This is not related to steam or the server.
It is a Windows 10 problem, create a new profile in windows, use it, and you will be able to use normal WiFi to play steam games.
Don't think we will ever change admin's mindset about screening.
What it should be done now is convincing him about the need of alliances among clans from different nations.
Port battles will turn into a lobby game where the elites will fight. This "new game mode" will destroy the possibilities of survival of weak nations unless they could be assisted with experienced players from other nations, hence the importance of International Clan Alliances working in the War Server.
That ship is not the Admiral de Ruyter.
And the ship was meant to be released on February so I wouldn't be very confident about how soon we will have her ingame.
NA has already the best combat system seen in a game.
On the opposite side, it has so many things to improve and fully develop regarding key aspects of a mmo.
You must kill all npc warships before the chest appears in the indiaman.
Also, you shouldnt sink the indiaman cause the chest is too heavy for a warship's hold.
No more changes to combat please.
Can we let the devs focus in other areas (low new player retention, open world emptiness, repetitive and lacking diversity of activities-missions, game unbalances (ships/nations))?
I would create a new investment that allows to rise the number of points a port has as default.
Although what it is severely lacking is some sort of diplomacy tools for clans (port transfer, international cooperation, a way to deal with dead or alt clans).
A good timing for a nice patch to make these hard times more bearable.
And, what about a steam sale? Lots of bored dudes would be looking at the steam store soon.
Interesting to see REDS posting and suggesting punishment to @admin after Truxillo and all the deliberately stacking of hostility missions (several times done by now).
The arrogance here is reaching new levels.
Another one.
Forcing players to sail to many ports looking for the missions they want to do.
It is a huge timesink without any purpose. The players use fast ship like basic cutters so they aren't really a "pvp target".