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Alright so I know this is alpha, but I feel like the developers have missed the mark for a pirate game.first off weapons. Fantasy or historical pirates did not use bows/Crossbows in the 1400s to the 1800's they did not use primitive weapons.the gun had taken the world by storm and for good reason. some people brought up a good point, this is not historical at all. fine then let's have a look at Pirates of the Caribbean, the closest thing we have to this game.all using guns of various types, not a bow or spear in sight (not counting the natives)it's guns, guns, guns. and for good reason. I saw the new weapon (the crossbow) and I was extremely disappointed. crossbows were not used by pirates fantasy or history.we need more variations of firearms in this game, and not at all so high in the skill try at all. we should be making hunting rifles muskets and flintlocks right off the bat no questions asked. this is not ark...bayonets were also common on ships with royal marines, they were great for repelling boarders, where are our bayonets?let me make this clearer, I do not care whoever says I am wrong, we should NOT be using bows in a game like this, this is not Ark, we are not progressing from the stone age, we are around the 16 to 1800's judging by the mythology and ships in the game. again the pirates of the Caribbean argument, and there are ways to do it without jumping straight to high tech guns.Devs take heed, more guns, not so high in the skill tree at all, we should be hunting with rifles not bows, we are not tribal. and the way to do it is with the various weapon types back then too.1st you have Match lock or Wheel lock if you want to be old and primitive2nd then muskets (unrifled flintlocks)3rd then you have flintlocks4th and if you REALLLLLLY wanted to push it, cartridge weapons like the breach loading civil war guns but that could be pushing it. On top of that, we have variations of those weapons, Short barrel, long barrel, double barrel, better quality metal or wood. there are ways to balance these to early levels too. with the matchlock have the powder dump out and need replacing if you sprint, have it miss fire, there are many things that can be done to justify getting a gun very early on without having to go primitive. bows and cross bows are NOT the answer.guns should hit like a truck but take a long time to reload.