DannyUK

Can't blame players for leaving to be honest, they have gone down the Ark route by the looks of it. I never played Ark but I have seen bits and pieces of it and mostly all controls are the same and the layouts. Can they get the players back? Maybe a few but I don't think it will get anywhere near what they anticipate what was it 40k players? They should have been working on a stand alone game with their own mechanics rather than port them over from Ark. I'm glad I never played Ark in a way because if I did I would more than likely not have played this at all if I knew what it was going to be like. Someone mentioned factions in another thread, I think this is the way to go especially if you want people to get into PvP because each people in a faction is on the same side fighting against another. ESO do this quite well and I'm sure others do also The lack of direction they want to go is poor, why don't they setup a roadmap of what they intend to do? Let the players know what they want the game to look like in the future. I'd like to see the game do really well but I don't have confidence in them creating a great pirate game. The novelty for many has wore off and lack of content has just made it worse. Many things have to change if they want players back.

Is this even possible? I'm talking about like PvE when you play the game and the time you log off things still keep ticking over like gold going down, berries need replacing etc. Is it possible to do in single player? At the moment you log off everything freezes and you log on it picks up where you left off last time. It would be nice if everything continued while you are offline as the gold and berries etc last forever. Without going on PvE not sure if this is possible or not? Probably private servers maybe but you don't get the whole map to play with.

Well I never played Ark so can't compare everything but I have seen some gameplay of it and it does look remarkably similar. I think they thought they could hoodwink alot of people and its severely backfired. They should never have based it like Ark, even the controls. It doesn't feel like a pirate game I have to say. The ghost ships shouldn't be in at all or at least have them so they are rare. I don't have confidence in the devs to make the game what it should have been, even to take it in opposite direction of Ark right now would be a massive job, they might as well start from scratch and that won't happen. They missed a good chance to have a great game. They may as well just have focused on an Ark DLC like others stated. Overall it has been a big let down can't get away from that.

I play mainly single player now and that option is always there. I've thought about putting X2 on myself for weekends but held off for now. I think the more you make it easier for yourself, the faster you become bored. As for other settings they might as well not be there, i will never touch them as its cheating in my eyes.

When I first started playing I thought it was the flares, I was thinking wow you can see distress calls from very far out but not such good distance on the lighthouse light. I realised it was just something in the game but no I have no idea what these are either. Shame the flares can't be viewed from far out though, that would be nice.

Please disregard this I found out how to do it. If anyone is interested in getting rid of the FOW then type in givefow in the console window

Does anyone know how to turn fog of war off in the settings of single player? I can't seem to find it there. I started the game with it on, uncovered some of the map but logging in just now has covered the whole map again so have to start all over uncovering it. I'd rather just turn the whole thing off. Seems bugs are beginning to emerge even in single player.

Thanks for the advice guys but how do I know if they need updating? Usually they just auto download themselves in Steam but i've had no updates for them recently, does that mean they are upto date? I used some thatch foundations last night, the total structure ones on the smithy, they were there last night but logged in today and they are not there, my smithy that was placed on them is now hanging in the air because they have vanished. I did not get any updates for it though, i've logged out and in again a few times so not sure what is wrong. I've just been placing normal foundations, don't want to risk putting more down and they vanish again. I asked on total structures Discord but seem to get no answers there. I don't think I will use total structures anymore if this is going to happen alot, you could have a base today and gone tomorrow.

I have 4 mods on my list when I load the game but only 1 will load in, does anyone else have this trouble? When on the Atlas screen on the bottom left corner it shows mods loading but it never loads them all in, is there a way to do this? I've tried taking them off the list and refreshing it but no luck. Maybe I'm doing something wrong? I was using total structures mod and used the foundations to build but now when I log in the mod will not load up and things are up in the air with blocks not loading.

Never had that although I did experience it freeze on me 1 timer but not battleye related I don't think. As for the battleye itself I have experienced being kicked from the game because of it, others have said they had trouble with battleye also. If it is kicking you there is a work around that seems to work but if it's just freezing your game then sorry I don't know.

People have just lost interest, I loved the interactions but you rarely see it now unfortunately. All the people I used to play with in other companies have left the game, 1 by 1 they said i've had enough, if it's not something to do with the game like bugs then it's lack of content and boredom. I recently had a problem on PvE server EU. I still log in every so often to keep the timer ticking over just incase I want to come on but recently i've been getting kicked from the game something to do with battleye. It will kick me and I can't log back in. You have to create a new character and go onto NA server then come back to EU and log in. Once logged in you have to fast travel to another server then back again, seemed to have worked for now but still had problems with it. I'm usually playing single player now though, the mods seem good for it, more structures to build with and furniture. We also have the new encampments coming up, looking forward to seeing that also. The game has took a very downward spiral though, can they get players back? Doubt it, only so many times after a wipe they will come back again. Officials will die out eventually, in my opinion.

I don't think it has anything to do with moving your ships. I had thought you have to lift anchor and move it in order to reset the timer but it doesn't seem this way. I have 2 ships on PvE outside my base, they have been there for over 4 weeks, I know for certain they haven't moved at all. There company structure expired and vanished yet the ships remain. Someone is obviously still spawning on the beds and this must be enough to reset the timer. You definitely don't have to move your ships unless it's bugged in some way.

So common sense prevails? Thank god for that. I think most of us knew it was the wrong move, slightly worrying the devs didn't think of it in the first place. Can only thank them for taking notice and listening to our concerns over this, it was a very big concern. People can now live in peace.

The trouble is if people want revenge they will do it any way possible whether it's huge walls or posts in the water which i've also seen. If the devs take notice which I hope they do then good all round. I'm just interested to see how this new raze feature plays out. With quite alot of people unhappy with it I'd be surprised if they kept it in PvE but who knows anything is possible.

I've seen it happen even on lawless, I would not find it any different for people taking revenge over being wiped either. I may have pointed out a revenge tactic but it's already most likely been going through their head.

I think if these features come in will be later down the line, I just don't see it happening in the short term. I'm liking all the ideas you have though, I hope the devs look at this and take them on-board, the game might start getting to where it should be if so. I have to say I like the single player mode though, especially when you can use mods for it. I don't think PvE is getting this new encampment though, bit of a downside for PvE right now, maybe that will come in a few months down the line.

I was happy about this also, I said weeks ago something similar should be in the game, they must have read my mind or posts I wanted something where npc attack your base, maybe they come in by sea, ships head towards your base, you have towers near the shore for defences and they start launching the attack. The npc or pirates get off thier ships when near land and start coming towards your base trying to destroy it. People might say well this is just PvP go and play that but single player is about you just experiencing the game alone, I think something like this should be added. I've seen the mods that give tameable pirates but that doesn't work as intended yet. The encampments is a step in the right direction at least, you can go out and attack them but I still think it would have been nice if every so often they come and seek you out also.

What about the islands that have become inactive and not putting gold in? Yet people still live there with all their things not being able to keep up the cost or have access to it. So you are saying every person playing the game should be online to notice the island becoming claimable? I played alot of hours in PvE more than most but I'm not naive to think people don't have much time and have other life commitments. There goes your words for your case.

They will use it, the griefers I mean. 25k is not alot of money to be honest, especially if you are a large company. As i've said before I have 50k sitting there doing nothing, that's just by doing maps and most of it was over a couple of weekends. If I carried on doing this I would have been well over 100k easy. You could say 25k is alot of money to maybe people who don't spend hours on it, I'd agree with that. These people do exist and you want to know the worrying thing? They're probably not kids. I've seen people fight and block each other off over companies timer going down to demolish before auto wipes. They will fight over the resources and gold in the box. This could be another reason to wipe islands, I don't know if the suitcases drop when you click to wipe but if the landowner does this he has a chance to get everything. Don't get complacent over the price, if you haven't seen bidders or people buying tames on Discord I think you should take a look because many bid on them way into their thousands. 25k will not stop someone wanting to grief guarantee it. I wouldn't even be talking about this if this was PvP only, it's where it belongs I know the odd few disagree but it doesn't seem like a PvE tool to me. I will be very surprised if we don't hear someone on these forums saying along the lines of "some idiot has wiped all my things off the island for no reason" I anticipate it this week or next.

Damn that is horrible, i can imagine how you feel. Its things like this that have driven people away, its 1 thing after another with this game. Maybe submit a ticket? I know its unlikely they will respond or do anything but worth try.

You know what is going to happen, everyone is going to go back to lawless if they decide to stay on after all they said about wanting them off lawless, couldn't make it up could you. It would just be nice for the devs to actually tell us their thoughts on this, are they going to listen to what the majority want? We know they read these forums yet they have stayed silent about it, they must have discussed the backlash over this stupid idea in PvE. The clock is ticking before the first nuke drops, I hope they stand down before it's to late.

Oh they will believe me. Lack of content in the game right now only makes way for this to happen. I mean large companies who have reached all there is to do in the game will hit a brick wall moment and have all this gold sitting in the box thinking why am Ii doing this? Nothing to spend it on and sitting there doing nothing. I have around 50k in the box, it might not sound alot but I play on my own and have amassed that through maps, I got 12k in 1 day before on double gold. Ii could have had alot more reaching to 100k or more if I wanted, it's not hard to get gold in this game if you're advanced enough. We are not saying all companies will do this but some will use it for the fun of it and watch everything go in the blink of an eye, it will happen and the bad outweighs the good with this mechanic of raze. They have not thought through with this idea, just threw it in there. They need to reconsider this option or only keep it in PvP. It seems more people hate it than want it but as next week comes it will be to late, we'll see how many people lose their stuff and be up in arms over it but by then the damage is done and they've left the game. Talk about shooting themselves in the foot.

Yes so we go down the route of settling on an island and you're given 48hr eviction notice? They want more people to settle on these islands, they did, some came off lawless and went there I stayed where I was on lawless, glad I did but now they give players the rights to say pack up your stuff because everything will be gone. Many of them were relieved after the time period was up when they settled there because they knew they could live in peace without trolls coming in to demolish it. They are moving the wrong way if they want people to settle on these islands now. Why should people move all their belongings onto ships? It's just not logical to put this feature into PvE and as I said before PvP I would certainly agree with it. I'm not alone, you don't have to be in a big company either, just use allied function. If you are playing alone in a big company I hope you trust them enough with all your things because i've been there and done that before, another story but anyway I'm quite happy to play solo but working with other companies.

It shouldn't matter if I'm solo or not this idea or mechanic is a PvP thing not PvE when are you going to realise this? Someone who has put alot of time into building their base or structures and everything is gone in an instant you would be ok with that would you? You say you play PvE so someone coming onto an island where you have alot of stuff, you goto work or do other life commitments come back and find everything gone, you would be ok with this? Very much doubt it because it's player vs environment not player vs player. Where did I say I don't get along with others exactly? I interact with many companies and allies, I don't have to be in a large company to get on with people, I get on with them in game just fine. We will soon see how your "guess" works out in the coming days and weeks then.

Yes but you don't play PvE you play PvP and you are trying to bring what you know over into PvE. You really think people are just going to use this nicely? I'm not against this idea of wiping islands but only on PvP which is where it belongs, not PvE. You're always going to have people troll with it, and it's a huge weapon to damage legitimate players with when they spend all their time building their things up, months and within a second it's gone. You might not be so bothered about losing stuff because you play PvP but us who play PvE have come here for a reason and it isn't to be wiped at the push of a button. I'm not a fan of the claim idea to begin with, I think it's catered towards large companies, I'm a 1 man company and I have no desire to enter into a large company. I think claiming islands is the wrong move but it is what it is right now.