About 3rd Rates and the new "medium" PB category

[ThomasCook]

I am very sad that 3rd Rate Ship of the Line will now be obsolete in the game as they have no place to fit in, too big for hunting in open world and not allowed in most Port Battle, and not big enough to go in Regional Capital Port Battle.

 

3rd rate were the most common ship of the line historically speaking, so  they should be the more common in game.

And for that to happen i think a good start is to allow them to be the more powerfull ship in the most common category of PB, the new "medium" PB category. 

[ThomasCook]

Frigates already have their place in open sea and for people who like to gank other people and traders

[CaptVonGunn]

Screen FLeets outside to try and stop the incoming Fleets.. that is what 3rds and up are for... Hell 3rds are good for trying to slow down the incoming bigger fleets to...   just not the safest job

[Azzak]

Stop incoming fleets with disposable and suicidal 3rd rates. Surely we can imagine a better role for them

[shaeberle84]

Possible solutions: Each port could have three differently shallow capture zones ... some ports with max. 3rd rate water depth ... either this or BR cap instead of 25 ship cap for port battles.

[ThomasCook]

Possible solutions: Each port could have three differently shallow capture zones ... some ports with max. 3rd rate water depth ... either this or BR cap instead of 25 ship cap for port battles.

I think what they did now is fine, i would only allow 3rd rates to enter all deep water Port Battle