I think there is still a bug in the way crew appear. I beat down a Greyhound flag ship and,after I had grappled it, switched to my grapeshot. I killed the guy at the helm, but the next guy that appeared ran out over the water out of range.
Even though the ship said level 12, when I finally ran out of time and boarded the ship, four level 18 soldiers appeared on deck and finished me off before I could do anything.
Gee! That was fun!
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Sir Upticious
Current Open Pirate: Purser Veerant
Current Test Pirate: Dog Greenhound
Owner of Green Mongrel
Scourge of the mediocre seas!