Logical seen stolen goods should bring much less because you would need to pay the receiver to sell it for you.
@cobra2o2 Sure, let's encourage PVP even more because it's definitely not like almost everyone shoots on sight with the only reason being "It's a pirate game." You're already getting rewarded enough when you take someone's haul, what else do you want a trophy for it too? PVP should be an option but if it pays out more than regular missions then the current situation will become worse to the point where EVERY encounter is the exact same where you're being boarded then killed over and over. There has to be a balance between those who work for their stuff and those who steal it.
@falk-van-cleef said in Stolen goods are worth more!:
Logical seen stolen goods should bring much less because you would need to pay the receiver to sell it for you.
Yeah it should be worth less if you sell it to the trading companies.
But I think about a fence on more or less a secret island (theaves haven?) Which is unic and only there at night. There you can sell your stolen goods for a regular price and get reputation on the thieves faction and a little bit for the other factions.
@cobra2o2 I'd rather they not be worth more. Yesterday I had two guys in a sloop (while I was playing solo) chase me for an actual hour. They already didn't have a whole lot to gain from stealing from me, but to increase their reward and my risk by increasing the value of stolen goods would just encourage them more. I'm already surprised by how persistent people can be in this game just for the fact that it's a game about pirates.
All in all, I see where you're coming from with the risk of successfully stealing it being high so the value should be high, but you're getting their loot without having to buy the maps or hunt the islands down. The win and the extra loot is the reward. I (and this is just my own opinion) don't think the reward needs increased.
@cobra2o2 I mean, the value of something doesn't change just because you took it from someone else. Arguably you could say it's EASIER to get rewards from sinking ships because sometimes you can sink a ship carrying a lot of goods in the time it takes to do one mission.
Additionally, it would be abused. Two ships would do a mission, "steal" each other's chests to increase their value, then sell.
I certainly would like a trophy. In fact I made an entire thread about a PvP based reward faction similar to the others.
I would very much like it if players could recognize me as a threat (or a challenge) just by seeing my sails and outfit.
