GrapeShot

Won't work -there are no pirates in the game, just another national faction called pirates for some unknown reason.

Pagan - from wut I hears, Morey's crew waz inspired by the part about you too.

My crew found a use for them in the ship's head.

Yea, but who decides National policy? I know a lot if clan folks don't like this view, but it cannot be clans. Non-clan players should never be dragged into clan wars. Never. Look at this thread, already we have some folks babbling about what can and can't be said because of future diplomatic efforts. Wtf? Do we really want that sort of silliness foisted upon regular players? National politics needs to be a meta function of the game, not a clan function.

Which is to say ... not very dangerous at all.

We're Americans -- we don't have to hire each other. We stand together naturally.

Grim - I almost tagged you outside of the battle. You got in with one tick on my timer.

Seems like a very trivial issue.

Congradulations to the Englanders for capturing a couple of neutral ports located within spitting distance of your capital. Did you use rowboats, or did you just amble over to them?

I guess this would this be a bad time to bring up the Monroe Doctrine.

Who cares?

Certainly are a lot of delicate flowers in this thread. I speak in no official capacity, only to state my own opinion. I think it is commonsensical that if you hold a weak hand in a region and are facing a power that doesn't much trust your motives, perhaps bluff and threats are not the best course? And trying to expand at the expense of that other power? Who among the Frenchies thought that was a wise move? Perhaps you should have layed low in the Gulf to insure Yank support in an area more vital to you.

It is causing a lot of friction already. We know what we read back in the 'hard mode'days and would like to see that pirates are pirates in the game.

Well .... Spanish dogs works for me.

He also didn't capture 14 towns; he raided, and sacked them. The about face by the devs on pirates being the hard mode is very disappointing.

Crafting is not trading. Right now pure traders (I am not one btw) have no means of leveling up. To progress cafters craft and fighters fight, traders do what?

The image in my crystal ball is getting clearer ... it is a person posting, "that picture is getting boring, can't you change it from port to port?" The port UI's background is small potatoes. Let them get to it after more important issues *cough-crappy trading-cough* are adressed.

It sounds to me like he did early damage, but the other fellow then boarded and captured the enemy boat. If so StonedSmurfz is a bit of a bounder, but not really an issue for this forum. Contact the large British clans and let them know about this fellow.

Yes, I have cross nation enabled. I closed the char boxes to see if reopening them would fix a glitch, and not I can't even open them again.

In-game chat is not working. F11 submitted

Feh, just bumble into a Royalist. They be easy pickings.

Well, with key sales open again tis time to bump this thread and welcome the new Yanks. Ahoy mateys, fair winds and following sea to our new compatriots.

I was responding to this comment.

As a crafter I don't see the time delay between pushing the 'craft' button and the ship being created as being much of a problem. It can already be some time between receiving an order for a ship and being able to produce it. Just part of the planning and management you need to do when crafting. I heartily dislike the idea of shipyards being clan controlled. Solo players should be able to play as well. As for pickles not being crafted. I craft small ships for my fellow Yanks all the time. Perhaps if you didn't give them away as redeemables my business in the smaller boats would be even better. Right now there is no trade between ports, no resource development, freighting goods between ports is too mechanical and magical, and shipyards - which are necessary to actually build boats in the real world - aren't even in the game. Trading and shipbuilding need a lot more fleshing out in my opinion.

It used to be entertaining to ring it 3 times when aside an enemy to get them looking for a fire.