The little details which count at sea...

[MacIronhawk]

Ok, I'm a big fan of pirates and one of my favorite parts about the game is sea battles.

I want to talk about the little details of being at sea, and ships, which I think would make the game better.(even if it's just a tiny bit.)

Waves
At sea the waves are... always the same? I'm sure all of us would like to see some different types of currents along the waters. Currents which may not affect gameplay much, but will test how good we are when it comes to sail. I for one want to go against the waves and see the water hit the side of my ship and actually rock it back and forth.(not just the little rocking that we have now)

Fog
Also, where's the dense fog? And I mean dense, not the fog that you see on high graphics. I'd like to see areas where fog leaves me blind for a certain amount of feet. These areas don't have to be in the game now, but sometime in the future.

Area
Is it just me, or is the Caribbean getting smaller with each new update? If anything they should be making it bigger. Don't you want to see more ocean with higher level ships, like the new higher level land enemies? And how about some rocks like the kind near the PVP islands.

I'd like to see areas were there's some scenery. I'd like to have my war frigate sail through a tunnel of rock, and when I bump it, "oops" the rock falls on my ship and does some damage to it. I actually have to sweep the rock off, too. More rocks, and perhaps areas where ships are half out of the water would be nice. Like in the first pirates movie at the beginning where there were the burning ships just floating at sea. Now that'd be fun to see why'll sailing.

Little Details during a sea battle
Why is it that any time my ship is on fire, the fire is always in the same place? And why do the masts always break the same? I'm going to be greedy and say the fire should be put in spots where the ship has taken the most damage. And holes should also be there. If I fall in one, I need to run all the way back up to the top of my ship.

The same old masts animations bore me. Again, I'd like to see the masts break on account of where the cannons hit them the most. And not only that, but fall down in different directions!

And something even more important... we need animations for the flags! Why is it that I'll go out sailing and the flags will just be still, and then move once I stop my ship, or if it gets hit by a cannon ball? That's something that would make sailing more... pretty?

Ship Customization
Same old same old. Place masts where you want them, shape the front, back, and middle of your ship the way you want it. Different types of wood for the ship as armor, different colors for the ship.(not bright and pretty, this isn't toontown.) Need to be able to place barnacles on our ship, go below deck and place cannons there and buy more storage space. We also need, of course, a captains courters. And black skull land cross bones flags. Now! I'm sure we're all tired of not having a real pirate ship!

That's just what I WANT. You guys may disagree and say some things don't need to be in the game, but I just wanted to state what I'd like to see at sea.

I've posted a few more threads, but I like to build on what I've already said.(like whirlpools at sea. Mini boss battles against skeleton generals at sea where they board your ship when you're halfway to sinking them)

I just want to see more for sailing, because this game has potential. It's the best sailing I've ever done in a game and I know it can get better. And if it can get better(which it can) there's no excuse not to make it better.(besides time... and money)