Patch 27 - Port Interface, New missions, Streamlined economy, Insurance, New currencies.

[TheHaney]

5 minutes ago, John Jacob Astor said:

what incentive do Doubloon earners have to sell them at contract?  Or are they getting enough in the first place to think about selling them?  Judging from the above that sounds a bit uneven.

As a fairly fresh player, most of my solo activities revolve around NPC shipping. I'm already selling balloons for reals because I need the reals more at this particular stage. Given the current balance (so far, from my view), I would expect newer players to be supplying balloons while the more established players, rich in reals but bleeding balloons, buy them up.

Edited November 6, 2018 by TheHaney

[John Jacob Astor]

6 minutes ago, TheHaney said:

As a fairly fresh player, most of my solo activities revolve around NPC shipping. I'm already selling balloons for reals because I need the reals more at this particular stage. Given the current balance (so far, from my view), I would expect newer players to be supplying balloons while the more established players, rich in reals but bleeding balloons, buy them up.

And ideally by next weekend we should see some of the national markets start to loosen up.

IF the sinks are balanced correctly.

Edited November 6, 2018 by John Jacob Astor

[staun]

4 hours ago, Pirate Blackbeard said:

Not sure I am playing the same game as many posters on here.

Since the patch dropped, I have had more PVP and other content than I have in a long while.

There are many more players on the OW now so good job @admin.

I am used to the UI and its fine In my opinion.

However a couple of points:

First:

The crafting and collecting of resources ( Iron etc) is far to costly. It really makes no sense to try to harvest your mines, you dont have enough hours etc.

Second:

I think The RNG for AI trader/warship Doubloon drops should include a base minimum of say 5 DBs per class of ship IE

7th rate 5 Dbs

6th rates 10 Dbs

5th rates 15 Dbs   etc

With a base  Db drop  for AI ship kills plus a RNG on top it would be less harsh than empty ships and would drag even more players in the OW, thus more PVP.

Third:

Teleportation for yourself costing Doubloons is a poor idea and not really helpful when trying to trade and craft etc.

I sometimes log on to do some admin and collect resources etc and this cost seems a bit harsh and pointless.

Fourth:

The economy is settling down slowly, people are still struggling with the price changes but I think this will settle.

Could we please have some ports especially free-ports producing Consumables at cost. This would aid use of these ports and thus more players in the OW.

Fifth:

Would you please look at the cost of some modules such as bow figures etc.

Some of them are really not worth the cost of buying them at present prices and thus seem a bit useless. 

Finally: 

The new missions and new mods and content are all excellent and its great trying to get to port with stolen Doubloons!! 

We have some new players in the clan who are having a blast in the game now and there feedback is very positive.

I think the future is very good with this new direction and the blend of PVP / PVE promotes good play for more players.

Keep up the good work.

 

 

 

 

 

This new patch has even the battlefield betwen PvP players and PvE players. Everybody now has acces to buy. Upgrades. As long you are fine to stay on 5 rate, all is actually good. Problem is if you want to sail bigger ships, then you will have to grind. 

Lots of playerd like just to take a first rate fir a Quick spin. Think that fast will die. It would take me 3 weeks to earn enough doublons to buy one. Is that a problem, yes I we would loose a lot of players. Just time will se if they will be replaced. For me there will be no port flipping. Don’t Have a first rate to do it, and are for sure not trying to do it on a 5 rate. Imo RvR are allready struggeling in this game, this for sure will not help.

only time can tell whst will happen. A game cant please all. The have set a course. Think they should stick to it, no matter the affect on the playerbase.  

 

[Barbancourt]

5 hours ago, TheHaney said:

I'd agree that labor hours go FAST now.

 

I have thousands of labor hours to burn, but it doesn't appear we can turn them into labor contracts.  For that matter, I have dozens of labor contracts to burn as well, LOL

 

[z4ys]

4 hours ago, Intrepido said:

The game is not fine for those without many hours of spare time.

Personally I don't have much time to play NA (currently). But I have to say the game is much more enjoyable than during the last build even my time in NA is very limited.

- Player spottings per h are much higher than ever before.

- taken actions feel like they have a meaning.

- it's the closest real age of sail experience NA ever delivered.

 

For all with limited time Bahamas is the best place to be. So many different nations/players/ais. Perfect place for a fast enjoyable experience.

 

[Barbancourt]

5 hours ago, Pirate Blackbeard said:

Not sure I am playing the same game as many posters on here.

Since the patch dropped, I have had more PVP and other content than I have in a long while.

There are many more players on the OW now so good job @admin.

 

 

Really?  There seems to be a strong decline, but I'd think that's mostly due to nations fizzling out.

 

[Barbancourt]

5 hours ago, Pirate Blackbeard said:

@admin

 

Would you please look at the cost of some modules such as bow figures etc.

Some of them are really not worth the cost of buying them at present prices and thus seem a bit useless.

 

Maybe that's good.  They shouldn't be very important. 

[Stars and Stripes]

1 hour ago, Barbancourt said:

 

Really?  There seems to be a strong decline, but I'd think that's mostly due to nations fizzling out.

 

I definitely agree with Bkackbeard.

Many more players on ow and much more PVP. 

Great patch, just needs to settle.

[Stars and Stripes]

2 hours ago, staun said:

. A game cant please all. The have set a course. Think they should stick to it, no matter the affect on the playerbase.

I think the old vets will suffer if they don't adapt it's a new game now and for new players its never been so good.

Some of the old vets tears are based on old concepts which the game no longer uses.

 

[Barbancourt]

52 minutes ago, Stars and Stripes said:

I think the old vets will suffer if they don't adapt it's a new game now and for new players its never been so good.

Some of the old vets tears are based on old concepts which the game no longer uses.

 

Poor attempt at trolling

[jodgi]

3 hours ago, Barbancourt said:

 

Really?  There seems to be a strong decline, but I'd think that's mostly due to nations fizzling out.

 

What do you mean, "seems"? We can look that up easy at steamcharts. The numbers were unaffected by patch. 

[admin]

2 minutes ago, jodgi said:

What do you mean, "seems"? We can look that up easy at steamcharts. The numbers were unaffected by patch. 

Too early to tell
wipes (and partial wipes) are always painful and force some players to leave (for a while or forever). But we have to wipe from time to time in early access. 
But we are very optimistic about new ways. They are better - especially pve rewards are a lot more exciting now (range of rewards instead of fixed 100k old gold per NPC trader). 

 

 

[woodenfish]

Maybe I'm just unlucky, but I did some PvE last night. I took 2 fleets of medium AI - 1 Frigate + 8 en 1 Belle Poule + 7 = 17 ships plus also 1 other random ship and 4 traders. For a total of 22 ships sunk and looted I got 17 doubloons from one of the mediums. I also got one or two nice upgrade drops, which is nice, but I'm not sure if the doubloon level is what I should be expecting - or if, as I say, I was just unlucky.

 

[Sir Texas Sir]

3 hours ago, Barbancourt said:

 

Really?  There seems to be a strong decline, but I'd think that's mostly due to nations fizzling out.

 

We have way to many nations.  We need to drop three that was never part of the game from start and give that mechanic to pirates and stop spreading the numbers out so much.

[Wilhelm von Seydlitz]

41 minutes ago, Sir Texas Sir said:

Wir haben den Weg zu vielen Nationen. Wir müssen drei, die noch nie Teil des Spiels waren, fallen lassen, diesen Mechaniker den Piraten geben und aufhören, die Zahlen so zu verbreiten.

i agree, Delete USA, Britain and Spain 🙂

[Cpt Shadow]

I have played this for a few days now and I have come to the conclusion its looks good and plays well.   Its actually sorted out some problems that I never thought would get sorted.  As one player said 'multiple accounts are dead now'... took a while for me to understand that.  Doubloons are not such an issue as I originally thought.  Nope, I think this works, but there will be people who don't like this.  

Its hard to tell the effect of having existing 1st - 4th rates in the game, you will only find that out with a whipe, but getting the results could take quite a bit of time unless you are applying a statistical model in the analysis.

I think if there is any feedback from me at all, it's my sympathy for a new player.  They will just have a learning curve, but then that's half the fun of a game. 

[Stars and Stripes]

1 hour ago, Barbancourt said:

Poor attempt at trolling

Wow hit a nerve huh......

That was no troll attempt lmao.

I am basing my opinion on the usual doom merchants peddling their views on here. this patch has opened up the whole game for a whole new group of PVE and PVP players and 

it will develop into a content full game rather than a gank the noob game that it was. 

The old system favored the players with mods and resources that new players and casual players found hard to get.

The playing field is more balanced now.

Adapt and enjoy it, or well, just keep dreaming of the old days...........

[Barbancourt]

 

1 hour ago, jodgi said:

What do you mean, "seems"? We can look that up easy at steamcharts. The numbers were unaffected by patch. 

Maybe it was a euro summer vacation effect, but there just seemed to be a lot more activity on the water when I first came back.  But, as I said, I was connecting it to variable national fortunes plus fatigue from testbed participation, not the recent patch. 

 

[Barbancourt]

8 minutes ago, Stars and Stripes said:

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it will develop into a content full game rather than a gank the noob game that it was. 

The old system favored the players with mods and resources that new players and casual players found hard to get.

 

The "old vets" are going to gank your baby-soft bare bottom just as bad as they used to. 

 

Edited November 6, 2018 by Barbancourt

[Bluetooth]

9 hours ago, Intrepido said:

Others, on the contrary, are leaving the game.

Im hearing things like NA is like a not paid second job due to all the grinding. 

The increase of the number of logs and their weights makes us to make additional trips in traders. 

The doubloons requirements turns losing a lineship into a drama. And not only lineships but also crafting upgrades, upgrading buildings, perk resets, labour hours, the upgrades from the admiralty... All of those are spent by hundreds when not by thousands.

 

The game is not fine for those without many hours of spare time.

If you read my post I made some suggestions regarding crafting etc. Its just a balance thing especially with the line ships. It will settle and I am sure that @admin will adjust as the game develops, but please slowly.......not fast knee jerk reactions.

Example:

We have a new player to the game now a clan member who is using the new system of missions and content to its fullest and he is growing fast and loving it.

Time wise:

You can jump in a ship, take a mission, sail out, run into other players, or do your mission, try to get back to port  with loot. All in 1 hour. Whats not to like?

This patch is far more like age of sail than the last PVP only rendition.

[Stars and Stripes]

10 minutes ago, Barbancourt said:

The "old vets" are going to gank your baby-soft bare bottom just as bad as they used to. 

 

Thanks for the well constructed, thought out reply, to a difficult topic. I am sure your input will help the dev's improve the game. 

[staun]

3 hours ago, Stars and Stripes said:

I think the old vets will suffer if they don't adapt it's a new game now and for new players its never been so good.

Some of the old vets tears are based on old concepts which the game no longer uses.

 

We don’t disagree on that point. But should that stop players raise there voice and give a feedback? 

You can’t call me an old vet. Started play after the big wipe. But as the gameplay is now, I will spend less time in that game. Is that a problem, not if it only is me. But if more players leave than join the game, it will be a problem.

[admin]

Hotfix 6th November

• Bug with 6th and 7th rate missions fixed - they now appear in the mission list in Capitals
• Safe PvP doubloon rewards for kills slightly increased in line with overall rewards

Christian - Danish 2nd rate delivered to all captains who have fulfilled he testbed testing requirements. Check you redeemables.

[jodgi]

Not all players are grumpy!

[Lovec1990]

7 minutes ago, admin said:

Hotfix 6th November

• Bug with 6th and 7th rate missions fixed - they now appear in the mission list in Capitals
• Safe PvP doubloon rewards for kills slightly increased in line with overall rewards

Christian - Danish 2nd rate delivered to all captains who have fulfilled he testbed testing requirements. Check you redeemables.

So when will Christian,Constitution Classic and Diana become craftable and whats progress on three 3rd rates that won polls?