Theoretically these may be like a huge swarm of strong ships or 1 strong npc with special abilities, this is a rare event, and these could make a server announcement when they happen. These events would have different levels, precisely 1-5 and with each level going up it gets harder and harder, and you gain better loot.
Variants and how it would work
There can be 2 variants for the raid a swarm of ships or a strong boss, both would be the same level of difficulty and equivalent loot. Level wise it’s more common to spawn as level 1, but very rare at level 5, and with each level going up it would increase in difficulty significantly and the loot gained will get higher along with it. Raid events could happen in both the normal seas and in the dark seas, however in the dark seas they would scale up even more harshly and the loot will be a lot more than the normal seas, very deep into the dark seas the chances of these happening would be quite common and more likely to be higher level. These would also spawn and stay there for a certain amount of time meaning that you wouldn’t be able to simply infinitely respawn and deal damage.
Level 1
Level 1 a level 1 raid event would be pretty easy and common the player level for this would be around 80. The swarm variant would only spawn 2 ketches with one commander frigate. The boss variant would be a generic boss between level 100-130. The loot gained swarm wise would be 5-10 lower tier cargo crates with some light cannons and light cannonballs, and boss wise it would be low tier rare armour/weapons with maybe 1 unique item drop chance.
Level 2
Level 2 a level 2 raid would be a bit harder than a level 1 raid, but not by alot, the level for this would be around 150 ish. The swarm would be 2 ketches, with 1 commanding galleon. The boss would be between level 170-200. The loot swarm wise would be 10-15 average crates with a few normal, heavy cannons, bronze and a bunch of light, grape shots, harpoons, and normal cannonballs, boss wise it would be average rare armour/weapons with a lower tier special weapon drop/fighting style…?
Level 3
Level 3 a level 3 raid is where the difficulty ramps up by alot, the level for this would be around 250 ish.The swarm would be 4 ketches, 4 galleons, with 2 commanding barques. The boss would be a strong npc that uses lost spells and/or high tier rare strong weapons with a couple special traits/abilities and would be between level 380-450. The loot swarm wise would be 15-20 above average crates with a handful of heavy, cloud skipper, harpoons, and chain shots. Aswell as normal, bronze, and a few silver cannons with a chance of getting a lost spell or lower tier
lost fighting styles. Boss wise it would be higher tier rare armour/weapons aswell as chance to gain said ability of the boss, and a chance of lost spell scrolls or lower tier lost fighting styles.
Level 4
Level 4 from this point on raid events will be incrediby hard, and would announce a different message in the server such as “A deathly prescence has appeared” at this point you would definitely need a few allies with you. The swarm would be 2 brigantines, 4 frigates, 4 barques, with one commanding ship of the line . The boss would be a very strong npc which uses lost spells, wields a lost magic/fighting style, and has a one time use super strong move…? The loot swarm wise would be the same as level 3 with the addition of gold cannons, arcanium cannonballs, and a small chance of lost magic scrolls/high tier lost fighting styles. Boss wise it would give very strong armour that has drawbacks, chance to get a unique ability/item, and a small chance of lost magic scrolls/high tier lost fighting styles.
Level 5
Level 5 level 5 would be absolute insanity and would be one of the most powerful things you can come across in the entire game, there wouldn’t be anything announced in the chat, but instead something to your character specifically like “You feel certain doom near you”. The swarm would be 10 barques, 5 ironclads, and 2 ships of the line + 1 special commanding ship? The boss would be an incredibly powerful npc that uses PRIMORDIAL magics/fighting styles, and wields legendary weapons/armour. It would have various unique abilities/items, aswell as
powerful passive abilities. The loot swarm wise would be the same as level 4 but this would have some sort of special cannons/cannonballs aswell as a special ability for your ship, and the chance to get a primordial magic/fighting style aswell as unique legendary item. Boss wise it would extremely powerful legendary weapons/armour, a chance to get primordial magics/fighting style, a chance to get the boss’s uniqe abilities, and maybe a completely unique power to the player.
