Flameheart possible fix.

@striderwinters
Looks like you got unlucky. The fleets are well balanced.

1. No
2. Majority of the time the fleets spawn on islands that don't have players
3. No. Easy to destroy, en masse hard hitters
4. Nope. Galleons are good enough. Are the sloops gonna be one shot?

@striderwinters mate, I handled the whole fleet solo on sloop lol. All it takes is some strategy. The fleet with pirate ships is more dangerous I guess.
But you are 100 per cent right about spawning on island if you are there
As for galies, its better then smaller ones as you have better chance to hit them

@striderwinters best of luck to you on seas mate. I guess it was lack of luck that time for you, I have it when game spawns Kraken, pirate galeon and megalodon at the same time. So you are not alone I guess

I have yet to tackle the ghost ships, but the first point (or two) that @StriderWinters makes seems reasonable. Currently new ships will not (usually) spawn at an outpost where there is already a ship, a sunken ship will not re-spawn at an occupied island (at least I have never known it to happen), and the volcanoes seem to be disabled at the end of the Seabound Soul and Heart of Fire Tall tales.

It does seem reasonable that Flameheart Snr, and his ghostly flotilla, should not suddenly appear at an island where a ship is parked.

As for points 3 and 4: No. Let's not nerf a brand new feature because it took you by surprise. Eliminate the surprise: sure. But don't make the encounter easier for people who are properly prepared for it, and who seek it out.

@striderwinters Do you understand that some players want difficulty, and can deal with bad luck? Do you realise you are hurting those players by asking for less difficulty?

New Event, a Hard/difficult challenege.

Us..Vets...NEED THIS!
besides...Sloop is where its at, you hardly get hit.

@StriderWinters I want to solo it. And get curb stomped. I play games for a challenge. Challenge = rewarding.

Which sounds better:

Do mission, get loot.

Do mission at blockaded island, terrorised by the undead, get loot.

One is harder, and makes you feel better when you succeed.

I wonder why this flotilla will spawn right on top of an island which has an unsuspecting ship (or ships) parked nearby.

I know you buy these quests from Duke or the OOS mystic. The question, I suppose, is of two parts:

• When is the haunted island selected? Is it when the map is purchased, or is it when the crew activates the quest, by voting for it on the Captain's table?
• When does Flameheart and his fleet appear? Is it when the crew activates the quest? Or is it when the ship sails into the vicinity of the island?

For @StriderWinters to have his wish of "no surprise" spawns, both things would have to happen when the crew activates the quest (by voting for it): the game would need to choose a presently-unoccupied island AND immediately spawn Flameheart and his ships.

EDIT: Having now tackled the Ghost Ships, I know understand there are two ghost ship events. One is the WORLD event under the red skull of Flameheart; which consists of four waves, the last of which includes Flameheart's Burning Blade ship. The other is the crew-initiated quest, purchasable from Duke or OOS, which has just two waves, but no sign of Flameheart himself. My comments here are applicable to this latter type. I would agree with the OP that the WORLD event should not suddenly happen at an island at which is an unsuspecting ship is parked. The game should pick a different island.

@striderwinters Dude .... This event is money, just practice. It is so easy, and the ships drop cannonballs and wood. Watch some tutorials for them if you need help. Its a part of the game, those who dont adapt will get sunk. Good luck man

Uhh.. - I think that most these "nerfs" are absolutely stupid. For one: If flameheart spawns on top of you, it is basically the same as having the kraken spawn on you. Just bad luck. Besides, Flameheart is really easy to defeat if you know what you‘re doing (80 cannonballs should be enough). Making the ghost ships smaller would also make them harder to hit, which would make Flameheart more difficult overall. (Which I‘d like) But seeing as the hitbox for those Galleons are gigantic, it is no problem for a Sloop to easily defeat Flameheart even if taken by surprise. (I‘ve done so myself multiple times while solo slooping).

The main thing that should be nerfed is the amount and value of the loot that is dropped as you can the moment easily get around 300k Gold by doing Flameheart, taking you maybe 30-45 min to complete if you‘re good. So a total of about 300k in 45 min plus selling.

This definitely needs to be nerfed as it renders all other Events basically useless as you spend more time and gain less money/reputation from them.

@julexar

U need a start ship to complete a whole FH thats about 30 CB. But besides that u said FH is 300K loot?

If i collect all it will be around 60k. Now add the emissary (which does not grade 5 instant with 1 FH, but for the fun of it lets say it does. And it be reaper so all loot is worht more)

60k + 150% = 60K + 90k = 150k.