Do you ever deliberately keep a "lesser" ship?

Yellowbeard · Seaman Posts: 208 **7885 Gold** -

When you divide the plunder, does anybody ever deliberately keep a "lesser" ship like a Treasure Galleon instead of a fully-loaded Brig of War or Frigate?

I'm getting fond of my treasure-hauling Treasure Galleon, and was thinking of upping the challenge by selling off my warships and starting with my creaky (but snazy-looking) Treasure Galleon... of course it's also a lot easier to find a Brig or Frigate then Treasure Galleon.

Anybody else ditch their good warships and keep something becuase the officers cabin is snazzy?

TheDon · Rigger Posts: 1292 **16718 Gold** -

Nope. I try to keep the best outfitted and fastest ship. With that, you can catch whatever else comes along. I think it stinks that you have to give up all but one.
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duong · Powder Monkey Posts: 13 **80 Gold** -

i suppose thats what you would do if you were really bored of easy thirty second sea battles. they do get pretty boring if you have a sotl and have an almost guaranteed win every single battle.

Yellowbeard · Seaman Posts: 208 **7885 Gold** -

Well, I was bored and I did the dirty deed tonight... I sold off my Brig of War, Frigate and Sloop of War (all fully upgraded) and kept my Treasure Gallon (upgraded too). I had been at sea for some 5 years and my crew were ready to mutiny despite mountains of gold.

The very first thing I noticed when starting my new career as a Treasure Galleon pirate was that it was taking me forever to go anywhere! What a slow ship... it moves faster when I have fast ships in my fleet!

I soon engaged a Royal Sloop, and before I could even turn to get off a volley, I had been boarded... oh well... so much the better... about 3-seconds later, I was the proud owner of a Royal Sloop, which quickly became my flagship... shortly afterwards I had a fully upgraded Brig and Frigate along with my party-boat the Treasure Galleon.

Lesson of the day?

Them Treasure Galleons may look good and be fun to party on, but they sure suck as Pirate Ships! Stick with the warships!

(Maybe next time I'll experiment with being a Merchantman Pirate)

duong · Powder Monkey Posts: 13 **80 Gold** -

have fun with the royal sloop.
rupertlittlebear is conducting an experiment about how a ship's speed affects the entire fleet.
my favourite ship is the royal sloop but i keep a galleon behind it to haul my plunder.

Bloody William Flint · Swabbie Posts: 110 **207 Gold** -

i keepthe ship they give me till i fight raymondo then take his ship for the rest of the game
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rupertlittlebear · Helmsman Posts: 4545 **10381 Gold** -

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DrBeast · Cutthroat Posts: 493 **5316 Gold** -

Depends on what you define as "lesser" ship. Many would view a war canoe as a lesser ship with regards to a SoTL, as the SoTL is a rare ship to come by. I, however have no compunctions about selling the SoTL and keeping the war canoe! Let's face it: it's easier to find and capture a SoTL with a war canoe than to capture a war canoe with a SoTL! Razz

But that's just my (highly biased in favor of the war canoe) opinion on this matter...
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Yellowbeard · Seaman Posts: 208 **7885 Gold** -

Heck, I'd just like to SEE a SotL just once! Thing is, a War Canoe is a dime a dozen... I can grab one whenever I feel like it... I can never find a SotL!

I've been reading all the posts and tips on how to get a SotL... late games, ticking-off then stalking wealthy ports of British and French, etc, etc, etc... yet I still can't ever find one!

I chose to keep the Treasure Galleon over my Frigate/Royal Sloop just because it's so easy to get a Frigate or Royal Sloop, while a Treasure Galleon was more rare (though certainly not as rare as a SotL).

Cussler · Cutthroat Posts: 373 **2686 Gold** -

All I can say is concentrate your plundering around the St. Kitts/Nevis area. Sail up and down. Attack both the English and French. Leave the Dutch alone in case you need a close port to repair. They also don't send out SotLs as much as the others.

I can't be postitive, but I think that's your best bet to seeing one.

Or you can wait til cyberops' mod where you can pick your ship from the beginning, or even buy ships. Very Happy

Yellowbeard · Seaman Posts: 208 **7885 Gold** -

Thanks Cussler... I've been picking on the English most of the game to try and get a SotL from them, but have had no luck... finally, I've attained Duke with France, Holland and Spain, and am nearly finished getting rank with the English (after turning on the Spanish again). I was going to start picking on the French in Haiti for awhile until I finish up my English rank, then I guess I'll go to Nevis/St Kitts area and do what you recomend... I really want a SotL!