Countering the invincibility and auto repair

[mlratto]

i actually tested this out but i have no idea if the guy on the other side was glitching. I pulled up alongside his war frigate with mine and i started shooting him with grape shot. the best was seeing the damage points displayed!

then we got in a grape shot one on one battle which quickly elevated to a cannon ball battle then lightning. after dying like three times he finally sunk me (d'oh!) but i gotta say it was good fun.

I agree that this strategy is good with a good crew but risky and almost foolhearty if solo and against a ship with a crew.

so the lesson be...go out with a good crew and you can beat anyone straight up...or glitching

[Evie]

Originally Posted by Rackat

We had four ships to their 7 and we pwned them. It was gratifying! I love to hear that "thud" when they hit the deck. By the time I logged off, there were six of us to 5 of them, and all I heard on the Privateer channel was "Grapeshot first!"!! LOL

LOL!!! Great job finding this! I'll be spreading the word tomorrow.

[Captain Seaford]

What exactly does grape shot do

[Rackat]

Originally Posted by Captain Seaford

What exactly does grape shot do

It works as a "stun". You don't go to jail, but it knocks down their health points until they keel over and fall off the wheel or the cannon. At that point their game "resets" and the glitch is gone. So, you have to have someone take out the captain, but taking out the cannoneers is good too.

[Tuefenhandel]

Yeah - great, wonderful, FANTASTIC!!!

Now there is a use for grape shot...... and I didn't include it in my now finished build.

There wasn't any use for it!!

Dagnabit.....

[Dr. Zeppers]

I love my personal rule of 1 point in everything hehe... Never want to be without something hehe.

[Tuefenhandel]

Thanks Zep, nothing like a little salt in the open wound....

[Dr. Zeppers]

Originally Posted by Tuefenhandel

Thanks Zep, nothing like a little salt in the open wound....

My apologies, i've been criticized for it in the past, so I have to take my moments of glory when and where I can. hehehe If your at the helm.. ya dont need it matey!

Glad theres a way to even it up against the scurvy dogs taking advantage of broken seas... hehe

[mlratto]

confirming what i read before...ramming a ship makes an invisilbe ship re-appear on your radar and removes whatever repair glitch they are using.

i have gained a new respect for that skill and have come to enjoy using it. Nothing says "hello I'll be disabling your glitch now" better than ramming another ship, turning and broadsiding.

[Rackat]

OK, a couple of things. The cheaters are trying to counter the grape and ram by crewing more people. Good idea. However, the Parrotheads (my Guild) have countered this as well.

Ship: Light Frigate; Frigate; War Frigate (have not tried Galleon classes or Sloop or War Sloop, Light sloop is too small to work to overcome glitch I tried)

Crew: Three people minimum, two on cannon, one Captain.

Tactic: Closer the better. If you can Ram first, do so. Then back off slightly so that cannons can engage.

Cannon one: Grape ONLY
Cannon two: high level cannon shot

Front cannon(s): prior to engaging enemy, cannoneers choose which will grape, which will shoot high level shot. Grape cannon continuous fire grape shot, secondary cannon uses high level to take down cheater.

Doesn't work everytime, but enough to get a good bounty.

[Silver Beard]

I don't understand...what where they doing? The glitch I mean. Your post didn't state what the glitch was they where doing...? I don't understand.

[Rackat]

Originally Posted by Silver Beard

I don't understand...what where they doing? The glitch I mean. Your post didn't state what the glitch was they where doing...? I don't understand.

This counters the invincibility (constant repair while underway) and invisibility glitches.

[Dr. Zeppers]

Im glad theres a way to counter several of these glitchs, only makes sense, the glitches would be.. well glitchy! hehe.

On a humorous note. When I came in here to see whats new, I saw in the subject 'auto repair', now I knew what it meant, but first thought was... we're fixing cars in here?

[CrimsonRabbit]

This is awesome...I think I might actually log on and try this soon. I've been staying away hoping they'll fix some of the glitches...but this sounds like a fine enough fix to go have fun!

[Evie]

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

We just used this today. A ship was very obviously doing this glitch, and was taking down eveyone. We tried working together to attack him, but nothing, and people were getting very frustrated.

So, I asked to driver to ram him, and stay there. He did, I dusted off my grape-shot adn used it, the whole team poured fury into him, and down he went! Massive celebration.