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Not really seen wide spread use, and I think never when someone has built them en masse in multiple cities.
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(May 27th, 2013, 10:07)Krill Wrote: Not really seen wide spread use, and I think never when someone has built them en masse in multiple cities. In this case it makes strategic sense imo. The war really hasn't ended but caravels aren't much use as a sentry net (sunk easily by galleons). Privateers otoh are decent against galleons and ofc pillaging seafood tiles to impede war preparation is helpful as well. At the very least, Pindicooter will have to devote resources (i.e. galleons) to protect their seafood which limits positioning of galleons for any counter offensive. I guess the question is *how* Commodore plans to use them.
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Yeah, I'm taking a wait and see approach about how useful they are going to be. Execution is all, really.
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Those privateers would be a cash cow parked outside Lakahma...
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There were some privateer builds in pbem19 and pbem23, iirc.
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All I remember of 19 was Seven backstabbing GES.
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May 27th, 2013, 16:18
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Krill, you are referring to when Luddite took over turnplaying for GES, called off his deals with RL7 except for the limit on declaring war, got his oil pillaged by a privateer, and then broke the war declaration agreement? 
Novice, yeah, those games, and I also used privateers in pbem6. I'm sure they've been in other games too, those are just the ones I was in.
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In other words, yes, I consider using a privateer as backstabbing.
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(May 27th, 2013, 16:20)Krill Wrote: In other words, yes, I consider using a privateer as backstabbing.
For me, it's not a backstab unless you break an agreement. Otherwise it's just a stab.
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