User talk:Entharion/Iron Trophies Data

Please discuss the data about the Iron Trophies here. Confirm that you are logged in, and then click the plus (+) sign to add a comment. Concise and accurate information helps the most, along with references, links or quotes of phrases which may be relevant. Thanks for your time.

Initial collection of data from discussion thread complete
The basic layout for this page is done. I may add/remove sections as appropriate. I am quite tired now and need a break. I will do more sorting later today. --Entharion 07:25, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

Making progress - did some formatting
I managed to format the section on reported criteria to be more easily readable and added references and some comments (in italics). Also, the subject pirate (read: trophy recipient) in each sub-section now has their name in bold for quick searching. I am in the process of formatting the multitude of ideas in the second section. 2+ hours is enough for now. Will do more later.--Entharion 14:26, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

Iron Tackle trophy
I (Felismajor) just gained the Iron Tackle trophy today, at the end of the fourth and final round of the non-sinking Albatross blockade on the Emerald ocean, the last round of which was basically a flag-sit aboard a dhow. I was getting mostly Excellents on the duty reports. My experience and standing in sailing is Exalted/Grand-Master as I write this. The award occurred right at the end of the round, and therefore segment, at the same time as pay for the round and the duty report occurred. My guess is that the iron and steel trophies may have something to do with the number of segments performed during blockades on the particular station. Sailing is by far the station I have done the most during blockades. I did some gunning during the blockade as well, so it has nothing to do with doing the station exclusively during the blockade. For other clues, I do have the Seasoned Old Salt trophy, but not the next one in that series. I also have Pillars of Sails, Wind Marble, and Oaken Token of Sails. I do have the Incredible and Ultimate Sailor trophies, but doubt either is necessary. For those who got awarded an iron trophy in their homes, I would speculate that they had done some of the particular duty station in a blockade before they found themselves on land for whatever reason, and happened to go there, and be there when the segment or round of the blockade ended.

Sudden thought after reading the experiences of other players: I think, but am unsure, that I also got at least one of each kind of token during each segment of today's blockade. But those who are superb at getting rows and rows of tokens would have probably gotten the iron/steel trophies quickly if that were part of the trigger.