Redmaw is way too fast

  • Belphegor1384
    Marauder
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    I personally think that the Red maw’s speed is a bit ludicrous, my shipmate and I went after it and we turn the ship to keep it in our cannon range and we can barely keep up with the thing, the wheel is on full tilt and we still can’t keep up with it. It’s a miracle we are able to get shots at all. Is anyone else having this problem or is there a certain technique to this?

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  • CaptDirtyOar
    Ship Mate

    Killed it quite a few times already, doing it in the sloop is easiest.

    We have have seen it move fast at times, but it's speeds change throughout the fight. Just stick with it until it slows down again.

    It's a good challenge and the loot you get from it is great, even better if your Hunters Call.

  • BurnBacon
    Vanguard
    Insider

    Challenge fight is too challenging

    Please Rare…don’t nerf it. Or it will become like the burning blade

  • CPTFatSparow594
    Marauder
    Insider

    @belphegor1384 Keep the boat straight, no need to rotate with it, if you keep the boat straight at the inital circle it will only go at the cannons as long as you don't let it bite

  • iTz Majman
    Legend
    Insider
    Founder

    You have to counter-turn and follow it that way. It jumps between speeds

  • HiradC
    Lord
    Insider

    I think the orbit it takes around the ship feels more erratic so absolutely if it is circling at a close distance you have no chance of keeping up turn circle with it. I like that the megs behave a bit differently though not just in the special attacks etc.

  • Acnologia1403
    Master
    Insider

    The red maw is not supposed to be easy it's supposed to be a true challenge I will agree the reward needs to be upgraded the difficulty however is how it's supposed to be it's meant to be fast and aggressive

  • Smuntface
    Captain
    Insider

    @acnologia1403 said in Redmaw is way too fast:

    The red maw is not supposed to be easy it's supposed to be a true challenge ....

    I think we came across a bugged one recently. We rolled up on two boats in it's radius and promptly sunk them, then spent 30mins trying to kill it. We ended up sailing away under duress as we'd run out of wood. I think we hit that thing with at least 300 cannonballs, and even when we were regularly hitting it, it was still exploding. Not a fun encounter with non-stop exploding when it drops both masts on a brig!

  • CaptDirtyOar
    Ship Mate

    @acnologia1403 said in Redmaw is way too fast:

    The red maw is not supposed to be easy it's supposed to be a true challenge

    Couldn't agree more!

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