Bring Back Storm Maps!

[Bjerg Bjergsson]

I'd be interested in smaller, more localized weather effects too. Not just storms but rain squalls and patches of fog too (could be in OW as well as battles). This would add some strategic texture* to battles, maybe you need to duck into the fog to repair or try and make an escape from an equally matched, but better managed ship by running into a rain squall. 

 

* By strategic texture I am referring to the space in which a battle takes place. Right now we have land - which has been an awesome addition in its own right, however there are great variations that can be added through randomized rain squalls that could pass through a battle after x amount of time passes, or a fog patch that builds over an area of the "map" and than dissipates. 

 

(fog in battle effects)

Edited September 15, 2016 by Bjerg Bjergsson

[Jean-Gaspard de Vence]

The storms in the game, I think we can say goodbye there as exploration and everything else. It is important not offending frileux.Ce game becomes tasteless.

Edited September 18, 2016 by Jean-Gaspard de Vence

[Jean Ribault]

So last night I entered battle from an OW steady rainstorm, and in-battle was the very same steady rainstorm.  Is this a re-entry of storms, or just coincidental that I don't remember seeing this?

[Lupum]

So last night I entered battle from an OW steady rainstorm, and in-battle was the very same steady rainstorm.  Is this a re-entry of storms, or just coincidental that I don't remember seeing this?

 

Yes, they've had matching weather for some time now (though I can't answer regarding consistency). In the beginning, no matter what the open world was doing, you got a calm and bright sunny day in the battle. When we talk about storm maps though, we're primarily referring to the waves. The waves on the old maps were large enough to have a noticeable effect on the pitch and roll of the ship. Not all storm maps even had rain; some even had only patchy cloud cover.

Storms these days sometimes have somewhat exaggerated waves, enough that shooting over them is a bit more challenging, but they won't rock a 3rd rate or make you have to worry about your opponent moving on the z axis while you try to aim.

[Paulus de Boskabouter]

If you enter battle when its storming in OW -> Also storming in battle. Dont like fighting in storm? Dont enter battle in storm. 

Furthermore can someone tell me:
Why did they removed storm maps?
Why don't we hear anything from the devs about this matter? Even after this poll (245 people vote yes 9% no) I think this should mean something or else polls have no meaning.