Hi Captain Jack,
I was reading through old changelogs and noticed this one:

Changelog wrote:1.5.60 (2015-07-27 09:39:32)

New game feature: Special Events
With Special Events, we add the ability to change specific rules of the game for a limited time. Such events will take place spontaneously or on schedule and will be initiated either by administration or player quests.

I don't remember any discussion about this item but I may have just missed it. Seems like we're due for an interesting event or two...

I was just thinking... what would happen if suddenly the sell price of tools in Vaasburg suddenly decreased to 12 gold instead of the usual 16-18? Maybe the price event only lasts a day or three. Or what if the gold bar buy/sell prices in a random port were to increase by 200 gold for a few minutes every few hours? Maybe then someone might find it worthwhile to trade gold bars between ports. Currently the lowest port's sell price is 2058 and the highest port's buy price is 2099 which makes for very little incentive to trade bars between ports.

Captain Jack, what are the specific rules that you are able to change for a limited time with the Special Events game feature?

-Captain D

it would be nice to see

I believe this was meant for those events which we had with skirmishes I forgot what was it double points per day or something like that. As far as these suggestions tools one could be nice as far as it goes with goldbars it would be too complicated to follow

I once made a suggestion called "external political events", which would a rather strong version of "special events", causing lots of action.

Special Event(s) suggestions


Plunder Hour!
You plunder 5% of the players purse ( However it is generated by the game ) this lasts for a hour.

Pirate showdown ( 12 hour period ) !
Per ship, those carrying the jolly roger flag gain 50,000 ship every hour

Merchant Glory ( 12 hour period ) !
All resources have a higher demand! They are all worth 20 gold coins then before!

Merchant Haven ( 1 Whole day ) !
For 24 hours, all merchants can not be skirmished!

Pirates Haven ( 1 Whole day) !
Those flying the Jolly roger, can not be hit if there danger is less then 1000!

Made these up, thought it would be fun... I believe they are balanced but, who knows

John Avery wrote:Special Event(s) suggestions


Plunder Hour!
You plunder 5% of the players purse ( However it is generated by the game ) this lasts for a hour.

Pirate showdown ( 12 hour period ) !
Per ship, those carrying the jolly roger flag gain 50,000 ship every hour

Merchant Glory ( 12 hour period ) !
All resources have a higher demand! They are all worth 20 gold coins then before!

Merchant Haven ( 1 Whole day ) !
For 24 hours, all merchants can not be skirmished!

Pirates Haven ( 1 Whole day) !
Those flying the Jolly roger, can not be hit if there danger is less then 1000!

Made these up, thought it would be fun... I believe they are balanced but, who knows

+1

John Avery wrote:Special Event(s) suggestions


Plunder Hour!
You plunder 5% of the players purse ( However it is generated by the game ) this lasts for a hour.

Pirate showdown ( 12 hour period ) !
Per ship, those carrying the jolly roger flag gain 50,000 ship every hour

Merchant Glory ( 12 hour period ) !
All resources have a higher demand! They are all worth 20 gold coins then before!

Merchant Haven ( 1 Whole day ) !
For 24 hours, all merchants can not be skirmished!

Pirates Haven ( 1 Whole day) !
Those flying the Jolly roger, can not be hit if there danger is less then 1000!

Made these up, thought it would be fun... I believe they are balanced but, who knows

-1 most of these are simply bad for merchants!

John Avery wrote:Special Event(s) suggestions


Plunder Hour!
You plunder 5% of the players purse ( However it is generated by the game ) this lasts for a hour.

Pirate showdown ( 12 hour period ) !
Per ship, those carrying the jolly roger flag gain 50,000 ship every hour

Merchant Glory ( 12 hour period ) !
All resources have a higher demand! They are all worth 20 gold coins then before!

Merchant Haven ( 1 Whole day ) !
For 24 hours, all merchants can not be skirmished!

Pirates Haven ( 1 Whole day) !
Those flying the Jolly roger, can not be hit if there danger is less then 1000!

Made these up, thought it would be fun... I believe they are balanced but, who knows

I have too say some of the 100% traders will say no I'm not a 100% trader so I will be saying +1 it shall help out with activity in the game

I am not 100% trader either but I agree with PK these are bad for merchants so -1

3 of them help Pirates; And 3 of them help Merchants.