Captains, following changes were deployed today, March 26th, on the Test Server:
Port Battles now have two distinct types for each ship size category:
[h3]Shallow Water (6th-7th Rates)[/h3]
Balanced Port Battles – Allows a mix of different ships, e.g., 25 ships with small BR (Lynx) or fewer ships with higher BR
Max BR Port Battles – Allows 25 ships with high BR
Balanced Total BR - 325
Max Total BR - 1000Min allowed ship - Lynx
Max allowed ship - Le Gros Ventre Refit[h3]Deep Water (4th-5th Rates)[/h3]
Balanced Port Battles – Allows a mix of different ships, e.g., 25 ships with small BR (Hercules) or fewer ships with higher BR
Max BR Port Battles – Allows 25 ships with high BR
Balanced Total BR - 1450
Max Total BR - 2975Min allowed ship - Mortar Brig
Max allowed ship - Wapen von Hamburg[h3]Deep Water (1st-3rd Rates)[/h3]
Balanced Port Battles – Allows a mix of different ships, e.g., 25 ships with small BR (3rd Rate) or fewer ships with higher BR
Max BR Port Battles - Allows 25 ship with high BR
Balanced Total BR - 3300
Max Total BR - 6000Min allowed ship - Mortar Brig
Max allowed ship - Duke of KentAdditionally, Raider Port Battles and Port Battles against defending NPCs have been adjusted to reflect these changes.
You can easily judge which ship you can take into a battle by looking at Port BR:
- 325 BR - from Lynx to Le Gros Ventre Refit
- 1000 BR - from Lynx to Le Gros Ventre Refit
- 1450 BR - from Mortar Brig to Wapen von Hamburg
- 2975 BR - from Mortar Brig to Wapen von Hamburg
- 3300 BR - from Mortar Brig to Duke of Kent
- 6000 BR - from Mortar Brig to Duke of Kent
Port Battle ship limits are based on BR, not ship rank.
- For example, in Port Battles with a BR limit of 1450 or 2975, you can bring any ship with a BR lower than Wapen of Hamburg (even if it’s a 3rd rate ship) and higher than Mortar Brig