PVE Improvements

[Jack Jones]

I have been playing on the PVE server tonight and have found it to be so refreshing without all the grief of gankers and toxic bile on the PVP server, but I miss the danger element of stalking etc and sailing into enemy waters, so a couple of questions,

1. When will Enemy AI Fleets attack enemy players or hunt them? Its pretty silly sailing through enemy waters past fleets that ignore you?

2. Will there be a dynamic campaign going on around the players, ports changing, wars, trade fluctuations, raids  etc?

3. Will there be elite AI Captains,such as black beard, nelson, who will terrorize the waves?

These couple of additions to the game play would make the PVE server explode in my opinion. they would add some of the elements which make PVP so captivating, without all the silly gankers and controlling clans.

I will still use the PVP server but its getting hard to do anything meaningful on there with a player base off rear admirals, with maxed out everything and such toxic chat.

Enjoying your efforts so good job Devs.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited March 15, 2017 by Blue Tooth

[Norfolk nChance]

Blue Tooth,

 

The one BIG thing that will improve the PvE server is to make the Smuggler Tag a Risk/Reward when used. AI fleets near there own patrol zones can engage the smuggler.

 

The problem I gather is an AI hunter patrol is really hard to develop. At the moment we drop into a smaller boxed universe or Battle Mode when fighting. The programing for OW is vastly larger so even the patrol ships are still within a huge box which makes it harder. I'm not sure how to get around this, but other sandbox games have solutions.

 

"AI Stars" is a great idea with a story line to follow. Also more hidden islands

 

Norfolk.

[Jack Jones]

Yes I can see that but if cracked...then PVE would be vastly improved to the point that it would rival PVP or even surpass it.

 

[BoomBox]

let me start off , with what admin said,  they put up the pve server cause some said they wanted a server just to fight bots. their prime focus is on the pvp server and game play.  personally i'd love to see both servers put together . 

I'm actually more a pve player playing on the pvp server.

Before EA , you didn't have missions but you entered a pve battle and the you had more and more AI join the battle. Was an awesome part of the game, i loved it. I sank a lot but it didn't matter  , i gained a lot of xp during the process and you started out with a small battle but it ended in a slug fest big battle , with AI everywhere. Even though you had max 100 players on during prime time , you had players join from different nations in those battles. It was really fun. Both groups (PVE and PVP) were on one server and both groups had bunch of fun. I'd love to have that back.

 

 

 

Edited March 15, 2017 by BoomBox

[Justme]

Don't forget OP, there is no guarantee that there will be a PVE only server. Hopefully there won't be.

Edited March 15, 2017 by Justme

[BallsOfSteel]

Read the ship wipe post the answer is there, its going to pvp.