New Enemy Ship AT LAST
 

As many of you know or do not know, there is a new ship out there. It is:

*Similar to the Navy Colossus, though not exact, it uses Firebrand as the upper deck cannons, and I believe Round Shot as the Broadsides.
If there is anything else you guys have discovered, please share it ( I know there's a new ship that appears during the EITC Fleet events, but I have not participated yet, and do not know what it is. However, I know it's a War Frigate that uses Explosives - thats all I know ).

This ship appears between Port Royal and Devil's Anvil, between Cutthroat Isle and Port Royal, and Cuba and Port Royal, as well as beyond Cuba itself.
Edit: Also between Anvil and Tortuga.

I tried to add a picture, but it is not uploading for some reason. I'm working on getting a picture that works at the moment ( The amount of files I can hold at the moment is not full ).
Also, if you find any new land enemies by any chance, do tell.

Happy Hunting!

Edit: An EITC ship with the same design as the Navy Goliath, is called:

*Also uses Firebrand and Round Shot, just like the Bastion. However, these are extremely devestating, so if you're thinking of taking that Light Sloop out to see, it won't end well for you.

These bad boys are like Juggernauts. Firebrand for the Deck cannons, and Explosives for the Broadsides.

Similar to the Intrepid.


What makes the back-up ships ( Tyrant ) so powerful is:
*It moves very quickly, even without it's sails. It's as if it has a working engine.
*Unlike any other ship, the EITC Tyrant has a MAJOR firing range. It can fire at you from meters away.
*Their damage is very devestating, so be warned, do not solo these guys. There are usually four of them around the Ship Of The Line ( Whatever it may be for your case ). All of them will begin to slaughter you with Firebrand if you just shoot ANY SINGLE ONE of the whole group of five ships. Chances are that at this point, you're pretty much dead.

cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have sunk it, I will get some images up soon. - James

Very cool. Can't wait until these hit open.(They are on the test server, right?) The EITC ship reminds me of the Goliath, as you said.

Hopefully with the release of that EITC ship we will get to sail a ship like that later on in the game, or buy one.

The feeling's mutual. And yes, t'is on Test only, at the moment.

I would dearly LOVE to sail a ship like that - even though it would put the odds against Juggernauts, it SHOULD even the odds with the Intrepid and whatever other EITC ships pop up during the Fleet's appearance. I like how these ships are the only ones to break the NPC Ship level cap of Lv45 ( A Juggernaut's highest level ).

Spotted a few Bastion's but not the Intrepid. Anyone know where I can find those?

My newest addition to the Favorite Ship list - the EITC Intrepid - is found only during the EITC Fleet events, which are on Test, at the moment. There are other ships that appear during these events, as well, but I have only see the Intrepid so far. Follow the dotted red line, they're somewhere along the line.

The Intrepid, as well as the others, take FOREVER to sink. You only do a very small amount, even if you use a super-powered Explosive, you'd probably do || damage to it. Imagine how long it would take to sink it - plus you only get to carry 12, so doing || damage wouldn't help much ( Though it could help ).

Ahoy mates - as CT said the Goliath style ships only appear during the Fleet Event. There is only one of these ships at a time. (Intrepid or Levaithan or Conquerer) This is the target ship that must be destroyed. It will have an escort of 4-5 Tyrant war frigates. The Fleet will travel the path on your map and you must destroy it before it leaves the Caribbean.

No one ship can take this fleet out. Like the Invastions you need a fleet of pirate ships to do this and there will be casualties.

Captain Whale

WOOT!

We needed some new ships to own!

But ya this is the Expedition Fleet thing. Only on test for now.

Of course I leave for a few days to buy some videogames and potco has a major update while i'm gone still i hope we can buy these ships soon because clearly some of those ships are not straight galleons or frigates

Geez..I'm gonna visit the locker...AGAIN!!!
Seriously though, from what I have seen these ships are definitely dangerous. Fighting them with strong crews & other ships does aid in your efforts.

And if you take the Ship of the Line out first the treasure is transported to one of the Convoy. I don't know whether this makes any difference to the treasure bounty at the end of the battle.

Please excuse my wandering ideas here but... If they have these ships which unlike JR have actual (very high) levels... Is it possible we may see these ships out in the open water some day? Not as part of the fleet, but solo? Is it possible we may be able to buy, after warships, Ships of the Line? (Yes, quite certain it would require another level cap raise an a major one at that. Also a gold cap raise or elimination. I'm guessing these ships would be insanely expensive.) Just a random thought here. :D

And this should be about the point we are able to purchase ship upgrades and customizations to help even out the playing field when the fleets hit open servers.

Just to be clear. All these new ships are on test only? If so Can't wait to face them!

In the mean time I will search the areas listed just in case!

You are correct. These ships are only on test as of yet. I would say that the Navy Bastion is the least of a threat out of the new ships, as it is easy to sink. However, it does do a lot of damage.

Comments are within the quote, in bold.

Hi Hawke - there is a lvl 59-61 Navy Galleon ship "Bastion" that is out sailing in open water on test. So it's coming.

Captain Whale

Can't wait for more ships. So let me get this straight... This is like an invasion, where you kill ol' Jolly, but it encompasses the whole of the Caribbean's waters? Amazing. The Brethren Court's sea power would be really useful right about now...

It's similar to an Invasion, in that you have to sink all the ships to end it, but it doesn't have the same concept.

1: There are only 5-6 ships ( 4-5 EITC Tyrants ( War Frigate - Lv69-71 ) and the one Ship Of The Line ( Same design as the Goliath - Lv79-81 ). These ships are usually in one area. Check your Map ( I call it the Sea Chart ), and look for the red line that appears when you get an announcement saying the EITC Expedition Fleet has set sail.

2: The EITC Tyrants are extremely dangerous - more so than your Ship Of The Line ( Leviathan, Conquerer, Intrepid, etc. ).
*These guys can shoot much farther away than any normal ship possibly could, and they do a TON of damage. They take some time to take down, but you'll manage it.
*The EITC Tyrant is basically a much more powered up version of the EITC Juggernaut, in that it has Firebrand as the upper deck cannons, and Explosives as it's Broadsides. Take them down quickly.
*The EITC Tyrant will move quickly, even without it's sails. If you want a clear shot at it, worry about taking out the front sail only so that you can fire at it without the Front Sail being in the way. Otherwise, shooting the other sails will be a waste of ammo.
*Be warned: Shoot any of the group of 5-6 ships, and they will all attack you.
*The EITC Tyrant will shoot at anyone who fires at them, and their shots become well spread out if they have multiple targets - making the sea a pirate-themed shoot-out between the Pirates and the EITC.
*If you sink the Ship Of The Line before all the Tyrants are down, a random Tyrant will get the treasure of the Ship Of The Line ( you'll know who has the treasure when you see a symbol of a Royal Chest above the ship ).

3: The Ship Of The Line will take very long to sink, so assemble a large crew of some good cannoneers, and hope that there are others sailing nearby to help destroy the SOTL and the EITC Tyrants.

4: As far as I know, the Ships Of The Line, which are the EITC Leviathan, EITC Conquerer, and EITC Intrepid, have different types of ammo. From what I've seen with the [Conquerer or the Leviathan], it only used it's broadsides, which are apparently like the Upper Deck cannons, in which they are quicker than the broadsides.

5: As you might or might not know, our enemy is Lord Beckett, even though he himself has no appearance like Jolly Roger does.

Thanks for the information, Thunder.

Do you have any new screenshots? I've been looking for a while now, and can't seem to be on when a fleet has set sail.

I have a screen of one of the earlier fleets (before they made it more difficult). This is towards the end (we had 2 light sloops and we're making sure the EITC won :D). If I find any better shots, i'll post them.

Other than the one Sven put up, there should be some on the first page of the thread. There are more to come too.

I also posted one on:
http://www.piratesonlineforums.com/f...ad.php?t=14878

By the way, Sven, which Ship Of The Line was that in the picture?

The ship was the EITC Intrepid.

Well im a lvl 50 and im officially scared of POTCO. These ships are insane... and how much damage do you even do with EVERYONE on your ship using explosive?!

Cya in the Caribbean...

May the Schwartz be with you...

Nate Swordwalker

Like I said in an earlier post, using a high powered explosive would probably only do a small bit of damage, and take off a small bit of green on their Hull Health Bar. It isn't that bad if you have a good bunch of gunners, as well as having other ships nearby to take out the EITC Tyrants.

back on topic, I'm really liking the new ships, but the Expedition Fleet ships were crazy hard on test a few minutes ago.

Thanks for the pictures in the other thread, Thunder!

Now, does anyone have information for when these fleets "set sail". For the past few days I've been trying to figure out when the fleet goes out to see them but... no luck.

Are there any set times, or is it random?

Can't wait until the fleets go open! Man, this new ship of the line is making me jealous. I really want to sail a ship like that!

They are random. I'd assume that once it is finished being tested, there will be set times, like the invasions.

Well since the Fleet event is tied into the Rott Quests storyline I would think it will continue to be a random event. I like the idea of scrambling the guild and pirates to our ships and sailing out to do battle at a moments notice. Adds to the excitement I think. Sailing up to the fleet when it's in battle is an awesome site to be sure. Ships everywhere, cannon shot flying all over the place, ships on fire - glorious battle mayhem at sea!!

my two cents - Captain Whale

Ok, I've been wondering. Has anyone actually SEEN the Navy Bastion on live? Is it just a Test thing? I would check myself, but my Desktop is what has Test, and unfortunately, it got messed up. I haven't seen them since the recent updates went to live.

I remember when the Navy Bastion came out along with the fleet update, the little Navy Panthers were gone, and replaced by the Navy Bastion in the same water where it roams.

I seen some pirates telling us that quest for Dagger which required Navy Panthers, needed the high level Navy Bastion instead. So it must have been a bug where the Bastion accidentally replaced the Panthers.

The Bastion only lasted a few days in test, after which panthers were put back correctly.

Aye seen this ships roaming in the seas of Test. Haven't seen any in Open yet but then again haven't done much sailing with my max LOL
Well good to see that they added everything into the game now after a while.

Well, maybe that shows that Disney will be adding new Enemy Ships soon - the Navy Bastion being included.

What I don't understand is, if the Navy Panthers really DID get bugged and were replaced by the Navy Bastion, how come it didn't have the same stats a normal Panther would have - it would just be a War Galleon version of the Navy Panther. ( I think I know why it happened - could be just a small accidental leak of some future stuff - but I want to see what YOU guys think happened ).

Wow... strong ships!

Were do you find these ships.... and what is the test server

shift312:
All but the Navy Bastion can be found in events known as the EITC Fleet. They are extremely powerful, and are dang-near impossible to do alone ( But COULD be soloed ).
The Test Server is where some players go to try and test new updates before Disney releases them to the public.

New ships are out, guys! They belong in what is known as the Treasure Fleet - the Navy equivalent of the EITC Fleet.


Uses: Round Shot and Explosives - extremely powerful, and I'd say more so than the EITC SOTLs.


Uses: Roundshot/Firebrand.


Uses: Roundshot and Firebrand
Your basic equivalent of the EITC Tyrant, although the name is a little more plain - at least to ME it is.

HMS Victory was a gold ship that sunk with a huge amount of loot. One of the biggest targets for modern treasure hunters pirating ship wrecks. I wanted to name my war frigate that, but the ship naming doesn't have a "custom" option....grrrrrr!

I would name my ship the S.S. Orca ( 10 Points if you know where I got the inspiration ).

I don't find the Navy Fleet to be AS powerful as the EITC Fleet - obviously, since Navy Ships do less damage than EITC Ships.

Thanks for providing the info, POP.

I hate to correct you, but the HMS Victory was the flagship of the English fleet. Lord Admiral Nelson died on board, in the Battle of Trafalgar. It is currently on display at the shipyard in Portsmouth England. It is still the "flagship" of the Commander-in-Chief of Naval Home Command. I have been on board her a couple of times.

It was never a treasure ship, nor was she sunk.

POP... Never been called that before lol. I got the info from that show on Discovery last year... I think it was called Treasure quest...

I would really love to be able to buy one of the ship of the lines, but even better, you could do a really hard quest for it.

I am guessing there were multiple HMS Victories because I am sure of this info, but it would still be a great name.

Well, either you confused the Victory with another ship, or else the Discovery Channel did it wrong. I can send you links (or you can just look them up) to the Victory's web page, where there is tons of true historic fact about the HMS Victory.

Although there may be other ships called "Victory" there is only one HMS Victory. It is the most honored ship in British Naval history.

Okay Basil, here is a link to the HMS Victory that I am talking about, turns out there are several of them.


http://www.time.com/time/world/artic...876515,00.html

ps I don't think the link will work but you can copy and paste it into the adress bar.
EDIT: nevermind, the link works fine( or at least for me)

The article says "HMS" and that is what I've heard, so let's just leave it at there are multiple HMS Victories.

"POP" out...

Well POTCO has a History of adding Historical figures. Last time they added Edward Low (notorious pirate) as an EITC boss and after they removed him, POTC wiki (where I am Pirate Lord, not POTCO wiki) takes it that he was ONCE a member of it, after being saddened by his pirate life. So the HMS Victory can be based on the original one.

http://www.hms-victory.com/

And, there is just one of hundreds of links to the HMS Victory that I am referring to.

S.S. Orca
 

Pretty sure that was the name of the fishing trawl in the first "Jaws" movie.

You are correct - 10 points to you.

The third Navy Ship Of The Line is:


Uses: Roundshot/??? ( Haven't seen it's other ammo type yet )

I think "Invincible" and "Victory" sounds cooler than "Newcastle," but it has more Navy sound in it's name.

It would be fun to have people look these historic ships up on 'pedia.

There was the HMS Greyhound. It caught a notorious pirate or two. There were several ships named after it however. These ranged as everything from Ships-of-the-Line, to Sloops, to a destroyer in World War Two, but all were formidable fighting ships.