It is time we talk about Navy for upcoming Season 3

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I suggested something similar for AoE3, but tactics like ramming were much more prevalent in the time of AoE4 so it’s even better for this game.

Naval Rework - Melee Naval Combat

Naval combat is severely lacking in depth and a variety of new mechanics such as melee boarding attacks, better ranged and charged attacks, and better terrain interactions could greatly improve aspects of the strategy and fun of naval battles. Melee Attacks Melee attacks for ships could provide greater depth to naval combat. It could be a high-risk, high-reward combat stance that allows ships to deal more damage at the expense of also taking more damage. Boarding A melee attack that would al…

For animations you wouldn’t need a crew. It could be depicted by grappling hooks being tossed at the other ship. Having ramming as an even more powerful type of melee would also be an option with a clear animation.

Capturing ships that were boarded could also be an interesting gameplay mechanic. And it opens up the possibility for more civilization choices such as Native Americans who could have numerous canoes that could capture enemy ships to supplement their navy.

For the interplay between ships, melee ones would obviously be countered by demo ships and fire ships because they’d have to get in close for the attack. Melee ships could therefore be very good against ranged ones once they close the distance. That would give you ranged > demo/fire > melee and melee > ranged.