Natascha
04-24-2012

Does this just decrease the distance the enemy has to be from you to engage in melee?

Maria
04-24-2012

From it's description I guess it's an upgrade of Evade Melee (which reduce melee rate by 55%-70% ships slide past instead of engage in melee). But of course, there's no way to tell because it's not available on our server yet, neet East Asia patch to get Reinforced Iron Deck Plating...

Cornelia
04-24-2012

Should be real good on Official Modified (Royal) Frigates!

Natascha
04-24-2012

But management lv10 is hardcore...

George
04-24-2012

Sorry I mean lv8~

Kicker
04-24-2012

i thought its to evade deck battle that comes with ea patch

Carla
04-24-2012

As in the land-battle-like deck battle in EA?

But chinese wiki (they already had the EA patch years ago) says Evade Melee is 55-70% reduction of melee with ships just sliding past, and gives the same description without specific percentage for Deck Barrier.

Mei Hua
04-24-2012

obviously, it says deck battle, not melee battle.

Theo
04-24-2012

is this a traders skill like evade melee

Wen zhi
04-24-2012

almost as gay as no war pact huh?

Hernan
04-25-2012

or as gay as those there attack unarmed traders eh?

Enver
04-25-2012

^^^
touche

Io
04-25-2012

It usually takes 3 or 4 pirates together to attack my 0 gun, 20 crew trade ship. Brave souls.

Maria
05-02-2012

Hernan, omg ur so ignorant

Sonia
05-06-2012

You know Maria Hernan do have a very good point

Sylvia
05-06-2012

My MNG have deck barrier which is sad that it's useless at this stage (not that it'll stop me from dismantling it even if it's useful).

Sophia
05-06-2012

u know Sonia & Hernan - the game has npc pirates and player pirates if traders choose hold over guns and do not get skills to defend themselves
then you are asking for trouble-

before the advent of dungeons, pirates would do spice runs, make mct in Ceylon etc we have to defend against pirates and bounty hunters

Chester
05-06-2012

Sophia I think Sylvia says it's useless at this stage because Deck Barrier stops Deck Battle which is not even available in our english server yet... Deck Battle = Land Battle on Ship instead of Melee Battle ok?

Steward
05-06-2012

I migth be wrong but dosent this skill only make it less % chance for you to get in melee like ramming a ship and not getting boarded i mean like the oppersit of the Aboardage skill?

Sophia
05-06-2012

you know im sure i said SONIA AND HERNAN not SYLVIA

Miyo
05-06-2012

its just a pity that when u dismantle you dont get the parts back huh
reinforced iron deck plating - nice bit of kit

Ming Mei
05-06-2012

steward your right

Junchul
05-06-2012

So sins there skills like Aboardage and items like a corvus there make it easyer to go in melee how com so meny ppls biatc about 1 thing there counter(more or less) 1 of em? seams only fair to me that som skills have a counter wariant, as Sophia writen higer up about traders defending em self this seams to me like a good sulution to defend your self whit, most melee types in galleys have rowing eny way so they will chatsup to you in a matter of a sec so only seam fair to maby get a few more sec time to load guns or flee

Francine
05-09-2012

Its to avoid DECK battle, not melee fight, deck battle still not out on GAMA server. It will be like land battles at sea. Also that skill doesnt work 100% of time, it says greatly improve chances of evade deck battle, not completely evade deck battle

Steward
05-25-2012

From youtube vids I'm guessing that deck battles are only player vs npc.

Steward
05-25-2012

From youtube vids I'm guessing that deck battles are only player vs npc.

Maria
07-11-2012

unforuntatly as with every wiki forum ive ever had the displeasure of asking questions on especially if its the price of service some one else is supplying you get trolled flamed if you try to get a better deal,(i shall get trolled for this comment but its 1 of many)

this is a game where bartering is allowed and people do sell services cheaper than others if you dont answer in game these sites are the only places left to ask .

yes she was vigorous about your charges whilst at sea etc
but i never added a charge for time at sea / or not playing my game , when i sell my stuff

Erda
07-11-2012

^ lolwut

Hernan
08-20-2012

What does this skill do stop melee battle

Sylvia
08-20-2012

Not is Melee battle, is only for Deck battle. Learn to read, go back to school!!!

Jafar
08-20-2012

Stop being rude Sylvia

Cornelia
08-20-2012

It's so funny how sad u r kid it's a web site to help ppl not give bullshit answers grow up

Shazaam
08-20-2012

Sylvia didn't give a BS answer. This skill does not prevent MELEE battle it only prevents DECK battle. DECK battle will come out in a future expansion and allow you to fight on the ship like you would in a land battle or dungeon.

Natascha
01-14-2013

is this skill worthless to add until the "expansion" comes out??

Hernan
01-14-2013

yes, as deck battle isnt implemented yet on gama

Natascha
03-10-2013

Available as OSP skill for most trade ships e.g. Indiaman, Tea Clipper, LMS, BTC, LTC, MG, TC

Chester
03-14-2013

ok, noob question: Is deck battle even in PvP now?

Emma
03-14-2013

every noob in land battle (80% of server) wil need this skill as osp
love it to see all those noobs sailing high ducat nc ships getting slaughterd by people who played the game rather then just spend nc ^^
just love it they implemented deck battle
nc ships prices wil suffer from this skill bey bey infaltion , welcome resesion

Carla
03-14-2013

Disagree. People who buy NC include both noobs and veterans. One thing for sure, people who don't buy NC yet still wanna get the competitive edge grind mundane boring dungeon more than NC buyers, so the introduction of deck battle is: (1) giving non NC buyers an advantage over NC buyers; (2) making NC ships worth a lot less as dura armour turn wave crew broadside slots whatever all don't matter if u get caught and lose in deck battle. Suffice to say NM/CJ is killing their own cash cows. Plus, dungeons are boring to most players anyway, so it's not just about who has an advantage but also about forcing players grind something they hate and ruining the PvP system. Kinda like god cannons, people don't just complain cause it's unfair but complain cause the PvP they love is wing threatened to change into a different game.

Mei Hua
03-14-2013

Only chinese,other asian dont eat dogs like that

Theo
03-14-2013

lol...you hate asian...yet play the game that made by them....looooooooooooooooooooooooool

Crzy_Psyco_Chick
03-14-2013

Yay Deck Battle! Can't wait to shoot people at sea. Oh to the cry babies saying deck battle isn't fair ALL the other new horizons games had duels at sea in them so this is supposed to be in the game! Lol

Sophia
03-14-2013

I can't wait to see how npc look like sailing ship vaisseau conqueror fleet, who hard to give me the heavily sternastle.. I want to spank them

Claudia
03-15-2013

People who buy NC include both noobs and veterans. One thing for sure, people who don't buy NC yet still wanna get the competitive edge grind mundane boring dungeon more than NC buyers, so the introduction of deck battle is: (1) giving non NC buyers an advantage over NC buyers; (2) making NC ships worth a lot less as dura armour turn wave crew broadside slots whatever all don't matter if u get caught and lose in deck battle. Suffice to say NM/CJ is killing their own cash cows.

Enver
03-15-2013

Anyone know normal rate of evading deck battle versus the rate with this skill?

Nicola
03-15-2013

Deck battle is even worse than god cannons, lucky I bought those tools still haven't used, if I see someone wanna deck battle me I will blast their dicks off and ask them to "just accept the game, adapt or quit" lololololol!

Miyo
03-15-2013

1 pirate vs 2-3 merchant = merchant win...

Naoyasu
03-15-2013

Everytime NM tries to put something new to the game. Everyone starts to curse UWO. What do you expect, the battle style will forever be the same??? I admit that the god cannons are wrong but seriously what the hell is wrong with deck battle??? just because NC ships prices "might" go down and dungeon players who has high SP and SM will have advantage, does it mean NM fcked the game again??? Would this be much better because there will be balance on the game as NC and Non NC ships will almost have the same level and those noob (what you call low level players) will not have that same advantage anymore. This will also add a new dimension when it comes to BC and ESF or even mocking, not just shooting each others ship and retreating everytime you get meleed. Just accept the changes and try to adapt. A lot of whiners here in GAMA.

Holfina
03-15-2013

I love how changes bring out reactions. Every single change there is a reaction from the player base. Basically, you people want the status quo, never change. That way, you'll be happy. Just like every change, there are people who like it, there are people who don't. Adapt.

Carla
03-15-2013

Naoyasu... talk after a 20 crew guy defeats you that are in a warship with great sea battle skills and one round away of cleaning his deck... and, worse, being plundered by that guy

Laurencio
03-15-2013

@Carla

That's one of your reason y u hate "Deck Battle". So instead of learning from that experience and rank up your skills to prevent that from happening, people curse UWO. No wonder this server is going down, its not because of the updates. Its because of players who are crybabies and spoiled. I suggest you find a new game to satisfy what you want and stop complaining here.

Holfina
03-15-2013

One side can always force deck battle? or both sides need to accept? or act as chance? because if anyone can force it, make maritime skills potentially worthless, and all is eventually resolved in "land" battle... and a LOT of games have much better LAND battle system

Igor
03-15-2013

It's not that GAMA players are whinners, if you can read Chinese or Japanese you will know that maritimers over in the asian servers complained as well.
It's also not about players unwilling to grind SP/SM skills. Before Lodian left he said him and many in his company who have maxed out SP/SM/techs were also NOT looking forward to deck battle not because they'd lose their dominance or their NC ships will be worth less, but because land/deck battle is not as fun as the traditional maritime battle, at least to many maritimers that's the case. If we like hack-n-slash we would not be playing this game which has one of the WORST hack-n-slash system.
My problem is, you can escape cannon fights, you can escape melee, but you cannot escape deck battle without instantly losing and being "plundered" automatically if you retreat.
Players over in Asian servers made comments like:
(1) Pirates losing to group of sailors who have are in trade ships with no cannon no crew is just a joke, they said if you are in a fleet of 2-3 pirates and the traders are in fleet of 5 there is virtually no chance of winning unless the traders are noobs.
(2) Small fleet PvP always end in the losing side forcing deck battle so who was winning/losing did not matter no more, fights always decided by final deck battle.
So, please tell me, how is maritime not killed?

Jafar
03-15-2013

@Holfina
One side can start deck battle, with a chance. Likewise if deck battle start and you want to retreat, it's with a chance. If you retreat you get raped for sure though, and the battle ends. I've read funny comments like "caught opponent in disorder but deck battle initiated and deck battle overrides item use and skill use went straight into deck fight" this is from Taiwan forum.

Theo
03-15-2013

Basically SP/SM is all you need. Hh and a ship with sufficient speed/survivability to melee so you can then force deck battle. You don't need cannons, you don't need cannon skills, you don't need crew, you don't need leadership too even disordered you can just melee em lol.

Chester
03-15-2013

Adapt, lol, sure the Taiwanese adapted by all using Turtleships, they hated deck battle yet a minority of maritime noobs use it in an attempt to beat the pros. Turtleships are inferior to other ships yet the bros in Turtheships beat the noobs in AFCV/FIS who have no hope other than try to melee-deck-win.
Btw, Taiwan server's GM were telling their players they will discuss with developer (KOEI) to change the deck battle system. Don't know if NM/CJ also need permission to do so......

Misun
03-15-2013

I find it hard to believe our GM will help us to that extent.

Theo
03-15-2013

Make this a hidden 4th skill for all ships lol.
Better yet, make it so the two sides need to BOTH choose deck battle for it to happen, that's what Taiwan players requested.

Kicker
03-15-2013

^^^ What Nina said.

Misun
03-15-2013

@Chester, so Taiwan server says that they want to change deck battle, BUT, In Taiwan Server, they LOVE god cannons.... So let's do what Taiwan server did, bring god cannons back!

In fact, let's just mirror Taiwan server for everything that we do.

Rashid
03-15-2013

Wow so many people who don't know what they are talking about......
@Misun --- GM already said god cannons are an "erro" the NC items are only meant to improve carro10/cannon10/etc not carro16/cannon16, that's the way it is in Korean server too.
@ Nina --- Yes we know it only works admiral vs admiral but if you read the official forum you will know someone already posted 1v1 will likely be deck battle from now on, as Lodian previously said in his tutorial video "neither of you should just die to cannons in 1v1" anyone with 1v1 experience will know it's usually melee or melee items then mines then critical to finish someone off, now whoever is at disadvantage can just change to deck battle (must be admiral vs admiral in 1v1), and your point about just retreating is invalid as you lose items/cargo when you retreat plus you lose the fight.

Liza
03-15-2013

What? Retreat deck battle is different from retreat melee?

Port Official
03-15-2013

Yes, if your opponent has little dura left and you retreat melee battle you can blow him up with cannons and mines, but if your opponent has little dura left and you retreat deck battle then the battle is over and you get "confiscated" items/cargo/ducats I haven't done it enough times to say for sure what you lose and how much you tend to lose.

Wen zhi
03-15-2013

Lol so gay, I guess we can predict an uproar once the effects of deck battle is felt in PVP?

Io
03-15-2013

Deck battle should not be triggerable by just one side when 1v1 or 2v2 for 3v3 fair enough you should be able to protect your admiral to prevent it.

Donce
03-15-2013

I played Uncharted waters 2: New Horizons a long time ago. As far as I remember sea battles, I couldn't engage enemy captain in a duel if my ship had less crew than his.
Maybe it works the same way in UWO? In such case trader with trading ship (small crew) could not challenge a pirate with melee (big crew) ship.

Igor
03-15-2013

i wish no deck battles in feuds and BC

Igor
03-15-2013

not until age 2 is it, according to official NM site its only versus NPC currently

Erda
03-15-2013

NM site is wrong. I can confirm it works in mock, at least. Go try it.

Kicker
03-18-2013

this skill work in a fleet? just like command post? or it is only for the ship that has the skill?

Jafar
03-18-2013

If merchants don't even need to equip cannons, have a sizable crew or have any decent maritime skills to compete with hardcore maritimers (cause they can just deck battle) then the BURDEN to initiate deck battle should be on them. At the very least they should have Assault Deck Battle skill on their ship. Why is the burden on us to slap a Deck Barrier on our ship to avoid being forced into deck battle?

Theo
03-18-2013

Lodian and friends grinded land battle skills to the max. Does not change the fact that deck battle is replacing sea battle. Does not change the fact this is eliminating the most interesting part of the game for maritimers. It's not just about winning, it's about enjoyment. Imagine you are a trader who enjoys trading, then NM / CJ comes with a patch where other players can drag you into dungeons when you talk to NPC market master to trade, you can still profit, all you need to do is grind land battle, but would that be fun for you?

Sylvia
03-18-2013

Great analogy.

Jean
04-02-2013

•甲板戰撤退時將有機會損失裝載之交易品與現金
So when you retreat from deck battle you can lose trade goods / cargo and ducats but NOT equipments and other valuable items? NICE!

Armie
04-02-2013

haha! nice. I shall stock some brine and logs in cargo then.

Battousai
04-02-2013

Takes a long time to escape... But its possible.

Emma
04-25-2013

i think its rank 8 arms.. not management.. anyone to confirm?

Shirin
05-04-2013

i think its rank 8 arms.. not management.. anyone to confirm?

Lisa
05-04-2013

r8 management it is

Enver
05-04-2013

in game i have seen rank 8 arms. wdf?

Port Official
05-04-2013

r8 Arms, r5 navigation, anyone want proof ill gladly show you my ship with deck barrier

Erda
05-04-2013

Reqs Arms 8, Navi 5 on my FIS

Edgedemon
06-28-2013

ive been blocked by npc having superior crew numbers and most mritimes got great sp/sm lvls anyway

Jean
06-30-2013

1 question if i have deck barrier on ship and enemy has ship with few crew more or same or less than me BUT HE DONT HAVE ASSAULT DECK SKILL, will this skill save me from deck?

Jafar
01-06-2014

how does this stand up to a ship with assault deck battle skill?

Erda
01-06-2014

This skill sucks period. Your going to get decked...

Claudia
01-26-2014

Deck Barrier

Chronic
05-14-2014

How effective is this Noob Barrier skill? I notice in either Gran Atlas or Royal Navy patch that it will "increase effectiveness of Deck Barrier skill" This would go from what effectiveness to...?

Winsor
06-24-2014

Admin, can you verify that this requires 8 arms and not 8 management

Fatty
07-01-2014

2nd Age: Chapter 4

-World clock can now covered from 1400 to 1650

-Emergence of the new Kingdom of Sweden! with Stockholm as their capital. Swedish is a new faction with 50% minimum control in Stockholm. Cannot defect to Sweden
-Due to the presence of the Swedish empire, the Baltic Sea is now safe waters.
-New city "Kokkola" in the Gulf of Bothnia!
-New Ships (Netherlands and Sweden focus)

-Increase in "Stars" won in Epic Sea Feud (don't know, perhaps talking increase in victory points?)
-"Mercenary" system. Nations that were not specifically picked for Sea Feud can join either side (much like Current Ottomans)
-New bazaar option to sell to attacking or defending ESF camps only
-New Aide Bazaar. An aide with 50 or more loyalty and in your Apartment can be given goods to put on Bazaar, and then placed in a location in a town. 1 aide bazaar per person. Aide bazaar continues to sell while you're logged out. Return to aide to reclaim items/money from purchases
-Money limit on a character increased from 99mil to 200mil

-New equipment based around Northern Europe, including Winged Hussar armor
-new Treasure hunt themes and Emperor candidates
-New Ganador battles
-Special "Desafiante" title from winning many Ganador battles. Increases fame, EXP, and money rewards from Ganador fights
-New quests relating to new town in hawaii
-A new Butler choice!
-Rescue skill now can be used to recover crew lost in storms/blizzards
-NPCs can no longer loot equipment/items from defeated players in Land battle
-Apartment renovation costs reduced
-Reduce rounding times with rounding permits
-New farm mass production recipes

-Change to PvP deck duels. White named players cannot be deck dueled unless they agree.
-"Deck Barrier" optional skill now also increases your defense in Deck combat.

Hadea
07-25-2014

and when is that update going to happen?

Emmilout
12-11-2014

Can this be inherited?

Kevin
02-28-2023

Deck Barrier skill use requirements: Arms Rank 8, Navigation Rank 5

benjy20
04-21-2024

Hello! another noob question again! :P

Deck barrier increases the defense power in melee battles?
any info about this skill will be useful, please.

thank you!

CABlakeC
04-21-2024

This increases your character's defense power and lowers the enemy's attack power in DECK BATTLE, not melee.