Funny launch

@renee-le-mom

Referring to ladder launching which was named after someone. It was more effective than the rod launch you mentioned. Before that there was map launching. I'm pretty sure they did make a stance and it is bannable but I've seen a few people who still sail openly use it and do it without regard. A lot less people use it than I use to see, either because it's less effective or people who use it got word that it will be taken seriously and could/will be bannable

Recently people are shooting out of cannons with kegs and I haven't heard anything regarding a stance on that from Rare. Could be part of the reason crouching was disabled

@renee-le-mom Crud launching is in general any exploit that allows you to move around in the air after shooting out of a cannon, annd then getting much more speed when you enter the water, it has had different variations, like the fihsing rod exploit last season and the map one before that, and there was one using the crouch in the new season, which I think is why they removed crouch from the game. Funny launching is an exploit that takes a little more skill to do but is easy to learn where you just stand at a specific spot on a sloop or brig and press e twice as fast as you can on the ladder, and you get a launch that can take you at most like two plus grids across the map, and is really useful for boarding people, especially if they are running from you or whatever.

@cainbong I've seen a lot of people say this about funny launching but seen no proof at all that it is bannable or that anyone has ever even been punished for it, and the fact that it has been used consistently in the game for years now tells me that Rare doesn't want to remove it, which I agree with.

@amiiipretty

Well the funny launch IMO should be bannable if abused. It is absolutely game breaking and beyond meta gaming as it's impossible to combat unless you use it yourself. It detracts from naval combat entirely as you can stay out of range and keep doing it over and over until you inevitably board. But hey do whatever you want I'm still going to report it as an exploit

Drew did address some of this in a previous update (prior to crud launch being a thing) he stated funny launching wasn't bannable though they would look to patch it (said same for speed juggling loot and weirdly said funny board on gally would be left as something jack sparrow would do). It is more powerful as it doesn't use cannon so less counter play as could be completely unaware. I think it is mostly used on pc as you need high frames to be able to do.

Since then however the movement exploit category has been added to ingame report so who knows.

@cainbong You could keep reporting people who very clearly are not going to get banned or you could just, idk.... use it?

@hiradc said in Funny launch:

Drew did address some of this in a previous update (prior to crud launch being a thing) he stated funny launching wasn't bannable though they would look to patch it (said same for speed juggling loot and weirdly said funny board on gally would be left as something jack sparrow would do). It is more powerful as it doesn't use cannon so less counter play as could be completely unaware. I think it is mostly used on pc as you need high frames to be able to do.

Since then however the movement exploit category has been added to ingame report so who knows.

This was last year and Rare's stance seems to have changed. In a more recent update Drew said that if you use an exploit that gives you an advantage, you can expect action to be taken on your account.

From Drew Stevens, in a recent SOT News video:

...some bugs and unintended mechanics are going to find their way to live. However, players that abuse them to gain an advantage should expect to be penalised, and that can range from progress being removed through to suspended playtime depending on the severity of the impact. The responsibility ultimately sits with you as players on how you approach this. Clearly, the best approach is report it, don't use it and certainly don't share it. If you do however choose to take advantage of it, you should expect follow-up actions on your account - you've been warned.

Crud launching is a "movement exploit" and can be reported as such.

@amiiipretty

As someone just mentioned it was talked about in a negative light and movement exploit was added into the report section and action could/will eventually be taken. In regards to using: It's fps based which goes beyond what I said earlier and makes it impossible for some to use. It's also way easier to do on PC compared to console.

I could use it but choose not to because it's unfair and overpowered. It takes away from every aspect of a fair fight and devalues the design of the game. It's also A LOT more overpowered than crud launching, which is reportable and attempts have been made to prevent it