OK mates! I've been playing on Test all morning and have a few thoughts about the update.
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Originally Posted by Stormrunner
Ammo pouches and cannonball barrels. Available to purchase in small, medium and large sizes (depending on your weapon level), these allow you to carry more ammo than the base amount. No more constantly running to the gunsmith or blacksmith to restock! I completely LOVE this additon! The medium-size cannon barrel (cost 2000 gold) holds 125 of Firebrand and Thunderbolt! No need to use either sparingly now. And the medium grenade sack (cost 4000 gold) holds 125 Explosive and 70 Fire Bomb.
Better rep bonuses for crewing: starting at 20% for 2 crew, up to 100% for 8 or more. A good idea in theory, but I think they've taken it a bit too far in practice. I was on a crew with 3 others and was getting something like 40% bonus rep. For example, I was killing Big Gators for 20 rep each and got an extra 7-8 as a crew bonus. (They actually show you the Crew Rep separately.) And the numbers we were getting from sinking ships were ridiculous! Sweet when you're leveling, but makes it almost too easy.
A dozen new quests to receive jewelry and tattoos not available in the shops. (I've started 3 of them so far and they also contain several of the "go and talk to so-and-so" tasks for 100 Notoriety each. And the tasks include sinking Barracudas and Marauders, so they're not all fluff either.) Still moving along in the quests. Haven't completed any yet, as there are probably a good 8-10 tasks to each. (And I'm having little luck finding 6 batches of medical remedies from EITC Corvettes. They're being very stingy.)
No more stowaways! Only friends and crewmates of the ship's captain should now be able to board. Looks like this works, but, as might be expected, I hit a bug. Even though I was on the captain's crew, I could not tp to her. I kept getting a message saying that I needed to be part of the captain's crew! So I had to use the tried & true method of boarding a dinghy to get on the ship.
Improved functionality to Whisper Chat.... As soon as you Whisper to somebody, the chat box stays in Whisper mode to that person. You don't have to keep selecting their name off your list. Makes having a conversation with individual friends/guildmates much easier. |
I haven't had a chance to test out the new NPC attack mode yet. But, aside from the too-generous Crew Rep, I think PotCO has done a bang-up job with this so far.
