Naval Action

DrunkWolf

Picked this game up a few days ago on steam and was blown away by how fun it is. How did i never see this game?

So for those who dont know, its a Navy war ship game based in the 1700s, open world with open world pvp on the pvp servers. Huge port battles where your nation will take control of the port. The map is so freaking huge i have heard it takes about 15+ hours of real time to sail from one side to the other. So far the main pvp server has been full since its early access alpha release on steam.

The price is a little up there for a indie game 40$, I was hoping it would be around 20-30 but honestly after playing it to me its well worth the 40 bucks.

If anybody gives this game a try do some youtube research first, the game has NO tutorial what so ever. It just drops you in and you have to figure things out and ask for help in chat, most people have been really helpful to new players so that has been good.

The game has a real economy with people doing trade runs and building ships for players. so crafters are really needed in this game they make the best ships. Its also a slow leveling game so you wont be max level in a weekend sitting there board feeling like you beat the game already.

anyways just thought i would make a post for the game since there is no forum on here or anything to advertise the game around here.

BizkitNL

A bit too pricey for me. It looks fun, but with XCOM 2 on the horizon, I won't be playing it much.

Might pick it up later when it's a bit more developed and hopefully in a sale. We'll see.

Dibdabs

Yep, I'll wait a few months, maybe even a year if it takes that long, and catch it in a sale as well.

Dahkoht

Same as OP , bought and wondered how I every missed this.

I love the devs also , telling those who want it easier and quicker already that it's not happening.

Also no sales anytime before retail launch they have said repeatedly. That early backers should get a deal compared to retail launch price.

This isn't for those who can't do a little reading and research on tips , nor want instant everything , it's a great open world game , far better than PotBS ever was.

BizkitNL

Dahkoht said:

Same as OP , bought and wondered how I every missed this.

I love the devs also , telling those who want it easier and quicker already that it's not happening.

Also no sales anytime before retail launch they have said repeatedly. That early backers should get a deal compared to retail launch price.

This isn't for those who can't do a little reading and research on tips , nor want instant everything , it's a great open world game , far better than PotBS ever was.

After having watched some Twitch streams of Naval Action, I think even trying to compare it to PotBS is an insult to Naval Action.

I haven't played Naval Action obviously, but that's my take on what I've seen so far.

DarLorkar

BizkitNL said:

Dahkoht said:

Same as OP , bought and wondered how I every missed this.

I love the devs also , telling those who want it easier and quicker already that it's not happening.

Also no sales anytime before retail launch they have said repeatedly. That early backers should get a deal compared to retail launch price.

This isn't for those who can't do a little reading and research on tips , nor want instant everything , it's a great open world game , far better than PotBS ever was.

After having watched some Twitch streams of Naval Action, I think even trying to compare it to PotBS is an insult to Naval Action.

I haven't played Naval Action obviously, but that's my take on what I've seen so far.

How is that an insult? They obviously copied some things from POTBS, and not others.

EA game so lot's of things could change...but looks like they took some things from POTBS that  they liked.

Kind of how most dev's do things, take what they like and have seen done well and use them.

Anyway, looks interesting and i will keep an eye on it. 

BizkitNL

DarLorkar said:

BizkitNL said:

Dahkoht said:

Same as OP , bought and wondered how I every missed this.

I love the devs also , telling those who want it easier and quicker already that it's not happening.

Also no sales anytime before retail launch they have said repeatedly. That early backers should get a deal compared to retail launch price.

This isn't for those who can't do a little reading and research on tips , nor want instant everything , it's a great open world game , far better than PotBS ever was.

After having watched some Twitch streams of Naval Action, I think even trying to compare it to PotBS is an insult to Naval Action.

I haven't played Naval Action obviously, but that's my take on what I've seen so far.

How is that an insult? They obviously copied some things from POTBS, and not others.

EA game so lot's of things could change...but looks like they took some things from POTBS that  they liked.

Kind of how most dev's do things, take what they like and have seen done well and use them.

Anyway, looks interesting and i will keep an eye on it. 

Nonono, I mean how Naval Action is more akin to a simulator.

When 2 games are going to be about the age of sail, there's plenty of stuff going to be similar. I just find PotBS more of an action game, as opposed to NA.

Then again, feel free to correct me about that. Haven't played NA, so I could be completely off.

Marcus-

Picked it up the other day, and I'm definetly enjoying it. 

Redsalt

I will have to check this one out. I played PotBS back when it first launched, almost forgot about that one.

DarLorkar

BizkitNL said:

DarLorkar said:

BizkitNL said:

Dahkoht said:

Same as OP , bought and wondered how I every missed this.

I love the devs also , telling those who want it easier and quicker already that it's not happening.

Also no sales anytime before retail launch they have said repeatedly. That early backers should get a deal compared to retail launch price.

This isn't for those who can't do a little reading and research on tips , nor want instant everything , it's a great open world game , far better than PotBS ever was.

After having watched some Twitch streams of Naval Action, I think even trying to compare it to PotBS is an insult to Naval Action.

I haven't played Naval Action obviously, but that's my take on what I've seen so far.

How is that an insult? They obviously copied some things from POTBS, and not others.

EA game so lot's of things could change...but looks like they took some things from POTBS that  they liked.

Kind of how most dev's do things, take what they like and have seen done well and use them.

Anyway, looks interesting and i will keep an eye on it. 

Nonono, I mean how Naval Action is more akin to a simulator.

When 2 games are going to be about the age of sail, there's plenty of stuff going to be similar. I just find PotBS more of an action game, as opposed to NA.

Then again, feel free to correct me about that. Haven't played NA, so I could be completely off.

Naw you are right. More sim -vs- action.  Fights take a while, no magic skills/actions like POTBS had. 

Map, you have to figure out where you are by looking at coast of any land mass you are by.

But you can definitely see where they took some ideas from POTBS, the durability count on ship loss, being the most prominent.

PVP and PVE servers here, so you can play the game more the way you want.

Needs tweaking on PVE though. People can jump your fights and steal the ships you are fighting and trying to capture. Which they are aware of and fixing soon. Was an unintended bug they had from changing how battles were flagged.

Basically an EA game:P  But if you like slower more skill needed sailing ship fights...for sure something to keep eye on.

Dahkoht

I love the no in game radar , gps map location etc. You can actually get lost at sea and be relieved to find a landmark to orient your position etc.

mgilbrtsn

Just got it, and it looks like it's gonna be fun.  Gonna take a bit though.  With no tutorial and no minimap, the learning curve is gonna bit a bit higher than many games.  However, from what I have played, there is no doubt that I'm gonna be here for a while. 

It is a bit pricey though.

sludgebeard

PotBS was a disgrace to all of us that waited so long for it to drop. And dont get me wrong, it was totally our fault this happened.

I, along with many others yelled at the Burning Sea devs for not including Avatar combat from the start, and the sad thing is, they listened to the players and the end product became a mish-mash of ideas and systems that had no cohesive basis between one another. 

If they had spent that last year fixing bugs, testing PvP zones, and actually fixing the selling point of the game instead of doing what the forum goers wanted, it would have kept that company alive and saved the damn game.

MMOExposed

Is this a MMO or WoTanks style game?

Lorgarn

MMOExposed said:

Is this a MMO or WoTanks style game?

I guess that depends on your definition of an MMO.

I'll tell you how it plays though; You as a player chose one of a handful of nations, you travel via an 'overworld' at 2x sailing speed. (The map is very large indeed) In this overworld you'll sail between ports, you'll see other ships both players and NPCs. You'll also stumble upon fights, these can be both PvE and PvP.

There is no fighting in overworld, only traveling and instigating a battle. A battle takes place in an instance at location, other players can join battle, either with or against you. (Only for the first few minutes of the battle before it closes) Doesn't sound very MMOish but it actually works quite well considering.

So, is it an MMO? I would definitely be more inclined to call Naval Action an MMO much more than I would other games like WoT, Ark, DayZ, Destiny, etc. Does it fly under your personal definition of what an MMO is? Only you can answer that.

nariusseldon

Lorgarn said:

MMOExposed said:

Is this a MMO or WoTanks style game?

I guess that depends on your definition of an MMO.

If you use the definition of THIS site, WoT is a MMO.

mgilbrtsn

Leave aside the definition debate of MMO, Its persistent, so it's not really like WoT.   It has crafting, trading, PvP, although there are PvE servers.

Xeno.phon

Naval action is a great game for being in an alpha state. I havent crashed once or even encountered a bug, though that placeholder UI is the worst ever. But it has nicely done sea combat right down to waiting for the right swell in the waves to fire.

The one downside imo is they only allow one character per server and have no faction change options as of yet.

Teala

Xeno.phon said:

Naval action is a great game for being in an alpha state. I havent crashed once or even encountered a bug, though that placeholder UI is the worst ever. But it has nicely done sea combat right down to waiting for the right swell in the waves to fire.

The one downside imo is they only allow one character per server and have no faction change options as of yet.

I was thinking of trying this game...then you wrote, "alpha state".  So the game is not in beta yet?  It is early access?   I'll wait until it's released then.   I've all ready got enough on my plate that are "still in the works".

Ryker

Grabbed this game a few days ago. Comparable to PotBS but with better graphics and you dont have an avatar and no walking on land. Since no avatar and walking around the boarding other ships kinda suck right now, hope they improve this. No point and click combat you actually have to aim. Took me 1.5 hours to sink my first ship lol.  Fun Game looking forward to future updates.