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Caravels and Galiasses are deffinitly a lot of work for that first step when you're not working off of Rovinia's quests to get that head start, so this is a great improvement. Verdents, and the rare Saps are the two main barriers to entry here that have made me decide to not bother building a second carrak, and for a lot of newer players who don't already have a frigate or sailboat, it deffinitly makes the whole process feel overwelming. 

On a note of Saltwater Crocodiles, another much needed set of changes for this area, however I'd encourage developers to look at income potential from Goldmonts, and Lekrashan Habitats as well, as with recent changes to other grindspots (I say this as someone who uses the Volante, not a Valor) my income potential in either place is now considerably lower than grinding for an equivelant ammount of time at say Tshira ruins, as an example, especially considering travel time, and the fact I'd need to stock up on Rations and Canonballs partway through that grind as well. Changing some of the Guild Items into personal trash loot in these area's might be the easiest fix, adjusting their value accordingly, and maybe giving an option to combine a few to create the guild item, as was done with the general sea monster loot. 

I would also strongly sudgest developers look at the Goldmont Pirate zone more closeley, as I doubt many people of any tier are grinding there, given the income is so low compared to Lekrashan, which is currently the highest paying ocean grind zone, and it has the lowest chance at dropping sea crystals, or ocean claws. Setting up Goldmonts, Lekrashan and Saltwater Crocs to be area's specific to Carraks to grind with comparable rewards would be the ideal situation for everyone, and help emphasize the raw power of BDO's best ships. 

Some smaller QOL changes that I'd reccomend as well:

-Have Guilded claws (Trash loot for Crow Coins) Drop from more sea monsters in Margoria and Vadabin Sea, as a more effective alternative to Bartering
-Create a crafting Recipie for Breezy Crystals so that players can gather and produce them while out at sea with matterials that can be found on islands in the area's close to ocean grind spots

-Allow the Carrak to regenerate HP using Ship Repair Matterial from cargo without needing the captain to let go of the wheel (1% ship HP every 5 seconds, just like if the player or ride along players were fixing their ship at the mast)
-Allow the Carrak to use food items in cargo to restore rations without having to pull from the captains inventory (Ship could start doing this at 20% Rations)

-Allow the Carrak to reload canonballs with Breezy Crystals or Origin of Wind from Cargo

-Change Breezy Crystal to loading 18 Canonballs, Change Origin of wind to load 144 to help justify their cost, and make them more applicable to current ships

-Allow Sailors to regenerate their Stamina if there's Raisin Bread or chowder in Cargo. 

Finally, let's talk Margoria Phantom ship, and Vell: 
Margoria Phantom ship is less a nuisance and more of a buzz kill when sailing, especially when it pops up in the middle of a really good grind at Crocs where you've got a good group of them all lined up and suddenly... your last volley on the group is stopped because you're kicked off the wheel... this happens to me all the time. The Phantom ship should be reworked to be more like an Afuaru spawn, or a Garmoth spawn in dreighan, where killing it offers you a reward, and fighting it offers a different challenge, and it has a higher chance of dropping certain things like Artefacts to make it worth killing... dealing enough damage that it needs to be killed. The stop-start mechanic it forces is something that really ruins the fun of grinding at sea. 

Vell: Vell was initially a boss for ships with player controlled canons to kill, and had far fewer ships visiting it all at once... the mechanics at the time made sense, however now, for carraks and Galiasses and Caravels, it's a boring experience fighting it. Changes need to be made here, either to make it more appealing for carraks to fight, or to make the Guild Galley more relevant in fighting it... perhaps making Guild Galley canons Monsterbane canons and Vell less vulnerable to anything else? Or maybe reworking the entire boss sequence into something that's actually challenging and fun, where you're not battling more with Desync and personal computer limitations when the "Hide Other Adventurers" functiond decides not to work during the fight. I don't know, this last one probably needs more work from someone much smarter than I am. 

Anyway, thank you for reading! Feedback is appreciated