View previous topic :: View next topic |
Author |
Message |
Cussler
Cutthroat
Posts: 373
2686 Gold -
|
Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 6:37 pm Post subject: "Stop dying, you cowards!" |
|
|
I thought that the more successful you were at your own dual with the enemy captain or Raymondo or whoever, the more successful your men were in the boarding action. Yet it seems like the better I am, the worse my men are!
When I'm winning, I hear the tell-tale "Raaawrr!", signifying that a portion of my crew has died, way too often. When I am tied with, or even losing, to my opponent, I hear. . .whatever it is they say more, meaning they have successfully offed a portion of the enemy crew.
Just last night, I boarded Raymondo's ship. It was 120 men versus 120 men. I was winning the whole sword fight. Got in some good shots, and Raymondo never layed a hand on me. By the end of the battle, Raymondo still had 120 men, and I had 81.
I play on Adventurer, by the way. This happens every time I board a military vessel. I know they are tougher with better trained crews, but the situation above seems ridiculous to me.
These moments have resulted in me frequently yelling out loud one of Zap Brannigan's lines in Futurama: "Stop dying, you cowards!"
Heh! Oh, well. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Wolfwood
Boatswain
Posts: 2527
33917 Gold -
|
Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 7:47 pm Post subject: |
|
|
There are two levels to the success at fencing.
1) One is the physical movement of your hero on the deck as he forces the enemy captain backwards. This defines whether you win or lose the duel.
2) Another is the advantage bar below the combatants. This determines the moral of your crew and how quickly they die or kill the enemy.
Even if you are pushing back your enemy, it may be that you are losing advantage in relation to the enemy, as far as it comes to the advantage bar. This slows you down and makes your crew weaker.
In order to keep the advantage on your side, you must duck your enemy's blows, taunt him when you get the chance and never allow him to duck your blows (strike only when you know you'll hit). _________________ It is much better to be armed with a sword that has two edges than with an estoc [...], which is nothing more than a stick with a point. (Rapier Master G. Morsicato Pallavicini, La Scherma Illustrata, p. 14.) |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Kristian95
Boatswain
Posts: 3149
4687 Gold -
|
Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 8:25 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Hehehehe I boarded an escort ship with only one guy left.... I was in my SotL having 353 pirates with me.... during the fencing, that one enemy was busy, without leaving my sight he killed 20 of my men.... now that guy, I would like to have in my crew _________________ HaP! Real Pirates hang out there! |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Cussler
Cutthroat
Posts: 373
2686 Gold -
|
Posted: Sat May 07, 2005 4:31 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Wolfwood wrote: | There are two levels to the success at fencing.
Another is the advantage bar below the combatants. This determines the moral of your crew and how quickly they die or kill the enemy.
Even if you are pushing back your enemy, it may be that you are losing advantage in relation to the enemy, as far as it comes to the advantage bar. This slows you down and makes your crew weaker.
In order to keep the advantage on your side, you must duck your enemy's blows, taunt him when you get the chance and never allow him to duck your blows (strike only when you know you'll hit). |
This is one of those things that makes sense, and yet, doesn't make sense at the same time.
I mean, why does him blocking a few of my shots weigh more on the advantage in battle then those times I did hit him? It was a fairly quick duel. Oh, well. It's not really important, as long as I win the battle. There are always replacement sailors waiting to join up afterwards anyways. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Phal
Powder Monkey
Posts: 7
79 Gold -
|
Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2005 10:44 pm Post subject: I think I just figured it out |
|
|
I think I just figured out how this works while I was finishing a game last night.
Your crew's fighting success and dying (or living) is less based on the advantage bar than it is on the moral of your crew.
Last night had prolonged battles with crews ranging from mutinous to happy, and I couldn't kill off those happy folks no matter how poorly I fought (I was retiring for good, and was trying to kill off as many crew as I could).
Test it for yourself, and see how well a crew with high moral stays alive. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
SlipperyJim
Cutthroat
Posts: 427
2045 Gold -
|
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 1:08 pm Post subject: Re: I think I just figured it out |
|
|
Phal wrote: | ...
Test it for yourself, and see how well a crew with high moral stays alive. |
On the other hand, lousy morale helps your crew to die quicker, which can be handy. More than once, I've pushed the enemy captain right up the edge of the duelling "stage" and then held him there, waiting while his crew "retired" a few of my surplus pirates. It's a good way to thin out your crew and make the survivors happy. _________________ Steal the crew, set fire to the gold, and make the ships walk the plank!
What? Oh, NOW I get it.... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Deguello
Powder Monkey
Posts: 21
228 Gold -
|
Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 3:43 am Post subject: |
|
|
Spoken like a truly vicious, amoral pirate! I salute you, sir; you're a fine example to us all! _________________ It's better to burn out than to fade away! |
|
Back to top |
|
|
GreyFox
Swabbie
Posts: 101
663 Gold -
|
Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 2:17 am Post subject: |
|
|
Yes,it is a good way to lose men.
But then,why hire as many in the first place?
If we only need some 50 men,just get only 50 men
and use a rapier so you finish him quickly and avoid losses.
Of course,then you'd have to do lots of hiring when you wanted to attack
a city. _________________ "Those who are skilled in combat do not become angered, those who are skilled at winning do not become afraid. Thus the wise win before they fight, while the ignorant fight to win." |
|
Back to top |
|
|
WhiteHawk
Swabbie
Posts: 68
140 Gold -
|
Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 4:56 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Having lots of men never hurt anybody, but I still rather keep the money until I need to attack something big, until then the crew number advantage in duels doesn't affect you much if you win the duel, as we all know. I think the most confusing move is the taunt, but when you do something special, like throwing a bucket or flying around in a rope, I think that's even more confusing then the taunt. But that's just theory, and even tough I could check it out I don't have the game right now. Most FAQs and Guides don't go into detail about that either. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Cap'n Sawyer
Powder Monkey
Posts: 45
871 Gold -
|
Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 4:16 am Post subject: Re: I think I just figured it out |
|
|
Phal wrote: |
Last night had prolonged battles with crews ranging from mutinous to happy, and I couldn't kill off those happy folks no matter how poorly I fought (I was retiring for good, and was trying to kill off as many crew as I could).
|
Find a War Canoe. Capture it. Sell all your other ships except the War Canoe. Your crew will shrink down to 50 men. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
ledhed
Cutthroat
Posts: 271
3392 Gold -
|
Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 4:52 pm Post subject: Re: I think I just figured it out |
|
|
Cap'n Sawyer wrote: | Phal wrote: |
Last night had prolonged battles with crews ranging from mutinous to happy, and I couldn't kill off those happy folks no matter how poorly I fought (I was retiring for good, and was trying to kill off as many crew as I could).
|
Find a War Canoe. Capture it. Sell all your other ships except the War Canoe. Your crew will shrink down to 50 men. |
Yea but argggg not a gloriouse way to die in battle for me mates you understand ? _________________ "No captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside the enemy " |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Cap'n Sawyer
Powder Monkey
Posts: 45
871 Gold -
|
Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2006 6:40 pm Post subject: Re: I think I just figured it out |
|
|
ledhed wrote: | Cap'n Sawyer wrote: | Phal wrote: |
Last night had prolonged battles with crews ranging from mutinous to happy, and I couldn't kill off those happy folks no matter how poorly I fought (I was retiring for good, and was trying to kill off as many crew as I could).
|
Find a War Canoe. Capture it. Sell all your other ships except the War Canoe. Your crew will shrink down to 50 men. |
Yea but argggg not a gloriouse way to die in battle for me mates you understand ? |
Sack a town. Send your men into suicide charges. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Jim Hawkins _BR
Powder Monkey
Posts: 9
117 Gold -
|
Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 11:15 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Kristian95 wrote: | Hehehehe I boarded an escort ship with only one guy left.... I was in my SotL having 353 pirates with me.... during the fencing, that one enemy was busy, without leaving my sight he killed 20 of my men.... now that guy, I would like to have in my crew |
WOW!
I had 40 guys in the crew and I boardead a ship with 150 guys inthe crew, well he left the battle with 73 guys and I with 37.
I think that how happy is your crew better they fight! _________________ "Hey! Call me a treasure hunter or I rip your lungs out!"
-Mighty Pirate. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Captain Mercer
Swabbie
Posts: 57
516 Gold -
|
Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 3:42 pm Post subject: |
|
|
This is one thing that annoys me, my pansy ass crew is always dying while I am stabbing the crap out of the enemy captain. Then as I have him just about beat I drop my sword and fall to my knees. Because apparently on swashbuckler if you go up against 120 men with 95 then your men all die off in under 30 seconds it seems while they retain a crew of 110. If only there was a way to make it so you never surrender even if you have no more crew. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Captain Mercer
Swabbie
Posts: 57
516 Gold -
|
Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 3:46 pm Post subject: |
|
|
But then for some reason on every difficulty below swashbuckler sword fights are so insanely easy that I beat the captain in only a few seconds and loose basically no crew (mostly just thrust and slash a lot, it works wonders). |
|
Back to top |
|
|
|