Flag Captain Missions and above

[Trebs]

Seriously ? 2x Constitution's, 3rd Rates. What was the plan here ?

 

 

[LeeUK]

If I am honest, even the Lt.Com missions seem pointless to me, the mission complete rewards are the same as 1st Lt, in a Cerb it put me against either a Renomee or a Snow + another ship, I won the battles but they took me longer as they were harder and cost me more in repairs than a 1st Lt mission.

 

The XP I got from the damage during the Lt Com missions wasn't that much more than the 1st Lt missions when I break it down compared to time, i.e the time it took to finish the mission. Gold earned was actually probably the same or less because of the cost of repairs. So basically even though I get a bit less XP for 1st Lt missions due to the damage XP, they're easier, finished quicker and have the same mission XP reward, I could probably do 3 1st Lt missions in the time it takes me to do 2 Lt Com ( if the wind is on my side lol ).

 

It seems like they do not need a lot of work and I am sure they are working on it, but perhaps some minor tweaks to the rewards and/or ships is needed for the mean time.

Edited January 31, 2016 by LeeUK

[Trebs]

I dont understand how nobody have seen this coming. I  have no chance to beat any of them in my frigate

 

I could maybe beat the 3rd rate in my Constitution

[ironhammer500]

I have started to think the higher you go in the missions the more and more you are forced to group up with another player, it wouldn't be so bad if we could use a fleet for PvE server since it doesn't effect pvp..

[beagleplease]

This is a multiplayer game, make some friends.......

[ironhammer500]

This is a multiplayer game, make some friends.......

They haven't fixed the group exp yet so its more efficient to solo mission.

[Trebs]

Yep nobody is going to do group with missions because the others that are helping wont get so much XP

[Nerdwing]

Jesus, I thought the double-Snow combo was nasty!

[Hethwill, the Red Duke]

Four buddies, each choose two missions, we then select optimum route through them all. Big xp and profit for all. We usually do 6 missions in two hours if we want to capture prize ships.

 

Solo ? No way after 4th rank.

[Nash]

Seriously ? 2x Constitution's, 3rd Rates. What was the plan here ?

 

3rd? easy.

 

2 consti? have friends

[Belinik]

hit lieutenant commandant and well not possible for me to do 90% of the missions, facing 2 snows and bigger ships in my missions made just stop playing , i know people gonna say its a mmo-hunt with friends etc, but there must be a option for solo players also  , there are plenty of players doing solo playing , so now im pretty much demoted to do trade/hunting npc trade ships/lower ships as ai with missions are just stacking against me

 

i know we are in early access and we will see how it goes but for me its a major part of the game i can do stuff alone and not having to rely on others to progress

['Sharpe]

Flag captain missions, meaning they are designed for you sailing up to a 3rd rate yourself (650 crew). These assignments seem fair to me. AI 3rd rates can actually be soloed fairly easily in lesser ships, it just takes time. Double Connie is tougher, but should be do-able if you're in a 3rd rate.

[Nerdwing]

Everyone I know currently grinds Marauder missions for experience, even those who are up to and past rank five. The risk of getting sent against a double ship mission just isn't worth the effort and time spent looking for the mission out at sea to begin with. 1 versus 2 isn't fun in my experience.

Edited February 1, 2016 by Nerdwing

[James T Skoll]

Everyone I know currently grinds Marauder missions for experience, even those who are up to and past rank five. The risk of getting sent against a double ship mission just isn't worth the effort and time spent looking for the mission out at sea to begin with. 1 versus 2 isn't fun in my experience.

 

That's not entirely true. A bunch of us just stick to Plunderer and Raider so we can store or break down the deep water vessels for people. I know another GAY who just captures them and sells them for profit because frigates are at a premium right now.

[Nerdwing]

There's a word for those kind of people.

'Cucks'

[James T Skoll]

There's a word for those kind of people.

'Cucks'

[Trebs]

Flag captain missions, meaning they are designed for you sailing up to a 3rd rate yourself (650 crew). These assignments seem fair to me. AI 3rd rates can actually be soloed fairly easily in lesser ships, it just takes time. Double Connie is tougher, but should be do-able if you're in a 3rd rate.

 

I would like to see you take out a 3rd rate with a frigate then

Edited February 1, 2016 by Trebs

[TommyShelby]

I would like to see you take out a 3rd rate with a frigate then

 

Giggity.

 

A few things;

 

1. He didn't say that you can take out a 3rd rate with a frigate. He said that the Flag Captain missions are meant to be done by someone who have already reached the rank of Flag Captain. A Flag Captain can have up to 650 Crew and can fully crew a Constitution or a "74". If your in a 74 or a Constitution then taking out a 3rd rate shouldn't be a problem, even for an inexperienced player.

 

2. If you really insist on seeing someone take out 3rd rate with a frigate it will be my pleasure. Any specific frigate you would like me to use? 

 

3. Fighting a single 3rd rate is less of a challenge than it is to fight 2 Constitution's. 

[Trebs]

Would love to see just the normal frigate

[TommyShelby]

Would love to see just the normal frigate

 

I hope a Teak Surprise works for ya. I couldn't find a Frigate in any of the nearby ports :/

 

Edit: Having Technical difficulties... Will try to get it done by the end of the day. 

[Snoopy]

I did my Post Captain grind by soloing 74s in the gift Renommee (it was cheap).

It can be infuriating at times if they keep tacking (correct and and savvy move for a 74 but annoying when you have to kill dozens of them) but it's doable 90% of the time.

The question is, however, if its something that can be expected from people who just level up for the first time and if the mission text shouldn't have a difficulty rating.

[Trebs]

Well cant wait to see how he do it so i can try too

[Ellis]

I think that the root of the problem is that going from Post captain to Flag captain there is major crew size jump, one that we are not used to where as before your crew would generally increase in small increments the jump is 300 crew members. Since their missions are as above stated designed for flag captains they end up being on a level so above the Post Captain ones, so to try and do them as post captain is outrageous. The only reason it is possible is that well the ai are 'special' and easy to stern camp.

Edited February 1, 2016 by Ellis

[Capt. Rice]

besides higher mission pay not being all that great, the distance to them increases a lot more.  Not saying it always further but most the time it take a good 20-30 min finding these mission due to how far they are now.

[Doschichis]

I would like to see you take out a 3rd rate with a frigate then

stern rake is your friend xD