Dear Devs, what did you do to the NPCs?

[Harry McHackou]

I dont know if it's only me, but since the last Update there is hardly a way of winning Portbattles against 2 vessels of the same kind you are in.
With the limit at 4th rates and 2 Indys as opponents it is still possible to do it ion a 4th rate, but with an Indy or Diana or Endymion even against the 2 Trincos I stand no chance.

What was possible a day before is impossible now. I am paralell when firing and every shot of my braodside hits, still the damage to the enemy is but a few millimeters. They fire back, even with me at an angle, and I loose a fourth up to a third of my armour with one enemy broadside! WTF??? It is the same with fist rates.

I do not know, if the NPC ships in the PZ are made of steel now, or of some of the super rare woods we normal players don't have, or if you have given the NPCs some fantasy guns with triple the damage?? But whatever it is, it sucks!

It is yet another step, to fxxx over players who can't spent 8+ hours a day in the game, players who solo the PZ etc. It's again more power to the huge clans, less chance to compete or even have fun anyone else.

I do not now what your goal is, I bought all DLCs except the forger to support the game, but when after a long time, it was just playable again, you destroy it shortly after for all normal and casual players.

If you need the NPCs to be that strong, at least give us other vessels in the PZ to attack! Like they are in other areas. In the unlimited e.g. give us flottillas of two 3rd rates or a Bellona with 4 or 5 mediums or single 1st rates in addition to the 2x 1st rates which are - at least for me - not doable anymore!!!

Otherwise, we normal players will not be able to grind the Naval Service Medals and upgrade our Shipyards, which sets us even more back than the money and wood situation already does.

By the way shouldn't our grind efforts not work for our DLC ships too? I mean I don't want pay to win, but DLC ships can never be made out of rare woods, so they will be inferior to build ships (of rich clans who have rare woods) anyway.
So at least let people who grind their shipyard, profit somehow with their DLC ships...

But this is another an personal opinion. The first mattter however effects probably anyone who has a job and likes to play his few hours a day or maybe every second day, The so called casual players, which I prefer to call "normal" players who can't dedicate their whole existence to the (a) game.

Remember, good and great games died, because the Devs fxxxed over the casual player one time too often and the clans and contend creators get bored too and leave, when there are no casuals to populate the servers.

So please, give the casual an even chance.


supplemental
I just tried out some Battles against NPCs outside of patrol zones and I was able to do damage like before and subsequently win these battles, even though my ships were of lesser quality as I lost my best ships in the PZs.
On the one hand it is of course a reliefe, that at least these battles stay posiible to earn XP, loot and have some fun. However it bears even more the question, why it is not possible anymore in PZ? Do you really want us normal players not to be able to upgrade our shipyards? Do you want to force us into the big clans? Or do you want us to quit???
I just don't get it and it makes me sad, as the game has sooo much pontential to be great and fun for all !!! :-(

[Slim]

I think the NPS in the PZ are buffed to some degree. You may have to group up.

[超超超超超级鳄]

There should be more NPCs in the safety zone. So many new people are not enough to brush.

[Shivra]

Devs are nerf players ships for 30% and buffs NPC ships for 30% so 60% diferents??!!! probably thay are drunk as hell becouse no more fun in battels at all. You actualy cant solo NPC ships higher tear of your ship, you have problem evan with NPC ship of the same tear as is your ship. Probably thay are realy doing to shot down the game becouse few days more and player will stop playing the game becouse there are no more fun in game at all.

[Shivra]

Playing the games will need to be the same as have fun but devs in this game doing the right opposite, thay doing game stressful. Thay will need evelope the game but no, thay closing the game with stupidity like last one. In one of my post i already sad, please devs give the game to someone who will know what to do out of this game becouse you will destroy it till ground with your doings in this deraction you going now.

[cup]

Originally posted by Harry McHackou:

I dont know if it's only me, but since the last Update there is hardly a way of winning Portbattles against 2 vessels of the same kind you are in.
With the limit at 4th rates and 2 Indys as opponents it is still possible to do it ion a 4th rate, but with an Indy or Diana or Endymion even against the 2 Trincos I stand no chance.

What was possible a day before is impossible now. I am paralell when firing and every shot of my braodside hits, still the damage to the enemy is but a few millimeters. They fire back, even with me at an angle, and I loose a fourth up to a third of my armour with one enemy broadside! WTF??? It is the same with fist rates.

I do not know, if the NPC ships in the PZ are made of steel now, or of some of the super rare woods we normal players don't have, or if you have given the NPCs some fantasy guns with triple the damage?? But whatever it is, it sucks!

It is yet another step, to fxxx over players who can't spent 8+ hours a day in the game, players who solo the PZ etc. It's again more power to the huge clans, less chance to compete or even have fun anyone else.

I do not now what your goal is, I bought all DLCs except the forger to support the game, but when after a long time, it was just playable again, you destroy it shortly after for all normal and casual players.

If you need the NPCs to be that strong, at least give us other vessels in the PZ to attack! Like they are in other areas. In the unlimited e.g. give us flottillas of two 3rd rates or a Bellona with 4 or 5 mediums or single 1st rates in addition to the 2x 1st rates which are - at least for me - not doable anymore!!!

Otherwise, we normal players will not be able to grind the Naval Service Medals and upgrade our Shipyards, which sets us even more back than the money and wood situation already does.

By the way shouldn't our grind efforts not work for our DLC ships too? I mean I don't want pay to win, but DLC ships can never be made out of rare woods, so they will be inferior to build ships (of rich clans who have rare woods) anyway.
So at least let people who grind their shipyard, profit somehow with their DLC ships...

But this is another an personal opinion. The first mattter however effects probably anyone who has a job and likes to play his few hours a day or maybe every second day, The so called casual players, which I prefer to call "normal" players who can't dedicate their whole existence to the (a) game.

Remember, good and great games died, because the Devs fxxxed over the casual player one time too often and the clans and contend creators get bored too and leave, when there are no casuals to populate the servers.

So please, give the casual an even chance.


supplemental
I just tried out some Battles against NPCs outside of patrol zones and I was able to do damage like before and subsequently win these battles, even though my ships were of lesser quality as I lost my best ships in the PZs.
On the one hand it is of course a reliefe, that at least these battles stay posiible to earn XP, loot and have some fun. However it bears even more the question, why it is not possible anymore in PZ? Do you really want us normal players not to be able to upgrade our shipyards? Do you want to force us into the big clans? Or do you want us to quit???
I just don't get it and it makes me sad, as the game has sooo much pontential to be great and fun for all !!! :-(

All OK! recent changes have made the game more interesting. there is no difficulty in patrol zones... well, at the expense of clans, well, they found each other... the problem is that they are aware of knowledge that other players do not have! unite, also demand!

[Youdontknowmeatall]

Originally posted by Harry McHackou:

I dont know if it's only me, but since the last Update there is hardly a way of winning Portbattles against 2 vessels of the same kind you are in.
With the limit at 4th rates and 2 Indys as opponents it is still possible to do it ion a 4th rate, but with an Indy or Diana or Endymion even against the 2 Trincos I stand no chance.

What was possible a day before is impossible now. I am paralell when firing and every shot of my braodside hits, still the damage to the enemy is but a few millimeters. They fire back, even with me at an angle, and I loose a fourth up to a third of my armour with one enemy broadside! WTF??? It is the same with fist rates.

I do not know, if the NPC ships in the PZ are made of steel now, or of some of the super rare woods we normal players don't have, or if you have given the NPCs some fantasy guns with triple the damage?? But whatever it is, it sucks!

It is yet another step, to fxxx over players who can't spent 8+ hours a day in the game, players who solo the PZ etc. It's again more power to the huge clans, less chance to compete or even have fun anyone else.

I do not now what your goal is, I bought all DLCs except the forger to support the game, but when after a long time, it was just playable again, you destroy it shortly after for all normal and casual players.

If you need the NPCs to be that strong, at least give us other vessels in the PZ to attack! Like they are in other areas. In the unlimited e.g. give us flottillas of two 3rd rates or a Bellona with 4 or 5 mediums or single 1st rates in addition to the 2x 1st rates which are - at least for me - not doable anymore!!!

Otherwise, we normal players will not be able to grind the Naval Service Medals and upgrade our Shipyards, which sets us even more back than the money and wood situation already does.

By the way shouldn't our grind efforts not work for our DLC ships too? I mean I don't want pay to win, but DLC ships can never be made out of rare woods, so they will be inferior to build ships (of rich clans who have rare woods) anyway.
So at least let people who grind their shipyard, profit somehow with their DLC ships...

But this is another an personal opinion. The first mattter however effects probably anyone who has a job and likes to play his few hours a day or maybe every second day, The so called casual players, which I prefer to call "normal" players who can't dedicate their whole existence to the (a) game.

Remember, good and great games died, because the Devs fxxxed over the casual player one time too often and the clans and contend creators get bored too and leave, when there are no casuals to populate the servers.

So please, give the casual an even chance.


supplemental
I just tried out some Battles against NPCs outside of patrol zones and I was able to do damage like before and subsequently win these battles, even though my ships were of lesser quality as I lost my best ships in the PZs.
On the one hand it is of course a reliefe, that at least these battles stay posiible to earn XP, loot and have some fun. However it bears even more the question, why it is not possible anymore in PZ? Do you really want us normal players not to be able to upgrade our shipyards? Do you want to force us into the big clans? Or do you want us to quit???
I just don't get it and it makes me sad, as the game has sooo much pontential to be great and fun for all !!! :-(

SECOND THIS !!!


Its just disgusting !!

The Ships in PZs:

- turn on a dime
- 4th Rates tackling faster than a Basic Brig
- they dish out approximately DOUBLE to TRIPLE your Damage
- they seem to have roughly TRIPLE your HP POOL
- they are faster with Battlesails than you with full Sails
- it feels like they sail faste UPWIND than you DOWNWIND (even when starting well above upwind, they catch you in no time)

It looks like a Bug...but you never know


NOTE: ITS ONLY ABOUT PATROL ZONE AI !!!!!