Message text These modified statistics for the ships explain a lot. In the online version, it seems to pay off to aim at rigging every time. The hull usually has fewer points to destroy, but many more hull shots turn into crew or gun hits. It would be nice to test out this other numbers, or to have the current numbers balanced a little better.
Especially since many rake shots were meant to flatten everyone on deck, it would be nice to have the crew reduced to a level where one could reasonably eliminate a bar of the crew. In a dozen or more games now, I have yet to see that happen. Same with the guns. I think the original game's ratios would restore a certain balance to the game.
At the very least, if the number of guns is going to be doubled while the hull and rigging aren't, the rake bonus needs to be halved to compensate.
And I agree...poor Conquerant! |
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