admin Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 Port battle transport comes for testing to Peace server today patch Here is how the item works. If you have port battle starting in 5 minutes you can use the item to transport a group of captains to port battle Acquire the item Create a group Request the group to click ready Use the item Select the port to transport the ships to Once sent to the port battle your ships will have 300 second invulnerability (and wont be able to attack too - only join battle) The following requirements must be fulfilled. All captains must be in the same port Only group leader who is a member of the clan alliance or clan can use the item Holds of ships can only contain repairs (no trading goods) Ships must be not overloaded Ships must be combat ships (not trading ships) Every group member must click ready button in port These parameters are set up for testing only and will change for live implementation Group size - 5 Players - so Peace server players can try the feature Transport to port battle stops working 30 mins after port battle starts Number of groups that can be teleported to a particular port battle 2 Price is set very low in the admiralty to allow testing the feature - once the feature is tested the cost will significantly increase (above 50,000 doubloons) Items will be cleared from storage after test is over. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparkyTheParasite Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 thank you very much for implementing this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan van Santen Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 Does "create a group" include members of allied foreign clans ? In the previous system it was possible to help other nations in pb, but it wasnt possible to form international groups.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vibrio Cholerae Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 1 hour ago, admin said: Acquire the item how much would it cost? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hethwill Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 3 minutes ago, Vibrio Cholerae said: how much would it cost? 1 hour ago, admin said: Price is set very low in the admiralty to allow testing the feature - once the feature is tested the cost will significantly increase (above 50,000 doubloons) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eduard L'Aquila Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 Will Port Battles only be accessible to those that teleport there via Item or will players that sail there on their own also be able to join? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikawa Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 3 hours ago, admin said: (above 50,000 doubloons) @adminPlease rethink this. It discriminates against small clans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trawn Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 12 minutes ago, mikawa said: @adminPlease rethink this. It discriminates against small clans. How? You can always just sail there. And also it applies to PB, which means by that point you already won hostility, so you dont race anybody 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikawa Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 7 minutes ago, Trawn said: How? You can always just sail there. And also it applies to PB, which means by that point you already won hostility, so you dont race anybody Is that really a question? Big clans have tons of dubs which means they can teleport easily, small ones who are not that rich must sail, and can be easily screened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erelkivtuadrater Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 (edited) So if i understand it correctly you have two ways to approach a port battle. 1. Approach the port battle through OW without paying doubloons, but risk getting screened out. 2. Approach the port battle through teleporting which gives you 300 second invurnerability, so you have 5 minutes to sail out from the port and decide where to join? @admin am i correct? Edited June 24, 2020 by erelkivtuadrater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redman29 Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 (edited) 5 minutes ago, erelkivtuadrater said: So if i understand it correctly you have two ways to approach a port battle. 1. Approach the port battle through OW without paying doubloons, but risk getting screened out. 2. Approach the port battle through teleporting which gives you 300 second invurnerability, so you have 5 minutes to sail out from the port and decide where to join? @admin am i correct? In one of the other threads it stated that you would teleport to where the AI fleets used to join and then would have 5 minutes to join PB from there. X and Y on the map. Edited June 24, 2020 by Redman29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan van Santen Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 (edited) Screened ??? you guys read the Headline ? Port battle transport testing on Peace Server (Emphasis by JvS) Btw2: were does it say you can still sail at all on peace server ? If that is possible, why should anybody pay 50K dubs plus at all ? Most players have their ops spread over the map in PvE anyway, there is no port I could not reach within max 90 mins riskfree (PvE server...) sail w a base cutter and than tow my ship over... Also: why 2 groups at 50K dubs each ? There is but 1 clan getting the pb.... Edited June 24, 2020 by Jan van Santen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nixolai Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 7 minutes ago, Jan van Santen said: Screened ??? you guys read the Headline ? Port battle transport testing on Peace Server (Emphasis by JvS) Btw2: were does it say you can still sail at all on peace server ? If that is possible, why should anybody pay 50K dubs plus at all ? Most players have their ops spread over the map in PvE anyway, there is no port I could not reach within max 90 mins sail w a base cutter and than tow my ship over... Also: why 2 groups at 50K each ? There is but 1 clan getting the pb.... what if someone try to go for Philipsburg and might get screened out by the HDF?? but you are right this is a feature mostly for PvP server Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan van Santen Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 17 minutes ago, Nixolai said: what if someone try to go for Philipsburg and might get screened out by the HDF?? but you are right this is a feature mostly for PvP server HDF on PvE server doesnt attack players. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hethwill Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 (edited) 20 minutes ago, Nixolai said: what if someone try to go for Philipsburg and might get screened out by the HDF?? but you are right this is a feature mostly for PvP server Seriously better play Peace server now and then. Is very cool and totally different, very relaxing "single player". HDF don't aggro anyone. Edited June 24, 2020 by Hethwill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z4ys Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 Guess it went to PvE first because it has less influence there and wont aggro the pvp meta "snowflakes". I would feel honoured. Maybe pve and its community are just consider as nicer place and as more productive rather than counterproductive like pvp server is. Hope you guys will test it and give feedback. Dont forget its even a convenience feature. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holm Hansen Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 some questions about it: 1. Does it work for defenses against NPC port raids? 2. At the same rules as the battle-entry itself? So can i use it even if i don't own the port, but the owner of the port is on my clan friendlist? (possibly already answered, just want to know it confirmed) 3. What happens to the loot collected in the battle, since they are not repairs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikawa Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 1 hour ago, Holm Hansen said: Does it work for defenses against NPC port raids? Are NPC port raids still there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holm Hansen Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 45 minutes ago, mikawa said: Are NPC port raids still there? Not "still", they are back since some days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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