What would you fix/change based from Day 1? (NOT SERVER ISSUES)

@mikklee1 Xbox only server please. Pitting us against PC is unfair and on top of that we have to deal with their slimy cheats.

Ditch IPG add full character customization. Obviously.

excessive outpost camping and griefing is definitiv a thing right now . a smart solution like a bad minded players lobby or something like that would be nice imo

MAP SIZE, currently its a joke. When you take the land space (the rest is just open water) I don't think I have seen a smaller map in many years (over a decade)

@blam320 Yes but the sailing area isn't even that big. It takes only a couple of mins to get from one side to the other! My point is not that there should be miles of land but that it doesn't take any design for open water so here is no excuse for having such a small play area. Each-instance only has a handful of ships so its not even a numbers things. PUBG and Fortnite have 100 players in a single instance.

• Create some safe zones to roleplay (not outposts) : that way we can talk, play music, dance, share informations, etc (because no, all pirates weren't mad killers shooting everything they see).

• AI Ships : the sea feels very empty (but the waves are splendid), so I'd like them to add merchants, admiralty ships, and maybe one or two rare spawn like a special pirate ship with unique skin.

• More interactions between players : playind cards, dice, or even arm wrestling.

• NO IPG, we need to CHOOSE our pirate : this thing is incredibly bad. We are in a game about pirates where the only "progression" is cosmetics, and you can't even create the pirate you want ? That's so weird. Ôo
  At least some filter : age, body shape, hair color, skin color (origin), tattoos or not, scars or not

• New foes and creatures : skeletons and sharks, that's all. They are fun, but seeing always the same opponents is a bit boring. I'd love some fish-men, crab-men, boars, monkeys, admiralty sailors, whales, turtles, dolphins, j*******h, whatever. Not just skeletons and sharks. ^^'

• New bosses : sea-serpent, moby-d**k, ghost ship, giant shark

• The possibility to play with 3 players in a Sloop, and 5 in a Gallion : everything is in the title.

• An exit button in the menu : I don't understand how that option can be missing. It seems so obvious that we need this... Ôo

I have a long list of improvements or ideas that I would like to see implemented, that is frankly overwhelming. So I'm asking for one thing at a time, and for me it is private ships so that we can open/restrict spots on our ships so friends can join without having to quit the game. I know is coming, so that's great. But until that happens, that remains my #1 request ATM.

@hobosloth28 I think this is an interesting idea. Having some sort of consequence for PvP that stays within the theme of the game sounds great, especially if that reputation can be tied to other mechanics.

@dairadh said in What would you fix/change based from Day 1? (NOT SERVER ISSUES):

• Create some safe zones to roleplay (not outposts) : that way we can talk, play music, dance, share informations, etc (because no, all pirates weren't mad killers shooting everything they see).

• AI Ships : the sea feels very empty (but the waves are splendid), so I'd like them to add merchants, admiralty ships, and maybe one or two rare spawn like a special pirate ship with unique skin.

• More interactions between players : playind cards, dice, or even arm wrestling.

• NO IPG, we need to CHOOSE our pirate : this thing is incredibly bad. We are in a game about pirates where the only "progression" is cosmetics, and you can't even create the pirate you want ? That's so weird. Ôo
  At least some filter : age, body shape, hair color, skin color (origin), tattoos or not, scars or not

• New foes and creatures : skeletons and sharks, that's all. They are fun, but seeing always the same opponents is a bit boring. I'd love some fish-men, crab-men, boars, monkeys, admiralty sailors, whales, turtles, dolphins, j*******h, whatever. Not just skeletons and sharks. ^^'

• New bosses : sea-serpent, moby-d**k, ghost ship, giant shark

• The possibility to play with 3 players in a Sloop, and 5 in a Gallion : everything is in the title.

• An exit button in the menu : I don't understand how that option can be missing. It seems so obvious that we need this... Ôo

• Bounty system, where we get awarded for killing a more then dirty pirate (you know the kind who makes a living on killing players)
• **Put solo players in SOLO player matchups (note: i don't mean solo as in you alone in the world)

A lot. A whole lot. Ignoring the major stuff that would either change the direction of the game or require EXTENSIVE coding or basic MOAR STUFF ... my main change would be:

1. Individual Reputations

I think individual pirates should have Reputations we can see. Not just what their guild ranking is, but information about the pirate - especially their PvP info (more on this later).

2. Ship Flags.

I think that ship's should have flags that we can view from afar to see what they are and determine a bit of information about the ship.

If you are sailing on a particular quest - then your flag would show that of the guild you are working for and what rank you've achieved in this guild. This might help us determine what cargo that you might have.

Additionally, I would implement it so that in order to engage another vessel in PvP - you must raise the black. This is also the case with land-based combat. The ship MUST have raised the black.

Then I would tie this together with a Bounty Hunter's Guild. This is the part that would take extensive programming.

Each pirate would have a certain reputation with the Bounty Hunter Guild according to their PvP history. As a player engages in piracy, their bounty goes up. The aggressor of piracy attacks will be determined by which vessel has raised the black (in the case of both vessels - neither gets reputation or both do).

There will be two ways to reduce the bounty - pay it off by bribing the Bounty Hunter Guild or dying at the hands of another pirate. Dying will only marginally reduce the bounty and never fully eradicate it.

The piracy bounty will be a semi-permanent effect in that it isn't session specific. It will persist regardless of logging out or length of time it has been in effect. The only way to remove the bounty completely is the one listed above - bribing the guild.

I believe this will add some dynamics to the PvP game without removing it. It will make it more realistic in that pirates were hunted men - and those that engage in it will eventually become wanted men.

I’d like them to make two server types for pvp players and pve players. It’s really annoying to get home from work wanting to chill with my mate dig some treasure when Captain killjoy and his merry men chase you for 2hours.

@lhs80 said in What would you fix/change based from Day 1? (NOT SERVER ISSUES):

I’d like them to make two server types for pvp players and pve players. It’s really annoying to get home from work wanting to chill with my mate dig some treasure when Captain killjoy and his merry men chase you for 2hours.

I generally LOATHE PvP, but I'm not sure a PvE-only solution is the answer for a game like this.

I think there needs to be some sort of consequence to being a griefer - and I think I outlined something in a post above to speak to that. But, PvE only seems a little ... sad.

After the recent update notes were released I noticed there was a potential "Death Tax" floating around, which thankfully was not implemented. It did give me an idea of a slightly altered version however.

Death Tax: you can bribe the Dead Captain 100g to open the door instantly. Each time you bribe the captain in a 24hr period (even if you leave game and rejoin a different server) the cost goes up another 100g (Death 1 =100g, Death 2 = 200g etc). Seems like a much fairer way to do it than the proposed idea (a higher tax for dying in stupider ways that is auto deducted on death)

I like the AI ship idea, there have been instances where I've played for like 4/5 hours (midday GMT until 5ish) and not seen ANYONE.

A Beast Hunters guild would be good if more aggressive animals are added, giving you a bait hook on the back of your ship to lure them out (chum for sharks, half a shark for a kraken etc) and the option of a harpoon for these hunting missions (spear harpoon, not a harpoon launcher)