admin Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Need little help in phrasing the message Goal is to show the player how many enemies he has to sink or board while commanding a certain vessel (e.g. Lynx) 0/5 enemies sank on Lynx 0/5 kills in Lynx Lynx: 0/5 enemies sank. The problem is that our QA says these phrases could make the player think he has to sink 5 lynxes (not 5 vessels while being in Lynx) What would be the best short phrase to convey this meaning? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelSandwich Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 (edited) I misread initially, whoops. i think the '0/5 kills in Lynx' conveys the message appropriately. I assume there will be some small text accompanying this mission? Edited October 23, 2015 by SteelSandwich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrapeShot Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 The middle one is very clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sella Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Middle one seems the best. Alternatively you could make it like that: 0/5 kills while commanding/using/sailing a lynx. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeBoiteux Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 (edited) The middle one is very clear. Even for a non-bilingual french as myself . "Kills" seems to be very common in video games but isn't there a english term more "naval" ? Something like : "0/5 sunk in Lynx" ? Edited October 23, 2015 by LeBoiteux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powderhorn Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Why not do it as orders? "You have been requested to take command of the Lynx. You are to sink, burn, or take as a prize five vessels." (Sink, burn, or take her a prize is the more authentic way to say it.) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Caldwell Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Unless you have a limited space... I would suggest the 'Order' format Powderhorn forwarded. [Player Rank + Name] - [Current Vessel] "You are hereby Ordered to take as your Prize or to Sink the following vessels - [Number/ Nation/ Type] EG: Post Captain Charles Caldwell - Trincomalee ""You are hereby Ordered to take as your Prize or to Sink the following vessels 5 US Lynx I think this helps with immersion and maintains the feel of the game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slik Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 I'd suggest something neutral, like "Neutralized 0 of 5 on Lynx" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powderhorn Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 It SOUNDS like you are trying to write quests. If so, why not just farm it out to the community to write them with whatever guidelines so you guys can focus on the nuts and bolts? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admin Posted October 23, 2015 Author Share Posted October 23, 2015 These are not for quests It will look like this then Kills required for promotion 0/5 in Constitution 5/5 in Frigate 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Caldwell Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 I see, not quest related... then the above is ideal except is missing an 'a'...... in a Frigate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlavDeng2 Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 i think this format is the best(general format) x/x kills in a (ship) for example: 0/5 kills in a lynx 3/10 kills in a mercury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Loe Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 These are not for quests It will look like this then Kills required for promotion 0/5 in Constitution 5/5 in Frigate Once again you have to reward players with gold bonus or unique items when they get new ranks! Right now ranking is boring. Also, I would use this simple form: --------------------------------------- Promotion Requirements Sink 5 ships in 'Ship Type/Name' - 0/5 Sink 5 ships in 'Ship Type/Name' - 5/5 Reward Rank - (Name) Gold - (0.000) Title - (Name) or Mod - (Name) ---------------------------------------- Example. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry d'Esterre Darby Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Need little help in phrasing the message Goal is to show the player how many enemies he has to sink or board while commanding a certain vessel (e.g. Lynx) 0/5 enemies sank on Lynx 0/5 kills in Lynx Lynx: 0/5 enemies sank. The problem is that our QA says these phrases could make the player think he has to sink 5 lynxes (not 5 vessels while being in Lynx) What would be the best short phrase to convey this meaning? 0/5 kills in LynxI think that's the clearest out of the three myself, unless you want to put: 0/5 kills while sailing Lynx (which is getting a little long, but would more clearly state the requirement) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William the Drake Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 (edited) The middle is clearest. Although, would switching "in" with "as" help any? "0/5 ships sunk [sailing] as Lynx" Similarly, a "list" syetem Ships sunk/to sink while commanding/sailing [ship name] 0/5 Lynx 2/5 Cutter 1/2 Brig Or Ships sunk/to sink while commanding/sailing [ship name] 2/10 Ships Edited October 23, 2015 by William the Drake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captiva Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 I like the admin's first suggestion. They would like it "to be short"...it uses the word "sank" instead of "kills"...and it is crystal clear that the player sank "enemies" while aboard his chosen ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teatrader Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 (edited) Sunk: - 0/5 Lynx, sailing a Lynx - 0/5 Cutter, sailing a Lynx - 2/5 Brig, sailing a Lynx - 2/3 Lynx, sailing a Cutter Captured: - 1/3 Trader Lynx, sailing a Cutter - 0/2 Belloni, sailing a Cutter Edited October 23, 2015 by teatrader Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeRuyter Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 These are not for quests It will look like this then Kills required for promotion 0/5 in Constitution 5/5 in Frigate This would do with the addition of the 'a' : 0/5 in a Frigate. If you have the space I like Henry's suggestion: 0/5 while sailing Frigate I would avoid the word sink b/c you'll get the question of whether a capture also counts towards the requirement. To be clear, with the space, the heading could be: Sunk/captured ships Required for Promotion 0/5 while sailing Lynx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captiva Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 I like your idea, DeRuyter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bart Smith Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 What about : Victories : 0/5 in Lynx etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booyaah Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 So I take it you guys are trying to gate progression differently then the way it is now? Promotions by pvp honor kills maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PIerrick de Badas Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 it's a bit ouf of the subject but adding agin "kill" and no "xp is the same thing that introducing huge xp/ship sunk. It's make paying together bad. Any times a teamates ask me if he can farm with me i say yes and regret it... atm all the system say: play in your corner, dont interact with teamates. Officialising that with "kill counter" is as a bad idea as introduciing bonus for the sunking ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balticsailor Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 i have to say i have a bad feeling if progresion is going to be bound to sailing/killing specific ships, that could prevent casual players from leveling up and promoted rigged battles. It might be better to have condition based on the ship rates. Like: Sink ten 5th rated ships while commanding a 5 th rated ship (0/10). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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