User:Tigertot/World of Warcraft: N'Zoth's Vengeance/Naval Combat

Ships are a new feature in N'Zoth's Vengeance, complete with many features and abilities.

Why get a Ship?
Ships are required because flying isn't allowed in the South Seas due to the rough oceans and harsh ocean winds. Flight masters cannot transport you between islands either, and can only send you around the zone you are currently in (Kezan and Undermine are exceptions). Don't try swimming either, as you'll die of fatigue before you reach another zone. Ships, however, can travel through the waters of the South Seas with ease.

Getting your Ship
Upon reaching level 102, you will be sent to Boralus/Gallywix Docks to complete a small quest chain that results in you receiving a ship. Alliance players can choose between Human, Night Elven, and Gnomish ships, while Horde players can choose between Orcish, Forsaken, and Blood Elven ships.

Parts of the Ship
Your ship has several parts, which can be upgraded with Naval Resources, which are used to send followers on missions and to upgrade ship parts.
 * Cannons-Cannons are your primary weapon when dealing with enemy ships
 * Sails-Sails increase your travel speed
 * Hull- The hull increases the ship's health and storage space for Naval Resources.

Missions and Followers
As you adventure through the South Seas, you will discover followers willing to join your cause. They will then go on to complete missions around the South Seas. You may also transfer over select followers from your Garrison in Draenor to your Ship in the South Seas, and they will retain their level and select abilities. Followers can also do profession work on your ship too. Missions work much like they do in Draenor, with little change.

Traversing the South Seas
You may board your Ship from the following Seaports in the South Seas. Each Seaport provides access to the Naval Missions interface. You may come across treasure buried underwater while sailing, which can be retrieved, rewarding you with gold, Naval Resources, or other things.
 * Boralus in Kul Tiras
 * Gallywix Docks in The Lost Isles
 * Mekkatorque's Hand/Bilgewater Hold in Kezan
 * Proudmoore's Watch/Vol'ka in Darkspear Isle
 * Tushui Outpost/Huojin Outpost in The Wandering Isle
 * Tiragarde Landing/Darkspear Landing in Zandalar Isle
 * Shadowsong Point/Stormreaver Hold in the Tomb of Sargeras

Naval Combat
When faced with your foes, you have several methods of taking out enemy ships: In a combat situation, you have the following abilities: If your ship sinks, you are sent to the nearest Seaport, but if you are too low-level to access the zone that holds the nearest Seaport, you are sent to the second-closest, and so on.
 * Destroying Ships- By destroying ships, you obtain Shipwreck Pieces, which can be turned in for Naval Resources, as well as reputation with certain factions and XP.
 * Capturing Ships- If you choose to capture a ship, it's crew will be taken prisoner, and you can interrogate them. In addition, you are free to loot the ship of it's treasure and destroy it afterwards. by interrogating prisoners, they may join your cause, give you rewards, hand out quests, and other things.
 * Cannon Fire-Fire off your cannons, dealing damage to the ship that you have targeted.
 * Boarding Ramp-You place down a boarding ramp, allowing you and your followers to board the enemy ship, kill it's crew, take prisoners, and loot it.
 * Ram- You ram your ship into the enemy ship, damaging both of you, but dealing more damage to the enemy.

There are several classes of enemy ships:
 * Frigates are military ships sent to fight other ships. They deal more damage against other ships, and it is recommended that you destroy these vessels, as they have nothing useful.
 * Transports are lightly armed ships that carry troops, weapons, and more. Capturing them is recommended, as you can retrieve prisoners.
 * Trade ships are usually flanked by Frigates, and hold valuable cargo such as gold. It is highly recommended that you capture these for the rewards inside.
 * Juggernauts are fearsome ships normally seen bombarding their foes on land. They are slow, but make up for it by dealing heavy damage. Destroying them is recommended.
 * Submarines are stealthy attack ships that come out of nowhere, and should be annihilated when possible.