Hello All!
Just wanted to throw my two cents in about how awesome this game is! I absolutely love it, the combat is amazing, and the world feels so much more alive in this latest release.
2 things: 1) I was thinking all day about how neat it would be to be able to deploy allied ships in the combat simulator so you can see how one ship works with another, especially carriers and fighters. Then it was in the patch release. This proves that Alex is a mind reader.
2) It would be cool to have missions vs. other factions, not just pirates.
I think the only big thing the game needs now is a higher tier objective: I.e., pitting rival factions against each other. An easy start in that direction would be as you decrease relationships with a faction (maybe Luddite church?), other enemy factions start putting bounties on said faction. Or maybe they just put bounties either way to make you question your loyalty.
The game is incredible though. If you want any help I would love to contribute by writing lore or something in my spare time. Just give me a faction or something to develop and I'll go nuts! Keep up the great work.