Should the ability to shoot holes in enemy sails be reinstated?
 

If you're new to the game, you won't know that only about a year ago the ability to shoot holes in enemy ships was in the game. Sails weren't as easy to take out, and you'd have to be able to aim at the mast to take out the sail itself, although you could shoot hundreds of holes in the sails to slow the ship down.

Should this ability be in the game once more? I was angered when they took it out, because it felt like they took the realism out of sailing.

Should holes in enemy sails be put back in the game?

Yes, yes and yes.

10 times yes but should go all the way through

When I use to SVS all the time my War sloop looked like a ghost ship after an hout or two, because of all the hole. I do miss it. Also it was neat to see navy and EITC ship at sea with battle damage.

Its too bad that some of the features I loved so much about the game are gone. Thank goodness They are releasing new stuff to distract me!

Definitely! That was SO many pirate's favorite thing in the game! I miss it quite a lot!

You forgot other!

I would like to bring that back into the game even though I joined a year ago..... :D

I was good at hitting the mast to take it out. Now it seems to me all the eitc, navy and ghost ships can take my sails out with just broadsides way too easy now.
I think it was done as a way to try and level the playing field a little bit.

It was also fun to try and draw happy faces in the navy flag ships before you boarded them.

i would love for them to bring it back that be awesome and i would draw faces in the sails haha that be funny

yes.... yes yes, yes, yes yes yes.... yes. Lol sorry, but I would like it if they put it back. I loved being able to see holes in my sails, the sign of a battle. Also, you used to be able to take out parts of the masts, not just the full thing. I remember coming back from privateering on my war frigate with the tops of my two main masts fallen off... my beautiful ship looked half its size!

One thing is why did they take it out? I want this back and I want the skull heads back.

Ah yes, almost forgot about the skeletons on our ships. Although even better, let us transfer figureheads we have from COTD into our ships on POTCO! Minus their special abilities, but it would be a cool look.

I loved the sound of ripping sails and I would like to try to make a smiley face too :)

I wasn't here for the holes in the sails. One quick question, did repairing the ship get rid of the holes?

me too i wasnt there then
but i think its cool when we could shoot holes

oh btw katbluedog u remember me?

Haha, We didn't have repairs then Kat. Actually, repairs are only a few months old. However, since repairs fix sails now, I'm sure they would fix the holes.

Taking out the masts was a true skill then. You have to have an eagle eye to take down a ships sails from a distance - at speed.

If they revamp it, it would be nice to leave burn marks on the hull to, making it easier to trace where your shots are landing.

Pixie Hollow, right? I remember you!

How would you fix your ships without repairing??

Haha, this is how it went Kat. We didn't use to have repairs at sea unless you were in SVS, and then it wasn't mini games. It was pressing shift to repair and watching your character hammer for a few minutes until your ship was fully repaired. When you needed to repair your ship, you would go to the shipwright for repairs. That simple really.

Thanks Crestshot! You explained it perfectly.

For all you wondering why they took it out, here's some side information. When they took the ability out, they said that there was an "improvement" to the ship battle masts breaking system. They didn't say it just like I did, but it was phrased so you'd think, "Hmm... this sounds cool."

I have a strong feeling it was taken out because of the amount of physics needed for it. You have to consider the holes affecting gameplay, and maybe the developers didn't want to deal with that? It looked perfect during sea battles, and while it did cause lag, it wasn't enough for them to seriously think about taking it out. But they did. Why? I don't know, because they want the game to stink?

There's no reason the game can't be great, and have amazing ship battles, with holes in the sides of ships, half broken masts, etc...

This is DISNEY we're talking about. Whoever is limiting what the developers can do, and whoever is keeping them from getting better servers to handle lag NEEDS TO BE FIRED. The game is being held back DRASTICALLY because of this guy, or group of people.

I think that the reason shooting holes in sails was taking out was as part of the refocusing effort to re-launch game with a significantly lower minimum computer spec (to reach a broader audience). So, while I want the ability to shoot holes in sails reinstated, unfortunately, it is gone. One of many things that have been taken out of the game that I miss. :sadmh9:

I miss doing that too! For some odd reason I liked the sound it made when you shot the masts. LOL O.o

I remember that feature. I also remember when you could see holes you shot into the hull too. Good times.

Remember when you fire cannons balls at ship there would be wood flying out?

roger sword shot level 46 MASTERS IN SWORDS
 

YEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WE NEED TO GET THE FEATURE BACK!!!! :psmiley27: :psmiley27: :psmiley27:

P.S does POTCO really check these threads?

Ahh yes I remeber that, it was cool that where ever you hit the sail a hole would pop up. And as I saw someone in a above post say "It was a true skill to knock down sails" is true. Only way to take out the sail back then was when you hit the little peice of wood. Not just any Part of the sail. So I say YES! They should bring it back.

And yes SeaKing, I heard that once someone put up an idea, such as a thread like this and a little bit later Disney put the Exact same thing up. Now it coul be that someone just sent the idea to Disney, but we can just keep the happy thought that Disny does care enough to look in these post. I mean it is on their Officle POTCO website. Lol

-Ben Lockshot

Ahh... I miss this. And all the old sailing stuff. Seeing that Cadet at the helm of a Ferret, using grapeshot to thin them out, holes in the ship and sails. I miss it so bad. If anything needs to be reinstated, it's the old sailing mechanisms.

I think there are sail repair mini-game stuff and images of holes in sails and planks (Hull) still in the files. This doesn't mean they are going to add them, but that they just haven't completely disregard the idea. I am sure if we all E-mail them they might consider putting it back in.

Definitely needs to reinstalled... soon!

Ive Been Playing enough to see the holes & it was fun cuz with ships like phantoms u could take the sails out u HAD to hit the mast cuz the sails were ripped but i agrre to the rest of these thing

IVE GOT IT

for a week POTCO gos back in time & each day is after a MAJOR update!!! so like day one its old port royal then day too they have SVS & so forth