The power of the ball

[Thonys]

With the new update where guns have better penetration

there is a certain imbalance in the game experience (at least that's how I experience this)
angling a ship is almost of no value anymore as you can angle whatever you want but you get a mega amount of damage
to tackle this effect
i believe that
there is not much to change except the base damage from a single ball
I suggest reducing a ball's base damage by 20% for all cannons.

where with the smaller guns that do damage when penetrated through the splinter increase damage you have to think of 5% more for
4/6/9 pd this to give the smaller caliber more efficiency. (on crew damage)

what are your thoughts on this

just some info :

 

 

Edited August 25, 2020 by Thonys

[Genevieve Malfleurs]

1 hour ago, Thonys said:

With the new update where guns have better penetration

there is a certain imbalance in the game experience (at least that's how I experience this)
angling a ship is almost of no value anymore as you can angle whatever you want but you get a mega amount of damage
to tackle this effect
i believe that
there is not much to change except the base damage from a single ball
I suggest reducing a ball's base damage by 20% for all cannons.

where with the smaller guns that do damage when penetrated through the splinter increase damage you have to think of 5% more for
4/6/9 pd this to give the smaller caliber more efficiency. (on crew damage)

what are your thoughts on this

just some info :

 

 

while i very much like your proposal i´d also suggest to rework the repair-mechanics in addition

[Thonys]

15 minutes ago, Genevieve Malfleurs said:

while i very much like your proposal i´d also suggest to rework the repair-mechanics in addition

yes I think that if the ball damage is adjusted that the repair amount must also be adjusted, otherwise it will become an unsinkable ship, you /they repair faster than you/they do damage.

[Henry Long Castle]

We had a port battle at watlings today. It was very hard to actually sink someone since the damage output of our small long guns just wasnt enough. It took great effort to sink people that were at half structure. I think damage is alright for small calibers but repairing is too much.