About 2 years ago, when the Fo'Rums were created, this was one of the most discussed suggestions. (We also hoped / joked for a rowboat that looked like a bathtub, but I digress...)
Even back then, I made a similar comment about the sails and how they could be customized like the banners on Diablo.
"We could pick the shape, background color and 2-3 icons to "represent us". New icons could be tied into our achievements; new ones being unlocked as we progress in the game."
Somehow, I doubt it would ever be included in the game, even though it would add not only individuality but could also add more to the depth of community. If we could "design our own flags" the guilds / fleets could have a common banner to sail under and the community could learn those flags.
Thats totally cool!! I thought about this too, and I dont know why they just don't make something like that. Maybe if the comunity builds their own flags none would ever use the new ship cosmetics they give us... It's understandable, but I'm pretty sure lot of people would like to have their own design in their ships...
Maybe they could just let us customize the flag at the top of the ship, and not the sails, but we are in the same problem, then nobody would use Rare's flags... Probably if this was only available for PL, Rare could solve the problem temporary... but just until everyone gets PL, then they probably would change their flags.
Yehaaaa!!
Spread the curse in the seaas!!
Personally, I would find it acceptable if the ability to design sails / flags were available to PLs only, even though I'm not one, yet. It would give those who want that option another incentive to reach that goal, myself included. Plus, it would give the current PLs something fun that would be an "exclusive" feature for making it to such a rank. I saw something mentioned on Twitter (by a non-Rare source) that ship naming could be "coming sometime in the future". If so, maybe Rare is taking our hopes of making our vessels more individual --and more personal -- to heart.
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@weedstar-deluxe said in Customizable Sails:
cool ideas....one time the devs talked about self painted pictures ,we could decorate our ship with pictures ,or maybe if we find a piece of art on other ships we could steal them;) .
Thanks for mentioning this!
I remember that conversation... It was mentioned that it would be something like a screencap feature that would look painted and we would be able to frame them.
@glannigan said in Customizable Sails:
This would be nice but they would have to charge like 500,000 gold or 500 Doubloms (or whatever the hell they are called). For a Blank Sail for you to customize.
Or no one would buy the ones they have now and in the future.
I can’t believe how few customizations there are!
As much as I hate MTX in games, I'd be willing to pay a few real dollars for the ability to actually customize my sails and/or flag as long as there are plenty of options and not multiple ships per server flying similar colors.
When the suggestions for this first popped up (on here) one of the ideas I put out there was a downloadable "customizer" (for lack of a better term) -- similar to the character editor for Saints Row 3 -- so players could create their own pirate, sails, flag, etc. offline then upload them once they were ready. These custom uploads could either be "policed" by the community and reported to Rare staff or put through a vetting "pass / fail" process where each submission would be judged and either passed or failed before being allowed in-game. (Since the option isn't really being discussed in earnest by Rare publicly, the system running it can't be theorized yet.)
Of course, if Rare decides there's not enough chance of making a substantial amount of profit (enough to keep servers running for the next few years) compared to the hassle of upkeep, then discussions about concepts such as these are pretty much a moot point.
Of course, if the numbers read like this: of the (approx) 1 million players over the past year, if only 10% paid $5 to have custom sails, that would equal $500,000 in addition to the pets MTX and new players buying the game. Even if the numbers go down exponentially over the next 5 years. Not only could it balance the game's upkeep cost but actually partially appease a number of players who find the game's lack of customization (and progression) a downfall.
