Originally posted by Vetarnias

For the record, I have just finished Part 2 and posted it here.  I will post it here in its entirety shortly (because it's really painful to have to re-format the text).

What a read!

Very well done and thought out.

Originally posted by Vetarnias

For the record, I have just finished Part 2 and posted it here.  I will post it here in its entirety shortly (because it's really painful to have to re-format the text).

Unfortunately with the game design and map size instancing is a necessity.  That and the high detail ship battles which are cool makes instancing a necessity.   It just doesn't work with an MMORPG.   I had heard ruminations of them saying they were going to get rid of a lot of instancing except I can see no way of them dumping it in the place it counts as far as PVP which is in the sea/ocean. 

Originally posted by Vetarnias

For the record, I have just finished Part 2 and posted it here.  I will post it here in its entirety shortly (because it's really painful to have to re-format the text).

What a carebear noob. You'd have thought he could have at least played the game for a bit for making such shallow comments.....

(sorry, I had to say that, the devil made me do it)

PS: In regard to what Ummax says above, I too would like to see elimination of the red circles, open PvP, and the map "stretched" by reducing visability from 50 miles to 3-5 miles, and open sea speed reduced. Basically, the only place a player would be guaranteed PvP action would still be outside a hostile port, because ports are the only place traffic is guaranteed to travel in and out of. Friendly nations can then set up their forces to patrol their ports, interdict enemy ports, and embargo becomes a viable economic strategy.

The slow death continues...

Today's readings of population levels at 1830 PST on Saturday is:

ZERO Medium/Moderates

All at Light with 13 Nones (not including the Test server)

Originally posted by Dracus

The slow death continues...

Today's readings of population levels at 1830 PST on Saturday is:

ZERO Medium/Moderates

All at Light with 13 Nones (not including the Test server)

 

 

It's been a long time since I've seen anything other than one medium and the rest light/none.

I just got the time to read it Vetarnias, and once again a good read.

This suggestion:

"Another suggestion I would make for any server is to force captains expecting to take part in a port battle to actually sail their ship to the port in question, and to be in the town by the time the invitations are sent. This would get rid of the unrealistic situation where someone could be grinding contention near Tampico one minute and find himself in the Port-of-Spain battle planning room the next. This would also force captains -- unless their ship already happens to be docked at that port -- to risk their vessels to get involved...."

Is the one I would also suggest and it would be even more meaningful with a larger map.
In fact, my thoughts on a Naval Ranking System included this - but with current game mechanics it is not possible to enforce.

Your comments on port Governance also reflect my own and I really don't see any light at the end of the tunnel there because I really doubt with all the conflicts in this game it would be possible to make it work effectively?

I still think this game has potential but I don't know if the current design team has the ability to realize that  potential.

Patch 1.3 arrived on the Aussie sever and I had a chance to look around Point-a-Pitre over the past two nights.
I like it from an artistic point of view - but from a games design point of view I have to say WTF?
http://www.burningsea.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27448&highlight=Point-a-Pitre
These comments stood out for me;
http://www.burningsea.com/forums/showpost.php?p=320525&postcount=17
http://www.burningsea.com/forums/showpost.php?p=320614&postcount=20
http://www.burningsea.com/forums/showpost.php?p=320705&postcount=23
http://www.burningsea.com/forums/showpost.php?p=320807&postcount=26
http://www.burningsea.com/forums/showpost.php?p=320941&postcount=31
etc etc and etc

And not to mention that the "Toastmistress" mission "Party, Me Harties!" is available but cannot be completed so I have read?

Meh.

Just wondering: How is the situation on the Australian server these days?

You guys have a general population of 21 million, and yet are being secluded while the whole of North America and Europe (Canada alone has 50% more population than you) is being split into 4 servers and activity still comes up as "moderate" at best.  So unless Telstra made a spectacular ad campaign Down Under, I doubt your server has even a population large enough to be genuinely functional.

And that they chose to delay the latest build by a few weeks...  Good grief; we've just started to get over the byzantine mess that is the new Pointe-à-Pitre....

I keep seeing people on line - so they are there.  Although the market is dead.  90% of my sales are between my alts to concentrate wealth into my primary FT alt.

Originally posted by RayRay77

It's been a long time since I've seen anything other than one medium and the rest light/none.

Just an update, though late at night on Sunday at 22:20 PST:

Zero Mediums

All Lights with 19 Nones (two servers are at None across the board)

Worse still, on the game login screen, the Pirate faction on Rackham is now showing up as "light", probably for the first time in the game's history; it is a major blow to a server that once prided itself on its PvP.  Brits are now the last faction showing up as "moderate", but not for long I fear; they are currently last in victory points, and a few of them have explicitly stated they were moving on to Conan.

I think we will see what the new version is going to bring. As a CB fanboi is can say this, they didn't listen to me either. Probally they listen to all which is never good. I had rather a sail Sim then these arcanish motorboats. But hell why no sailing the speed your stats say lets double it. On the OS i can understand it but in the instances i would have just the speed max. that is fast enough.

Most are burnedout from leveling so fast I told folks not race to 50 because it doesn't do anything. (still lvl 42 myself) I think i am staying around because i am a PVE/PVP player which this game is perfect for.

Portbattles are not for the eilite but for the players who will try to win and listen to their groupleader. And the groupleader must listen to the PB leader and stick to it.

Further signs towards a decline, but can the new patch turn things around?  Stay tune.

Todays snapshot of the holiday in the US during prime time hours:

Zero Moderates

All Light with 21 Nones (Not including Test Server).

Note: Three servers are empty, with two others having just one light.

Originally posted by Dracus

Further signs towards a decline, but can the new patch turn things around?  Stay tune.

Todays snapshot of the holiday in the US during prime time hours:

Zero Moderates

All Light with 21 Nones (Not including Test Server).

Note: Three servers are empty, with two others having just one light.

I have a feeling the announcement of the game's sale to SOE is coming very soon...