is explosive worth it??
 

well i just noticed this and i am 1 lv away from explosive and i see that it shows that how much ammo you get per buy and it says that it cost 15 gold for 1 explosive... And i noticed from the chart on wiki that you can only hold 2 with out any barrels so is this reallly worth it? do share your experiences:pirate2:

it is utterly useless mate. you can trow a grenade farther. it does a lot of damage. but takes a long time to load and has limited range. spend a point and no more. that is my most humble opinion.

Hey POTCO fan i just got explosive and it is very limited. It is a close range weapon and very slow to load. on the good side if you can reach your intended target it almost always sinks in flames. i use it on front guns when we do ram and slam also if im with a captain that scrapes the barnacals off with the enemy. hope that helps a bit

ok so i best just spend 1 point on it for when an enemy ship comes very close?:bookishfj7:

yes, very very close.

aye 1 point is enough.... nice effects when it explodes

Well, you may THINK explosive is too limited to be worth it, but that's just because you're not being creative enough.

Imagine this:

War Frigate. The four front guns are manned. All are loaded with explosive. The captain sees the target... he calls out, "Ramming Speed!" He hits his victim, causing damage! He drops sails and Immediately he calls out, "Open Fire!" Immediately after the order, all four crew members pound an explosive right into the damaged area, causing TENS OF THOUSANDS of points of damage, sinking the target ship immediately!

Yup. The Krewe does it (we call it the Ram and Slam), and it works GREAT!

EDIT: Just saw yer post Sam... right on target, mate.

Remind me not to SvS when the Krewe's out there :laughks2:

...and that's why you should put a point on it :) I donno about more (Bart may be able to provide how many points each of his crew have on theirs) but I have done this same tatic with the Colossus, and it works well :)

ok yeah i think i will put a point into explosive for close hand cannon oh and i dont mind having slow recharge rate becasue i have 5 points in rapid reload :laughks2:(for training purposes)

I only have one point.....

ok, I am aperrently a victim of the ram and slam!
I remember, some faint memory of SVS being him with ramming speed and saw a couple of cannons fly out the front, and next thing I know I'm having tea with Jones. huh. THAT is an impressive move.

May I just add that if you are TOO close to your target, with two pirates side by side on cannons, the backdraft of explosive will send your cannon mate to jail. Trust me. Some of me guild think it funny to send Sarah off to the locker....

One point is sufficient. ;)

A Sloop croop is quite effective with that explosive ammo as well.

I guess the one point is good, seeing as the next four don't unlock anything new and drastically help the ammo, so eh.

On a different note, I take it the larger barrels don't help?

I was shooting explosive the other day and it when a ways. I find it effective when you have an enemy ship close to you. Otherwise, stick to other ammo types.
PS: This is my first response hi everyone!