Is the pirate frigate worth owning?

[Ruthless4u]

Just curious, given at this point it seems you can only get a basic one.

[OlavDeng2]

12pd cannons, its paint job and boarding bonues, also not too many people have it, so id say so

[Ruthless4u]

12pd cannons, its paint job and boarding bonues, also not too many people have it, so id say so

What kind of boarding bonuses?

[OlavDeng2]

What kind of boarding bonuses?

More crew and something else i am unsure of

[thp]

it s a good ship for pve because you got nice fire power but turn like a whale against the wind

[Hethwill, the Red Duke]

What kind of boarding bonuses?

 

Boarding preparation.

[SirLeggit]

its a good ship.

[Long Beard]

Cant see it meself. 1 dura, too risky for upgrades. Other crafted ships with upgrades = better.

[OlavDeng2]

Cant see it meself. 1 dura, too risky for upgrades. Other crafted ships with upgrades = better.

Unless you capture it it has 5

[SirLeggit]

Cant see it meself. 1 dura, too risky for upgrades. Other crafted ships with upgrades = better.

it has 5 dura bud...as a boarder its got class.

[Blackjack Morgan]

My guess is that the Pirate Frigate will become craftable and pirate only when they take SoL's away from pirates and change their participation in PB's to port raids.....

[Hethwill, the Red Duke]

My guess is that the Pirate Frigate will become craftable and pirate only when they take SoL's away from pirates and change their participation in PB's to port raids.....

 

I would guess better would be "tranformable" models of all, from brigs to frigates to piraty versions. That would make a lot of sense.

[Long Beard]

Unless you capture it it has 5

 

Mhh, didn't know that. In that case, forget all I said

[Ruthless4u]

Wonder how much they cost?

[Atreides]

Maybe a pirate crafter could put one up for sale at LA Tortue...

Just sayin

Edited April 3, 2016 by Atreides

[Hyperion74]

I've battled a few in missions. Tough nut to crack. Looks like a fine ship.

[Porpoise]

With 300 crew and 12 pounders you have a pretty nice space for using marines. She should be craftable for the pirates. I can see some hardcore boarders using them. 

[Bloody Hound]

Would love if all t' ships were given a option t' turn it into a 'pirate' version not for t' name but t' colour change/wear and tear, boardin' bonuses and up gunnin' it would make when a pirate captures a ship quite a big thin' 

and visa versa.

 

 But Alas this be somethin' i would prefer but im not fussed about, Aslong as it shoots, sin' sea shanty's i care not.

[Quineloe]

yeah, if you're willing to lose turn rate, acceleration and top speed for an extra pair of guns, "buff" those ships with some extra cannons

 

I also think it would be completely absurd if pirates could craft any ship in the game that nationals can, plus the Pirate Frigate.

 

As for Basic PFs - they're garbage for boarding. They get some extra prep? With 0-2 upgrade slots, big deal. I take a ship with 5 upgrade slots, put basic marines on them and get far more out of this deal than the inherent boarding bonus of the Pirate Frigate. There are just too many good boarding mods out there to build a basic ship for boarding

 

Axes - Ladders - Marines - Boarding parties - Grog rations - swordfighting handbooks - hammocks. That's 7, and you can only pick 5 with an exceptional ship.

[Babble]

i want one.   one I capture.  from a pirate.  

[victor]

I do not own one, but I tested how crappy it is, when I was jumped in a basic quality navybrig by a pirate in a pirate frigate.

 

It took him about 45 mins of "sail and repair" game to close up. Then I managed to survive another 15 minutes with "turn ad round" games and also I was able to cause him some damage with a couple of good stern passages. He did not succed in boarding me and endend up sinking me from distance.

 

Maybe the pirate was drunk, but at the end of the story I laughed a lot in that combat.

Edited April 6, 2016 by victor