Sealed bottles

[Draymoor]

Is it just me or have sealed bottles drop rate been reduced? I haven't fished one up since the the economy patch and I sail a lot in OW. 

[Barbancourt]

3 minutes ago, jodgi said:

Could be, but I doubt it. I think it's just an random thing based on how many days at sea. Admin hinted indirectly that capital zone fishing (proximity to any port?) isn't effective but other than that I think you could be anywhere.

The "capital zone" is tiny.  With the wind you sail out of the capital zone or the useless "reinforcement zone" in seconds after leaving port.  I've recently got sealed bottles within sight of my nation's ports. 

[Cetric de Cornusiac]

4 hours ago, La bouche said:

I got 3, and one was on shop (😁), not by contracts, it was just there for NPC price! Previous 2, I managed to get in my TLynx (dunno if just luck or, by the new goods weights). One of them was good, other one just regular stuff.

Certainly got sold by newbie who does not know what to do with a bottle he fished...

[La bouche]

5 minutes ago, jodgi said:

Could be, but I doubt it. I think it's just an random thing based on how many days at sea. Admin hinted indirectly that capital zone fishing (proximity to any port?) isn't effective but other than that I think you could be anywhere.

Changing subject a little: I didn't tried to go for the random fleet shipwrecks since the patch. Do you know if now is possible to get the loot with small ships like T brig or T Lynx? Cuz they changed the weight from goods, maybe it is possible to get the loot with fast small ships? Could be interesting...As now, ppl don't interested too much for that events, maybe new opportunities could be present.

[La bouche]

3 minutes ago, Cetric de Cornusiac said:

Certainly got sold by newbie who does not know what to do with a bottle he fished...

yep, but since that, I always check the shop 😄

[jodgi]

12 minutes ago, La bouche said:

Do you know if now is possible to get the loot with small ships like T brig or T Lynx?

yes

[La bouche]

54 minutes ago, jodgi said:

yes

great news!

[Angus MacDuff]

58 minutes ago, jodgi said:

yes

Sometimes...Go in a TLynx and it will weigh 800tons.  Go in an Indiaman and it will weigh 300 tons...

Edited November 19, 2018 by Angus MacDuff

[jodgi]

5 minutes ago, Angus MacDuff said:

Sometimes...Go in a TLynx and it will weigh 800tons

Huh!? I've picked up 7 bottle loots since patch, none were over 400.

[Angus MacDuff]

Just now, jodgi said:

Huh!? I've picked up 7 bottle loots since patch, none were over 400.

Hmmm, I cant argue that...I haven't found a hello kitty bottle since the patch

[jodgi]

1 hour ago, jodgi said:

carta are taken out of bottles

Found carta in bottle loot.

[Barbancourt]

4 hours ago, jodgi said:

Found carta in bottle loot.

pff, that's pretty much the only place you'll ever see cartagena tar or copper ore.   

[SnovaZdorowa]

/vote #returnbooks2wrecks

[Suppenkelle]

13 hours ago, jodgi said:

Ya, that sounds like a normal good one. British running rigging, greenheart, crooked, french cloth... stuff like that in "abundance". Testing bottle loot is a slow process but it seems Grietje, copper and carta are taken out of bottles.

nope, I recently found one with carta and copper ingots

[jodgi]

1 hour ago, Suppenkelle said:

nope, I recently found one with carta and copper ingots

Yup, so did I.

12 hours ago, jodgi said:

Found carta in bottle loot.

 

[Suppenkelle]

Had two bottles now with a weight of 1135 and 1000, one of them purely with trading goods, the other one with 5 royal college graduates, half starved.

[jodgi]

19 minutes ago, Suppenkelle said:

half starved

Lol