@meurtrisseur said in What about reducing all ships speed ?:
@ghostpaw Your pathetic try of teaching such a basic mathematic theory is as boring as ludicrous. You really think you're the only one having eventually passed elementary school here or what ?
I've tested it, you go faster by sailing upwind means you buy time on the long run by doing it in sot, the longer the distance of the voyage the more time you buy. You being unable to do it properly in the game, or for real for what I care, does not mean you're right.
@meurtrisseur Wow! Can you show me where I was aggressive in my response? I did acknowledge my information was basic math and geometry. Your responses indicated some possible confusion about it and I was trying to help you. You think you might be reacting a bit strongly here?
Again, no one has disputed that you go faster sailing at an angle to the wind compared to sailing directly against the wind. What I am saying is, it is not fast enough to make up for the meaningful increase in distance and the loss of momentum during each tacking maneuver. Apparently you are able to go 50% faster or more compared to the ship's speed when sailing directly into the wind. I have never seen that occur within the game. Sailing downwind, sure, but not upwind. Sailing about 45 degrees to the wind goes a little faster, but not that fast (currently). Just be sure you are comparing apples to apples (similar ships) when you confirm this.
EDIT: Are you that frustrated because we are not agreeing with you that ship speeds need reduction? You made a suggestion and it fell flat. We tried making some suggestions to help you (raise your sails) but that did not appeal to you for some reason. That is what most of us do when we want maneuverability. What am I missing here?