Thoughts on the Inventory Update...

[ex8404]

...or the State of the Update.

I have been playing with this update since it came out. I was there when the first upload ended in stripping our pirates both figuratively and literally. I have oddly fond memories of fighting an invasion holding a free Rusty Cutlass and wearing only "small clothes." I would add a picture but I have been censored. I'll fix it later...

There are some things I like about the Inventory Update and there are some things I don't like about it.

I like F1-F4. I know that I might be the only one but I think that by giving us only four slots for weapons, Disney is making us think a little bit before engaging the enemy. I have heard players crow about realism on one hand and then never question carrying a personal arsenal on the other.

I like the current rate of drops. It is way less than before but way more than the second go-round. I don't like the fact that drops seem to be designed to encourage crewing up and teaming up on enemies. Not a big fan of huge crews because my PC tends to chug and falter and lag. I need a new video card. Or A video card. But until y'all buy me one, I tend to stay off the beaten path.

I like finding new and weird weapons almost as much as I like finding new and weirdly colored clothes. There is a line-up of weapons named after primates. I love those. I also have a bright blue shirt and some ultra-bright, neon magenta pants. All I need now is a yellow belt.

I love the fact that weapon grinding now feels like I am accomplishing something. Treasure hunting is WAY more fun than grinding...

...but I HATE the fact that everyone has treasure fever. Let me explain. I end up at a Darkhart to level and, yes, to "treasure hunt". People are already there and that is OK. Lots of Darkhart to go around. But Darkhart is a weird boss. You have to fight him almost toe to toe or he starts to run around and disappear for a while.

But without fail, there are pirates who are WAY too low to be fighting Darkhart joined in the battle. It goes like this

1. Arrive at General Darkhart (GD).
2. Heal knocked-out noob.
3. Wait for Boss to reset.
4. Use ranged weapon to keep GD from attacking.
5. Noob rushes in with sword, "Miss, Miss, Miss, Miss, -10, Knocked-Out, HELP!!"
6. Defeat GD. Revive Noob.
7. Lather, Rinse, Repeat.

(Please note that I use the term 'Noob" in the fondest possible way. I was once a noob myself and I love to take freshly minted pirate out for training or healing or whatever. But keep it real folks. Level 13 + General Darkhart = Knocked Out. Period. On the third one, you are no longer my responsibility. OK?)

It can get annoying after a while. And add in the "I Have A Great Big Gun" guys who just want more treasure and think NOTHING about redistributing the rep by using one of those Attack Level 60 Blunderbusses (Blunderbi?) to make the drops come faster.

Anyway. Sorry to ramble on. What do you guys really think about all this?