Battle Exit timer

[scubasteve04]

They need to remove battle exit timer completely and replace it with a proximity system. If you are a certain distance away from enemy ships, then you can exit the battle (pretty far). Right now its too easy to exit battle even if you are in the relative thick of things.

 

This also makes it hard to catch ships with almost anything but a trincomalee. You can build a speed build Privateer or Renommee, but due to the lack of bow chasers, even though you can gain on most ships, they can easily exit before you can properly tackle them. With a new system for example, if you start 1500m away from your enemy, and he needs to be 2000m give or take to exit the battle: that gives you a chance to chase him down. It would also encourage the use of stern chasers in a defensive capacity. Right now it is very bad to fire them when your running because it resets your own timer.

[Ned Loe]

Hit ships at right angle and you will be able to catch anything. 

[scubasteve04]

Hit ships at right angle and you will be able to catch anything. 

explain

[Ned Loe]

Happy hunting. 

 

[eriks]

OW positioning.

 

If you put yourself in the right place in OW before hitting the attack button you never need bow chasers.