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Lower NPC fleet attack rates

CovilleCoville Posts: 5Member Beginner
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I am a newer player but the rate if NPC fleet attack is just insane and when they attack they are effectively invincible.  I understand that if you raise your toon to high battle levels and fleet with other people with high battle levels the rate is reduced, or buying cash shop items or finding powerful items.  However fleeting is not usually viable and why should I be forced to grind Maritime if I want to be an adventurer?  I am not saying to remove NPC fleet attacks completely but the frequency of triggering them needs to be seriously reduced or the number of NPC fleets need to be reduced.  I was in a location where I could count 20+ NPC ships at one time so even trying going around them was not possible!.  I am a lvl 26 Maritime but lvl 90+ total and I trigger 2-3 attacks whenever I leave port.  This really reduces the enjoyment of the game as these encounters add NOTHING but the chance to be shipwrecked quickly as the NPC fleets are insanely powerful.

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  • kadamskadams Posts: 59Member Beginner
    Leave the NPC fleets where they are for players doing maritime stuff, but definitely tone down the aggressiveness of some of the npc fleets that create a wall of ships blocking the way.
  • crazyhunter2003crazyhunter2003 Posts: 763Member Intermediate
    to the O/P  try avoiding npc fleets(do not sail directly into them),and use caution skill to avoid ambushes.

    it is very easy to play without having to fight npcs

    there are very few areas where you encounter the large amount of fleets you describe
    IGN:JackO'Neil
  • aceman39aceman39 Posts: 943Member Intermediate
    You can't always avoid the NPC fleets When you go to places like EA and sometimes going to a port they line that with a large amount of fleets so not easy to avoid them as they are out of the green safe zone and will hit you like crazy
  • mondobogusmondobogus Posts: 57Member Beginner
    Most places you can use Cease Fire Agreements (may need to spam them) in India/Persian areas. In places like EA those won't work, but Tributes for Brigands are easy enough to get and work 100% vs any NPC fleet. In either case just set them to a custom slot, and have that slot page ready (page 1 and not on 2 or 3).

    I find the worst place starts just before Aden through to Suez. Annoying being stopped, but easy to not get sunk.

    As stated earlier use caution to avoid ambushes. Another effect of caution that is unstated: the higher the skill's rank, the less likely a visible fleet will attack.
    IGN: AngelOfDeath / KnightWhoSaysNEE NI!
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