Secret base

  • CoffeeLight5545
    Legend
    Insider

    I would like the ability to have a secret base. The secret base similar to the Athena fortune zone. That’s where your ship would first spawn. You would drive you ship through a waterfall and appear on 6 random spots on the map instead of spawning at an outpost. Essentially, there would be an island in each zone, including the devils roar that has a giant waterfall that you can drive into or out of to get to your base zone. In the base zone, have 4 different bases. The outside would all look the same. However, the inside would be different for each player. When you log in, your base would become open to your crew. In other words, a 4 player ship would have all the bases open in a base zone. In the base zone, you would have a ship yard where you can customize your ship and a tavern where pirate legends can access the Athena fortune area. In the base you can customize it with different cosmetics and even keep the different color flames of the fates.

    I would love the idea of item storage but many believe that would be unfair. To that idea, what about buying a crate of cannonballs, bananas and wood? You can sell them to an outpost for about a 1000 coins, you should be able to buy them for 2000 or so.

    I would like the idea of selling your loot in these base zones but I feel many would not like that either since most people try to steal from people trying to sell at an outpost.

    The base zone would mostly be a cosmetics place to decorate your own space. It would definitely be a cool place to start your adventure

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  • Goedecke Michel
    Marauder

    Today, you start at an outpost, obviously visible for anyone and a possible victim of piracy. While you deal cosmetics and grab supplies, you are allways in danger. This is part of the design. It is kind of lame to do all that in a private, secret base.

    However, Athena was designed to become such a place for pirate legends and to start legendary captain quests from there.

  • Octopus Lime
    Master
    Founder

    @coffeelight5545 As controversial as this might be, I actually agree and think this would be a good addition, some form of social hub. I don't agree with being able to sell loot in the 'base zone' and that if you go through the waterfall 'portal' from the main map, any loot or supplies you have would vanish. This would stop people just running away from fights with their loot.

    But yea, I would like it. Maybe being able to buy base cosmetics and the like. But as with all these things, it would have to come secondary to game play development i.e devs don't waste time on it rather than new content.

  • Ktingaling
    Marauder
    Insider
    Founder

    There are multiple rumours who suggest that it was always the plan for PL to have an "secret base" as @Goedecke-Michel said.
    Some say the PL hangout is inside one of the rocks and it was shut because of the lack of time to develop it. But again, all just rumours.

    I really like the idea tho! Would love to have some sort of "Garrison" like you had in WoW where you can hang out and see all your trophies and such. Many topics already opened about this idea :)

  • CoffeeLight5545
    Legend
    Insider

    @octopus-lime
    I know most people won’t like the selling of items in the base zone but I love the idea of starting in a secret location and driving through a waterfall. That and the customizable bases

  • D4m0R3d
    Ship Mate
    Insider

    very similar to an idea i had about private islands. i like the idea of driving a boat through a water fall to get there though. my idea was to just drive off the map into fog which would then transport you there

  • D4m0R3d
    Ship Mate
    Insider

    @goedecke-michel the game tries to spawn you away from people. im never worried about people rolling up on me while im grabbing supplies lol, if you are you must spend waaayyy to much time getting sups

  • CoffeeLight5545
    Legend
    Insider

    The game tries to spawn you away from people but it doesn’t always happen. I was at an outpost and a new player spawned in the tavern as I was trying to sell an Athena chest. Lucky I sold it before I died. The problem is, I didn’t park my ship when it normally spawns. As far as the game knew, there was no other player on that island.

  • McGovery
    Ship Mate
    Insider

    The legend hideout deffinatly need to give us more reason to go down there other than just buying PL voyages. Fingers crossed something in the mega update is coming.

  • CoffeeLight5545
    Legend
    Insider

    I hope they create a secret area that players can customize. I think it would be cool to set sail through a waterfall

  • D4m0R3d
    Ship Mate
    Insider

    @coffeelight5545 that dude was probebly camping there waiting for you. or his ship sunk and he was chilling there. or your ship sunk and he spawned there

  • R3D50V13T
    Marauder

    I'm sure there'll be an outpost later down the line that will be hidden by a waterfall, but it'll be available to everyone
    I'm against the whole hidden base thing personally
    I see no point in it.

  • CoffeeLight5545
    Legend
    Insider

    @r3d50v13t what is the point of customizing your ship and your outfit? It doesn’t make your ship faster and the outfits don’t make you stronger. All they do is allow you to add your own personal touch. My base idea may be pointless but I would love the opportunity to decorate my own personal space. Plus, I think the waterfall idea is cool.

  • R3D50V13T
    Marauder

    @coffeelight5545
    Difference from a STATIONARY customizable thing than a NOT stationary character and vessel

  • CoffeeLight5545
    Legend
    Insider

    @r3d50v13t said in Secret base:

    @coffeelight5545
    Difference from a STATIONARY customizable thing than a NOT stationary character and vessel

    Does it really matter if its stationary or not?

  • R3D50V13T
    Marauder

    @coffeelight5545
    Yes. Thank goodness that special idea won't bear fruit

  • CoffeeLight5545
    Legend
    Insider

    @r3d50v13t said in Secret base:

    @coffeelight5545
    Yes. Thank goodness that special idea won't bear fruit

    What special idea is that? The secret base? I truly hope my idea comes true

  • R3D50V13T
    Marauder

    @coffeelight5545
    It's always ok to dream (:

  • CoffeeLight5545
    Legend
    Insider

    @r3d50v13t
    I honestly don’t know if Real even listens to us. You get half the people complaining about the changes and others saying the changes are good. I feel this place is more for us to express our opinions than to suggest future content

  • R3D50V13T
    Marauder

    @coffeelight5545
    Exactly, hence why it's ok to dream :b

  • CoffeeLight5545
    Legend
    Insider

    Honestly, I love the different color flames of the fates. I was hoping that I could store them in my secret base and use them every time I start a new session. They look cool and I wouldn’t have to die by lightning over and over again

  • D4m0R3d
    Ship Mate
    Insider

    @r3d50v13t how dont you see a point, people have been making points, just read. il tell you some now, you could show off your trophies there and have fun with crew mates there. you would always spawn there instead of a random outpost. it would be your own place that you can customise, a place to call home. the seas call to us but everyone has one true home

  • D4m0R3d
    Ship Mate
    Insider

    @r3d50v13t also you never said why it matters that the island would be stationary?. the clothes on your body stay on your body, what does it matter. i dont get your point about them being non stationary. obviously the captain can invite people to the "secret base" so other people will be able to view it

  • R3D50V13T
    Marauder

    @d4m0r3d
    Read all the "Pros" to this idea, I see no point in it, also I laughed at you comparing it to clothes XD
    Your character moves while wearing clothes, also your ship moves with a paint job, sails, flag, cannons, etc
    You will bot be spending most of your time at a safe place, there will be no safe place
    That's what you want
    You want a way to show off your accomplishments?
    How does a book in your inventory and you can turn to the page of whatever you want to show off and show it to them like how you can with a map, riddle, etc
    No safe place, people would use it poorly and would just hide there all game

  • CoffeeLight5545
    Legend
    Insider

    There is essentially no point to customizing your character or ship. There is no point really. My idea may be pointless but I like the idea to customize my own area.

  • D4m0R3d
    Ship Mate
    Insider

    @r3d50v13t I actually like that idea. also why does it matter that you can move around with the paint job on your ships or your clothes?

  • R3D50V13T
    Marauder

    @d4m0r3d
    I don't understand why this is being questioned, we bling out our ships and pirates to make them unique to us to differentiate from other ships sailing by or anchored near each other and to tell apart from your crew and other pirate crew, this seems obvious to me
    It seems wasted to have time, resources devoted to making a secret base that is customizable, and just how would that work? At max there are 4 crew members, unless they increase that number down the line at some point, which I do hope for, what I'm getting at is that you'll be sharing the base with other members so how would customization work between the crew? Like how you agree on the ship customization? Then what would be the point in having a trophy room or whatever point the other guy was referencing to, as there would be 4 different rooms to show off each individuals achievements, which i could care less for, we have PL and titles, along with limited time event items.
    Rare already said that they don't want a safe place, hence why you can camp and attack at an outpost
    I see no logical point to this
    I would much prefer a hub where everyone on the server could meet up, but it still wouldn't be a safe zone, you could play card games to earn doubloons or gold by playing with other players?
    Just spit balling here

  • D4m0R3d
    Ship Mate
    Insider

    @r3d50v13t we have green and white nametags to identify other crews and dif body shapes. also you can customise your secret bases to make them different from other peoples secrett bases so you can identify that it is not theirs lol why does it matter that it isnt mobile. would it be ok if the secret base was on the back of a giant moving turtle. each person has a secret base, maybe you unlock it after leveling up or you buy it. once you have it it works the same way it does in gta, there should be a captain system in the game. but anyways the person on the helm or last person on the helm is the person whos secret base you are going to. if its something everyone has access to, it would be the same as a ship. everytime you log on you go and you customise it. I would prefer that it was a menu thing, maybe the person who makes the party or the ship is the captain and thats whos base you are gonna spawn at. if it works with the crew, then you are just showing off your crews achievements. titles are pretty poo, you can only show one at a time and you have to walk up to the guy and read what it says. sure theres pirate legend clothing but thats about it. I dont want it to be a safe place, I want it to be open to attacks. i like the idea of your hub where you can play card games and watever

  • D4m0R3d
    Ship Mate
    Insider

    otherwise im kinda thinking a giga ship would be cool, one that allows for more customisation options like throwing up a kraken tentacle or skull. putting meg jaws and stuff up. decorating the captains quarters and other poo like that

  • R3D50V13T
    Marauder

    @d4m0r3d
    Ok, lets dumb this down, in what way does a secret base benefit the gameplay?

  • D4m0R3d
    Ship Mate
    Insider

    @r3d50v13t just a cool new place to call your own. its like having a land ship. it allows us to have fun with our friends. I would be perfectly ok with them having a mega outpost that has special minnigames on it or something. but I would like something personal even more. also it can be something you can sink cash into, buying better looking customisations for your base. what did the pirate legend hideout add to the game?? its the same thing, would it not be cool even if it offered no cosmetics or voyages, I would still love to go down there to drink a few grogs, imagine being able to customise and decorate the cave down there. a place where you can look at all your accomplishmesnt ya know?

  • R3D50V13T
    Marauder

    @d4m0r3d
    The PL location is a place that is supposed to separate the normy pirates from PL pirates, an act of feeling accomplished like you're a level higher, there's a whole new air to it

    There is no gameplay to a secret base, there's no benefit to it
    Sigh
    There's no convincing you, haha oh well

    I'm just happy it'll never happen (:

  • D4m0R3d
    Ship Mate
    Insider

    @r3d50v13t whats the difference between the PL location and a secret base. a secret base provides "an act of feeling accomplished" like you earned alot of money by working hard in voyages and hunting monsterus beasts. "there's a whole new air to it" bruh you cant even say on with hard before it lol wut cmon

  • BadRobott
    Captain
    Insider

    I'll jump in here. While I agree it would be cool to be able to showcase achievements other than in your title, I think this should be something to customize on your ship rather than a land base. Maybe add a Ship Cabin option in the ship customization chest at the shipwright that allows you to display your Hungering Deep trophy or what have you. I also would love to sail through a waterfall, but I agree with @R3D50V13T that it should be a place open to everyone or perhaps a new feature for the PL Hideout. Your ship is your base in this game, I think a private island would be overkill.

  • CoffeeLight5545
    Legend
    Insider

    I don’t think it’s overkill at all. I like the creative aspect of this game and hope they will take it farther. When you start out on a ship, you have nothing worth stealing so why does it matter where you start? I can understand that having merchants in the base would be a bad idea. My solution for that is to not be able to take treasure in the base zone. If you took treasure in there, it would become decoration and nothing more. Essentially meaning that you can never sell it ever.

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