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  1. Hethwill, the Red Duke
    One less enemy ship to worry about I guess. I second Eishen.
  2. Hethwill, the Red Duke
    I'd sacrifice my Hyena in a pyre to have that.
  3. Hethwill, the Red Duke
    Then in turn they will be fought with 3rd rates only, meaning Bellonas... There's a pattern and the gameplay compromise proposed is, in my opinion, sound and worth playing for a while to see how it goes.
  4. Hethwill, the Red Duke
    A successful raid by pirates should blast a city morale ( citizens are simply left to their own designs with the feeling their overlords cannot save them ) and turn it unaligned for a full maintenance cycle [ 1 full day after maintenance the port gets blocked to all actions, no entering the port ], and then returns to nation control as normal.
  5. Hethwill, the Red Duke
    Yep, let's test this.
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    Nice interview. Just a little snip ( which I think most folks make the mistake ) is that Lordship is not only limited to PBs but ALSO to PvP achievements. This last part is very meaningful for us folks not giving a 'rat about the PBs. We rest to see what those are exactly but I am pretty sure they will not be the easy part of the deal, which is exactly why most "frigate" captains should look up to it.
  7. Hethwill, the Red Duke
    Better give topics of what you need ( as the projects goes on ) so volunteers can give a hand now and then. I would totally include the History part of the ships now and then across the episodes with the mandatory plans graphics etc.
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    Naval Action is a bipolar game, excuse me the analogy. On one end we have the "simmers & wargamers", they take it with immersion, playing a characters, experiencing the historical set of the game and the combat. Simmers and wargamers enjoy the complexity, the infinite discovery of new way to control and challenge of the machine, the intricacies of the tactics and politics of war, the number 1 and wingman sorties. It is not about the ship as much as it is about the mission. On the other end we have the MMO competitive crews. They live for the fight to control and claim to be the best. The machine, the tactics, the historical setups are nice but are only means to an end. The difficulty curve might be a put off in many cases but the grind will see them through. Many meta game and find original ways to shortcut. In the end they are also a part of NA with their competitive ruthless ways. A correct and credible mechanic like crew management ( and officers down the dev line ) will not be a put off to any of the mentioned groups.
  9. Hethwill, the Red Duke
    lol quite a quote from Band of Bros
  10. Hethwill, the Red Duke
    Upgrade for Pirates: Fusil Boucanier. Similar to a Fowler, very long barrel. Was primarily used to aim at the key positions: helmsman, rig master, master, officers, prior to the boarding.
  11. Hethwill, the Red Duke
    Tiggily, pirates did have 1st rates and for ten years did challenge the whole european colonial navies and did establish a small "nation". Please refer to Red Flag Fleet. I do agree with the supression of the construction of ships of the line but NOT because of the reasons you keep posting. The same reasoning can be used for the National Navies and supress them from building anything above a 5th rate at best. But I digress, let's get back to the point and keep it interesting. - We are agreeing on one unique point - disguise - We can discuss a second point - the impossibility of crafting balance through capture and modification: ability to combine durabilites, up to rate limit, with the added pirate specialty of refitting the ships.
  12. Hethwill, the Red Duke
    Hmmm. Maybe scramble the name or similar wordplay and only reveal it to the ships in the circle if an Attack action happens. In itself a disguise mechanic is challenging, unique for Pirates, and very well worth testing in the future. Pirates must be unique but NOT in the way everyone wants them to be. I get tired of reading the same arguments and suggestions over and over again aka. no crafting, no conquest, "no nothin' jon snow".
  13. Hethwill, the Red Duke
    If the PVP Feats regarding Lordship are tailored to simply have a negative impact towards these tactics, meaning a 3v5 has decisive positive Victory Points and a 6v2 rewards negative or next to none, then many might ( keyword: might ) split the hunt groups into elements of twos, like in a flight sim.
  14. Hethwill, the Red Duke
    This. Lytse nails it correctly. Even if there is the disguise mechanic the player name must remain somehow, after all if there's something all pirates liked back then was their infamous deeds being known and their name being spoken of. Despite the OP rework of old ideas posted again there is something that can't be dismissed. >>>fixed lairs - I was an advocate of this a while ago, but then what will happen when the spots are known and camped all the time ? >>>crafting - this is where I cannot agree. Nations had issues with building ships in the caribbean, even the RN favoured India for this rather than the West Indies which remained with their local needs with sloops, brigs and similar classes. So best is to give Pirates not crafting but "modification", transforming ships into custom build pirate versions, not open to be traded nor sold and treated like a NPC ship regarding capture. Fair game. >>> Nothing stops a 150 players, pirates, to work together no matter what you wish. Don't call it a nation. Call it a nightmare. There are a lot of good ideas floating around being the oldest form the mix of Admiralty Renown and Pirate Infamy.
  15. Hethwill, the Red Duke
    Anything you need unrelated to "politics" just ask away, graphics, screens, RP stories, etc.
  16. Hethwill, the Red Duke
    Hammered the nail dead on Admin, especially the last two sentences.
  17. Hethwill, the Red Duke
    Would be worth a full pilot episode. I like the snipet a lot if you going for that documentary style format
  18. Hethwill, the Red Duke
    Season 1 is very cold. Pretty much an intro to all the characters. Combat snips are quite well thought of and you have quite a few as much as with sailing with chases, maneuvers, etc in the follow ups.
  19. Hethwill, the Red Duke
    Most old flicks are public domain already in most internet platforms. IIRC Youtube even has a specific channel for that.
  20. Hethwill, the Red Duke
    It is. If you do not use a ship you cannot possibly lose crew. Vacations, you do not use a ship, any ship. Everything will be as you remember.
  21. Hethwill, the Red Duke
    Grew up with those flicks and many other, thanks to a cool dad.
  22. Hethwill, the Red Duke
    It is NOT about 1st rates. It is about continuous maintenance of ships and crews whatever rate and use. Obviously it will be most visible at the ship-of-the-line level but doesn't start nor end there.
  23. Hethwill, the Red Duke
    Ah yes, was still online in time read the chat about it. Funny stuff. P.S. - Wow a 3v3 amazing ... ​
  24. Hethwill, the Red Duke
    What would be the combination of ship and modules in which Brace beats Attack some 40+ casualties against 20+ ? Take whatever ship with built-ins if needed.
  25. Hethwill, the Red Duke
    So , magically, the feats you achieve as a captain, whatever they may be, which are measured by XP ( silly in itself but it is a game after all ), are suddenly and without any reason whatsoever attributed to another captain which was not in the same spot, battle, engament, side of the globe, planet ? Yes. Very radical.
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