Bring WINDCATCHER back please!

[Chris]

Ugh yea i have noticed that it doesnt do as much and i think like you say it has to do with SVS.

[MacIronhawk]

I have rank two wind catcher and while doing SvS I as running away(for the quest) and some how someone managed to catch up to my war sloop. A war frigate vs a war sloop means that I should have outrun this person but later on this person told me he had rank five wind catcher. Note the fact that I had been using ramming speed and full sail to get away while this person only used full sail.
Of course I had used my mouse to look behind me.
How could someone catch up to me so fast?
But now seeing this I don't know weather or not wind catcher is useless or not.

[Edward Edgemenace]

The thing is, there USED to be a mesurable difference with windcatcher. You could SEE other boats getting left in your dust. Not anymore.

[MacIronhawk]

Originally Posted by Edward Edgemenace

The thing is, there USED to be a mesurable difference with windcatcher. You could SEE other boats getting left in your dust. Not anymore.

Really?
Well I never paid attention to it but I don't think there's really a use for it.
I have rank two wind catcher and I think my speed is fine. Compared to light sloops i'm slow of course but for traveling time I like it.
I use full sail and ramming speed a lot to get to places faster anyways.

[Nautical Nattie]

My windcatcher is 4 and i'm always fast when sailing. I haven't tested it but seeing as my leadership only works the first time then after that only adds the glow but doesn't charge skills faster in those 10 seconds or so, i wouldn't be surprised if windcatcher has stopped working too. But in SvS i'm always told to take the wheel and sail outta there to repair, so i'm guessing i'm still pretty darn fast hehe.

[Edward Edgemenace]

Originally Posted by MacIronhawk

Really?
Well I never paid attention to it but I don't think there's really a use for it.
I have rank two wind catcher and I think my speed is fine. Compared to light sloops i'm slow of course but for traveling time I like it.
I use full sail and ramming speed a lot to get to places faster anyways.

So you've NEVER measured it, yet say that your measurements (comparisons) don't show a difference...despite rock solid, accurate measurements from other people that demonstrate you are wrong. Brilliant.

[Dr. Zeppers]

Originally Posted by Nautical Nattie

My windcatcher is 4 and i'm always fast when sailing. I haven't tested it but seeing as my leadership only works the first time then after that only adds the glow but doesn't charge skills faster in those 10 seconds or so, i wouldn't be surprised if windcatcher has stopped working too. But in SvS i'm always told to take the wheel and sail outta there to repair, so i'm guessing i'm still pretty darn fast hehe.

Ok, another observation of skills that do not work.

Leadership. This does absolutely nothing but look pretty.

It NEVER has any effect on my skills charging other than make them "pulse" on the screen like it is doing something. If its faster, its EXTREMELY marginal difference in speed (takes me longer to click on the skill... wasting my time).

[Edward Edgemenace]

Originally Posted by OFxZeppers

Ok, another observation of skills that do not work.

Leadership. This does absolutely nothing but look pretty.

It NEVER has any effect on my skills charging other than make them "pulse" on the screen like it is doing something. If its faster, its EXTREMELY marginal difference in speed (takes me longer to click on the skill... wasting my time).

Whoa.

Leadership always works for me. For example, FULL SAIL takes a minute and a half (or somtehing) to recharge. The nine hash marks around the circle show ten second intervals. If full sail is on the last THREE hash marks (~30 seconds away) and you hit LEADERSHIP, you can then do a full sail.

If you don't do your full sail WITHIN the ten seconds that leadership is glowing, it rolls the clock BACK and you have to wait anyhow.

FURTHERMORE: Leadership makes your crew's cannons recharge faster.

[Dr. Zeppers]

Originally Posted by Edward Edgemenace

Whoa.

Leadership always works for me. For example, FULL SAIL takes a minute and a half (or somtehing) to recharge. The nine hash marks around the circle show ten second intervals. If full sail is on the last THREE hash marks (~30 seconds away) and you hit LEADERSHIP, you can then do a full sail.

If you don't do your full sail WITHIN the ten seconds that leadership is glowing, it rolls the clock BACK and you have to wait anyhow.

FURTHERMORE: Leadership makes your crew's cannons recharge faster.

Must be something special about your pirate or how you use it.
I've tried using it before using skills.. (using skills while its active) Nothing.
I've tried using it immediately after i've used a skill. Nothing

Does not have any effect for me except a glow.
It has never once benefited me.

Tell me, how can a skill that stays active for 10 seconds recharge anything?

If they'd give me 10 gold for it at the shipwright, id sell it.

[Edward Edgemenace]

I press three to activate FULL SAIL. That pesky war sloop is still on my tail. Normally, I'd have to wait 90 seconds to do another full sail...instead, after only 60 seconds I press 8 (LEADERSHIP) then 33333333333full sail. (OK, about 65 seconds...still, better than 90 seconds.) Pesky war sloop is now back at Rumrunner's, while I am now close to Isla Perdida. Yay, Leadership saved the day.

[Maximvs]

The trick to Leadership is when to use it (maybe thats what makes you a Leader? LOL )

IF I fire Broadsides and then use LS right away - its a waste. The BS won't fire again because though they are recharging faster - they don't finish before LS runs out and they reset back to normal...

But if they are 1/2 charged and you hit LS - now just before LS runs out I can use them again

As Edward mentions... its all in the timing

[MacIronhawk]

Originally Posted by Edward Edgemenace

So you've NEVER measured it, yet say that your measurements (comparisons) don't show a difference...despite rock solid, accurate measurements from other people that demonstrate you are wrong. Brilliant.

No I haven't.
But weather or not it does work I don't think I really care.
Sorry but using full sail and ramming speed get me to where I need to be to any place fast enough.
I don't care about traveling time because I like sailing.
Isn't sailing supposed to be fun? I don't think measuring time would make a difference because it's up to the devs to fix this BUG or PROBLEM.

[Mr.LoveLocket]

Has this bug gotten fixed :[

[CrimsonRabbit]

Same question as above...has the Windcatcher been fixed? I can't tell if it's my comp's lag or the fact that it doesn't do anything. I've got level 5 Windcatcher and ships are always outrunning my war sloop.

I'm thinking of reassigning my skill points out of windcatcher...especially if it's broke

[League]

Percents are hard to measure, as the speeds of ships aren't exactly given. I just think they slowed down most ships: those new might not notice, those who've applied of old may. I can't shake the feeling that they docked (not a pun) the speed of ships.