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Testbed Patch Notes Update: The Cost of Fourth Rates
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Fourth Rates are intended to be great ships for port battles, but they’re not supposed to be all-around superior and cheaper to other standard level 50 ships. Part of their low cost comes from mechanics that have gradually changed over the past few months, such as the other line ships and the rate of commendation drops. There are a variety of changes in 1.2 that impact the cost of the Fourth Rates.
First, as you can already see on Testbed, we set the durability on all Fourth Rates to two points per deed, reflecting Design's original intent for these ships.
The next change we’re making replaces the royal commendation turn in for a Mordaunt with a Mastercraft Defiant. Originally, the Mordaunt was handed out in those turn-in missions because that reward was on par with Third, Second and First Rate ships. Now that those ships are no longer in direct competition, the impact of the Mordaunt reward increased significantly. That’s why we changed it to a high-end frigate instead of a Fourth Rate. Customers will be able to see this change on Testbed later this week.
At the end of the day, Fourth Rate ships are intended to be moderately more expensive than the other level 50 ships. While this change does impact Naval officers, it is meant to address the issues of the strength and availability of Fourth Rates overshadowing the choices available to the Privateers, Pirates and Freetraders.
We invite your comments on the adjustment to the cost of Fourth Rates, and look forward to answering any questions you may have.
Best,
Aether
Mer 12 Mar - 16:05
