New Contractor Arthur Phillip

MazdaMan

Could someone tell me why I should do this to myself ? ?

I'm not an XP junkie, I don't need an endless supply, but obviously PF think that upper level players can take it on the chin.
I always thought in games like this, experience points usually led to rewards.
A surprise bonus of a good ship, a 1000% Captain , something to look forward to. It seems that Seaport is the game where you can accumulate endless XP points with absolutely no end goal. And in fact it's quite the reverse for lower levels by hindering your attempts to get better.
Or am I looking at this the wrong way. ?

Do I really need 25,626,000 more XP points ? What is the end game ?

s543

MazdaMan
Well I do not know - XP might be/is a problem for lower level players but I do not understand why it is a hindrance for you?
At your level it is something around 1/2 level so what ?!?!
I simply do not care - I do not see any problem even if it would be 5x more - so what ? Where is the problem ?
We do have all the available buildings, we do have sufficiently large fleets to support bigger needs at event contractors - it gets more challenging so instead finishing him in 2 days it takes 3 so what ?
Once more - XP is a big problem for people bellow maximum TH but once you get there I really do not see ANY problem.

Acrat

Why do they all need to be chained as well to require all previous completed. Not even the possibility to do 2 at a time like earlier but all must be completed.

I wonder if any player has completed these at level requirement.

MazdaMan

Acrat

Well I'm just slightly behind glenjenks at 12/50. So being the suckers that we are , yes there are players that will complete at these levels.

glenjenks

Because you are end game. If not this then it's only farming. I'm taking the gems out of it at least. On 15/50 and will finish tomorrow easily.

MazdaMan

s543
It was all very tongue in cheek. It is true that above level 500 it doesn't make a great deal of difference, It is just a number and one of those consequences that we deal with. However, if you read my post again, I do say that the hindrance is to the lower level players.
But it could serve as a salutary warning to people not to try and attain XP as a goal.

My comments about the purpose of XP are still valid.

What purpose / benefit do they serve the player ? Nothing !

Why do we have to watch as the number creeps inexorably upwards ? The display is unnecessary.
What purpose does informing us of our score serve ? Nothing !

Why don't we get any reward as the value increases ? If we did then it would serve a purpose.

I sympathise with players going through the relentless up levelling caused by XP You and I have both been through it. In my opinion the numbers are ridiculous and meaningless and could be "Balanced" if PF put their mind to it.
The amount of XP being thrown at us, especially lower level players, needs to be addressed.

But of course the likelihood of that happening is negligible.

glenjenks

Take a look at the overall rewards of gold, stones, iron and wood for the newest contractor vs. the last one. A considerable drop in everything

Tulen

glenjenks
But the ship is much better

glenjenks

Tulen Agreed

guguck15

Well, for me ~ one level up for 50 contracts is not that bad. It is also not so much more (if not less) than weekly prestige chests.
But yes, the resource output could be a lot more as you have to throw in tons of cocao, cloth and wine.

pixel_player93555940

That's not even one level for me.

Acrat

eh my point is the level for this contractor is 320 or something and you guys are probably all way over right? Doing all the regular contractors while keeping up with events is extremely hard for anyone who has started less than a year ago i would assume. Basically impossible? So since req is complete all nobody around the req level does them and those way above have no use for the reward which seems to be balanced to be sucky even for that level i would hazard a guess.

Like the previous .. was it 207 cargo ship.. most likely noone who completed it uses the ship as they already have all way better...
Dont really see a reason why each contractor nowadays should require EVERY one before to be completed. Doesnt even allow 2 contractor slots like before.

I mean even i am way over the requirements with the massive xp dump on players going on these days and havent quite caught up with the chain even now and i've put quite a bit of work in too.

SailorVie

Acrat .....Doing all the regular contractors while keeping up with events is extremely hard for anyone who has started less than a year ago....

Correction ! Doing all the regular contractors while keeping up with events is extremely hard for anyone who hasn't completely upgraded their primary port buildings and are consuming resources for ship upgrades as well.

Columbus; to make the farm available.
John Kendrick; to make general goods available.
Isabella of Castile; to make the lagoon available.

This 3 contractors plus the contractors before them that would make them available, are the only contractors that you really need to be concerned about. After that would be James Cook to make his exploration ship Resolution available. (I didn't put any priority in acquiring the ship Resolution, until about level 400.)

Perminent contractors aren't going anywhere. The ships that they reward you with, if they make your active fleet, will not be there long. As one player has put it they are penalty ships.

I have no intention of upgrading my production buildings any further. If I'm not going to use them. why upgrade them? My other port buildings are putting on their top-tier upgrade as we speak. ....yet! I still have fourteen perminent contractors that I have not done. Right now I am taking a break by sending my ships on 8 hour trips both day & night. Like others, I'm experiencing burnout. But I really like the game of seaport, so I'm doing my best to ward it off. Right now, I find this forum more interesting than the game.

I come back to the game each week to fulfill event tasks, and when I get back into the game I'll have plenty of perminent contractors to keep me busy.

Reprise ! .....Doing all the regular contractors while keeping up with event tasks is extremely hard for anyone who hasn't completely upgraded their primary port buildings and are consuming resources for ship upgrades as well.

hoofhearted

low level players who do jobs, really shoot through the levels. They are probably better off dumping ships in favour of new ones rather than upgrading them

Acrat

That doesnt seem like a correction vie .. just talking past me and not even on the issue. My original claim was.. probably nobody at requirement level are doing the contractors. Thus contractors should not be tied to all previous required first thingy which seems to be on every one so far.

SailorVie

I guess I missed what you were trying to convey. So my English isn't as good as I thought it was, yet it's the only language I know. 😦

glenjenks

😁🚢

Podifer

glenjenks That’s a decent 1 slot ship for a reward. Makes a nice change 👍. I’m currently up to number 22 on him I think.

pixel_player490324258

Podifer As the green sludge of envy drips slowly from my eyes. Well done. Now I must be oft and go and find a fair trade wind to speed my puny ships to their destination, with the hope that one day I too will have a fine vessel as that.

glenjenks

Im happy, I get to use it in my fleet for a change. I feel they did good with it.

guguck15

This ship is probably the first thing that PF has been doing very well for months.