Hethwill, the Red Duke

PvP Missions are coming. But... all missions can be done with PvP - like kill 10x 5th rates. Can be done with PvP kills and get the two chests. Doesn't have to be AI.

But the universe is the same, all activities from players contribute to the dynamics of the systems, and those same systems may be have influence changed and to the extreme - conquered, which doesn't happen in NA. Imagine the commotion where the Map is the same but ports get conquered... Remember in NA we have full allegiance system sandbox, ED is about reputation building sandbox.

That's pretty much it. The full intention of doing it is to try to conquer a Port via Port Battle.

1. Directly No, but hostility kills count towards Hunt and Search&Destroy missions, so indirectly...yes. 2. Yes 3. What's a Raid ?

They are bought fast. But can find Frigates, Cerberus, Renomees and Surprises in less popular ports. I would suggest more that Admiralty ships ( that's shop ships and npc captures ) not able to be put on auction but only sold directly to shop - to stop the buying ALL the npc ships and put them on sale with 5x the price. Also as you say, increase the supply a bit.

Read the Game Rules.

...ok... there goes the budget... thanks guys, have to add some you posted. Truth be told I like more the types of "man behind the machine" rather than about the "machine" tech itself. I am with Boiteaux, the 1600's buccaneer wars and control of west indies is very enticing for me, more than napoleonics at sea or 1812. Was also looking to this one just now

Witty you.

Sorry to have misinterpreted you then. I see what you mean with extra-sailing. Regarding that, my only focus is happiness in the removal of F11 debug coordinates. Then the Perk okay, i guess. Not for me. The trader tool could be replaced by "last visit" old UI. We had it already once. Having Elite Dangerous type of live market prices ? Well... if we must... As long as the ships are in the water, doing their stuff, attacking enemies and being open to attack i'm okay.

Anyone takes advantage of this season to decrease the hollow spaces in the shelves ? Amongst a few, mainly on ww1 aviation, i ordered these 2. What you getting ?

To be able to return to a port with facilities to fully repair his ship. Not to fully function as fully fit. But i get your point. No logistics, just battle. That's where me and you conflict in ideas. Age of sail for me is all about warships to protect trade, to establish power of trade, to interdict enemy trade. But I also get the appeal of having none of that and just grab a ship and go fight, sea trials galore. In 7 days of NA, not every single one of them is the same for me. Some days I go small vessels. Next day I grab super frigate. The other I go captured NPC ships. The other go patrol zone with whatever i have nearby. How to make a experience appealing to all, that's a gordian knot. Game is okay now imo. Doubloons are getting close to their reals value, and acquisition of Admiralty ships like Bellona and other similar ones is fairly straightforward and easy. In the War server, going after treasure ( doubloons ) puts you in the sea and open to enemies, and puts enemies open to you. That's how the war server works.

Okay, guess we reach a nice conclusion. I suggest you go out, in a nice squadron of warships and deliver "justice". Hunt them, sink them, take their ports. Less chess&tribunals, more naval action. Locked.

Discuss the merits and shortcomings of a engagement, not the persons. This is a Tribunal, not your rowdy gun deck crew assembly.

Yep. Simple. Enemy Player is enemy. This is more a reputation case than anything else really.

I am sure you have plenty of ideas, no matter how odd they seem. Only devs decide final design though.

Thanks for clarification. Not that it really matters, Essex being one of my favorites , was more of a lock horns situation. Sorry for the off-topic.

I'm not a dick. I buy a book and then acquire their sources. I usually start with osprey and then follow their sources. Because... why not Osprey's American Light and Medium Frigates 1794 - 1836 Register of Officer Personnel United States Navy and Marine Corps and Ships’ Data 1801–1807

USS Essex plans are public access if anything along with a ton of others. There you have your 12 feet 3 inches, right in the main dimensions annotations. Depth of hold. http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/86/098610409.jpg But hey, books are nice.

12ft 3in is correctly the depth of hold, not the draft. By the way, xmas coming, buy some sources about american frigates https://www.usni.org/store/books

I will suggest we can capture all the ships we want, including SOLs, but to balance it, remove ALL safe zones. Deal ?

19 feet and 10 inches is not below 4 meters, definitely not. And that's the Essex draught.

Rovers share everything we capture, all share are equal. Doubloons, resources, doesn't matter. When one doesn't feel like crafting for a week at a spot, gives away most of the resources to another that is crafting, so kind of "common warehouses" as most of us craft ships, repairs, and modules and guns. Bank is fuelled by all and plundered by all, as needed. Having no ports helps a lot the money management though. Individual captured ships are given away and usually naturally distributed. And this part mounts to a lot as 50% of the fleet might be captured ships. We are small, so this is possible to do. Been working since day 1, long long ago when Rover was only an idea but the members already played together. - It is my firm belief a LOT of other clans operate this way as well. No idea, but it is my feeling.

Go defend your nation mates. Fight alongside them. That's how you teach them, that's how I learned, fighting alongside the guys that were, and are, better than me in combat. Also, play all ships FFS... half goes up to big beats with no idea what are the weaknesses of the ships they never used and then cry they are "impossible" to fight against. Anyway, enough of this farce and offtopic. Sorry everyone.

Are you for serious !? Still remember the first time a group of pirates dismasted me completely man just for sport. The first time I got unicorned and graped to nothingness Remember even the first PB screening in a schooner, and a lot of other stuff. Been as newcomer as anyone around. So stop telling lies about veterans. They were newcomer once and did learn through practice, communication, try outs and eventually got more efficient in playing the combat game. So no, i have no clue what it is to be chased and killed a ton of times. Hell... it even happens today. It is part of the PvP part of the game. When I just want a relaxed half an hour i jump into my French chevalier in Peace server and just attack something without a care in the world.