Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-30638561-20131030195810/@comment-24108228-20131104223812

The problem with that is that cannons are built for destroying the most blast resistant object in the game. To put them on a boat would be better for terrorising the the server with a exploding cannonball that will destroy your forge, medieval house you are using as a safe, etc. Though the real cost is loading the cannon, it would be overpowered to be able to put a cannon on a boat, but there is another way of doing this.

Suppose we have a new type of ship, the battleship. Unlocked at level 11 (very hard even when making lots of frigates), it will have a weakened cannon on board, that will fire a weak explosive out of the side, (weaker than any other in the game) with a long cooldown, to reload it you would craft it with a regular cannonball, explosive ones are not useable, prosses item, and BOOM! A small explosion only large enough to take a chunk out of a boat, or some weak wooden buildings. It would be slightly larger than a merchant frigate and a very large target for stealing. It would be about the same speed as a frigate also, and cost about 4 iron per ship to make it harder to mass produce like you can with frigates.

This idea is requires some feedback to help it grow and become less overpowered, so please give point out flaws and potential. (Its not going off topic, we are discussing naval possibilitys and how we can make this idea compatible for boats). This idea? Perfect Good Not bad Needs work Wont work, no matter how much you improve it. Tell me what you think!