TDM Game Mode in Arena

@schwammlgott

I know they said what they said. Arena was doomed from the start. They made competitive speed adventure instead of a PvP haven. Then they megakegged it and blamed us lol.

TDM arena would have been nice if it were launched with original arena.

@raesed-digital Well, since you've had 3 naysayers regurgitate the same bit about "Rare isn't updating Arena," allow me to give you some hope.

Rare is working on Custom Servers. And even if we won't get to design these servers in the exact way you described, if they allowed us to use Arena's scoring system in the mode, setting up TDM-type mini-games would be easy.

Is not a bad idea, but this Will increase even more the arena queue times.

If I have to choose, I keep the enviroment that we have right now, It is better to deal with doblegunnerds doing TDM than playing a match with 2-3 ships.

I like the arena, and maybe new modes for it would bring an added energy. But TDM as it is today would only keep things as they are, bringing a specific mode to what players already do in the arena today. No news.
I particularly started to train doublegun because I was very disappointed with the operation of the sword in combat, locks that do not work, combos that are interrupted because the opponent simply beat the mouse button. That's a shame, because I really like the sword, it's much cooler and much more pirated than a doublegun.
But I also feel that the doublegun exploit is in Rare's sight. They fixed the exploit of digging fast with the shovel and came the mechanics of burying treasures, fixed the bucket, this was perhaps to make life a little difficult on the sloop solo or to balance the combat, at least the part of drawing water from the ship, with the newmen.
Now enemies drop bags of ammo, there's this feature you look at. Does a nerf of guns come around? This will change how you play doublegun, and the TDM as it is today, which depends a lot on this exploit, should change as well

@schwammlgott said in TDM Game Mode in Arena:

@raesed-digital maybe you aren't aware of this, but Rare already stated, that there won't be any further support to the arena game mode...so it won't happen...
To the idea itself, even if it's senseless at this point to discuss...this is a pirate game based around your ship as a "base"...also man on man combat isn't that good imo...it's neither a CoD, Battlefield or any other TDM game, that have more of everything, more weapons, perks, features that fit into it...
I suggest you to play those games if you want to TDM...but as I said...senseless to talk about, because no further support

Edit: and don't forget the balance...it might be a completely different game, if balanced for TDM without ships

So you want people to quit playing sea of thieves and choose another game just because you dont like their play style?

The games you suggested have completely different gameplay and have nothing to do with pirates.

@schwammlgott said:

...I just suggested to play that other games if they want to TDM, because, I REPEAT, NO...

Better suggestion; one that would help retain the playerbase, rather directing them elsewhere:

Queue up sloops with your buddies in the existing Arena. People have used the mode to TDM for ages.

It's not perfect, but it's an option until if/when custom servers roll out.