well you can win with 12 but they all mostly need to have fury fire might not work it depends upon how much time you take with each enemy

In a crew of four, I die. In a crew of 12, the highers take the damage giving me time to run. And yes, Take Cover does help, because the sailor of merit who would sail during this one time waited for everything to reload before moving on. Especially Take Cover.

look 12 only works if all were 30 or higher

You can do it with any amount, basically depends on method and positioning the ship.

Before jumping on the wheel after the soldiers, relax, let people get set on cannons, and the ammo they want charged to the cannon before entering the cutscene. Get frigates with the amount of gunners you have quickly as possible, forts will fire immediately after they sink.
Take cover does help.
First method using take cover working each set of forts letting take cover recharge. There is no timer period to rush through the quest. Also let take cover recharge before entering the last cut screen, just in case you need it. Fury is better than lightning, since you can shoot off three shots quickly before a recharge. If you don't have 5 points in fury, than maybe use lightning.

Second method with good cannons, you can hit ramming speed, to jump up to speed and than full sail through all the forts.

Both methods I would let things recharge before entering the last cutscene. Easiest method is to charge out away from Goliath and than blast it out of its reach, and about only way to do it solo.

with all do respect 3-4 people works best i once went with 10 people all lv 25 and up we were in red once the frigates died not one bridge died AND DO NOT RUSH THROUGH FORTS THEY SHOOT TWICE AS HARD U DIE LIKE THAT!!!!

I specially like ur tip "twelth kill the officers they cut u down if u dont"

With all due respect, before someone knows what works best, they must experience all the possibilities with all the appropriate circumstances. Which you obviously have not.

Its awesome that you want to offer assistance/tips to new people, but please keep in mind. Because it works for you, does not mean its the BEST way. Especially to the point of contradicting players with more experience than you.

WELL SORRY i HAVE tried all possibilities of doing the boss battle and have figured out that now 5-6 ppl ( all have to have lightning ) works best dont judge a book by its cover

Swashbuckler ive been using crews of 7-9 ppl and we manage to finish in green
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its changed now to more ppl works best ONLY if they have lightning

I'm pretty sure that however many players partake, whether it's 12 players ranging from levels 28-40, or 4 players 30+, that it is possible...
& really, I don't really think it's necessary to be so rude...
Especially since I'm pretty sure you haven't tried ALL the possibilities.
Have you tried an entire crew of <30? Entire crew of 30+ not using lightening? The possibilities are endless.
As OFxZeppers mentioned, just because it worked for you, doesn't mean it's the best, & it doesn't mean it will work as well for others. Other people may have more advanced skills than you, or less advanced skills. Everyone varies, as do Boss Battle techniques.

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i've tried all # of crew members now that the boss has changed its become easier with a lot of ppl with lightning i'm just saying every time my friends go they bring 12 ppl with no lightning and me never make it past the boats if you bring three with lightning you make it to the goliath then die if you go alone you can make it to second set of forts i'm just trying to make a good guide but this one is causing fights so i request that this be closed

In regards to using lighting for the boss battle, this is pretty standard (from my perspective). Other ammo types will work, but lightning seems to be the most effective in this situation.

In regard to crew number we are back to basically what i'd said regarding "who" you crew.

Sure if you crew multiple low level pirates, with low cannon/sailing skills, its not going to benefit anyone. This is common sense.

If you crew multiple high level pirates with high level cannon/sailing skills, it makes for a very strong crew for the boss battle.

As far as whats best, etc. This is going to vary from individual to individual. Younger players may have different perspectives than older players for one, etc.

I encourage everyone to make recommendations/suggestions, offering your experiences to assist others. Considering your input as whats best for everyone is not likely to go over well.

right now i think it all depends on lv

I would just like to add that I have sailed and won numerous times and been on numerous winning crews since the upgrades. I have also seen the game crash a number of times while loading the Boss Battle, each time with a full crew.

I have seen two distinct but similar strategies that have been used to win the Boss. Both of these strategies use cannons on only one side of the ship. So a crew of more then 8 is wasteful and distracting. You will have people standing around with nothing to do, so they will try and leave the ship, complain, or just talk non-stop.

Regarless of level, the crew is very important. If the crew will not listen and isn't patient, you aren't going to win. I will not go with a crew that doesn't take the time before hand to figure out at least who is to sail.