ocean combat

saints17137

Have you guys thought about adding npc ships that travel from one port to another that players can raid like a player ship. Maybe add some escort ships that need to be boarded and kill the captain that is an elite npc. maybe even be able to salvage the wreckage for some basic materials.

George_Black

Why play with npcs? That's what players are for.

saints17137

players aren't the only thing that will fill out a game. npc encounters play an important role too. i also was talking about attacking them. not riding with them

Noaani

I would expect to see wildlife as ocean based mobs, rather than ships.

Depraved

cool idea

Gabigode

I like it, think the same!

Killendel

George_Black wrote: »

Why play with npcs? That's what players are for.

A person will be much more difficult to play against, some people would want a more casual kind of challenge.

Vaknar

Hello! This is a great idea! You'll be pleased to know that this is planned content. Here is what Steven has said regarding this in the past: "NPC ships will be present on the ocean that are adversaries or monsters that will be targets for players to try to raid or hunt for treasure" - https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Ships

Be sure to check out the wiki if you haven't. There is a ton of useful information there! ^_^

Abarat

Noaani wrote: »

I would expect to see wildlife as ocean based mobs, rather than ships.

I like the idea of both.

CROW3

NPC naval combat in AC:Odyssey was fun as hell. Throw a few groups of solid AI pirate schooners in the open ocean and it will be awesome.

chibibree

saints17137 wrote: »

players aren't the only thing that will fill out a game. npc encounters play an important role too. i also was talking about attacking them. not riding with them

I would suppose that to be akin to the bandits that lurk along the trails we can go down. I think it would be fun to see both sea life and human life as npc interactives be it friendly or otherwise!