Naval victory.

[cephalo]

Personally, I thought it was a little cheap to have the King's navy instantly warp into your coast and unload troops, especially since the man of wars totally outclass a ship of the line. Is that really necessary to increase the challenge? What about more ships?

However, even though you can't intercept them, I found that it does help to destroy them after they unload.

I had two ships of the line thinking they might help me in some way. By expending both of them, I was able to sink one of the MoWs. From then on, the invasion pattern was a strong wave with 4 MoW filled with troops, followed by a weak one with 3 MoWs filled with troops. The 3 wave was alot more manageable. It seems to me that if you really focused on it, you could achieve a naval victory over the King.

[dr_AllCOM3]

well, your ships aren't just for transporting stuff

[TFVanguard]

Originally Posted by cephalo

Personally, I thought it was a little cheap to have the King's navy instantly warp into your coast and unload troops, especially since the man of wars totally outclass a ship of the line. Is that really necessary to increase the challenge? What about more ships?

If the King has focused all his attention on ground troops, it's possible to starve out his forces by destroying his fleet, thus getting a naval victory. It's iffy, though, since you'll LIKELY loose a SoL each time you hit a MoW, so you'll need to be able to keep parity with what the king throws at you. If he's got more than 20 or so ships, forget it and focus on guns.