We Need A 5-6 Player Ship At Launch Or At Least Announced!!

@xcaptainjonny think it has been said that there won't be more than 4 player ships, although I do like the idea of a 6 man ship. It would have to be slower than the sloop though otherwise combat would be so unbalanced

@univalvewolf976 They have to slow down everthing. Less water in bucket, 2 people to set sail length and angle and 2 ankers to raise.

Still i dont think it will benifit the game if they add this kind of ship.

@thewolfman321 they've actually never said this. They have said there will be a lot of ship variety though, many of times actually. I'm not sure if 2 ships counts as that or not though. Or if they will have a bunch of different 1-2 and 3-5 man ships. I wish Rare would increase the group size just so I could play with more of my friends, but I am not sure its something they'll do. At the very least I would like more variety of what we've been shown or seen, which they say is coming. We just do not know to what degree that variety is yet.

@univalvewolf976 I sail using the Sloop solo and with a partner. Have sailed on Galleon with 3 others but not as much. I would love 5 and 6 crew ships added to the game even when I am solo. The more variety the better☠

@erinom3 Wasnt it 5 at the start ? im not sure though but i think they were 5 people at the first few tests. Correct me if im wrong

@mcy0 It was 5 at the start I think, but they said it was too many and moved it down to 4

@thewolfman321 Ive never played with 5 but 4 seems to be okay. But it gets difficult if you want to play with more friends.

@mcy0 yeah that is a point. I most often play solo, so this does not affect me, but can see the appeal of larger crews. It could be done tbh, but the ship would need ore things to do to avoid players getting bored and also a significant handicap so the game is not unbalanced

@thewolfman321 Yeah, indeed.

@skeletonpiratex on the contrary. The reason the ship currently works so well is that it's been designed around the fact that just travelling could get boring, so everyone has something to do. To add 2 extra players onto a ship with no change in gameplay then it could be very boring for some players.

Also, without an added handicap, then 5-6 player crews would only have an advantage and nothing against them, resulting in very unbalanced gameplay for others. If you make a slightly larger, slower ship, then it gives smaller crews the chance to run away at least, as combat would always be in favour of the 5-6 man crew.

@erinom3 because people have more than 4 friends, and this is shared world game. I get why its the way it is, but it does shaft some people and their groups of friends. It also puts a lot of meaningless stress on guilds/clans, which can be a very big part of your community if you let them.

Also keep in mind the game is still in development, things are far from set in stone. They actually have tested 5 player groups and might roll with that at release, we don't know. We've also seen changes like allowing for a group of 4 to take out 2-sloops (or another 1 to 2 man equivalent vessel that is unannounced). You also have Rare hinting at different classes of ships, and unique ships and gear. What any of these means is anyone guess, but there's a lot more to come that is for sure.