Will they ever fix the port blockade bug?

**rvg** · 04-03-2007, 17:59

I mean come on, this thing has been around since RTW and it makes an entire strategis element of the game redundant. With naval combat already being a non-tactical war of numbers (which is admittedly not a big deal) makes any bugs in the strategic element of naval warfare that much more visible and that much more embarrassing.

**Frederick_I_Barbarossa** · 04-03-2007, 18:02

Not sure I know what bug you're talking about.

Elaborate?

**rvg** · 04-03-2007, 18:04

Ships are free to leave the blockaded port without having to fight the blockading fleet, unless the port is completely surrounded.

**Frederick_I_Barbarossa** · 04-03-2007, 18:19

Hmm...never noticed this one...guess I never tried...lol

**Bijo** · 04-03-2007, 18:30

Never noticed it myself either. I'll have to do that and check it out. I automatically thought my ships at port couldn't move away unless I routed their fleet first. It's something one could typically expect but now that I read this....

**Goofball** · 04-03-2007, 18:30

Originally Posted by rvg

Ships are free to leave the blockaded port without having to fight the blockading fleet, unless the port is completely surrounded.

Meh...

Big deal. Your port is still blockaded and not earning you any money, which is the point of the blockade. Yes it's slightly unrealistic, but if you think of it in terms of function, it really makes very little difference to gameplay.

**Agent Smith** · 04-03-2007, 18:47

Originally Posted by rvg

Ships are free to leave the blockaded port without having to fight the blockading fleet, unless the port is completely surrounded.

Oddly enough, I just noticed this the other night. I was able to move a fleet into my blockaded port, too.

At the same time, I've been playing RTW and MTW for some time, and the first time I noticed it was a few days ago. Maybe it really isn't that important