As Greece is a peninsular country with hundreds of inhabited islands, it creates a fantastic opportunity to return players to open-world naval battle. Triremes, ships of the time, are more flat and nimble vessels than the deep-bellied galleys of games like Black Flag, using their ample prows to cut enemy boats in half. As these ships predate gunpowder, they also relied on the archery and spear throwing prowess of their crew. Add in a coal-fired brazier to light arrows and pilum on fire and you have a recipe for naval warfare. Here’s a spoiler-free ship quest where Editor in Chief Ron Burke was tasked with sinking some vessels and ran afoul of some mercenaries in the process.

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