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I don't see how everyone power leveling in small battles in their cutters makes any sense. Port battles are vs mortello towers. I find it quite boring tbh but I guess the community is good with it so whatever.

Currently there are 4 different servers all basically serving the same purpose. Wouldn't it be more beneficial if something like this was done Server 1)Hardcore-no xp from bots, no small battles, all xp gains made from pvp fights in ow and port captures. Server 2)A duplicate of sea trials 1. You fight battles and you level up in ships (no open world here) Server 3)Like server 1 but more for casuals (would be like eu pvp sever 1 currently)

This, this post brought me out of exile. Please! I've said all along that many people just don't have the time to grind up in ow and therefore don't bother playing. I miss the old pvp lobby battles. I know somebody is gonna post "it only took me 3 hours to get to midshipman" or something like that. If we had pvp lobby and allowed a certain number of each class of ship or a combined br rating, I think it would please many.

Can we get a post from admin here?

How about Dropkick Murphys shipping up to boston?

Admin you created a great game and the 40 dollars I paid you was well worth it. I love what you have done. In all honesty, I dont want open world I just want to fight like we did in the sea trials. While I understand this isnt part of your plans, you envisioned something bigger and greater and way beyond what I enjoy (something that would amaze me completely), I just wanna fight battles personally. I want to spend 2-6 hours a weekend in 2-6 battles having fun, using tactics, and sink the enemy. You have already given me more than 40$ worth of skilled entertainment but I really just want the skirmish function enabled (with organized battle rooms).

1000th arena game in age of sail? Ppl, most of them anyways dont really have the time for ow. This isnt about the worth of 40$. I know Ive already gotten that from the game. In my honest opinion at this point-were not going to get big numbers in OW! Im sorry to say this but its the truth. If I was making this game-Id focus on combat mechanics, new ships, and an abstract campaign that would last a month or so. Its not the fault of the dev team in any way. OW was manufactured magnificently! The problem is that in games ppl want action, in OW that action may not happen for several days.

I honestly believe that the height of this game was in sea trials. We all sit around with 100 or so ppl in ow thinking "where are the people?". "Maybe the problem is the admin needs to open this game up on steam?" I honestly at this point believe (IN MY POINT OF VIEW) its just not worth it to spend many hours getting a bigger ship and spend more countless hours leveling up for a bigger ship for that rare pvp experience in the ow. ITS JUST NOT WORTH THE EFFORT. Maybe we got spoiled in sea trials but the reality is WE ALL JUST WANT TO FIGHT! I have never seen more than 150 in ow but ive seen way more in sea trials.The ganking, unfair battles, loss of durabilities, boarding combat problems, etc.,etc.did not happen in sea trials. And now that we are trying to figure out how to have fair fights and no ganking we are basically reducing ourselves back to sea trials. I know ppl wont like my sentiments here, thats understandable. But in my honest opinion...maybe the open world can be an abstract idea part of some long campaign. Rather than spend long hours of looking for pvp that just doesnt exist. I talked 9 friends into buying this game and only 3 of them play it at all anymore. The admin wants to talk about those ppl that only play for 10 minutes of OW, I'll tell you why. They are bored, they already feel they have put there time in getting bigger ships, the juice isnt worth the squeeze. So really this is a major turning point. Can the devs make this game fun and attractive to everyone that had purchased (or will purchase), will we be stuck with 150 regular players in the OW, or can we turn this game into fun action that anyone can spend an hour a night on and still be at an even keel with others. I know it hurts-but this is the truth

Why don't we just go back to sea trials? Might solve all our problems

I like that idea Chustler. Grapeshot-we could still have private conversations. Its not like anyone is currently discussing anything of importance in global.

Yeah i would help in this.

That looks awesome! Played a game called close action at a game convention once and enjoyed it very much.

After thinking more on this subject, i came to the conclusion theres no good reason for 1)a brig class or larger to attack a lynx bc they arent going to get shit out of it. Not much xp or gold. And 2)Theres not good reason for a lynx to attack a brig class or larger because with 4 or 6 lbers you're probably not going to do any kind of damage to level up. There are exceptions to this rule but its a simple concept of not being a dick and wasting peoples time. Having said that, in earlier stages of ow we all may have thought it was proper to destroy an enemy ship no matter what they were sailing. Break the enemy morale right from the get go and show them who owns the sea. We were all guilty of this but i think we have grown as a community (so to speak) to have matured beyond this. Our goal in the long run should be to help as many players get acquainted to the open world so we can test and come up with a conclusion of how the final product should be assembled. As a necessary evil, we need guys who naturally look for easy exploits so they may be quelled. Im not looking for disneyland here but u have to remember that we are still testing. Lets finish the job we set out to do when we signed up for "beta", quit unnecessary ganking and bitching and just get the job done.

And of course you too Grim. If you ever find the time

Yeah Im sorry to say. Some of us have joined TDA. I feel bad for leaving some of you guys but it just seemed to be the most logical. Vander, LaFluer, Ulysses, and even Chromey...I will always show respect to you gents at sea. I would provide good word if you wanted to join us.