[PVP missions are good, we need more]

38 minutes ago, Barbancourt (rownd) said:

I tried to get to the PVP zone to make an outpost to participate from, but after an hour plus of sailing a noob attacked my trader lynx, when there were other warships sitting around doing nothing.  Can't even get there. :/

How can a noob intercept your tlynx in the first place?

[Where do hi res screenshots go on the local PC?]

screenshots is 'p'?

I had to reset my keybindings after the update, perhaps that's it?

[Notorious flag for people on a kill streak]

Well, we had notorious 'names' ... I think those 'names' didn't find a fight anymore? ... So, we're stuck with no names and no communication now. It makes no sense to me, the world became duller, just nameless people. Why would they flag a 'killstreak'-player?

[Tag circle... is fugly]

it also hinders shiprecognition ... which is more important now (if you don't know all the different BR-values).

[Information on the open world patrol missions]

Ah, allright, I figured we could only do one mission per day.

[Information on the open world patrol missions]

The 20k damage we're supposed to inflict, is that for every ship you sail, no matter the rate?

A 7th rate will have a lot of difficulty to get to 20k? It will be easier for a 5th rate or even a first (if somebody takes one)?

Other than that it seems a simple Yolo-type-event.

[Solve the PB timer abuse]

3 hours ago, Gregory Rainsborough said:

I work from home.

:-D  Does your boss watch the streams?  :-p

[We have too many Nations - Remove some!]

4 minutes ago, Teutonic said:

What should be done is dropping Nations and adding clan based FOREIGN diplomacy. Have a real diplomacy system in place.

we don't want nations? yes that's actually exactly what would be nice - the Flag becomes your Clan flag, the ports you own are your clan ports. You make friends, you ally them and they can use your ports and vice versa.

And this would be easier to controle than what we have now?  I geuss when there is a disagreement, you can just kick a clan out? A clan that might not have it's own ports? And nowhere to go? Good luck managing that. Eventually you will/may end up with an equilibrium somewhere ... but I doubt it'll be roses and moonlight for long. How will new players pick where to play? What about clans that are just not good enough to win a pb or can't keep a port defended? Wouldn't you need even more deals to make your comeback possible or even to stay alive?

I also geuss the endnumber on clan-alliances would be far higher that 3 or 4, a free-for-all and endless drama is what we end up with. Perhaps some carebear-alliance may rise that will harbour the fledglings, no questions asked?

That the diplomacydepartment in this game needs work is a certainty, but making it so only the strong can survive/thrive is going to attract and retain players how exactly? Join or die? Get out and die? Go play something else?

[We have too many Nations - Remove some!]

15 minutes ago, Christendom said:

MOST open world MMOs operate with a clan or alliance based system.  Albion for example has no factions, just clans.  EVE has factions, but corporation focused.  Several others are like this.  Why?  because they work.  Lets think of factions instead of nations.  Do you know of any other successful games that have 11 warring factions and a max evening population of 700 players?  

The game has already taken steps towards a clan/alliance based game.  Clan owned ports.  Friendly clan lists.  BR PBs.  

Clans and alliances would replace factions.  Clan X would create the rediii alliance and add HRE, CABAL and VCO.  Clan Y would create the Kloothomel alliance and add MRF, BF   etc.  PBs would work just like nations.  The key is that the rediii alliance can attack EVERYONE else in the game and does not have to be friendly with people in their "nation" that they don't want.  This would eliminate nation strife, rogue clans....all that bullshit.  To limit mega alliances you could put a cap on how many clans or even members are in each.  That would bring the game into full realization of it's sandbox potential.  

Admin can introduce clan flags or alliance flags.  sruPL can create the Prussian alliance and fly his black chicken.  

Yes, and nations are the factions in NA. All they do is concentrate 'power'. With more 'powerhouses', wouldn't you create more opportunities for players to find the nation/faction they like?

Wouldn't it also make things less predictable? Make it more diverse?

More 'diplomacy' is needed, yes, internal problems may arise, yes. It's part of the game I'm afraid.

I don't want to fight for redii-alliance, or cabal or rubli, or whatever, i want to fight for Sweden, or my bretheren pirates, or whatever.

[We have too many Nations - Remove some!]

Just a question:

We have too many nations ... let's say ok.

Then you say clanbased would be better. let's say ok aswell.

Would every clan then not be a 'nation' by itself? Would we not end up with even more 'nations'?

Playerbased would definately do the trick after that? ;--)

[Boring map]

You'd be surprised about how easy it is to draw a map just for navigation, especially without leeway in open world :-)

This world we already know, we can see it on sattelitepictures. There would be no point in removing the map from game. In an unknown universe, i think it could be a great feature. The 'Age of Discovery' wouldn't last long anyway, as many people will share their maps.

[Boring map]

29 minutes ago, admin said:

Regarding the map
we can remove it, if players dont like it and find it boring. We went the way of open development and listen to players who asked to add the map. I am still 100% against the map in game. It should be players responsibility to learn the surroundings and its fun to chart your way yourself. like real captains - on paper..

That would be awesome. Don't forget to get rid of GPS first ;-)

[Changes to how traders work within PvP]

25 minutes ago, victor said:

2) before the timer of the battle start ticking you can see the content of the trader ship and negotiate with the trader a fair amount of gold to release him.

I'm sorry, but if anybody wants to know what I have as cargo, they can board me first.

Negotiating with a trader ... sure, that will happen.

[Help! I all complete Tutorial and Challange. But I no receive reward ! T.T]

We all have to start at the bottom :-p

[Help! I all complete Tutorial and Challange. But I no receive reward ! T.T]

Your reward is experience :-)

[Themepark CabalalalalaLand]

Using the name Stalin as forumname and then complaining about some other individual posting something about WW2 ...

I geuss Stalin was all friendlylike, and there were no gulags and millions of people didn't die in them and everybody had a fair trial before being sent to those non-existing camps. Yes, life was truly fantastic when comrade Stalin was in power. Obviously, the man was an example, almost a real saint. His ideas were also nothing like those the national-socialist germans had; only jews, gays, handicapped, dissident people and traitors were shipped of.

Political correctness works in both directions :-p  Don't be so sensitive and get the joke/parody.

 

[Hostility changes - fun for everyone, including small clans.]

6 minutes ago, Davos Seasworth said:

The issue I have with this change is the port battle timer. With only about three hours to grind hostility it would be very difficult to grind enough hostility in smaller ships to flip a port. Extend the time frame of ports then I can see this as a reasonable solution @admin. Otherwise I feel there is a need for a new system.

50%  (or less?) of hostility can be created outside of the window? The rest has to be during the window?

[Copper Plating]

If copper plating were more available for the portowners (and some alts) ... would it not risk to become to powerfull/unbalanced? Many people will still have no acces?

[Copper Plating]

Why would it make a difference? Alts will still simply buy everything?

Why isn't anybody trying to capture guacata? Why is Almeria in a safezone? why are white oak ports in safezones?

You would need another overpowered item to make it work (to be interesting/worthwhile enough) ... while everybody is complaining about too much thickness?

Would this not create an extra problem?

What if one clan (or nation) holds both the cartagena and the copper port? Introduce a new item for another port?

Maybe it makes more sense to make a counter for the thickness that is overpowered aswell?

It's a vicious circle?

[Whats the crow's nest for?]

No.

Next you want your guns to fire automatically when in a good position? Perhaps the ship can be automated to start making evasive manouvres aswell?

Pay attention or get tagged unaware, it is your choice.

[In preparation of part 5 (final changes) of the sailing model.]

1. wind changes: too fast, arc is too wide (perhaps make the wind move continuesly (like a pendulum?)(it can move 30degrees in 10 minutes?, next movement might be another 30degrees in the same direction or the other way?, not at intervals
2. heel: feels ok (have not sailed all ships), some ships should have more (troublesome?) heel
3. leeway (sideforce) and ship differences: leeway seems ok, there is a difference per ship (perhaps not always that much, but that's probably how it should be, some should perhaps almost be unsailable (perhaps they would actually need that 'keel-upgrade')?) , shipdifferences : there are differences, perhaps not enough? (don't take my word on this :-) )
4. general turnrates (using rudder or yards or both): seem ok, sometimes it feels weird (it's not a fluid motion, not sure if it is lag or something else)(watch youtube at double speed and look at the wake, it is not a 'natural' curve? (maybe it is just the graphics that are a bit off???) The bow doesn't seem to cut through the water?)
5. speed curves and ship difference: it maybe feels that sailing badly punishes you more in terms of speed and manouverability (which is good i would say), going upwind is difficult (depending on the ship used)(it feels like you can take more advantage of sailingerrors, or perhaps even setup your opponent to make a mistake)(perhaps on some ships we should relearn on how to sail them efficiently???); shipdifferences : it all needs rebalancing
6. tacking time : you lose almost all speed, very early, the momentum doesn't seem to carry you very long? I'm ok with some ships that need some backing up to perform a tack (the bigger they are, the slower they should tack, right?)
7. downwind turning time: seems ok, and is rather controlable (high speed: wide curve, low speed: tight(er) curve)

 

Perhaps some (perceived) problemships might need to be 'rediscovered', use different setups than we used to (e.g. maybe they actually benefit from a jibbonus, or quite the opposite), find their new qualities and strengths and weaknesses, sail them differently than what we have become used to?

[Swap AI reinforcements for battles that do not close to the defender]

8 minutes ago, Iroquois Confederacy said:

While that would be an interesting mechanic, it's too open to exploiting.  Marks are only awarded when ships are destroyed.

True, that's why I suggested that the attacking raider could lose pvp-marks if he manages to let the trader escape.

[Swap AI reinforcements for battles that do not close to the defender]

So, if a trader/smuggler escapes a warship (in a battleinstance) ... should he be awarded with a pvp-mark? After all, from the traderperspective, escaping the raider is a win ...

It would be a change and perhaps the uber-pvp'ers can stop calling traders that can get away from them noobs? Or perhaps the raider simply loses some of his pvp-marks if he fails to sink or capture a tradeship? After all, the shame of such a failure must cost something?

And why exactly would you differentiate between a smuggler and a trader? The smuggler is already taking the higher risk?

[Swap AI reinforcements for battles that do not close to the defender]

So, if a trader/smuggler escapes a warship (in a battleinstance) ... should he be awarded with a pvp-mark? After all, from the traderperspective, escaping the raider is a win ...

It would be a change and perhaps the uber-pvp'ers can stop calling traders that can get away from them noobs? Or perhaps the raider simply loses some of his pvp-marks if he fails to sink or capture a tradeship? After all, the shame of such a failure must cost something?

And why exactly would you differentiate between a smuggler and a trader? The smuggler is already taking the higher risk?

[Craft Mats for Combat Marks]

9 minutes ago, Slim Jimmerson said:

Agreed. Now if we can move along to the actual suggestion, mod I'd appreciate if you remove all the off topic and flame war starting post, mine included.

Suggesting to read the other threads about your suggestion is flaming  and off-topic?

I geuss you only want to hear and read what suits you? Ignore everything else? You have already made a thread about noteships, what makes you think the 'arguement' has more weight now? Why split up your own discussion?