The following are the reasons and description of a basic Man O' War that could be used to create a better Sea of Thieves with 24 player servers and better general balancing.
Drastically reducing turning radius and forcing them to have to drop their anchor to stop moving and to be able to truly use the power of the ship. Using the black Pearl ship model for a 6-person ship would create enough of a challenge to the ship itself for it to be used to destroy other ships with ease. The largest benefit would come when ships choose to attack 6 people, the ship could easily deal damage to other models. Front facing cannons could be used to supplement the ships low speed during chases, this ship could also be the first, to have mortars, which would take a lot of skill to use but airstrikes at a short range with a mortar. PVE is the main advantage for a ship such as this, but not to mention the fact that a good sloop player can easily take out a galleon, this is becoming for apparent as the game continues to grow.
The Man O' War which could be the Black Pearl ship type could consist of:
-3 Decks
-top deck with cannons, harpoons, chaser cannons, steering bridge (with map room), and of course the sails and anchor
-second deck with cannons and storage.
-third deck with cooking area (with future additions of a stove with a pot, pan, and baking pan) and also has an area to sit with crewmates. A piano was an idea that I had.
-fourth deck with brig and water pump which has the ability to fill barrels on all three levels below the top.
