why is cargo so cheap?

[Jeena]

I find that the lower level you are, the better plunder you get for sinking high level ships. & I also think that having a huge crew is also really really useful.

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[Elfiran]

Originally Posted by manimal4life

yeah that's what I bout average behind padres outcast and tormenta.I would like to see the drop cargo feature incorporated in the game.I was hitting some level 40 dreadnoughts yesterday and 1 paid 3 royals while another paid 1 crate?Then I turned around and hit a level 37 harbinger for a treasure chest and crate and Revenant for a royal?I don't know all these ships were full health I desailed them all and my treasure sense is maxed at 5.I think the cargo is pretty random from so many tests i have done sailing the past few weeks.At most I was able to get 10 royals on 1 trip though.The level 30 and up ships do tend to pay out more often than the smaller ships I have noticed that.

So it doesn't seem like it's worth putting any points into treasure sense?

[manimal4life]

Originally Posted by Elfiran

So it doesn't seem like it's worth putting any points into treasure sense?

I don't know sometimes it seems like it's working and other times it seems like a total flop.I see some people get better cargo than me sometimes with 0 treasure sense.Treasure sense may or may not work but I wouldn't risk not having it just in case.Because I have let lower level pirates sail my ship and they would end up getting crates and less often find royals without treasure sense for sinking the same targeted ships.

[Nelly Darkpaine]

I dont know... I think it also has to do with what you're sailing. Believe it or not, I got a Royal off of a Ferret AND off of a Bulwark this past week. (Had people with, we all got a laugh) and PERSONALLY, I almost NEVER get Royals off of Black Harbingers. (So I usually don't shoot em!)

[manimal4life]

Originally Posted by Jeena

I find that the lower level you are, the better plunder you get for sinking high level ships. & I also think that having a huge crew is also really really useful.
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I agree with the huge crew part. I have been getting better plunder with larger crews lately vs 0-3 other crew mates.the lower level on bigger ships is not as true as you would think it should be because I've let lower level 5-18 notoriety players sail my ships while I cannoned and found less on the Big Ships and I tried to explain to them that's when treasure sense might play a factor.

Originally Posted by Nelly Darkpaine

I dont know... I think it also has to do with what you're sailing. Believe it or not, I got a Royal off of a Ferret AND off of a Bulwark this past week. (Had people with, we all got a laugh) and PERSONALLY, I almost NEVER get Royals off of Black Harbingers. (So I usually don't shoot em!)

Lately for me the Harbingers have been one of the ships that have paid the most royals to me.Well I own all the warships and I've tried them all out equally and seems as if my War Galleon had better finds than the War Sloop and War Frigate.Even though the War Galleon holds more cargo I only used the same cargo amount as the War Sloop to get accurate results.The War Frigate in most situations seem to have the worse outings.I've been sailing day and night everyday comparing results to come up with some type of formula.I'm going to continue researching and comparing with crews and without crews.Taking the sails off of ships vs not taking the sails off of ships.Small ships vs Big Ships and so on.I'm also going to start keeping tabs on cargo with screen shots at the end of my trips to keep records.