Time To Update the NA Website

[Severus Snape]

http://www.navalaction.com/

With the launch seemingly around the corner a quick glance at the NA website seems to promote mechanics that are no longer in the game and does not list all the nations accurately.  

While I'd personally love to have outlaw battles back on the table and less nations.....I feel like the game's website should at least accurately reflect the current status of the game.  Especially 1-2 weeks to launch.  The ships also need to be updated as there are more than 10 now and the trinc has been completed for oh...3 years.

Also should maybe update this.....kinda makes the game look dead.

 

While I can sympathize certain omissions by a small dev team....the rush to launch, lack of release updates and an outdated website does not particularly bode well for this games release and continued support.  I feel like our DLC money should at least be able to fund a website that was updated within the past year or 2.  Kinda sad honestly.

What do you guys think?

Edited June 3, 2019 by Severus Snape

[Macjimm]

They should probably update the statement about pirate mechanics, and nation.

But .... I think it might be a little naive to expect a Game company to present their product fully accurately.  In the NA promo videos, there is no UI, no text over ports.  All of the scenes are camera view and not what a player would see from the third person view above the little boats.  There are no video segments of the open world sailboats, or trading, or port UI.  Most up us know that a company will show the game highlights, and often the promotional; description, and videos, are misleading. NA self-promotes the game inaccurately as realistic.

It doesn't really matter what the game showcases in their marketing, because each buyer can get a refund if they are dissatisfied.

EDIT:  I don't expect the hamburger that I see in an ad for fast food to look the same as the real thing in restaurant.  If you want to receive a beautiful looking burger you need to go to a nice restaurant and the food costs more.

Edited June 3, 2019 by Macjimm

[Severus Snape]

1 hour ago, Macjimm said:

They should probably update the statement about pirate mechanics, and nation.

But .... I think it might be a little naive to expect a Game company to present their product fully accurately.  In the NA promo videos, there is no UI, no text over ports.  All of the scenes are camera view and not what a player would see from the third person view above the little boats.  There are no video segments of the open world sailboats, or trading, or port UI.  Most up us know that a company will show the game highlights, and often the promotional; description, and videos, are misleading. NA self-promotes the game inaccurately as realistic.

It doesn't really matter what the game showcases in their marketing, because each buyer can get a refund if they are dissatisfied.

EDIT:  I don't expect the hamburger that I see in an ad for fast food to look the same as the real thing in restaurant.  If you want to receive a beautiful looking burger you need to go to a nice restaurant and the food costs more.

It's Naive to ask a game development company to update their product's website after 2+ years?   It's been just about 2 (maybe a little less) since Russia and the impossible nations were introduced and well over a year since outlaw battles were removed.  That ship list also hasn't been updated in well over 2 years.  The NA community has put up with quite a bit over the years and has funded a considerable amount of DLC content that clearly isn't being reinvested back into this game.  The fact that the game's main website hasn't been updated in however long is honestly a bit disrespectful.   

I mean the end goal here is sell copies of the game.....one would assume right?

Edited June 3, 2019 by Severus Snape

[Barbancourt]

12 minutes ago, Intrepido said:

Steam does not list Naval Action in their incoming release lists.

10-14 days to release and no advertisements about the game have been made. Last news about NA date from early 2016.

And people are expecting a good release.

Well, it's probably good that new people aren't tempted to purchase in the last days of early access, due to the low population extreme saltiness.  Let them only see the fresh new beginning after release.

[Sir Texas Sir]

4 hours ago, Severus Snape said:

It's Naive to ask a game development company to update their product's website after 2+ years?   It's been just about 2 (maybe a little less) since Russia and the impossible nations were introduced and well over a year since outlaw battles were removed.  That ship list also hasn't been updated in well over 2 years.  The NA community has put up with quite a bit over the years and has funded a considerable amount of DLC content that clearly isn't being reinvested back into this game.  The fact that the game's main website hasn't been updated in however long is honestly a bit disrespectful.   

I mean the end goal here is sell copies of the game.....one would assume right?

Hell I got well over 500 into the game between alts and DLC's for them.  Would of expected something to come out of that a while back, but agree they really need to update there FB, webpage and other things that are so out of date.

Hell I just would like to know the release patch notes so we know if they are doing the alliance or what and which nations we might want to move to and what game mechanics they are keeping to or once again changing on us.

[Macjimm]

7 hours ago, Severus Snape said:

It's Naive to ask a game development company to update their product's website after 2+ years? 

Nope, its not naive.

"They should probably update the statement about pirate mechanics, and nations."

My point was I don't expect most game advertisements to be accurate depictions of the product.  Marketing presentations and video teasers only show snip-its of the best points.

[Guest]

3 hours ago, Macjimm said:

Nope, its not naive.

"They should probably update the statement about pirate mechanics, and nations."

My point was I don't expect most game advertisements to be accurate depictions of the product.  Marketing presentations and video teasers only show snip-its of the best points.

nah they should leave the comment as it is and add the mechanics back IMO 😎, great pirate mechanic thats immersive, sad that its gone PepeHands

Edited June 4, 2019 by Guest

[Severus Snape]

1 hour ago, Wyy said:

nah they should leave the comment as it is and add the mechanics back IMO 😎, great pirate mechanic thats immersive, sad that its gone PepeHands

This is good too

[Suricato Rojo]

Make the web a DLC!

[Sir Texas Sir]

1 hour ago, Severus Snape said:

This is good too

It's funny how so many of us suggest things for pirates that been coded and would make them great again but also make them hard core and they just ignore it.

[Guest]

45 minutes ago, Sir Texas Sir said:

It's funny how so many of us suggest things for pirates that been coded and would make them great again but also make them hard core and they just ignore it.

true.. being pirate should mean you dont care about other relations then what only you prefer, and it should be a statement that that player doesent care and would probably be attacking anyone and anything, not this disney pirate stuff that we have today. #BRINGBACKOUTLAW

Edited June 4, 2019 by Guest

[Sir Texas Sir]

5 minutes ago, Wyy said:

true.. being pirate should mean you dont care about other relations then what only you prefer, and it should be a statement that that player doesent care and would probably be attacking anyone and anything, not this disney pirate stuff that we have today. #BRINGBACKOUTLAW

Not exactly true, most pirates where actually Privateers for another nation at one time or another.  It was only when they didn't have jobs they tend to go to full blown piracy.   So this attitude that they are all for them self and one else isn't exactly true.  I see normal pirates as more privateers and the old outlaw concept was the full blown pirates, the only issue is they can't privater out to nations.  Well I mean they can still screen and fight in the OW, just not PB/RvR stuff.

[Severus Snape]

1 hour ago, Sir Texas Sir said:

It's funny how so many of us suggest things for pirates that been coded and would make them great again but also make them hard core and they just ignore it.

as im sure this thread will be ignored

[Guest]

25 minutes ago, Sir Texas Sir said:

Not exactly true...

ofc i exaggerated abit, and privateering with letter of marque should be some kind of possibility ingame

Edited June 4, 2019 by Guest

[Kejsaren]

Naval action "Blog":

Quote

WELCOME ABOARD

June 17, 2013

Hello

We are happy to announce that the most beautiful age of sail game is in development. 

In this blog we will provide you with:

• regular updates on the development process
• news and information related to our game
• invitations to discussions and testing sessions

Please join our forums if you want to help us develop the game the way you want.

Naval Action Team

Unquote

 

Naval action homepage is telling players who are interested in the game that the game is a dead fish since 2 years. And if they go to forum and start reading they will realise that the game is not dead at all, it's just not finished,  and the development team seem tired and exhausted.

We need to show that this is not the case. That the game is fresh and that dev team are on top of things and that they are as excited as us players about the upcoming release.

 

Naval action homepage should be removed, it does more harm then good.

 

Take care

 

/ Dao Ming

 

 

 

 

Edited June 6, 2019 by Liang Dao Ming

[Severus Snape]

Crickets

[Angus MacDuff]

1 minute ago, Severus Snape said:

Crickets