better hardware / hosting, but it feels good so far. No complaints here.

Agree. Hoping the wipe goes as smoothly as possible. As much as I want the new content, I can imagine the customer support nightmare if people get their XP and rank messed up.

The forums are much quieter than usual. Where did everyone go? =)

That would be a great system. How do I know if you have a Brig or a Trader Brig from so far away? Keen eyes? =)

Yeah, with how long fights can take in this game it makes sense to at least get some XP.

I was just thinking about this, actually. As it stands, the most accessible PvP in Naval Action is to 1) Make a testbed Pirate character, 2) Redeem the money and xp, 3) Buy a store ship, 4) PvP at Mortimer Town.