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Old 03-04-10, 12:39 PM   #1
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Default Fireproof Superhuman Merchants

These guys have been on fire for 9 hours. Two GIANT holes below the water line. Dead in the water. Yet somehow it won't sink. And look, dudes are just walking into the fire like it's not even there...

Can fire kill a ship? I've lit up three merchants like this, entire decks on fire and they never ever sink. It's a bit demoralizing.

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Old 03-04-10, 12:49 PM   #2
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from my observations 'Cough' fire does nothing to the healthbars, i have them on for some reason, you just have to shoot until the health depletes and it goes boom.
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Old 03-04-10, 01:22 PM   #3
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So there's no damage over time from fires spreading or flooding from gaping holes below the water line?
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Old 03-04-10, 01:27 PM   #4
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Yeah it is frustrating. You either sink it or it isn't going to sink.
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Old 03-04-10, 01:38 PM   #5
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Yeah bad design. We need natural sinking mechanics.
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Old 03-04-10, 01:40 PM   #6
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Wans't this (fire not causing damage) the case with (stock) SHIII as well?
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Old 03-04-10, 01:40 PM   #7
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It's an arcade game, guys. No need for sinking mechanics with an arcade game. That's why the devs included "health bars" so you'd know you have to keep plugging away until all the hitpoints are gone.

It's total arcade. Else, why include health bars at all?
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