Treasure Fleets

Expedition Fleets are large groups of powerful ships with a central 'Boss' ship, which travel according to a random route. Pirates are challenged to sink the fleet before it reaches its final destination.

Currently only fleets in the service to the East India Trading Company have been encountered.

Back Story
With Jolly Roger invading Padres del Fuego, and sending the Casa de Muertos to find all resources to obtain the Lost Weapons of El Patron, Lord Cutler Beckett also put in his might to find the weapons. So, he is sending expeditions of warships to retrieve the weapons.

The expeditions are lead by massive Ships of the Line warships, similar to the HMS Goliath, and escorted by heavy war frigates.

&nbsp When one of these expeditions are spotted, word quickly goes out to all friendly pirates to make every effort to stop these fleets from reaching their goal - which is still the mysterious Raven Cove, the resting place of the cache of hidden weapons.

Game Play
Unlike an Invasion, there is no warning countdown before a fleet will launch. A simple message will post once they begin their journey.

Pirates can locate the fleet and it's course on the Map ('M' on the Keyboard, the Boss ship is highlighted a Treasure on the Map).

If pirates sink the Ship Of The Line but there are still escort ships left, one of the escort ships becomes the boss ship and will have the treasure chest symbol appears over that ship.

Game Note
Expedition Fleets first appeared on March 11-15th, 2010 and again March 19th-22nd, 2010. Now they are back from March 26-28. It's designed to be a regular game feature, and will play an important part in forthcoming stories.

Ships
The ships that compromise these fleets are some of the largest and most dangerous vessels ever to sail these waters. They will NOT open fire on passing vessels, but once a pirate ship shoots - ALL vessels return fire and immediately pursue.

EITC Boss Ships
These vessels are of the same Ship of the Line class as the Goliath and have been spotted at Level 79-85.


 * EITC Conqueror
 * EITC Intrepid
 * EITC Leviathan

EITC Protection Ships
These vessels are of the War Frigate class. They surround the main vessel make efforts to hinder any assault.


 * EITC Tyrant
 * EITC Juggernaut

Trivia

 * On the boss ships' sails, a logo of the EITC is bared upon it : "The Company also maintained a coat of arms: a gold-on-maroon design featuring waving pennants and sea lions supporting a shield of ships and roses." The Company's Latin motto was displayed beneath. This symbolized the Company's scope and grand goals : "Deo ducente nil nocet. [Nothing can harm us when God leads.]"