Another bad thing about weapons drops

[Maggie13]

The game we once saw as "too easy" has just gotten a step towards "a little harder." And honestly, any type of challenge is welcome

I remember back when Naben and Remington required a crew to defeat. Now that could be you and 1 healer , yet still a crew. I remember when 5 to 6 pirates would attack Naben and three of them would still be going to jail. I remember going to tormenta where is you did not have a crew, you were going to jail. I remember the Pearl battle actually meaning something hence the 'Teleport for Boss Battle" requests daily.

I took my lvl 30 and beat Naben, and then Remington. Never used a potion or a healer. I loaded a lvl 3 pirate ( need a crew afterall ) and completed the Boss Battle alone while my lvl 3 continually filled my rum mug. Took the Pearl on a 30 minute cruise I did. fast ship. Spent a hour in Tormenta just shooting spineskulls and flotsams because I KNEW they could not hurt me seriously.

I have 4 pirates with 200k gold. My lvl 30 has 35k gold, and a war frigate, large cannon barrel, large nade sack, you get the picture.

I dont like not getting gold for defeating enemies and I hate the drops for not at least providing something more than a rusty cutless. But to say that makes the game harder when Disney has gone overboard with making it super easy , just does not make sense imho. I'm all for making it harder again ( EITC and Navy Fleets as an example ) as long as the rewards are substantially increased.

[CarribeanThunder]

Originally Posted by Maggie13

The game we once saw as "too easy" has just gotten a step towards "a little harder." And honestly, any type of challenge is welcome

I saw it as once being "quite challenging" and going down to "too easy."

I remember back when Naben and Remington required a crew to defeat. Now that could be you and 1 healer , yet still a crew. I remember when 5 to 6 pirates would attack Naben and three of them would still be going to jail. I remember going to tormenta where is you did not have a crew, you were going to jail. I remember the Pearl battle actually meaning something hence the 'Teleport for Boss Battle" requests daily.

I once dared myself to go at Neban/Remington alone - when I was Lv40. It took a lot of rapid weapon switching, but I did it. Now he's a push over at Lv50 ( Not hating on the Level Cap boost ).
Tormenta wasn't hard for me for the most part.
The Boss Battle back then was pretty tough in my opinion. The forts took a while to bust down, and they did some decent damage to us ( ESPECIALLY the last fort ). The Goliath's HUGE War Frigate frame made it very defensive, plus it did a TON of damage - especially since by the time you got there, you were most likely in red or low yellow.
Now I can solo it with my eyes closed. And pretty much EVERYONE can at some point.

Some comments in bold/italics/underlined within quote.

The very last bit about making Navy/EITC Fleets harder and making the rare item drop rates a tad bit higher, but in my opinion, I thought Pirates Online became EASIER over the years. I'd have to disagree with the fact that POTCO seems to be getting harder. I believe that it's gotten easier - but that's just me. I mean, we all have opinions.

However, I CAN say that the fact that getting 800+ gold occasionally from some containers is a bit dumb considering that along with that much gold, you get crude weapons, and that's where I have to partly agree with you. I don't want gold to be stopped from being dropped, but I DO want the amounts being dropped to be slightly lowered.

[Edward Edgemenace]

Originally Posted by Maggie13

The game we once saw as "too easy" has just gotten a step towards "a little harder." And honestly, any type of challenge is welcome

Maggie, I know you were quoting Captain Del's final line of his post there, but something in the software messed up - it currently looks like you are making that statement! Since the rest of your post says EXACTLY the opposite, it looks rather confusing.