

They will not hold back - especially come the game's release. Fail - and your crew may well have a terrible game and be more than just pissed off at you. The captain rules the fate of their crew. The battlefield of Blackwake is an extremely punishing place. Success in this role is the most satisfying thing I have ever experienced in any game. And it makes your leadership as captain the most important part of the game. The situation in Blackwake is dictated, predominantly, by two people. They don't play some minigame on the sidelines to call in artillery, they play the game. A captain physically controls the movement of their ship. There is no game I have come across, apart from Blackwake, where the leader is voted in by their crew and holds such direct control over the course of the battle. Any idiot can press a button in Red Orchestra 2 and become Commander - with the result that the team loses. Still fewer provide positions where a player is voted into that position. Few games provide players a position from which to lead. This guide is not short - unfortunately - but there are so many competing elements to captaincy in Blackwake that it is vital the captain not only be aware of but intimate with.Ĭommand in Blackwake is perhaps one of the most unique roles in all of gaming. I would like to think of myself as highly competent, although a more realistic assessment would likely come from my long suffering crew members. Of that time, I would suggest that up to 70% of those hours have been in command of Galleons and Hoys in deadly action upon the High Seas. This guide is intended as the distillation of the experience of more than 110 hours of Blackwake gameplay in early alphas. I do not claim to know it all, nor do I ever expect to. This guide is intended to provide an effective overview of all things relating to commanding ships in Blackwake. Let's make sure you don't make an absolute pigs ear of it, shall we? If you're really unlucky, The Alboe Show will be recording for youtube so your first incompetent steps in Blackwake will be there for all to see forever more! Congratulations! You've now got 15 people relying and trusting in you. So - you've somehow won the vote for captain.
