NPC faction fleets should patrol their own area

[Azzak]

Hello there,

 

In my opinion NPC fleets are going a bit too far away form their own ports. It breaks immersion, and it makes it too easy to gank them. I'll give some examples  :

 

- You see, at Fort Royal we see a lot of time british fleets, with 3rd rates, constitutions, and more and more. What the hell are they doing here, having tea with french sailors ?  

So what people do ? Attack a 3rd rate with 20 ships and gank it out of existence without any risks.

 

- On PVP 3 Swedish captured the english ports north of Fort Royal. But there are still british fleets around, even though they should have no reason to be here anymore.

 

 

Suggestions :

 

- Make NPC fleets patrol around their own ports, and not going too deep inside enemy territory. They should still go to neutral and free towns though.

 

- Make NPC fleets dependant of the owner of the ports. Should a NPC fleet spawn nearby, it belongs to that faction.

 

Open to discussion !

 

 

[SteelSandwich]

Did you take into account that it would result in having no gtindable ships in your oen teritory? It would force everyone, including new players, into hostile teritory.

[Hethwill, the Red Duke]

AI could have a Threat meter tied to Battle Rating.

 

Game really needs a Fleet group mechanic to be setup upon creation of a conquest flag.

[Reki]

Did you take into account that it would result in having no gtindable ships in your oen teritory? It would force everyone, including new players, into hostile teritory.

lowrank ships - own territory, highrank ships - hostile territory?

 

Seriously, something should pull a bit players from they alma mater into pvp =\

[SteelSandwich]

lowrank ships - own territory, highrank ships - hostile territory?

 

Seriously, something should pull a bit players from they alma mater into pvp =\

As much as i adore pvp, i realise that we cant force players into it. That would deter them from playing at all

[Azzak]

You have missions, that's fair enough. If you want to capture ships, go to neutral ports.