4th rate upgrades

[Kikusaku]

4th rate ships should use a combined midgrade/high grade upgrade system to make them more economical for the players that will be using them.

 

 

My idea is to change their upgrade costs to such.

 

Basic 0

Common 1 Mid grade note

Fine 1 Mid 1 High

Mastercraft 2 Mid 1 High

Exceptional 2 Mid 2 High

 

thoughts? suggestions to make this better or relate to other classes of ships?

[Marcomies]

I don't see any problem with the 4th rates using only high grade notes. In my experience you can usually find gold cheaper than silver since so many players are sailing 5th rates and all crafted upgrades use mid grade notes. Having exceptional 4th rate use 2 mid and 2 high notes would probably keep the material price about same and only save 100 labor hours which is only about 2.2% of the total labor hour need. The suggested change could inflate the silver prices even further.