Because you don't actually touch the water. But it seems they just stays near your location. A lil too close for comfort but when you need it it's literally no where to be seen lol . It Should just be close when u touch the water. That's what I rekon anyway (ps they still dam ugly) But be further away if u deck shot or successfuly board via rowboat by ladder or docking. If this don't make sense my bad I'm not great at spelling and all that soz
If u rowboat and board not swim ur mermaid should be further away
@personalc0ffee said in If u rowboat and board not swim ur mermaid should be further away:
Mermaids are to give away your location this is designed as a balance measure.
There's no chance the purpose is to help players find their mermaid?
@hornet-hill-19 said in If u rowboat and board not swim ur mermaid should be further away:
Fair enough too. But some times I just wana donk the mermaid on the head lol. I shall end this post and I thank you for commenting
you could hide my mermaid, cover me in Predator camo, and wipe their short term memory with one of those men in black sticks and they probably will still find me
@foambreaker said in If u rowboat and board not swim ur mermaid should be further away:
@personalc0ffee said in If u rowboat and board not swim ur mermaid should be further away:
Mermaids are to give away your location this is designed as a balance measure.
There's no chance the purpose is to help players find their mermaid?
This is in addition.
@personalc0ffee said in If u rowboat and board not swim ur mermaid should be further away:
Mermaids are to give away your location this is designed as a balance measure.
Thier purpose was to give players a way back onto their ship after falling off or being left on an island. Their other use is more an emergent gameplay element.
@tybald said in If u rowboat and board not swim ur mermaid should be further away:
@personalc0ffee said in If u rowboat and board not swim ur mermaid should be further away:
Mermaids are to give away your location this is designed as a balance measure.
Thier purpose was to give players a way back onto their ship after falling off or being left on an island. Their other use is more an emergent gameplay element.
Almost anti emergent if you consider sneaking up on players to be emergent.
You could word it that way. I'm not saying that the OP's idea is a good one. It's just that Mermaids came in with a specific purpose. To claim that they were designed for a different one isn't correct. However, that people have figured out to look for them as evidence for tuckers/boarders, is a natural flow of using what the game provides.
I know the devs have taken SOME steps in making tucking better (barrel emotes, tuck emotes, etc) so they don't dislike the tactic. But they also do need to keep in balance.
@tybald said in If u rowboat and board not swim ur mermaid should be further away:
@personalc0ffee said in If u rowboat and board not swim ur mermaid should be further away:
Mermaids are to give away your location this is designed as a balance measure.
Thier purpose was to give players a way back onto their ship after falling off or being left on an island. Their other use is more an emergent gameplay element.
That is only one of their purposes.
They are left visible as a early warning sign ALSO.
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