I have been playing since the betas and this is what I feel needs to be added to help make this game better:
- New Enemies: Skeleton are getting old. We should be able to fight actual pirates for a change, or maybe some new creatures like mermaids or flying monsters.
- New Animals: Along with that, we need new passive creatures too. For example, dolphins, whales, fish that react to players, crabs, monkeys, birds, etc.
- Better Ship Customization: This has improved in the past, but there is still way more that can be done. It would be nice to be able to change the layout and theme of everything below deck and in the captains quarters. Also, naming your ship would be fun.
- More Random Events: New weather and monster events would make the seas way more interesting. Maelstroms, giant crab boss, larger storms, etc.
- More Things to Do on the Ship: Long distance voyages can be very boring. We need something new to pass the time on the ship, with or without other crew members. For instance, maybe giving us a ball that we can find and throw to each other and bounce around the ship could lead to some fun stories. Or maybe a card game that we can play with friends or even enemies.
- New Music: You have an award winning music composer in your midst. Why can he make so many new songs for the maiden voyage but not add more for us to play. There are still unused ones that play during the main menu. Please give us more music!
- New Areas: I realize that this is a huge task and that you don't have any plans for more places in the near future, but I had to mention it. Maybe even new structures and caves on existing islands would be better. The design for the maiden voyage island is so intricate and lively. If all of the islands were like that, normal voyages would not be as boring. Speaking of which...
- New Voyages: This is a big one. Almost nobody plays the default voyages anymore. They are extremely boring compared to the monthly events and basically anything else that you can do. We need new kinds of voyages or new ways to complete the original ones because they serve very little purpose. Any new player can do the monthly events and make 10 times as much as they would with a level gold hoarder quest.
- New Weapons: The 4 basic weapons are getting old. Maybe a new rifle that is halfway between the pistol and sniper would be good. Or a shorter sword that you can swing in faster succession, but deals less damage.
- Potions: Adding a way to craft different potions that give different effects would change combat quite a bit. For example, a sort of fire resistance potion could help you fight on a burning ship a lot easier. Or a water breathing potion could help you sneak onto enemy ships without being spotted.
- Saving Outfits and Equipment: This one is important for me personally. I have a lot of different outfits that I like to switch between for different occasions. I would really like to be able to have save slots so I can switch between them easily at a clothing chest. Out of everything in this post, this would be the easiest to implement, so please add this.
It is worth mentioning that these are not in a specific order. This is just the order that everything came into my mind. I love this game a lot, but we all know that at least some of these changes would improve the game drastically.
