Match speed with vessel.

Crosshair · Postby **Crosshair** » Sun Oct 15, 2006 8:31 am

Like the Equal button on a road, but next to a ship on the location tab when sailing. You'd have to guess at the direction they're going in, but with the new arrows, its easier.

Liljum · Postby **Liljum** » Sun Oct 15, 2006 10:37 am

Like it. Then similar size ships can travell along each other.

You see a hugh fleet of rakers travelling the high seas.

Rusalka · Postby **Rusalka** » Sun Oct 15, 2006 11:42 am

Match speed AND direction. It is also very important, is't it?

Chris Johnson · Postby **Chris Johnson** » Sun Oct 15, 2006 11:50 am

I don't like this suggestion - it's not the same issue as on roads where there was little infomation about relative speeds and direction is limited to two options.

All the visual clues are now available to do this in game whilst sailing , I don't think it should be automated as requested here . I appreciate that the visual cues don't help the people with accessiblity issues but that can be addressed in other ways.

Hannibal The Imbecile 15 · Postby **Hannibal The Imbecile 15** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 1:00 am

I'm for the automation.

Postby **Jos Elkink** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 5:46 pm

I don't really understand why not? It's quite a hassle to try to do it visually, no?

deadboy · Postby **deadboy** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 5:50 pm

I'm also for the automation. It makes travelling between islands easier as you can just follow someone else without worrying that if you don't log on for a day you will lose them and starve

sem · Postby **sem** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 8:54 pm

This could certainly make life easier for pirates.

Talapus · Postby **Talapus** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 10:26 pm

At least on land, you get a chance to throw them off at each town you come to. On the sea there would be no such opportunities.

deadboy · Postby **deadboy** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 10:28 pm

Actually

That's where you're wrong.

People would set it to automatic in their faster vessels and leave their game for a few days expecting to catch up with them.

Some clever sailing and you can crash them into land, stopping the automation, and sail off scott free

Spider · Postby **Spider** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 10:55 pm

I don't like this...sailing isn't about copying someone. This would suck if you are a pirate and being chase and if you are a normal person being chased by pirates. Doing it by your eyes is still more realistic. And in real life, some things are a hassle!

Black Canyon · Postby **Black Canyon** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 11:05 pm

Yeah... at first glance this seemed like a good idea. Fleets of ships could sail together without much effort.

However I think it would quickly turn into a means for pirates, as well as pirate-hunters to chase down their prey. I think there should be an element of luck and/or skill involved in either, not a simple automated button. :wink:

N-Aldwitch · Postby **N-Aldwitch** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 9:54 am

Yeah, don't like it..

deadboy · Postby **deadboy** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 12:56 pm

I do

Postby **Jos Elkink** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 1:16 pm

Matching speed without automation is very difficult, why not allow it? I don't really understand the objections.

Of course, you would not totally follow the vessel automatically. You just match speed (only speed) at the moment you press the button. If the other vessel then changes course or speed, you still need to react yourself.

Match speed with vessel.

Match speed with vessel.

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