What would make you excited to see in the game?

[Barnabas Sackett]

I know this is planned for someday, but land battles for port control and spheres of influence would make me excited. Plus fleets some how affecting the port, by influence, blockades etc

[Barnabas Sackett]

You guys are on track, i just wish it could be done faster, but i know it's work and i appreciate you guys

[Magnarok]

Prices floating on a free market; based on supply and demand.
Food, Wood, Cotton, Iron, and Tools could be consumed at ports according to their population.
Rum & Tobacco consumption would have to do with the prosperity of the port; as discretionary goods they could be priced according to how much trading occurs at the port. This could infer that the total cash value of trade implies more income for the population, and the number and size of ships (or their crews) arriving generates income for dockworkers, taverns, inns, and bawdyhouses. All of the money that we pay to our crews must be spent in port, right?
And Gold could be distributed by governors as a political tool of influence, indicating the popularity of the government.

[Magnarok]

Opium, slavery, and press gangs (sail a ship into a port and use the crew to draft/kidnap more crew!)
When a battle takes place, some crew members could defect to the winner in addition to the cash, cargo, and damage penalties!

[Magnarok]

Careening: Wooden ships in the age of sail would constantly be chewed up by marine worms, barnacles, etc. As the worms got more entrenched, the ships would slow, leak, and essentially take progressive damage.

So occasionally, ships would have to be careened -- either brought to a port sophisticated enough to have a dry dock, or "careened" to the side by use of winch and pulley from another seagoing ship or a mothballed huik. The crew would scrape the vermin off one side of the boat, then careen the ship to the other side to get the other side of the keel.

[Magnarok]

Royal Navies would pay their sailors, who had often been kidnapped, a pittance wage.
Privateers would pay their sailors a small share of their profits; with the captain and owners getting the lions share.
Pirates would share almost alike -- with the captain getting perhaps 1 1/2 to 4 shares.

AND, pirate captains were ELECTED, not appointed. Wouldn't it be cool if a pirate who fared badly had ships crews mutiny and become NPCs?

[Barnabas Sackett]

+1 magnorak, i like your ideas

[Grapefruit]

Is not exactly exciting but could we get a halt on danger thing for our fishing fleets?

[Captain Jack]

AND, pirate captains were ELECTED, not appointed. Wouldn't it be cool if a pirate who fared badly had ships crews mutiny and become NPCs?

I really like this idea.

[Psychodad]

Just as the title suggests, let us know what could excite you to see in the game?

Is it one of the existing ideas? (ie, forthcoming ships market) or something else you have in mind?

By all means share...

Less tilting of the playing field in favor of pirates.

Oops, I offered an opinion that is against the nature of the game...if you're not a pirate you are supposed to be a quiet sheep to be sheared. My apologies, I will probably be banned again just for thinking such things...

I still have a few ships left, what can I do to help the Midway?