Marines

[JD 940]

says 20% reaload time
dosent say -20% so
which is it?

[HeadTrick]

its 20 % higher releod time if you take the Upgrade Marine u get higher Releod times

[Ketsa]

Higher reload time because your decks are more cluttered with marines

[Im bald sorry]

Originally posted by Ketsa Wetsa:

Higher reload time because your decks are more cluttered with marines

On the plus side , marines count past your maximum level of crew , and they are crazy strong in boarding,

[Watchman]

Think that needs looking at marines should not interfere with gun reload time.

[Azzak]

It is to balance ships. Either you get a ship strong at boarding, either you focus on canons.

[JD 940]

well nice to now ty for reply

[Watchman]

Originally posted by Azzak:

It is to balance ships. Either you get a ship strong at boarding, either you focus on canons.

Yes but marines had nothing to do with firing the cannons

[pysgod1978]

Well, they get in the way.

[Watchman]

Originally posted by pysgod1978:

Well, they get in the way.

No because during an engagement the marines would fight from the fighting tops in the sails using swivels and long muskets and at the afterguard. They were never on the gun deck.

[Quineloe]

Originally posted by Watchman:

Originally posted by pysgod1978:

Well, they get in the way.

No because during an engagement the marines would fight from the fighting tops in the sails using swivels and long muskets and at the afterguard. They were never on the gun deck.

Why would you risk your valuable marines exposed on the top deck before the boarding action took place?

[Watchman]

Originally posted by Loncaros:

Originally posted by Watchman:

No because during an engagement the marines would fight from the fighting tops in the sails using swivels and long muskets and at the afterguard. They were never on the gun deck.

Why would you risk your valuable marines exposed on the top deck before the boarding action took place?

The marines job was to pick off sharpshooters in the enemy rigging and the opposing ships officers. Then get in close and real nasty if it came to boarding.

[Galileus]

In this game they sleep in the cannons. You need to wake them up and make them coffee, thus the longer reload.

It's a little gamey, the way they split that wake up / make coffee time to between reloads and not just a massive 15 minutes before first reload, but well...

[Ketsa]

The marines only care for their shiny knives sometimes they drop their knives in the cannons and make the powder monkeys unload the cannon and get the knife out making them reload it all over agian. Trust me its just a game mechanic for balance.

[horrido]

This marines game mechanic has to be rethinked better. Marines located in the fighting tops should start to pick up ennemy crew with musket fire before boarding once the ships are close enough. If anything, they should never give a penalty for "getting in the way" of firing guns. Quite the opposite, in fact, as they can be used to help manning the guns prior getting close in case the gun crews are under strength. And of course, they should add their weight during the melee fighting once boarding is initiated.

[Green Death]

Originally posted by Watchman:

Originally posted by pysgod1978:

Well, they get in the way.

No because during an engagement the marines would fight from the fighting tops in the sails using swivels and long muskets and at the afterguard. They were never on the gun deck.

In the Royal Navy Marines were definitely on the gun decks, they helped run the guns in and out until needed for boarding. Not all Marines were sharp shooters. Still, game = balance trumping reality, which isn't a bad thing.