New Ships Ideas.......

[JackGoldStack]

i think ships are just to basic because u can only repair and cannon and steer.... it would be cool if they add many cool stuff like cap's quarters and the broadside will be manned by NPC's and you can recruit them at any tavern and from example : Tortuga, Port Royal, and many other islands and not only the broadside but even the main cannon's deck will be manned by NPC's you recruited also before you go sailing you have to place the NPC's you recruited Like Example: Oliver: on cannon deck.... and stuff you know.. and it would be cool we change the ships more realistic will bring more people to the game too.And of course the weather this game is almost realistic but the sea stuff are basic no weather no realistic sea battles because ships have too much aim in my opinion and make like storm, heavy sea and all the things that a player might enjoy with his friends playing and i am sure Disney will add the kraken and other island and this in the future updates will come but players need them fast why? because they get bored like They done all quests max level etc... and more features like when your in the captains quarters and a cannons ball come glass brake... and a hole lot a mess to the captain quarters like when Davy Jones hit the pearl at the back in potc 2. hope my suggestions were good thanks

[smileyman621]

I think they should actually ad a schooner, because it is fast and has pretty good armor. For a light version i'd put the max speed on 12, for regular class probably still 12, and for war class, maybe a max speed of 13. Its a pretty fast ship and its got good armor so might as well add it to the selection of ship classes.

[Davy Keelhawk]

I think a barque/ barquentine. They could out-preform a schooner, and needed a minimum crew of 10! They were 3-4 masted. With staysails inbetween. The first three-two masts on a barque were square-rigged, the last gaff-rigged. While on a barquentine, the first 2-1 masts were square-rigged and the others were gaff-rigged (with staysails of course).

Or ship customization. I want to be able to put a picture on my sails.

[William ORoberts]

Originally Posted by BP Legendary

Reat ideas guys! Personally I would prefer that you pay a set price Say 80,0000. then youvcouuld chooose say body 1 2 3 etc and sails 1 2 3 etc so we can make each ship our own and give it our own stats after all, each pirate is unique in their tastes

Personally, I would prefer the opposite. I think you should choose the items you want, then the total price will vary depending on which components you chose. This would also let the players that are willing to spend more gold get better ships. Overall, I would love to see ship customization, and hopefully where you buy each part.

The problem I see with ship customization ( ESP. Pictures on sails) is that unless there was a list of pictures to choose from in-game or you had to use screenshots only, every picture would have to be moderated by Disney, and I don't think they're willing to do that. It takes them long enough to moderate a guild name, that I think the only effective and efficient way to customize sails is to have a list of pictures.

[Jose HookHound]

i would love to have a mix of a more powerful frigate and the speed of a sloop it they would have captains quarters place for crew and more captain orders would be awesome

[CarribeanThunder]

Originally Posted by KeeperOfTheCode

Mmm.... I think we need Clipper Ships. Big, but not overly so. Faster than any sloop, with beautiful handling.

I agree. I'd like to sail one of these in-game because of their massive size and great design. Not to mention they have a ton of masts - and imagine that Ramming Speed power!

Each mast had around 5 or 6 sails, and the ships themselves usually had 4 or 5 main masts - for the front sails, they usually had around 3 sails. I'm not sure if they had the back sail ( The one you'd see on a War Sloop or Ship Of The Line ), but if Disney added a Clipper, and also added that sail, I'd be one happy member.

[BigJohn]

I would like there to be an option of winning a Flag ship when you get to a certain level. There also being an option to sink so many ships to prove your worthy of the ship, with the possibility of another pirate boarding your ship, like we do with ghosts and EITC flagships. To steal your bounty!

[ruisen2000]

I actually don't want ship custimization, it makes sailing too complex, I prefer to just buy the results from shipwrights then sail straightaway without taking hours to custimize then finding out my computer time is up

[LordPVader]

I still want to be able to boot people from my ship if they jump on my helm like in SVS. So Please work on that. Thank you.


I would like to be able to have own colors for sails and a pirates flag of our guild.

[Blaze Skullshield]

Here is a good List that I just found over Google, of ships that the Real Life Port Royal Used.

General Information: Ship Styles


Ships for Pirates, the Government, and Merchants

BARK (BARQUE)
Before the 1700's the name was applied to any small vessel. Later it applied to a small ship having three masts. The first two being square-rigged, and the third ( aft mast ) being fore-and-aft rigged. Fast ship with shallow draft. Favorite of Caribbean pirates. Crew around max. of 90.

BRIGANTINE
The brigantine was originally a small ship carrying both sails and oars. It was a favorite of Mediterranean pirates from whence it got its name. Italian word brigantino meant...brigand's ship. Later the ship referred to a two-masted sailing ship with its fore-mast square-rigged and fore-and-aft sails on its main mast. The word eventually was split into brig and brigantines. Each word meaning a different class of ship. The brig was reserved for a re-rigged ship with much greater sailing power.

CARAVEL
A small ship meant for trading. Originally lateen-rigged they later developed into square-masted ships and were used by the Spanish and Portuguese for exploration. Around 80 feet long.

CARRACK
Before the advent of the galleon, carracks were the largest ships. They often reached 1,200 tons. They were used for trading voyages to India, China, and the Americas by the Spanish and Portuguese. They were 3 masted with square sails on the fore and main masts and lateen-rigged on the mizzen. They had very high fore and aft-castles. She carried an immense amount of power and thus was able to easily fend off pirates. Only through surprise could one hope to take one of these towering giants.

DHOW
Dhows were meant to be trading ships, having a single mast which was lateen-rigged. They were from 150 to 200-ton ships. Arab pirates arming her with cannon would use these ships.

FRIGATE
The name frigate came from the Italian word fregata which may have come from the latin word fabricata, meaning something built. The Venetians called a frigate a small oared boat around 35 feet in length and around 7 feet wide. The English adopted the word for a larger ship which may have carried oars. Around 1700, the English limited the word to mean a class of warship which was only second in size to the Ship-of-the-Line (battleship). Frigates were three-masted with a raised forecastle and quarterdeck. They had anywhere from 24 to 38 guns on her deck. They were faster than the ship-of-the-lines and were used for escort purposes. They were sometimes used to hunt pirates. Only a few pirates were ever in command of a frigate as most pirates would flee from a frigate.

FUSTE (FUSTA)
A favorite of Barbary Corsairs, it was a small ship with both sail and oars. It was fast, long and had a low profile.

GALIOT (GALLIOT)
The Galiot was long, and sleek with a flush deck. She carried anywhere from 2 to 10 small cannon. She was powered by oar and carried from 50 to 130 men. The Galiot was used by Barbary and Corsair pirates.

GALLEON
Galleons were large ships meant for transporting cargo. Galleons were sluggish behemoths, not able to sail into or near the wind. The Spanish treasure fleets were made of these ships. Although they were sluggish, they weren't the easy target you would expect for they could carry heavy cannon which made a direct assault upon them difficult. She had two to three decks. Most had three masts, forward masts being square-rigged, lateen-sails on the mizzenmast, and a small square sail on her high-rising bowsprit. Some galleons sported 4 masts but these were an exception to the rule.

GALLEY
Galleys have an extremely long history, dating back to ancient times. They were used until the Russo-Swedish war of 1809. They had one deck and were mainly powered by oars. They were costly to maintain and fell into disuse. However they were still being used by the Barbary corsairs in the Mediterranean. As they were meant to carry soldiers they were used in a few large-scale raids. There was a version of the galley used in the Atlantic by the English. They had a flush deck and were propelled by both oar and sail. They were rigged like frigates. Captain Kidd made his name in one of these, the "Adventure Galley".

JUNK
The word junk derives from the Portugues junco, which in turn came from the Javanese word djong, which means ship. The ship has a flat-bottom with no keel, flat bow, and a high stern. A junk's width is about a third of its length and she has a rudder which can be lowered or raised providing excellent steering capabilities. A junk has two or three masts with square sails, made from bamboo, rattan or grass. Contrary to belief, the junk is capable of operating in any seas as she is a very sea-worthy vessel.

LONGBOAT
Much like a rowboat except they were very long. They were carried on ships and used for coming and going to the ship. They were normally rowed but often had a removable mast and sail.

MAN-O-WAR (SHIP-OF-THE-LINE)
These ships were the "heavy-guns" of the fleet. They resembled galleons in design, but sported heavy fire-power with an average of 65 guns. It was not uncommon to have over 100 guns. They were around 1,000 tons and had 3 masts, which were square-rigged, except for a lateen sail on her aft-mast. Only the three major sea-powers of the time (Spain, England, and France) had an extensive use of these ships.

MERCHANT (PINK)
There are two classifications of Pink. The first was a small, flat-bottomed ship with a narrow stern. This ship was derived from the Italian pinco. It was used primarily in the Mediterranean as a cargo ship. In the Atlantic the word pink was used to describe any small ship with a narrow stern, having derived from the Dutch word pincke. They were generally square-rigged and used as merchantmen and warships.

SCHOONER
The Schooner has a narrow hull, two masts and is less than 100 tons. She is generally rigged with two large sails suspended from spars reaching from the top of the mast toward the stern. Other sails sometimes were added, including a large headsail attached to the bowsprit. She had a shallow draft which allowed her to remain in shallow coves waiting for her prey. The Schooner is very fast and large enough to carry a plentiful crew. It was a favorite among both pirates and smugglers.

SHEBEC (XEBEC)
The Shebec was favoured among Barbary pirates for she was fast, stable and large. They could reach 200 tons and carried from 4 to 24 cannon. In addition she carried from 60 to 200 crewmen. The Shebec had a pronounced overhanging bow and stern, and three masts which were generally lateen-rigged. In addition to sails she was rowed.

SLOOP
The Sloop was fast, agile, and had a shallow draft. Her size could be as large as 100 tons. She was generally rigged with a large mainsail which was attached to a spar above, to the mast on its foremost edge, and to a long boom below. She could sport additional sails both square and lateen-rigged. She was used mainly in the Caribbean and Atlantic. Today's sailing Yacht is essentially a sloop.

TARTAN
The name Tartan applies to an Arabic ship which was fast, manueverable, and narrow. She sported one mast with a lateen mainsail and a small foresail on her bowsprit. In addition she carried around 30 oars, 15 per side. Sometimes a small mizzen mast was added with a lateen sail. She was used in the Mediterranean by the Barbary and Corsair pirates

[MacIronhawk]

Blaze, your ship ideas are great, and I'd like to see them in the game. I'm sure others would, too. Hopefully as the game gets older, the experience the developers have gained will help content roll out faster, and we'll be able to see the amount of ships you stated in just a minor update.

The new ships that they released on test for a short time by accident seemed pretty cool, but there were only six, right? Hopefully once they release the update again there will be more ships with it, so we can have show our pirate differences in ships. I for one wouldn't pick the ship of the line, but a phantom, or some of the other ships.

[kafufle]

there are some videos on youtube from the test server that show the the new ships are ship of the line kingfisher cerberus warlord phantom revenant and others they are all frigates and cost tonnes just watch this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzl6d...next=6&list=QL

[Raikel]

Here's how I see the pricing being reasonable. I would love to be able to sail a Kingfisher, but it should only be a bit more than a regular War Sloop, maybe 30000. Ships such as the Phantom and Revenant should be 70000 and 80000. Then they should have the Ship of the Line at the price of 120000. Though the price may seem cheap, it makes since, for the fact the Gold cap is ridiculously low.