My Suggestions

[basilhare]

My post 300+ hours of gameplay suggestions:

 

1. Do away with Flag Capitan, Commodore and Rear Admiral Rank  names and rename: Capitan Rank 1, 2 & 3 or Flag, Fleet and Senior Captain, or Captain Seniority 1, 2, 3, etc.. We don't need 100's of Rear Admirals running around....ahistorical...we are all basically going to be Captains in this game, not admirals.

 

2. Keep the current teleport system but add travel chits as a battle reward. maybe it takes "X" points to travel to Tumbado from where you are. You earn travel chits or points as a result of battle. You can redeem these points or chits to teleport ships to outposts. This would be a reward for doing battles (PvP or PvE) and give you something to earn after you have achieved the highest rank. maybe only the highest rank can earn travel chits. Explain this away in that if you are a high level rank, you have junior officers to take care of sailing these vessels and prizes to other places. You are too busy for such menial tasks at your high rank.

 

3. Please add some customization features...ship names, color schemes, figureheads, sail emblems, etc... I am so sick of seeing the same old ships sailing around...too bland...

 

4. Add some set up variety to the Admiralty Missions...ships start from several different set up positions...different formations, etc.. Facing off abreast, battle after battle is dull....

 

5. Similar to #2: Add BP Boost Chits as a random battle drop....boosts crafting BP drop chance by "X" %....can be used or traded.....perhaps you only get these at the highest rank....need some rewards for battles after you rank up, since you don't need the XP anymore....

 

 

You have a winner here....this is a good game...keep up the good work....

Edited June 11, 2016 by basilhare

[Anolytic]

1. I would consider adding even more ranks (but at lower levels), but renaming the two highest ranks and have Flag Captain be the highest rank, a rank/commission which also has to be paid for with gold every week to maintain it. Adding more ranks would counteract the problem that some ships fall between two chairs and are less used because once you have the crew to man it, you can also man bigger ships that you would rather select.

 

3. I don't need that much customisation of ships. You just end up with a game which less people can play because it is too resource hungry for no good reason. If a lot of ships look alike that is totally fine. Also this will be somewhat counteracted as developers keep adding new ships. Remember that this game is in alpha and only a few of the ship models that are going to be in this game have been added yet. 

I wouldn't mind the option to name my ship though. Even if just a name that could be seen in port and in the battle result screen.

[basilhare]

1. I would consider adding even more ranks (but at lower levels), but renaming the two highest ranks and have Flag Captain be the highest rank, a rank/commission which also has to be paid for with gold every week to maintain it. Adding more ranks would counteract the problem that some ships fall between two chairs and are less used because once you have the crew to man it, you can also man bigger ships that you would rather select.

 

3. I don't need that much customisation of ships. You just end up with a game which less people can play because it is too resource hungry for no good reason. If a lot of ships look alike that is totally fine. Also this will be somewhat counteracted as developers keep adding new ships. Remember that this game is in alpha and only a few of the ship models that are going to be in this game have been added yet. 

I wouldn't mind the option to name my ship though. Even if just a name that could be seen in port and in the battle result screen.

 As far as your reply to ranks, fine. Just eliminate the names commodore and admiral....this can be done in many different ways...

 

As far as your reply to customization, your concern about it draining resources is invalid...world of tanks does it just fine....I do realize this is alpha...just suggestions for "whenever they get around to it..."....at least some variety wouldn't hurt anything....

Edited June 11, 2016 by basilhare

[Capt.Pig of the seas]

Would be fantastic rename the ships!!