Bananamoes Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Hello Naval action forum,I have tried to search for this topic but I couldn't find any. I have been playing for a few days now, and mostly traded only. I have a about 100k gold now but my rank is way to low to get a better ship.I actually have no idea how to get a decent amount of experience. When doing those events I get around 60xp, but I need 1000 to get to rank 3. Which seems like a very slow process. Anyone has some suggestions regarding getting a higher rank? Or are events the only way.Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelSandwich Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Damage done is battle = XP Whether it is killing a ships, killing crew, damaging sail, it all helps towards ranking up. Getting a ship like a cutter or privateer and just going into small engagements will result in good xp, nearly 100 per battle or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananamoes Posted December 23, 2015 Author Share Posted December 23, 2015 (edited) Alright, so combat is the sole means of earning XP then. Good to know thanks!Any advice on what I should spend my hard earned gold?Another sidenote, i see that you are part of the Dutch Antilies Squadron, do you guys have a teamspeak server or a website? I'm playing as the dutch as well, so would like to have a chat with you guys!*edit*Nevermind found the information about the squadron! Edited December 23, 2015 by Bananamoes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelSandwich Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 If you join the TS today, or anytime soon, people will gladly help you out They will assist you in combat, give some tips and tricks, as well as letting you in on good gold investments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jodgi Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Make sure to check out the guides section of the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry d'Esterre Darby Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Start with 12lb carronades for your ship. Then go find a Trader Cutter or a Lynx or Cutter, close yardarm to yardarm and blast them to pieces. If you want to be able to do this faster, team up with another friendly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Loe Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Hire escort from Port window. Start small with hunting same size ships and just sink them. Put as much shots as possible into the target, it will be your xp. Your hired Npcs will help you catch boats. When in Battle open up mini map and give orders to your NPCs. If you play for USA, then sail to Road Rocks, best shallow area to hunt for new players and very close to deep ports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelSandwich Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Assistance is already being provided on TS. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyShelby Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Oh, the best tip ever; PvP. If you can find players to fight that will help you immensely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Masterviolin Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Pfft. The best way to earn XP is to be part of the SLRN, the greatest navy in the world. Just kidding! I personally find that close-quarters carronade combat is truly the best way to earn XP. I got to rank 3 through about 12 engagements in my loyal Yacht hunting AI this way. Missions can be helpful to get XP as well, but you should definitely focus on hunting AI ships. My hunting ground is mainly the northern areas by Jereme and near the southern coast of Hispanola (modern-day cuba) as a Brit- but pre-wipe, I hunted Carapurano and Trinidad during my days stationed at St. George- an extremely profitable AI hunting ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justme Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 A little concerned about leveling as well given my limited time to play and not really going to be messing with a clan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jodgi Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 ...you should definitely focus on hunting AI ships... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathaniel Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 (edited) Well, i'm quite sure doing missions is faster than OW hunting (having rolled a new character just two weeks ago). After getting carronades i think your best investment with your money is hiring two NPC cutters. Try to do the missions for your rank with them, if you are confident, switch to missions for rank 3. Ideally, in an area that has several island towns open to you and not a lot of mainland to sail around. That way you will earn at least 100 XP a fight, so in one or two days you should reach rank 3 and be able to crew a snow/mercury/navybrig which will make your life a lot easier. Upgrading to an appropriate ship for rank 2, like a privateer, or a pickle is an option, but the effect will be quite moderate. Edited December 24, 2015 by Nathaniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananamoes Posted December 24, 2015 Author Share Posted December 24, 2015 Alright thanks for all the replies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admin Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Alright thanks for all the replies! progression is not final and will depend on testing - we tried many things (including honor kills) and will continue to experiment a bit but in general we found that xp is easy once you learn to play. We just need to find the way to make onboarding more comfortable for new players, while still keeping the challenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benass Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Exp is a biggest turn off for me. Im struggling to get into this game. Every fight i make 10-30 exp. and need 1000 to lvl. having few h to play every second day. im now lvl 2 70 exp need 930 to next lvl. have a privateer ship. i have no problem fighting my own class ships, but it takes 30 min to a hour per battle. 10-20 exp reward. Looking good so fare. At such rate i will hit next lvl in spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ink Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Exp is a biggest turn off for me. Im struggling to get into this game. Every fight i make 10-30 exp. and need 1000 to lvl. having few h to play every second day. im now lvl 2 70 exp need 930 to next lvl. have a privateer ship. i have no problem fighting my own class ships, but it takes 30 min to a hour per battle. 10-20 exp reward. Looking good so fare. At such rate i will hit next lvl in spring. I'd suggest you to mount carronades and catch some brig or snow traders, you need to be as close to them as possible when the attack counter hits 0, work on sails a bit to slow down then blast their hull with mighty carronades, after that some work with grapeshots with boarding and you will get plenty of xp, since sails, hull and crew are calculated for the xp output . Also, as it was said by Nathaniel, try hire two NPC cutters and do missions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Allen Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 I've been grinding away using the small battle. Less time roaming the open world. Generally end up fighting a similar class NPC, kinda repetitive, but sinking that fellow (typically named Blood) I usually earn 90-100 XP per battle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benass Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 I have to say i learned somethings. Carronets + 2 extra ships in my fleet. doing missions for 2 days. Now im master and commander sailing frigate. Missions Missions Missions. Snow with carronets + 2 snow in my fleet. one mission = 200 exp + 100 Exp + 8k gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Allen Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Wait...you get XP from the damage done by the ships you hire? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benass Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 No but they help u sin k enemys faster. and if they kill ship u get assist exp. Kill exp = 50 Assist exp = 40 solo kill means 20 exp for damage + 50 exp for kill + 50 exp for mission. Fleet kill. 10 exp for damage + 40 for assist or 50 for kill depends and 50 for a mission. Fleeting increases your time by a factor of 3 . or so. early in a missions mission reward is main income of exp. the faster u sink them the better. Later on when u get a cerberus rank damage will give u more exp, but then again your fleet snows wont be able to do more damage as u start fighting bigger ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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