Quote Originally Posted by lancelot
Indeed- in fact Im going to predict that it will be very similar to Imperial Glory. Perhaps the differences will be cosmetic like a few men running around on decks. I cant really think of much else they can do...
Somewhere in one of these threads, I think I remember a CA rep saying there will be a realistic wind model, so you'll have to use real sailing tactics. Line-of-battle formation should be supported for fleets too, IIRC.

Also, CA already has a decent 3D engine for melee combat, so we might see some interesting boarding actions... things like marines sniping from the mast platforms as a ship draws in range, then grappling hooks, and finally the marines and crew swarming over to the other ship for a good old-fashioned cutlass brawl.

I wouldn't want to see the game tilted too heavily towards a Disney-esque aarrrr-pirates!! mode, but a few boarding actions here and there, amid mostly longer range fleet combat tactics, could be fun.