Phantom flagship?
 

I was sailing around the far eastside of Port Royal...maybe far eastside of Tortuga..and I ran across a Phantom with a flag over it. It looked like a tattered, old pirate flag. The Phantom sunk when I killed it and I didn't have a chance to try and board....hung around for a while but another didn't show up. I have pics, but can't post until later. Anyone see these sailing around? Are we going to have Undead Flagships to board? Sweet......

I'd read about them here in conversations regarding seeking the elusive, and to many of us still legendary "Undead Captains". A couple posts mentioned that if you were lucky enough to find and board a Harbinger flag ship (never seen one, perhaps you did!) that they had "Undead Captains" at the helm.

I had thought these were likely things still only found on test servers, but perhaps its just extremely rare?

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I have never seen one, but I look forward to it....

I look forward to any flagship additions really. I don't really like the reduced number; it just leads to camping, rather than a natural sailing route. I don't mind camping off a coast when I'm working on Cannon, but otherwise I like to sail...or rather "outsail the enemy." Usually I like to do a bit of both Cannon and Sailing, so I need ships that can take a pounding or they're ready board too soon.

Black Harbinger flagships sure would be fun, and it'd be even nicer if they added Navy Predator & EITC Corsair flagships, plus Navy Dreadnaught & Monarch, and EITC Warlord & Ogre.

Patiently anticipating the photo :)!

If they do bring skelly flags to the game it would be nice. Ive been waiting for that.

Same here.

Also waiting for a "Dutchman" type flagship crewed by the Tormentia baddies. Imagine trying to board a ship with a Seabeard Brawling you, a Mollusk Life Draining you and an Urchinfist dropping bombs.

i havent seen one..but then again, i hate sailing.

Me too! I gotta see the pic! :D

I'll have to do some hunting later :)

and has anybody noticed, It seems that the level of the ship orresponds to the crew, Ive boarded 3 kingfishers today, levels 22, 23 and 23. the captains were guards level 7/8 and al the rest were officers level 22 (for the level 22 ship) and 23(for the level 23 ships).

I dont think thats it Fire, Angel spends alot of her ingame time soloboarding the colossous flag. Ive received from lvl 9's to lvl 37's. I'm tryin to figure out how they determine it but I dont think its the weapon or the notoriety lvl.

I would also like to see a Flying Dutchman included as well. Give us a great challenge!!!

Hmmm...this might be a double post....but anyway.

Sorry it's not the best quality and resolution, but this is what i got. level 29 i think. would've got a closer pic, but didn't want to sink and was a little busy with the cannons.:laughks2:

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n...z/Pirates1.jpg

So you were telling the truth. They need to add different and higher lvl flags to the game, the same old ships are getting a little boring. But that's a very interesting discovery, and if I happen to come across one, I'll be sure to post a screenie ASAP. :)

Well, that's very cool. I'm not sure which I find more intriguing--the mere existence of a skeleton flagship, or the fact that the Phantom flagship seems to have been beefed up about 10 levels over non-flag versions. I'll be keeping a weather eye on the horizon, for any signs of skeleton flagships.

It very well could've been a level 19. I was tired and not paying too much attention...all I was thinking about was disabling and boarding....

I think it might be a glitch on ur end. I took the pic and zoomed in and dont see a name above the "lvl 19 War Frigate". Usually it would say Phantom with the flag above that. Considering you havent been able to grapple and board, then it might be a glitch. Did you get the pop-up saying "grapple the ship"? Even when a flag sinks the grapple popup comes up still.

That's a good point....and no, I didn't get the grapple message.

Nice shot there Rabbit! :D I didn't get to do much looking tonight - but I'll be on the lookout for sure now! If I see one I'll try to Pic It and post...

Not convinced here.

Seems awfully indistinct for a flag. It may be that whatever-it-is that generates the lightning bolts and storm clouds over the phantom ships, but with some of the video eye candy turned down or off.

Well it can't be that - hes driving with no crew - and Lighing doesn't last that long (by the time you shoot lighing on a Galleon and take the wheel - the Bolt Smoke would be LONG gone)... sure - it could be something with Resolution, Video, whatnot - but - it COULD be and thats what the hunt is really about :)

I see you found it over by Rums... Since my days have been hanging at Perdida a lot maybe I'll get lucky :)

That and the fact that I don't have the Lightning yet....argggg :laughks2: The "flag" was over the Phantom the entire time it was on the screen...I could see it from a good distance away and had to chase it down because, well, it looked like a flagship.

I do have to play with the res low and graphics all the way down unfortunately, but I've been playing quiet awhile and never saw anything like it. Guess I should've got a closer picture of it....next time...oh yeah

I can see the possibility that it was just a malformation of the "Phantom" word graphic that would normally be above the level; however, with today's news about "Ghost Ships," it does seem, somewhat eerily, they can escape from the test server on their own. I'll still be keeping a hopeful lookout for my own sightings.