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Originally Posted by magicalnights

Not sure if that's really the case. I know right after the patch when I boarded the ship, I wouldn't the the enemy crew after grappling, but would see them spawn when I boarded.

But I've never really used grapeshot for getting the enemy crew, I've always had good luck with my cannon.

Well, obviously there has to be enemy crew on board, because someone has to sail the ship. So usually there's one enemy crewman who's sailing the ship when you fire on it and grapple it, but once you kill him, the enemy crew doesn't spawn UNTIL you actually board the ship. So, like I was saying, it's more difficult to board now because you have to contend with the whole enemy crew, rather than pummeling them from the start with cannon fire.