Sail Cutouts - Additional Customization

You get a yes vote from me because it doesn't bother me if people get a convenience cut either through a feature or just more options

and most importantly because you didn't approach it from the combat advantage angle which bugs me as a basis for the request.

I do think people should just use what they want, it's a visibility perk but it's really not that big of a deal, I don't use them, a lot of the people I battle don't use them, lots of skilled pvpers don't use them. It's not super necessary when pve grinding. Just use what y'all wanna use, it's not a big thing.

@mferr11 said in Sail Cutouts - Additional Customization:

More customisation is always good, not sure why there's such a negative response.

Some deny it is useful so no change is needed, some are pixel macho and some say no to all changes :)

This is one of the topics I don't understand any sort of strong opposition on especially 5 years in when the environment is significantly different than when they were added

If rare were to add this or something to serve a similar request are people going to take a stand against it lol?

of course not

People will largely praise Rare for it and there will be very little criticism of it if it were to become a thing.

It's not some big topic about principles, it's just design talk lol

@musicmee said in Sail Cutouts - Additional Customization:

@Tesiccl and @toggledeez

Ahoy, both!

I have deleted your posts above, can we please remember to be respectful when discussing and debating with each other as per our Forum Rules.

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First, I respect you, by comparison to some other mods for having the decency to actually post about what you do.

This is a suggestion for something that could be cool on larger scale implementation. Not only could you be able to choose this cutout and a bunch of other cuts or shapes for your sail skins, but you can extend it to stuff like barnacles on your ship, different lights, and many other things that change the look of your ship without applying another skin.

@tesiccl said in Sail Cutouts - Additional Customization:

Another “DA sails provide a bonus” post when the devs and deckhands have all said they do not provide a bonus and are not pay to win. The sails are designed in a way to make you come off the wheel or communicate with your crew. What you’re asking for isn’t going to change and you’re not the first to ask about it. Sorry.

Mods ... you KNOW I am right!
So:

Behold, another DA-Post this is, just as I predicted, (who knows how many I have missed).
Little surprise there?
Is it really that hard to face the issue instead of continuously denying it?
YES, there is a DA-Meta. YES, something should be done about it!
NO, just ask your crew, is nothing but an insult to our intelligence and YES, so is the sacred "curl" and or methadone-sails like the kraken-sails.

And let me let you in on a little secret (🤫 Small as it is, it DOES also provide a combat advantage, that is why around half of the ships I meet in HG use them)
So PLEASE. Link me to where "devs and deckhands" have ever CLEARLY said such a thing, but I bet you won't ever 🧐

PS: I prefer to face my issues instead of blocking them out. A wisdom that has seldom disappointed me so far.

Hi all!

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@tesiccl said in Sail Cutouts - Additional Customization:

"slight sight advantage no more than creating a wave allows you to see under your sail does, that’s all"

@mrcolin7377 said in Sail Cutouts - Additional Customization:

🤔

@tesiccl said in Sail Cutouts - Additional Customization:

@lormiun no idea what you’re quoting here as it’s not showing up but if it’s some sort of gotcha let me be specific. Slight advantage ≠ bonus.

Interesting, it really is not showing up for some users. Would like to know why ... mods?
All I did was to link to a direct picture comparison conveniently posted by OP.

But no problem, here, have a link to this short. It shows it even better :)

How the "Dark Adventurer Sails" once ruined 'Sea of Thieves' ... in under a minute

@d3adst1ck said in Sail Cutouts - Additional Customization:

I think the real solution here is to make the brigantine more curved, like a banana.

LoL, that would actually be so crazy, that it could actually work 😂
Wonder how this would look for a Galleon 🤣

And to reply to you too:
@klutchxking518 I wish I could share your observation about DA-Sails use going back. I have seen the opposite.
To address your concern about the cut-out being used exclusively (already indirectly the case with DA-Sails):
Who ever said it would have to be only one form of cut-out :D
You could have the classic DA-Vcut, you could have a Wave-Cut, you could have a Torn-Cut, whatever the Budget of Rare allows :)
And it wouldn't have to be just cuts! As mentioned :) Whatever the budget of Rare allows.

@tesiccl said in Sail Cutouts - Additional Customization:

@lormiun interesting, they describe it as a significant drawback if having to furl the sails yet it offers no speed boost when sails are fully unfurled. I get some people need hyperbole to exaggerate their frustrations with something they don’t quite understand why it’s there in the first place but this is a bit much. It does really sum up the feeling of past, present, and no doubt, future posts about the cut out of these sails, hyperbole.

What the hell is this even supposed to mean 😂?
I guess it is nothing but the usual "just use the curl" response.

But I am happy to explain once more: The curl is
A. a speed-disadvantage, already game over right there, maybe slim, but NOT negligible (ever been in a chase?)
B. an annoyance, you have to constantly keep it in mind and have to demand it of your crews and so on and so on, and you WILL forget about it now and then!
C. absolutely ugly, it looks like you are too dumb to properly lower your sails 😂, thus undermining the entire point.