Bring WINDCATCHER back please!

[MacIronhawk]

Originally Posted by Edward Edgemenace

On thing I do notice on pirates that have windcatcher, is that NPC ships shoot behind my ship, instead of at me. That does not mean (nor even imply) that my ship is traveling any faster. Many tests now, repeated by other people, confirm that this is the case: windcatcher is broken. But you personally, I am not asking to believe, anything.

I apologize, then.
I just went on a while ago and asked a friend to help me test this.

While I used a rank four windcatcher and got close to an enemy ship I had my friend sail next to me.
My speed didn't show an increase as I sailed neck and neck with him and the enemy fire went behind me.
My question is, why would POTCO waste time making enemy ships do that anytime we use windcatcher when it would be easier to make our ships go faster?

Talk about a good optical illusion.