Ned Loe Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 It takes 15-20 mins to enter a Port inside the cove when wind is bad. Do you think players will handle this? I personally would rather spend that time fighting and looking for new targets. You have to do something about it and fix it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyShelby Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlavDeng2 Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 (edited) How often does this happen? Honest question. at most i have to take 5 minutes, most of the time it is not a problem what so ever, if it takes 15-20 minutes to enter a port then you need to maybe think that the game isnt the problem here but maybe it is how you approach the port that is the problem? edit: also, at what point do you start counting? when you just quit a battle and the closest port is 15 minutes? or when you are entering the cove or whatever(in the area of the port) Edited November 8, 2015 by OlavDeng2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akd Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 No it doesn't, or are you not tacking? There are a few ports that are exceptions, in that the throat is long and narrow enough that they do not really have room to tack effectively, but still 15-20 min is an exaggeration for any port I've personally visited, and some I've visited in the past have been improved to make it even easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry d'Esterre Darby Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 Please don't take sailing out of the sailing game. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maturin Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 So if you'd rather spend your time differently, maybe go to another port? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flavalicious Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 It is annoying, especially when you feel done. Imo there should just be a static minimum speed near ports. Make it a flat 5 knots for the last few feet to help you avoid the shallow and get into the bloody port lol. Lately ive been just logging off at sea and saying screw it lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akd Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 What's wrong with logging out at sea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWhuping Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 (edited) It takes 15-20 mins to enter a Port inside the cove when wind is bad. Do you think players will handle this? I personally would rather spend that time fighting and looking for new targets. You have to do something about it and fix it. Wat. 15-20 minutes is highly over exaggerated. It usually takes me either 5 minutes at best when sailing against the wind to enter the port. By then the wind would've shifted slightly left allowing another knot or two of speed. I hope to almighty Thor this game doesn't become so arcade-y that we're sailing 10 knots at all times. Might as well buy some oars and stick it out the cannon barrels and begin rowing. -1 Edited November 9, 2015 by MrWhuping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booyaah Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 I've been saying it forever TOW CABLES ppl !! Get some friends in fore aft vessels to drag you in 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrutishVulgarian Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Is that the real Wind, asking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Lawrence Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 When i started to play this game, i was really happy to see, that it is not possible to sail in any direction with always having the same speed. Actually it should not be possible at all to sail directly into the wind. Until now i only have experiences with the Yacht, but i hope that full rigged three Mast Ships cant sail that much close hauled in the open World. To have problems with the Wind coming from a disadvantageous direction is part of the age of Sail and thus it should stay part of this game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlavDeng2 Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 When i started to play this game, i was really happy to see, that it is not possible to sail in any direction with always having the same speed. Actually it should not be possible at all to sail directly into the wind. Until now i only have experiences with the Yacht, but i hope that full rigged three Mast Ships cant sail that much close hauled in the open World. To have problems with the Wind coming from a disadvantageous direction is part of the age of Sail and thus it should stay part of this game. i can tell you know, all ships can sail close hauled in this game(which i think is fair, otherwise it becomes too realistic and too much of a pain in the arse) however square riggers can only do so extremely slowly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Loe Posted November 9, 2015 Author Share Posted November 9, 2015 Big world + Bad Wind = Huge amount of time wasted to move short distance. Yes we can close haul, but it is still too slow. It would not be that noticeable if we had smaller world, but since we have a great realistic masterpiece I think it would be a good idea to speed up wind change. All I am trying to say is make wind change faster around ports and more variable in the open ocean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlavDeng2 Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Big world + Bad Wind = Huge amount of time wasted to move short distance. Yes we can close haul, but it still too slow. It would not be that noticeable if we had smaller world, but since we have a great realistic masterpiece I think it would be a good idea to speed up wind change. All I am trying to say is make wind change faster around ports. im asking again, from where do you start measuring the time? as i have never had such a long time and most other here seem to agree... if you can answer that question maybe we can have further discussion with you about this(well i atleast) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Loe Posted November 9, 2015 Author Share Posted November 9, 2015 im asking again, from where do you start measuring the time? as i have never had such a long time and most other here seem to agree... if you can answer that question maybe we can have further discussion with you about this(well i atleast) Outside the cove near Savannah, bad wind remained into my face for good 15 mins. It doesn't matter where I count from, as a player and tester I feel this is bad. It might effect many players when game is released. Players need to sail and not to sit dead in the water wait for wind change. All I am asking is to speed up wind rotation near ports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlavDeng2 Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Outside the cove near Savannah, bad wind remained into my face for good 15 mins. It doesn't matter where I count from, as a player and tester I feel this is bad. It might effect many players when game is released. Players need to sail and not to sit dead in the water wait for wind change. All I am asking is to speed up wind rotation near ports. looking at that, i think you might be either blatantly lying or misleading us on porpouse, its been a few days but i think that is the time it takes to enter the bay of maricaibo with bad wind... and there you cant tack at all, but cant tell for sure regarding savannah, might sail over there to check but it definetly does not look right considering when looking at some of the online maps there should be plenty of room to tack and the wind changes fast enough, within a couple of minutes if the wind is coming directly from where you want to go you should start picking up speed, even more so if you tack properly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maturin Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 The OP should change his name to Tailwind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Lawrence Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Well, i really dont think, that this is happening very often. And if you really have bad luck and the wind is coming exactly from were you want to sail to, i would just do something else for 10 minutes.. or wait until i reach the Harbour. This shouldn't be such a big problem. When i play i dont need to have every minute used as effective as possible. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Loe Posted November 9, 2015 Author Share Posted November 9, 2015 It is not happening all the time, but it is a small problem that can cost many players after game release. No need to get angry here. Everyone has their views on how things work. We are here to discuss and not to fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrapeShot Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 I had it happen to me yesterday while entering Phillipsburg. Crawling south at 3 kts in a Connie. When I finally reached the point where I could turn east to enter the port the wind had shifted enough to still be off my bow. Easily 15 minutes of tedium. I wouldn't change a speed the wind changes. Instead I would increase the speed of a ship sailing into the wind in the OW. Could still be slower, just not that much slower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlavDeng2 Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 fair enough, but if you are worries about new players... well why be? they will be sailing the smaller ships first, the fore and aft riggers that have absolutely no problem with this, if they have problem i would imagine they move back to the fore and aft riggers or they just learn how to deal with it, while i can see it happen maybe once every 500 hours of the game(i personally have yet had it happen properly to me), so i dont see it as an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrapeShot Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Not to be heartless, but it isn't new players I'm worried about so much as me twiddling my thumbs and wishing I were playing the game instead. It is like the 'Noodling Around Trying to Enter a Port With Shallows' problem - there may be some semblance of reality to it, but to me it is just dreadfully boring and frustrating game play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlavDeng2 Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 That comment was more directed at wind, but to adress you, how often does it happen? really? when the majority does not have the problem, and i have not had the problem once... one thing you might try is to plan which port you are going to depending on the wind, doing that should help a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnaud Arpes Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 (edited) How the ability to equip 'Upgrade' for 'Towing' which allows your boat to sail against the wind for a few added knots for a short time, maybe with a cooldown? This way if you're a bit of a ways out from port, you can get to port a little faster. Maybe a 5-10 minute increase of 3–4 knots to OW speed.Alternatively, they could just increase the range a bit where you can 'Enter Port'.By towing, I'm inferring that this is happening: Edited November 9, 2015 by Arnaud Arpes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now