Help for new players

[King of Crowns]

Problem:

One thing I have noticed about this game that is a problem is that original sail. for example you got your friend to get the game. so you tell him the server to pick and the nation to pick. he is like yea... I'm at the capital what do I do........ and your response is this... get your cutter and sail 3 hours to where we are. I hate having to say that to a new buddy who just got the game because I know it will crush any desire they had to play.  thus your friends first 3 hours in naval action is spent watching his cutter sail in open world.

Solution:

at the begging allow the player to choose their port that they start in. national or free. allow them to pick the port they would like to start in. put recommended by the capital to keep solo people from being confused. I would have at least 5 more people playing the game if their first 3 hours in naval action wasn't spent sailing to the front line in a cutter.

[z4ys]

I would not say freetown but picking the start port out of the national ones would be good.

+1

[King of Crowns]

4 minutes ago, z4ys said:

I would not say freetown but picking the start port out of the national ones would be good.

+1

sometimes your clan might be out of a free port. whole point is that they new guy can play with friends -the 3 hour sail to the front.

[z4ys]

1 minute ago, King of Crowns said:

sometimes your clan might be out of a free port. whole point is that they new guy can play with friends -the 3 hour sail to the front.

freeport is to much open for alt exploit

[King of Crowns]

6 minutes ago, z4ys said:

freeport is to much open for alt exploit

its only used once. at the creation of the captian. so it would be hard.

[VirtuallyIdiotic]

This would be great for large factions or factions that are spread out.

[Christendom]

Maybe something like  "take me to the front" option when they first start.  

[Salty Dog.]

30 minutes ago, Christendom said:

Maybe something like  "take me to the front" option when they first start.  

Or just allow them to choose their first outpost/starting point instead of giving them the capital. 

[surfimp]

Or, you know, sail to the capital to meet your friend, do some missions with him to teach him the ropes, and then (maybe in the next play session) sail to this hypothetical free port that is 3 hrs away.

I mean, that's what I'd do, if it was an actual friend who was getting into the game.

[King of Crowns]

35 minutes ago, Sansón Carrasco said:

Or, you know, sail to the capital to meet your friend, do some missions with him to teach him the ropes, and then (maybe in the next play session) sail to this hypothetical free port that is 3 hrs away.

I mean, that's what I'd do, if it was an actual friend who was getting into the game.

I may be in the middle of pvp or actually playing the game and therefore wont have time.