Open Fire! (Battle Order)

[Badpete]

this skill is defidently reliant on having a good crew that you sail with, i used in beta at times. The nice thing about this is also can be used as a battle cry- you can have the crew not fire while you sail into the best attack position and then use this skill as a signal for them to "Open Fire" ( very useful if you are attacking with a frigate and gaining positional advandtage by sailing up behind your targets with your crew all on the front guns.)

[DrStinglock]

Thats a valid point pete.

If you have a good crew, this skill is invaluable, and it can be used as a signal to OPEN FIRE! considering all crew mates will be doing more damage, they will be going like crazy to make the most of it.

[Cannon Mad Dan]

It's very useful. I imagine at rank 5 the duration is much longer than lv 1. I tell my crew to fire, then when I see a steady stream of cannonballs, activate it. Helps.

[Black Ice]

Have you ever seen anyone say Open Fire? I've noticed the pirate as he uses the different things on his ship that it doesnt show to the crew(full sail and the quick turn are others that i dont see). Except for the shooting of the broadsides. I play two pirates at the same time is when i first noticed this.
So if the crew cant see the open fire what good would it be?.....later Ice...(get one of your friends to try it with you to see if any of the commands show for you)

[Cubkyle]

My buddy and I tested this the other night. He never saw the command when I used it, and there was no indication that he could see that he was getting that boost.

I'm not sure if it's bugged, or if it's really working... It's hard to tell.

Given how "well" everything else works in this game...