Paltry treasure from Expedition Fleet on Open

[seafox]

I'm still gnawing over the forty minute battle.....none of the five I've been in lasted longer than mebbe 12, 15 minutes tops. Even on an almost empty server, a few server hoppers got in on a potential longer one ....but the fleet seemed awfully fast on that server, too. Ah well, ......

[Edward Edgemenace]

Originally Posted by seafox

I'm still gnawing over the forty minute battle.....none of the five I've been in lasted longer than mebbe 12, 15 minutes tops. Even on an almost empty server, a few server hoppers got in on a potential longer one ....but the fleet seemed awfully fast on that server, too. Ah well, ......

I start with rank 5 chain on their masts. Edit: I also always draw them back - always attacking from behind their formation so that they have to slow down, turn, come to me, slow down again, if I have to port, turn off, reposition at medium speed. By the time they are back in formation, I've repaired and relaunched from Port Royal (lag permitting.) I'm moderately good at "tagging" them from 3 compass widths, which sometimes draws them back as I reposition. (Obviously, it should all the time, but just doesn't, for no reason at all.)