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Fluffy Blue Egg
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 12:05 am    Post subject: Swords Reply with quote

I have a question - what sword do you think is best? I use a rapier, but I hear on Swash a cutlass is the way to go. What do you guys think, and why do you use the sword you use? Thanks!
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Tom Pullings
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 2:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have always stayed with the rapier - especially on swash. I know that the cutlass is supposed to be a better defensive weapon, but I don't think I could cope with Monty, who has a rapier, or the English captain of the guard.
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Fluffy Blue Egg
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 12:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah, same here. I accidentally used a Cutlass on Monty, got whipped, and had to go all the way across Mexico again... with my rapier I got him back though Smile
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BosPus
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 4:43 pm    Post subject: Re: Swords Reply with quote

Save the game before the fight .. sometimes cutlass will be better (lose less men), i don't know why though .. but 85 % of the time i use rapier ..

I haven't figured out the formula for losing your men in fight yet but it looks random. I will give two examples :

1. The second ship i got when i began my game was a frigate. I fought enemy captain and won, never taking a hit from him and always hitting him on my attack (I had 50 men, he had 200 - it was dutch invasion force on a frigate) ..
End result = I lost 6 men and got a frigate, heh Smile
I had to redo it few times though, by loading game ..

2. Later on in the game .. I fought enemy captain and won, never taking a hit from him and always hitting him on my attack (I had 200 men, he had 50 .. End result = I lost 30 men and got a ship Sad
I had to redo it few times though to make it perfect, by loading game ..


++ Some hints i recently found out.

1. If you hold button - or + it will zoom in pr zoom out while sailing your ship, making a much larger area visible if you max zoom out.

2. If you hold button for slash, thrust or chop after selecting your sword .. 70 % of the time you will immediately hit the opponent skipping the beginning animation of a duel.

3. If you hold only slash the entire duel on rogue, with rapier and fencing shirts and balanced swords you are always faster than opponent .. even faster then his thrust or if he evades or defends.
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jeff204vk
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 05, 2012 4:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I almost always use the cutlass, which allows me to defend successfully even against fast opponents on Swashbuckler. (My style is defend and counterattack.) I sometimes use the longsword against Montalban in his lair, though, because it is fast enough on offense to hit him, but I can still manage to counterattack.
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 7:33 am    Post subject: poosting coomments................ Reply with quote

Facing Realibilty swords..................... Sailor
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 11:31 pm    Post subject: Re: poosting coomments................ Reply with quote

Naveed123 wrote:
Facing Realibilty swords..................... Sailor



Welcome to "Hooked on Pirates".

Could you please elaborate and explain?
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 1:43 am    Post subject: Re: poosting coomments................ Reply with quote

Rusty Edge wrote:
Naveed123 wrote:
Facing Realibilty swords..................... Sailor



Welcome to "Hooked on Pirates".

Could you please elaborate and explain?


Too Much Rum ???? Buddies Arr!
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 3:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Or too much Spam.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 3:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Captain Teague wrote:
Or too much Spam.


Or Both - SPRum Smile
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