A proper fix for fleeing ships

Learn to sail OP.. and the reason they're running is that they don't want to fight.. Perhaps instead of trying to find a way to force others into your play-style, how about you go find others that want to mix it up?

Seems simpler than asking the devs to add a snowflake mechanic for you.

@little-squash

So you think it is great as it is right now? Or is there some valuable knowledge I don't know about yet which should give me the ability to catch up to another ship of the same type.

@cptchickenship said in A proper fix for fleeing ships:

Ever feel screwed by ships who just keep on fleeing for hours and you are unable to catch up because the ships are the same?

Have no fear, I have the solution for this.

A weight system. The more supplies / crates / loot / skulls you have on your ship the heavier you become as a ship, the slower you will become.

This is pretty much a critical implementation because I am getting sick and tired ( and everyone else) if the only way to catch a ship is with it's pants down when it is anchored near a island... Everybody has figured out the the sailing system by now and there is no advantage to be gained once both ships are chasing. Galleons just go with the wind if they are being chased by a sloop, and sloops just sail against the wind when being chased by galleons... GG

I have an amazing idea too! The second you fire at another player, you pay a 100k starter fee. And your ships sinks. And, you start slowly losing life, forcing you to keep eating bananas, until you die. Also, when dead, new PvP death tax should be put in, another 100k fine, plus there's a 5 hour lock out period before you can leave the ship to come back to life.

I think most of us including you can get behind these much needed changes.

@neller2000

You guys are just seriously stupid, guess I am talking with people with no more then a single brain cell.

So this game is about grinding chests and not fight other ships? Alright, cool. guess I brought the wrong game then.

@cptchickenship said in A proper fix for fleeing ships:

Ever feel screwed by ships who just keep on fleeing for hours and you are unable to catch up because the ships are the same?

Ever feel screwed by players that keep chasing you for hours and you are unable to get away because the ships are the same?

There Fixed it for you.
Just so you know in those wasted hours chasing someone that didn't want to fight did you know that your probably could have gone and dug up a dozen chests or found a few shipwrecks and probably made 10k gold. But instead 2 crews spent tons of time earning nothing.

Here's an idea for you, If you cant catch them in about 15 mins do something else.

@little-squash said
No need to fix what ain't broke.

You are right, it's not broken, but it could be better.

@cptchickenship I would put my hope on chain-shots with which you can destroy the sails...

@lifewcoke

Yeah whatever, I didn't start the flamewar over here, I just came with a normal suggestion and got spit over...

So this game is about grinding chests and not fight other ships? Alright, cool. guess I brought the wrong game then.

Its about both... but when you chase someone for an hour, you are doing neither. You aren't fighting and you aren't grinding gold.

@cptchickenship A fix for fleeing ships? Wow. Newsflash for you....not everyone plays the game the same way as you, or with the same intent. Where do you get this knowledge that "everyone else" feels as you do?

This game has other aspects to it besides the continuous hunting and attacking of other ships. If someone is intent on doing something else, like trying to fulfill a voyage that they have acquired, why should they have to "play" with you? Outrunning other ships in an effort to avoid a fight, which detracts from the mission they are currently intent on completing, is just as much a part of the game.

Having read many, many, posts on this forum, I can certainly tell you that not "everyone else" feels as you do, and by the same token, I can also tell you that not everyone else feels as I do. Play the game your way and let others play their way.

@cptchickenship said in A proper fix for fleeing ships:

@neller2000

You guys are just seriously stupid, guess I am talking with people with no more then a single brain cell.

So this game is about grinding chests and not fight other ships? Alright, cool. guess I brought the wrong game then.

If you think this game is about fighting other ships you'll be disappointed. You can look up Rares description of the game too, it mostly centers on the PvE, then it mentions added danger of PvP here and there. Good luck getting the game to last at all.

The majority of players don't want to get ganked. What exactly do you think is going to happen when they all finally had enough and leave, taking their fat wallets with them?

really? i mean really really? this is just silly, cant believe pvp monkeys (i love sinking ships dont get me wrong and the pvp in this game is good) are moaning just because they cannot catch a ship, so im on a sloop and have say 20 chests and a galleon comes at me, yeah im not going to fight and lose the chests are you kidding me of course im going to run and hand the chests in.

Oh, this was a serious post. Yikes.

Yeah, I am sure the same players that are already complaining about being nailed all the time by strictly PvP'ers would love to be weighed down as well. Makes sense.

Nobody puts a gun to your head and makes you chase for hours. That was your choice.

@grimmbit said in A proper fix for fleeing ships:

If you can't catch them its because they're obviously better at sailing than you. This isn't even a problem, they just had good sail management where as you didn't.

not saying one way or the other regarding pvp/pve, but this is just wrong. Both ships have equal stats, which means if both crews are competent sailors, there is no way to catch them. which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but its true regardless. if one is chasing me I keep my sails to the wind constantly and if they make a veer to "guess" where I'm going, then i just go somewhere else and their little mistake just made the gap bigger.

Ships should have every right to flee; not all of us like PvP and we should be able to avoid it. Forcing ships to have to face it, no thank you.

@cptchickenship so we play the game as intended i.e search fr treasure, get bounties, clear out forts and maybe the optional pvp remember PVP is not forced in this game it is optional and you want to go i cant catch this ship RARE please hold my hand and give me a way so i can catch them pwetty pwease.

this is as bad as that clown who just pvps and whined that it was not fair if he destroys a ship and it has no treasure on board and he should be guarenteed gold for sinking a ship regardless whats on it because it wastes his time.

stop looking for easy pay days.

Solution! (not really)

I think it would be fun to have cannons on the front and back of the ship that ONLY allow you to shoot yourself, not cannonballs. I mean they are hard enough to aim already at moving targets with bobbing seas.

sure, it might have issues, but could be fun