Ahoy scallywags,
just started yesterday with the game together with my girl firend and to end the first hour in style, our little sloop was attacked by a galleon. I was new enough to the game that i wasn't sure if the attackers were actually players as i was able to see their ship on the map and thought that might indicate a skeleton ship, later i realized they must have used a faction flag, i think. Anyway, we tried to finish our merchant mission, "docked" a a tiny island to deliver 3 crates, got boarded were shot before ending the mission. Then spawncamped because they were probably furious to not find a single chest or skull o the board. Or for funs. Who cares. Here is the question...
Considering we are new to the game and bad at fighting for now and would probably lose any fair fight, not to speak of any unfair fight, how would we ever manage to not die once someone is determined to hunt us down?
The way i understand the game, the sloop is not faster then other ships, it might be better at manoevering though. Which means, out running an enemy is not possible. There are also no safe zones, so even if we were able to keep our distance, as soon as we stop somewhere we are dead. So, if we realized we can't win a fight, how can we not lose it? If i have 3 or 4 chests/skulls on board and just want to not lose them to someone who had eyes, what are my options? I guess i should try to sail against the wind so that i have a chance to outpace a galleon. But what if it is a brig? They don't seem to be significantly slower against the wind. If reaching the shore just means that now i am an easier target to be boarded, is the only way to not lose your loot once spotted to be more stubborn? Hope they lose interest? And i am not even salty about being ganked, i know that fighting is the game and i will try to fight soon enough. But right now, my girlfriend has not once adjusted the sails and there is no way i am winning a fight. So, how do i not lose it?