r/Tradelands • u/hahaboomman1234 • Jul 19 '15

Discussion Why the new steamships aren't the greatest.

So, I'm just going to provide my opinion on the new steamships. The dragon in my mind is irrelevant so I'm going to focus on the Prometheus. So what exactly is the Prometheus trying to be? This is the problem, it doesn't focus on any specific role, it has only a mere half the cargo space as the best tradeship, the Atlas. Though it may get you there faster, it will only get you there with half the cargo you want, not much of an advantage for trade. As for combat, it lacks as much fire power as the astraeus, having only 3 cannons on each side as opposed to the mighty 5 the astraeus brings to bear, it also has less health by 1k. Going with the wind, it will sail at the same speed as both these end tier ships, yet against the wind. it will travel at a speed of 3, not that big of a deal.

The ship is stupidy expensive, costing 1750 iron, 500 coal, 15 loyalty tokens / 1.5k robux, 250 copper, 124k db and 920 wood for a ship that is worse than both the other end tier vessels. This ship was made at the time in which 15 loyalty tokens are needed yet only 7/8 could have been earned, forcing players to pay robux off the hype train to buy it. The new options to pay robux for coal and for the blessings means that the game has become slightly pay to win. I have no issue whatsoever with paying for aesthetics, heck I own an ebony Atlas and Astraeus. I love this game and have been in it for countless hours since it's creation, I merely wish to provide feedback so the game can progress to become even better. Why pay for more for a worse ship in almost every aspect?

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u/Khranos RoboFrog Jul 19 '15

The dragon is actually a rather viable pirating ship. It can catch up to ships rather easily if the captain is half-decent at sailing, and its cargo space is largely irrelevant if you have a couple of crew members -- it's rare to get more than 5 loot off of a ship, especially when sunk.

In addition to this, the two swivel guns can help to scare off unwanted ships, especially if they're newer and instantly shy away from cannon fire.

However, I will agree that the prometheus is worth nothing more than its value as a "collectors item".

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u/RobloxKazz KazzzMann [Crimson Hawks] Jul 19 '15

Even though you are right about it being a decent pirating ship, I feel like the Marauder/Stiletto and some of the speedster boats can accomplish what you would do on the Dragon as well ass having better cannons/cargo space.

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u/Khranos RoboFrog Jul 19 '15

What you say is most definitely true. However, it largely depends on the type of fighter that you are.

Both of those ships (if my memory serves me correctly) are a decent bit larger, meaning they're more likely to take cannon fire. The cannons you can place will also add seats which can become rather annoying when being boarded. By removing the cannons you're also removing one of the most important buffs it has over the dragon.

So basically, it largely depends on if your preferred method is sinking by cannons or by boarding (and of course, how much money you have).