@seniorwaffle14 said in Just a friendly reminder that servers ONLY hold 4 ships / 16 players:
[...] I really do want that feeling the devs talked about with knowing there's lots of other people over the horizon having their own adventures, and not just 3 other ships besides my own crew. I feel that the map size should be increased as well, but not just with more islands. The islands should be further apart, and condensed in "chains". This means that pirates will collect more around these islands, offering interaction and combat. At the same time, island "chains" would be spread out from each other, giving you large swaths of open ocean without land in sight. That way, in one server you can have condensed areas with lots of action, and open areas where you could be totally alone, or sea a ship or two making the voyage across the ocean. These open areas could also be home to bigger sea creatures such as the Kraken, and have more frequent and more powerful storms. That way, crossing a huge expanse of ocean for a quest or to escape someone or just for fun won't be a minor journey. You'll need to be ready for an adventure.
I think this is an interesting topic!
We don't know jet how the final map(s) will look like.
I never thought about it in the Beta but now I think the Island constellation was a bit random and kind of boring.
We should really get a World Map in which Islands are in some groups or lines and those Island groups are farther away from each other with wilder storms in the open sea.
Or do you think the World map will be randomly generated and different from server to server?
That would be a good Idea to, because you have to search for the islands on the World map although you were on that Island several times.
