Why you might not want to upgrade your ship in PotD...

[Malkoy]

I love Arcane Lanterns look and bonus, almost as much as I love the the Palm Sails. These and Worthless Idiot as a navigator are the only things that you will find on every ship I have on different characters.

 

On PotD Armor and Armor Penetration play a huge role (even more so with scale-up option). Sadly they cost a lot of money to get via weapon and armor upgrades early on (buying legendary armors saves a bit of dough though   : see Devil of Caroc Breastplate, or Patinated Plate if you can fit in in the build of your characters).

 

Since ship bounties are even more lucrative with boarding the said ships, I would recommend to stick with The Defiant and make a stop in ports after each bounty for repairs (and rest sometimes*)

 

If someone can let me know why ship absolutely must be upgraded I would appreciate the knowledge. I am yet to reach Hasongo (grinding to level 20)

 

 

 

*-Maybe it's just me but after 2.0 on sea rest does  refresh my per-rest abilities. and combat doesn't end after I get the booty ( ie wiz/priest per-combat spells don't refresh if I board 2nd ship without resting first)

[Tommy1984]

I love Arcane Lanterns look and bonus, almost as much as I love the the Palm Sails. These and Worthless Idiot as a navigator are the only things that you will find on every ship I have on different characters.

 

On PotD Armor and Armor Penetration play a huge role (even more so with scale-up option). Sadly they cost a lot of money to get via weapon and armor upgrades early on (buying legendary armors saves a bit of dough though : see Devil of Caroc Breastplate, or Patinated Plate if you can fit in in the build of your characters).

 

Since ship bounties are even more lucrative with boarding the said ships, I would recommend to stick with The Defiant and make a stop in ports after each bounty for repairs (and rest sometimes*)

 

If someone can let me know why ship absolutely must be upgraded I would appreciate the knowledge. I am yet to reach Hasongo (grinding to level 20)

 

I always upgrade to the Dhow first - its cheaper compared to buying upgrades to get the same benefits. Also you can train more crewman for their future role on your final ship. Later when money is no problem I upgrade to the Junk. Having some initial cannon fodder on your deck (like Birtha) helps in ship fights - especially if you do PotD Solo.

 

*-Maybe it's just me but after 2.0 on sea rest does refresh my per-rest abilities. and combat doesn't end after I get the booty ( ie wiz/priest per-combat spells don't refresh if I board 2nd ship without resting first)

 

I also noticed this. I thought this is tied to the Beraths Challenge under Magrans Fires, but it could also be a general issue. You can fix this by entering/exiting your ship after each battle. But this can also have issues - for example: Luca had an DoT on him after the fight and attacked me - I had to (temporarily) kill him to be able to exit.