Naval Action

A game like no other. While other games set in the Age of Sail tend to resemble cheesy mobile titles or pay no heed to authenticity or sailing tactics, *Naval Action* leaves the rest miles behind—even if that means the game, already occupying a niche (the Age of Sail), narrows its appeal even further into another niche (realism). The game’s fundamental structure is simple: a sandbox. Everything is shaped by player actions—albeit through the collective effort of the masses rather than the deeds of a single individual. It involves economics, politics, and, of course, tactical acumen and sailing skill. Yet, since the last server reset—over a year ago—the developer has managed to make the game worse with every single patch. The few patches in between that actually improved things unfortunately only served to "heal" the damage caused by previous ones. Now, however, the game is unplayable and doomed to perish—like someone dying of thirst in an oasis. It’s quite simple: to play the game, you need ships, repairs (sails, hull, crew), cannons, and ammunition (powder and various types of shot)—and you have to craft everything yourself. To craft these things, you have to: a) acquire the resources from the respective ports (takes several evenings) b) earn the money to pay for those resources (takes several evenings) c) gather the money and doubloons needed for crafting (takes several evenings) d) level up your crafting skill just to be able to craft in the first place (takes several evenings) ... all just to get a ship—assuming you don't get sunk along the way... or have that newly crafted ship sunk immediately after. DLCs essentially mean "pay-to-play." And regardless of anything else, you need ammunition and the money to buy it. The game is a full-time job where you only get to have fun for a tenth of the time you put in. Sure, some people enjoy crafting, others like PvE or PvP—whether in large fleets or as privateers. But that’s the issue: the current meta doesn't allow one player's playstyle to balance out another's. The game is nothing but a grind. It was designed for a player base of at least a thousand people. With only 130 players online (at peak times, pre-patch!), it means no one is going to invest in large ships anymore. And given the current speeds and the fragility of the smaller ships, even those who might have been interested in them won't want to touch them. But the balancing of the various rates and speeds is a separate issue for now... ...even though it’s arguably more important to me, since the good old days of privateering are effectively dead. Flying smaller ships is simply suicidal right now. PvP is no longer viable for solo players or small groups (of four or fewer). ...if anything changes in the game regarding this, I’d be happy to update my review (my first one so far). Fair winds o7

Где мой ПЕРС?????????????????

No compreis esta puta mierda nunca ni la mierda de dlc!!!!

这坨屎什么时候买70块钱了？

El juego es una pasada pero el desarrollador, no siente la necesidad de cuidar a la comunidad haciendo cosas extrañas, quita cosas sin parar y el juego se ha convertido en un total de 200 jugadores la mitad de ellos dobles cuentas. fin

anal action - вот верное название данного игросодержащего продукта! И раньше игра была на любителя, но в 25 году долбоящеры-разрабы ее добили окончательно, 12 лет топтания на месте, передвигания ползунков, а все бестолку, ума ни приложу каким идиотом нужно быть, чтобы так обосраться и погубить игру у которой просто не было и нет конкурентов...

I recently got the Age of Sail itch and ended up jumping back into Pirates of the Burning Sea for a bit. That sent me down the rabbit hole looking for something a little more grounded, and that’s how I landed on Naval Action. I’m still pretty new, so I’m not going to pretend I’ve seen everything the game has to offer. I’ve messed around with some combat, a bit of crafting, and some trading, and honestly I’ve been having a good time. The sailing is what hooked me. The map is huge, and it actually feels like you’re out there instead of being funneled from activity to activity. I haven’t really touched PvP yet or joined a clan, but I figured I’d drop a review anyway because I almost skipped this game entirely after reading some of the older reviews. From what I can tell, a lot of that backlash came from the changes over the last couple years, especially the switch back from free-to-play to a paid model. Personally, I’d take paid over F2P any day if it means less alt abuse and less nonsense overall. Yeah, there’s a bunch of DLC, but I don’t see it as pay-to-win. You still have to grind your rank to even use most of that stuff, and that’s not quick. On top of that, the ships have limits like once-per-day spawns. It feels more like optional support for the devs than something you need to stay competitive. I haven’t bought any of it yet and haven’t felt behind because of it. If I had to nitpick something, the factions don’t really feel all that different. I went pirate expecting it to play a bit differently, especially coming from POTBS where that mattered more, but it seems like everyone can capture ships anyway. Not a dealbreaker, just something I noticed. That said, the whole “democracy at sea” pirate vibe is still kind of fun in its own way. From what I’ve seen in patch notes and Discord, the devs are still actively tweaking things and trying to make the game more approachable for newer players, which is a good sign. I’m glad I gave it a shot. If you’re on the fence because of older reviews, just try it yourself. It might click, it might not, but it’s definitely not as bad as some people make it out to be. Just come in with an open mind and a fresh perspective.