A Sail to show you are doing tall tale or dont mean harm

  • MLEcake
    Seafarer
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    I wish there was a way to have a sail that shows you are doing tall tale or friendly thats not just the alliance flag. so many times i just want to play PVE and i cant cause im constantly robbed. i love pvp but sometimes on voyages its just alot of confusing messaging other players and they always feel bad cause im in the middle of tall tale. just a thought

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  • WolfManbush
    Champion

    Won't change anything. It will be like an alliance flag it's only as good as the pirates using it and no pirate is to be trusted.

    Praying for mercy while waving signs of peace isn't effective.

    Trust no one and either improve at avoiding contact or get good at slaughtering anyone that gets close

  • Xavier wisde
    Master

    Sounds like you want to paint a big target on your boat...

  • mferr11
    Vanguard
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    I'd be fine with a Tall Tale flag if it could only be raised if you were only on a Tall Tale and had no loot on board. I've definitely sunk people who were on Tall Tales without knowing and felt bad for them.

  • BurnBacon
    Vanguard
    Insider

    But, sails you raise up. So how would those who see a random ship at an island with sails up be noticed?

  • COMBATxKITTY
    Commander
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    @mferr11 said in A Sail to show you are doing tall tale or dont mean harm:

    I'd be fine with a Tall Tale flag if it could only be raised if you were only on a Tall Tale and had no loot on board. I've definitely sunk people who were on Tall Tales without knowing and felt bad for them.

    Me too! When a reaper I have sunk people doing Tall Tales but I will say in my defense they also had up an emissary flag.

    Maybe there could be away that the flag un-equips once any treasure goes on board?

  • One Eyed Curly
    Master

    I suppose a tall tale flag could work, but only if they made it so you can't do any other voyages while you have a tall tale active. It could still be abused by PvPers of course, but it would mean that anyone with that flag up probably doesn't have much in the way of loot on board.

  • Ghostpaw
    Legend

    @mferr11 said in A Sail to show you are doing tall tale or dont mean harm:

    I'd be fine with a Tall Tale flag if it could only be raised if you were only on a Tall Tale and had no loot on board. I've definitely sunk people who were on Tall Tales without knowing and felt bad for them.

    You don't need to feel bad. You are part of their tale. And with the checkpoints now in the tales, you only set them back a little bit. I'd hate to have some kind of bubble of protection (hard coded or by social norms on the seas) around me while doing tall tales.

    To the OP. As far as a sign that you mean no harm, you can always hoist the white flag. You can also use the "WE'RE FRIENDLY!" option from the dialog wheel. The issue with any of these symbols (including a pacifist sail) is they can be used to disguise a player's true intentions. So many players pretend to be pacifists until the situation appears to favor them. Then they start firing cannons and the "Lolz!"

  • Stundorn
    Castaway
    Insider
    Founder

    @MLEcake the Bilge Rat Flag is inofficially this.
    Old vets know this as they also had some loose agreements about other flags, but this is nothing most players know about.

    @xavier-wisde sagte in A Sail to show you are doing tall tale or dont mean harm:

    Sounds like you want to paint a big target on your boat...

    for whom?

  • MLEcake
    Seafarer
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    Yeah not trying to sound like a baby. lol
    But i will say any time i do a tall tale i get sunk and attacked at least 5-6 times a tall tale its rough for beginners.
    and im always solo so its a kick in the butt but i know the game will always be wild and i love that. maybe i just have to get better at pvp xD

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