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Mr. Blue
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War canoes are for real men. In my wife's case, for a real woman. My wife might wonder why I use a war canoe, since I'm not all that manly, but hey a guy can dream.
Mail runners are a nice alternative for the rarity value.
Sloop, Brig, and Frigate classes are all fine if you are willing to settle for less or want something else for a change. The SOtL is only better than the war canoe if your name is Dave the Knave.
Flying cars would be a cool option, but we can't mod it.
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ExtraCrispy
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Bah. Better to compensate buy getting an entire fleet of SotLs. |
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sparticus
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| Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 9:19 am Post subject: |
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| ExtraCrispy wrote: | | Bah. Better to compensate buy getting an entire fleet of SotLs. |
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War Canoes are faster  longer Battles - but fun |
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ExtraCrispy
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| Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 10:27 am Post subject: |
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Fun = amount of gold and fame * 3 |
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Rupert Drake
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Brig is a decent ship, but it is not great at any aspect, it is merely good.
War Canoe + Ship of The Line is the ultimate fleet combination IMHO.
If I do get second SoTL, I sell it because one is good enough. |
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jlangsdo
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| Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 12:43 am Post subject: |
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From dictionary.reference.com:
Brig: "the compartment of a ship where prisoners are confined" |
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Dave the Knave
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| Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 7:37 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | The SOtL is only better than the war canoe if your name is Dave the Knave. |
The Ship of the Line is better than the War Canoe.
Dave the Knave has spoken. And he has spoken the truth, because only he can say such remarkable things and get away with it.
| Quote: | | I think Rupert considers the war canoe to be ultimate ship. |
Aye, it is true, but furry animals such as bears (little or rupert, or both, as the case may be) have their own likes and dislikes. And their own funny little ideas.
Metaphorically speaking, a War Canoe is a clever Mozart, a Ship of the Line a thundering Beethoven. Don't expect one to act like the other.
At times I like to listen to Mozart, other times, Beethoven.
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rupertlittlebear
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| Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 6:23 pm Post subject: |
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[quote="Dave the Knave"] | Quote: | | Metaphorically speaking, a War Canoe is a clever Mozart, a Ship of the Line a thundering Beethoven. Don't expect one to act like the other. |
A Ferrari will out corner a Kenworth
but obviously a Kenworth hauls more than a Ferrari
Are you a truck driver
or a racing car driver |
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Dave the Knave
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| Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 5:30 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | A Ferrari will out corner a Kenworth
but obviously a Kenworth hauls more than a Ferrari
Are you a truck driver
or a racing car driver |
I would compare a War Canoe to a previously owned 4-cylinder sports car, not a Ferrari. Compact, quick, and cheap...
A Ship of the Line would be like Optimus Prime! He ain't no ordinary 18-wheeler...he's fast, tough, and has awesome firepower...
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Geetee
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| Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2011 11:40 am Post subject: |
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My perfect fleet is a war canoe to do the fighting and an SOTL to haul freight (not quite as good as a treasure galleon).
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Wolfwood
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| Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 3:56 am Post subject: |
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| jlangsdo wrote: | From dictionary.reference.com:
Brig: "the compartment of a ship where prisoners are confined" |
Only one meaning, of course.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brig
Personally, I used to gather Brigs of War into my Pirates! fleet merely because they were not so special. Everyone else was praising the canoes and sloops and sotls, so I decided to just play with the brigs to be a bit different.
Not that the choice of vessels changes the game that much, in the end.
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Dave the Knave
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| Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2011 2:02 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | Not that the choice of vessels changes the game that much, in the end. |
Aye, as long as you have fun and succeed, use whatever you may; there is no bonus for the ship(s) you end up with, now is there?
| Quote: | | My perfect fleet is a war canoe to do the fighting and an SOTL to haul freight (not quite as good as a treasure galleon). |
Well, avast, geetee...if you want to use a battleship to haul 100,000 pallets of Q-Tip boxes, that's your choice...but I don't reckon that "an egregious misallocation of speed, durability, firepower, and sheer awesomeness that is the elusive and coveted Ship of the Line" means "perfect," now does it, matey?
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rupertlittlebear
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| Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2011 2:35 am Post subject: |
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only people who covet a SOTL
are ones who have never driven
a war canoe |
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Dave the Knave
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| Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 2:19 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | only people who covet a SOTL
are ones who have never driven
a war canoe |
Not so, matey! Ye know very well that I have driven both, and like 'em both passing well!
So, here's a brace of salutes for ye, shipmate!
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jlangsdo
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| Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 12:33 am Post subject: |
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Actually, I'm starting to appreciate brigs a little more. Playing at a higher difficultly level, with a more aged pirate, I find my trusty royal sloop gets pretty beat up. A brig takes a lot of damage before it sinks.
Plus they sell for good money. |
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