New Emissary....Sort of

  • RikJaxx
    Marauder

    I'd like to see a new Emissary role for Captained ships - I'll call it a Mercenaries of the Seas - That gains any other emissary statuses when selling loot, at a reduced bonus.

    So.....

    No Emissary flags when you want to fly under the radar.

    Mercenaries of the Sea when you want to hunt for all types of treasure and get some reduced emissary bonus but across all emissaries if you are a Captain selling to the Sovereigns.

    Current Emissary flags for when you want to focus on a specific Emissary for the full bonus.

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  • LordQulex
    Captain

    So, if I understand this correctly, you want treasure to simply be worth more.

    • You don't want to fly an emissary flag because you don't want to be seen by any Reaper 5s on the server.
    • But you want to have a non-emissary flag that grades one to five based on treasure collected,
    • but it won't grant as much of a multiplier as a true emissary flag,
    • but will still multiply your treasure value and give you reputation in the other trading companies when you sell to the sovereigns.

    You're just asking for treasure to be worth more the more you hand it an one time, yes?

  • RikJaxx
    Marauder

    Nope....but I don't think I was clear enough. The "new" Mercenary flag would still be seen by Reapers, just like the regular Emissaries. I never said I wanted an invisible emissary flag/status.

  • Lem0n Curry
    Vanguard
    Insider

    It should really be reduced value (less than a quarter of the bonus that a normal emissary would get), otherwise people would fly that one all the time if they're not going for something specific.

    In which case it won't be that popular, so probably not worth it.

  • Scheneighnay
    Ship Mate

    Reapers already accomplish that, really.

  • RikJaxx
    Marauder

    Totally agree the bonus would be a reduced amount....1/3 seems right to me.

    Worth it to me and other players like me. I actually LIKE playing in a mode I call "island hoping", where I let the game decide what my session will be like depending on what it spawns at the islands I visit. Cursed Captains, Bottled Missions, etc.

    So yeah I would totally fly a Mercenary Emissary flag, yet still play a totally random session.

  • Nex Stargaze
    Commander
    Insider

    So Reapers, but they have beneficial value at the outpost over the annoying PvP hotspot that is Reaper's Hideout, and does not have the perk of being able to see other ships on the map/con of being easily seen on the map by everyone?

    I mean while it does fill in a niche, I can't help but feel like that's unnecessary. You could just share loot with other players or enjoy the regular value of loot items you have. Gathering and selling all kinds of loot as you find it via voyages/emergent encounters is necessary to help shortcut those high price gaps for items you want in the shop, but it's pretty damn boring in all honesty, and some players could do with a bit of grinding and put themselves at some risk for greater profit anyway.

  • Scheneighnay
    Ship Mate

    @nex-stargaze said in New Emissary....Sort of:

    So Reapers, but they have beneficial value at the outpost over the annoying PvP hotspot that is Reaper's Hideout, and does not have the perk of being able to see other ships on the map/con of being easily seen on the map by everyone?

    I mean while it does fill in a niche, I can't help but feel like that's unnecessary. You could just share loot with other players or enjoy the regular value of loot items you have. Gathering and selling all kinds of loot as you find it via voyages/emergent encounters is necessary to help shortcut those high price gaps for items you want in the shop, but it's pretty damn boring in all honesty, and some players could do with a bit of grinding and put themselves at some risk for greater profit anyway.

    I could see it as bilge rats, and have them and their ledger only count when you fly nothing

  • CGallerine
    Commander
    Insider

    So a mix of Reapers and no flag at all.
    ...wow

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