More Persistence

@er-prototip0 said in More Persistence:

Hello everyone.
I first played SoT in 2017 when it was presented at Gamescom in Koln and I saw the enormous evolution it has undergone over the years making this title even more spectacular.
I think we have now reached the point where we have to put more persistence into the game.
My idea was to insert an instantiated personal (or guild / crew) lair and use the new portals used for the stories of Pirates of the Caribbean to enter and exit it, therefore it will not be possible to bring the accumulated treasures into it but only the resources.
The lair could be used as a starting point where I can accumulate resources over time and save them in barrels for future use in order to speed up the initial part of the preparation for departure at sea and maybe carry out other activities such as cooking (and, who knows, maybe other future activities such as alchemy to create incendiary grenades etc).
This would allow for the creation of a whole new set of cosmetic items to furnish and customize the lair that can be purchased from vendors in the game or shop using Ancient Coins.
It could be used as a starting point instead of outposts and start directly from there with our crew by exiting at a random point on the map through the portal in order to exit directly in front of an outpost to be able to buy missions or raise the emissary's flag.
The entry into a lair of a player rather than that of another could be determined initially based on who creates the crew and in the game by voting near a portal.
There would be implementations that could be done .... maybe keep the damage to the hull persistent (such as the ruined hull or the burns) and choose to be able to repair the hull with coins or keep it so showing everyone how much we have been through.
Or change ship directly in the lair so you can add a friend who joins us later without having to leave the game to change from sloop to brig.
What do you think ? could it be interesting as a future implementation?

So crews rolling around with 200 chainshot, 70 wraith balls, and all the cursed balls under the rainbow?

No thanks

@er-prototip0 said in More Persistence:

@kommodoreyenser If you have been playing this game for a long time you should know very well that all those resources in pvp count for little if you board the ship and prevent repairs. Many times I have seen sloops sink galleons of players with a lot of resources on board.
And if you go out with 200 chainshot, 70 wraith balls and all the cursed balls and they sink you, you've lost them.
And in any case, everyone would have the opportunity to leave loaded with resources so no one would be disadvantaged

No one is currently disadvantaged when launching. If you chose not to spend time stocking up or buying any supply crates that is on you. IMO there is already too high a chainshot spawn. Sure you can take down a galley in a sloop but what happens the one time they chain your sloop up since they have so many they can fire 20-40 at you and not care?

The problem is you leave your sloop after it has been chained, guaranteed to sink 100%. That is far more common than sloops sinking galleys I guarantee.

Also, people blasting wraith balls like regular cannons is bound to be OP. I have yet to hit a ship with 3-4 and it not go down, boarding them or not.

Session based gameplay is one of the things that makes Sea of Thieves unique. The game you want exists, it's called Atlas.

Outside SoT, Lairs/Guild Rooms takes away from the main game. Ive seen enough people complaining about "Not having enough time for" ..... having this would be wasted.

Just more MMO drivel in a session based player encounter experience.

The very assumption that persistence is needed for a personal space, negating the need for a ship, reveals the OP's misunderstanding of core game concepts.