Knighthonor.4061 Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 Skiffs can be a cool. But I have an idea for a new expansion map update that can make use off the Skiffs for combat purpose in PVE. This new map is a Meta Map that is built around the meta, with a downtime timer. Here some fundamental rule and changes for the way the Skiffs in this map work: *Personal Skiff Summon is disabled. All Skiffs have to be taken from the starting Dock. *The Skiffs take the skin that the driver has. *If the Skiff Driver abandons the Skiff, the skiff can be taken control by a different player and that player's skin would take effect. *All Players on the map can get the "board the skiff" option. But Each skiff only hold a max of 5 players *Non-Driver Players get 2 Dynamic Pop-up skills. (Dynamic Pop Up Skills for Skiff Passengers) *Equip Cannon- Players can use a cannon to attack ranged enemies, structures and gates. Ammo supply is limited and shared among passengers and can be restocked by any player for all passenger. *Commandeering Leap- Player catapults with a large leap. Allow players to invade enemy Skiffs and ships, to attack and destroy. ------------------------------------- Map Goal is to destroy the Sea Demon King and their castle on the island that is protected by their navy of pirates. Its set in stages. The Sea Demon King has forts that have lords that need to be defeated on their island by players to take supply for battle skiffs so Battle Skiff player can destroy gates and bridges. The Sea Demon King has its own fleet of Pirate ships that will attack player skiffs and attempt to destroy the player dock, ending the meta event in defeat. So the map is a multi layered battle. Some players on land to attack island objectives and gathering resources for Skiff riders. Skiff Riders help advance the offense by attacking gate and bridges and other pirate on the defensive side of the battle to protect the dock. This is from my imagination. 9 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knighthonor.4061 Posted February 22, 2023 Author Share Posted February 22, 2023 Give me a Confusion face if you like it or a Laughing Face if you dislike the idea 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotride.2187 Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 No thanks, the skiffs feel real clunky. Even using it just to get down the levi layers is annoying enough. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega.6801 Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 No. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madam Pussycat.6153 Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 Yes please, I've always wanted a gw2/pirates of the Caribbean themed game play. I would like this type of combat in pvp too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashen.2907 Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 Skiffs arent really that big when it comes to boarding tactics. Operating siege, being the one actively pressing the attack button(s), is the most boring aspect of WvW, I am not sure how much more exciting it would be to be the ship to ship weapon operator in this scenario. A+ for creativity though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knighthonor.4061 Posted February 23, 2023 Author Share Posted February 23, 2023 10 hours ago, Omega.6801 said: No. why? if you dont mind me asking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kharmin.7683 Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 11 hours ago, Knighthonor.4061 said: why? if you dont mind me asking I'd prefer resources be spent elsewhere on things that would impact a larger percentage of the player base than this. 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freya.9075 Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 Only if they make them the best pirates I've ever seen. And make their ships look like this: Then i'll be open for the suggestion! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentMoore.9453 Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 11 hours ago, Knighthonor.4061 said: why? if you dont mind me asking I like your idea, but I don't like the way Skiffs handle, for the most part. Their implementation was pretty clunky, and that's a pretty common complaint people have about them on top of the wonky damage indicator and ineffective depth charges. If ArenaNet were to do another pass on Skiffs and the way they move/function, boat warfare could potentially be very fun. As it stands, however, it'd just be clunk on top of clunk and I'm not sure that'd make anyone happy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gehenna.3625 Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 With some major tweaks this could be the direction for an EoD WvW map. Skiffs with battering rams or catapults and even floating rafts with trebs, etc. The map itself will have the usual objectives and lots of islands and...oh well, never gonna happen anyway. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farohna.6247 Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 I really appreciate the creativity and thought process OP! Might be fun to have something like this with the skiff, besides leviathan. They do handle kind of clunky would be my main concern. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zebulous.2934 Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 I am reminded of European royalty who used to have gigantic swimming pools complete with functional sailing vessels. They would have people crew the ships and try to capture the other vessel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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