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Ships – Classes versus Skins
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There seems to be a lot of skin selling going on. I myself, like the lighter side of Ashes to include ships, building, and commerce. I thought about the ‘work arounds’ a player might use with their respective skins to disguise their intent. As example, can I use a small sailboat disguised as a warship? To that end, I propose a skin/build safeguard to ensure folks don’t over do their stealth mode. Pardon for any un-PC terms below. Any modifications or suggestions? Here is the general build versus skins fit:
Build Classes (by boatwright line crafter ability) - Skins
Very Small - Dingy, Rowboat, Raft
Small (apprentice) - Private Sailboat, Rum Runner, Patrol Boat
Medium (journeyman) - Sailboat, Catamaran, Explorer, Frigate*
Large (master) - Gambling Paddle Boat, Whaler/Processing, Cruiser
Very Large - Cargo/Tanker, Battleship, Cruise Liner
* Typical skin available before launch at Ashes web site.
Comments
I would hope that skins would not be able to disguise the type of ship, since that would imply that real world money could be used to impact game outcomes....P2W.
Rather skins could make your craft look different in fun ways, but a frigate would still be identifiable as a frigate and a rumrunner as a rumrunner.
I like your ship ideas, btw.
I cant wait to do a Captain Jack Sparrow.