A few patches ago something seemingly changed in how the mermaids spawn around islands. Many times you jump out into the water only to turn around and see blue smoke on the other side of the island. This did, in my experience, very rarely happen before; from what i remember, the mermaids would also respawn closer to you as you got further away - but now they seem to be stuck once they spawn.
Mermaid Spawn
@rip-chongy thats why they have flares. but i get your point and yea i wouldnt care if they made mermaids spawn better. but i also wouldnt care if they made them spawn worse. its kinda wierd that your allowed to just abandon ship, like if it were realistic your ship should be gone for good now. but that would be to hardcore
Yes, this happens quite often these days. Your ship sailed away before your eyes or was sunk, the mermaid appears on the opposite side of the island, far away from the place of the event. A big difference compared to the behavior experienced since the release of the game.
Even at sea the mermaid seems to have a preference for long distances.
Just and Idea Could have it so you can spawn in the mermaid when you actually need it, instead of it just randomly appearing when your ship moves to far away from you.
Would make it alot more fun for PVP when the enemy cant see your mermaid and give your location away.
But also for PVESo when your ship has sailed off you get the chances to summon the mermaid in water close to your position when you want it to be there.
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