Gold Cap Raise: The Debate

[Davy Bluekidd]

Do you think that the gold cap should be raised to about 300,000? Or more, or less?
What are YOUR thoughts?
Yes
No
Maybe

[Captain Del]

In all honesty, I voted No. At least, for the time being.

There is absolutely no reason why we need 200k gold at this time, with nothing to spend it on. You can buy every single ship in the game, and still have enough gold to splurge out on across the Caribbean.

Maybe when new ships, or more valuable pieces of clothing/weaponry arrive, we can raise the cap. But for now, it's not needed.

[Captain Sharktooth]

It would depend on what comes out... If the new ships are really expensive, maybe. But if the new clothes aren't that expensive we don't really need more gold. I have had over 100,000 for a really long time, now I am at max.

[Tiberius Fireskull]

I said other. I would like the gold cap to be raised IF there was something to spend on. And I don't mean clothes that cost 5k. I mean something big, like 100K items.

[Captain Jason]

I voted yes, but just because it wouldn't have to be a big update, so I would say no if Disney made a huge deal about it. Like Captain Del said, we don't really need it yet, but we might when the new ships come out.

[Jack Shipsteel]

Yes, but only to 215,000. We've seen the cost of the Ship of the Lines, and when they get released, I'd prefer to have a little bit of spending money left over. It's like the old War Frigate purchase. When you purchased the War Frigate 2 years back, you were left with not a single penny. They pushed the cap up to 65,000 to leave some pirates not stuck with a sunk War Frigate and no moolah to repair it. Increasing it to 215,000 WHEN Ship of the Lines come out is the only cap raise I see any time soon.

[Jamesvsthekraken]

Aye we need extra gold like if we bought a Ship of the Line, so maybe to like 260,000 gold

[Crim]

One thing the staff should really consider is allowing pirates to trade or "set up shop" in Tortuga to sell items to other pirates. Really, there shouldn't be a gold cap.. you did after all plunder that gold fair and square :P But, if they were to increase the amount, items - especially for higher levels - should be raised.

[Stephen O'Malley]

I concur with Captain Del. Until we get something like the SotL (which is 200k), a higher cap is not needed.

[Slouyx]

Originally Posted by Crim

One thing the staff should really consider is allowing pirates to trade or "set up shop" in Tortuga to sell items to other pirates. Really, there shouldn't be a gold cap.. you did after all plunder that gold fair and square :P But, if they were to increase the amount, items - especially for higher levels - should be raised.

But with pirates being able to set up "shops" and such and being able to sell to other pirates would cause as many community (and other) issues as trading would. People being cheated out, people just cheating in the first place, other things like that. I'd like to keep it simple and that we just buy things from merchants that are already on the island.

Back on topic, I voted no. I'd rather not have pirates running around saying "ZOMG I have 400K Gold!! Wait....I have nothing to spend it on...err..." And the fact, we don't need that much. In all honesty, we could survive with 150K gold just fine. 200K is just a bit too generous for me.

[angel 4ever]

im not sure really i kinda want the cap raised thats why i said yes only cuz i have had max for a really long time now and its sad when i get like 500 gold in loot and it just goes POOF! into thin air instead of being collected so im like aww man when it comes to that but do we really need all that gold? nah not really only as like all the rest said when the ships come out and maybe the clothes if they say there like made of solid gold and worth 15k hahaha

[Dog Firestack]

No. If there was something to spend it on like a ship of the line right now then yes. But for now no.

[SEAKING23]

I'd love to have the gold cap raise, but i wish things where more expensive. i mean, who buys a lighting cannon ball for $10???? one lighting cannon ball should cost about 100 gold. plundering is easy, and most pirates are rich. if your a low level with a light sloop, then you wont be needing a lot of gold to sustain your player. another thing is that i wish we could have trading. some people might be cheated, but we are pirates! well the new ships, the gold cap should be raised, i don't want to buy the SOTL and have no gold left.

[Raikel]

Still don't see a point in ther gold cap.One deserves all that they have earned, but that is simply not the case I reckon. I would say yes to this, but I know POTCO could make the gold cap unlimited if they wanted to. We don't exactly need it, but it would be a good gesture to get all of the gold we actually earned.

[JM Ohara]

With 18 pirates to manage the closest I've come to the current gold cap is about 1/4 of the way. Say what you ask? Well, my pirates are all different levels and over the past few months I've had 3 of them come into needing warships, and I have 3 or 4 more closing in on it again. Keeping gold for me is next to impossible. (Plus, I'm a clothes freak. LOL) For me, there's just no point in a cap raise yet.