Whitehawk

yeh but what is inactivity?cos the only thing I didn't do was fast travel,I re-anchored them,moved them and boarded them,they are still gone.

Even though I understand why they have changed all the decay times etc,this is gonna make it much grindier for the small company or solo player.It looks like they would rather solo players play single player now because in some ways multiplayer is gonna be a much bigger struggle for solo's soon.It would help though if all existing and new game mechanics were clearly explained,ie you have so many days before ship decays,and you have to log in/fast travel, re anchor whatever it needs to reset.At the moment no one seems to have a definite idea of how the different decays actually work.I just lost 2 of my only 4 ships when I thought I was resetting the timer the correct way.Oh well onto blackwood next,see what's going down there!(hopefully not more of my ships)ho ho

It's not so much the decay system that's wrong,it's the total lack of proper explanation when they make changes,I had no idea I had to fast travel to ships to reset the timer,then when they updated the decay they should have started the timer from the update.I only had 4 boats. 2 sloops and 2 schooners,now I only have 2 sloops.All 4 were parked outside my base and I am at my base every other day .yet somehow the base next to me that has a massive base loadsa ships and two large shipyards haven't been affected.

I'm gutted for you,if you want a damn fast schooner built for you,then just look me up,I gotta re-build mine now anyway.The worst thing is I'm never sure how long i've got on decay,apparently they just sped up the decay rate that affects boats and i just lost my only 2 schooners,now i'm left with just 2 sloops.I don't even know how to reset the timer,I log in every other day,re-anchor regularly,now I'm told, although not officially that I should have fast travelled to the beds and it would reset it,how was I supposed to know that?Well good luck getting your stuff back together,and I was serious about the schooner.Ps does someone know how to unclaim ships btw?

Well today I logged on to find 2 of my boats removed,i'm a company with barely any members but I log in every other day,and I used to re-anchor ships every two weeks.I don't care that they added the new decay times but shouldn't it start from when they add it? or change it.I last logged in monday,and my boats which are 2 sloops and 2 schooners were parked literally outside my base as tight together as I could get,now my 2 schooners are gone today.In a game where they want to promote sailing and encourage people to keep playing,then I don't think this new decay was well implemented.they could at least give players the information needed to avoid this happening,introducing a new rule without clarification is never a good idea.

Not that i've found,the only thing you can do is change multipliers ie their health down your health up,your damage up, resistance etc or cut the animal spawn down,but it will still affect other aspects of the game.there might be an admin command cheat somewhere,you could try googling it,if you haven't already.

yeh the problem is people are moaning about the lack of players for an mmo,then they recommend that more people leave!Do people on here even read there own posts?Sometimes people moan to let off steam,you know like in a job or relationship,we don't just all get up and quit.You think that telling people the games not for them cos they don't like the vits bar is helping the game?there is single player now where they can adjust settings if they want to,it's damn good too.and people who are being griefed in pvp can try pve.There's many more good things about this game than bad,just stick with it.Ride the wave.

I'm getting a bit tired of hypocrites on this forum that suggest to everyone that if you don't like one or two aspects of the game then you should quit,and most of the hypocrites have complained about some game mechanic on this forum in the past.A marriage wouldn't last long if you quit over a couple of issues,you wouldn't stay long in a job either.Who are you to tell other people to quit?If you don't like what people criticize on these forums then why don't you leave the forum?I mean reading this is eating into your valuable game time right?It's starting to look like some of the fanboys on here spend more time on the forums than actually playing.I personally love playing the game,do I agree with every aspect of it?no,do I ask on these forums if things could be added or changed?yes.Have I quit?NO.

C'mon people in a pirate game that now has a dragon,a giant tame crab,a submarine and torpedoes,can we come up with better arguments about things that should or shouldn't be changed than because it would take away from the realism?The vits are a problem when people basically let their character die cos it's easier than bothering to eat.Even if they just slowed it down a bit i'm sure more people would be on board with it.

You find on a lot of mmo's now people deliberately choose servers with opposite time zones to their own,I've been the victim of this issue a few times ,it happens on both pve and pvp though.There's not a lot you can do to a big group if you are solo and never on at the same time,but there is nothing you can do about it at all,after all it's not technically cheating.But when you sign in everyday and find half your base destroyed cos another clan got bored it does put you off of playing.

I can understand why people use consoles,I use the xbox controller for all my pc games,The thing that put me off consoles years ago was how often they started becoming obselete and how quick the next one came out,that and the inability to play older games.then xbox live just so I could play online,and I also hate what microsoft do in the gaming industry,.the only thing they have going for them is their customer services are really good. As for windows,I only wish there was a decent alternative. But every individual has the right to spend their money where they think best. tbh not everyone,especially with a house and family has that much spare cash.

It's like saying how long is a piece of string really when it comes to a gaming pc,there are graphics cards that go for over 1000 alone,I've seen builds that look more like science fiction monoliths than pc's and they were super expensive.trouble is no matter what i'd pay for a pc i'm still stuck with damn windows anyway!

Not sure why people on lawless deserve condemnation,some claimed islands aren't exactly stranger friendly either,and I tried.But surely you would want your ship to be unsinkable or unstealable for the first 24 hours?It gives you time to get somewhere safe.whereas having to anchor it for 24 hours gives someone else 24 hours to attack it.Also if your main gripe is not being able to use your ship,why would you want it almost permanently anchored?If you cant stand pvp the way it is play pve instead,and there is single player too now,which i'm thoroughly enjoying!No islands encased in walls,aahh the peace....In every mmo I have played and do play you will get people who just want to grief others,Sometimes I sit it out and sometimes I move servers or bases,you can also try a private server too.Happy pirating

well the only other option i've found if my vits are really low but stomach full is digging,it seems to empty the stomach faster than anything else i've tried.

The only thing about vits for me is they don't work in unison with the stomach/hunger which makes no sense to me,I can be full and still need to eat and gain small damage from doing so,doesn't seem right.the positioning of the icon isn't helpful either,sometimes I can barely see it.

the reason i like n7 is it's got abandoned freeports good wildlife,plenty of metal, still near enough to m7 for crystal,and some nice shores for big bases.

Did you make a backup?I woulda started at the normal point built a boat and sailed there,pc's can be tricky with changes.can you reverse it?Cos if you can and you start in grid m7 sail to n7 every resource you'll need to start is there.

I understand, but immersion is what makes people stay in a game,anything that helps people immerse more into the world is beneficial to your MMO,because it makes people stay,they end up a community online,like a world away from the world.at the moment the outside of the builds look great but inside they just look barren,which is fine if its temporary but for the long haul?I get you about the memory issue though even on pc it still matters,but have a look at conan exiles and all the furnishings available,and guess what, people do use them,and the dlc makes the company money. You should at least consider it for the long term.And many thx for replying,it's been really good to see you so active on your forums.It's not a deal breaker btw,I will still play!

Freeports need to show up on the map,especially once they've been dicovered.

Yeh thx for ideas people,Its a shame there is not a fleet command podium like captains podium,that would be something for the small group or company to work for.It seems even without multipliers people have downed the kraken,so in sp should be easier.

Fortunately Devs have the intelligence to know that if everyone did that they wouldn't have an mmo!

The only things i've never been a fan of are vits and travel time and unlocks,vits because it doesn't work in unison with stomach/hunger and travel time cos I really don't have 4hrs a day to play.unlocks are a time issue for me too really and manpower.A lot of complaints though seem to border on the game being more realistic,My pc certainly does not have the capabilities to be in a game that looks and acts like the real world,I can only imagine the locks and freezes i'd get at sea if all the waves were super realistic in sight and sound and behaviour and actually I think they are pretty damn good anyway!I play pve and single player too and anything I want to do alone I try out in single player now.I think the devs are listening to us and are trying to improve the game.It's not been running that long yet,we should give them time.But I've said loadsa times people have the right to complain or request changes etc,as that is what these forums are for,it doesn't mean your complaints are always right but equally it doesn't mean your always wrong either.Theres certainly more good things about the game than bad.

Actually van eyck invented oil paints in the 1400's,dunno if they used it on ships though,but that don't mean I wanna start hunting tuna just to paint my ship,I'm quite alright with dyes made in game the way they already are thanks.But just in case they take your oil based paint suggestion seriously,could you just leave your game name and grid reference for your base?i'm sure a lot of people will want to show their gratitude!

I would love to visit you but with the lag i'd get I doubt if i'd see it at more than 1frame per hour!Looks amazing though,really well done guys and gals.

I been playing for quite some time now and love the building side of the game prob more than any other aspect,especially building the ships.But I'm just building a new base and wandering around inside is a bit disappointing,looks great on the outside but there is just a massive space inside,so I'm asking is furnishings a possibility for the game?not asking for sims or house flipper content but a few rugs carpets,maybe golden age of piracy period desks, lamps etc.what dyu say guys and gals?I'll ask nicely,please?