Rewards and unlockables

  • Kawaii Lancer

    Ahoy!

    I have been talking to quite a few people and we all think that there should be something to work for, other than cosmetics. Different or better guns, ship upgrades, things of that nature. What does everyone else think about that? We feel that the gameplay gets stale after a couple weekends of playing. This would give incentive to play and grind more voyages. I feel (as well as a lot of people I have talked to) that with this addition, it adds a lot of replay value, and will help the game with getting more people to play, and stay playing for a long time

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  • Flippin Loud
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    Rare wants a level playing field, no ones character, ships, or weapons are better than anyone else. Doesnt matter if ur a Pirate Legend or a first time player, ur weapons do the same damage. I personally love this (and im a Pirate Legend) it makes it so if u kill someone it means ur skill level is better than theirs and theres no ifs, ands, or buts about it
    @Kawaii-Lancer

    Edit/addition: imagine in real life i bought a sword or gun from someone, a few months later u bought the same sword or gun. Theres no difference besides that ive had more practice time with mine so i may (or may not) be better at using it but in no way that effects the damage they deal

  • Kawaii Lancer

    @flippin-loud
    Yes, I understand that’s how it is now. But I think the dedicated players should be rewarded, otherwise there isn’t much to keep people. People like grinding, but only if there is a reward in it. If here is no rewards, then people won’t stay long.

    This games has so much potential that isn’t being tapped into

  • Flippin Loud
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    @kawaii-lancer i edited my last post and added some stuff before i saw u responded

  • Flippin Loud
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    @kawaii-lancer but about the grind, we get skins to show we been around, u cant buy legend skins without workin hard to get there, cant get the lvl 50 boat skins without time put in, so there are things to work towards they just dont do anything to help u get an advantage over a newer player. And like i said i love it! Imagine being new and being on a server of people just one shot killing u over and over, that would be so frustrating and turn new players off of the game. But knowing its just a skin and being able to kill a player knowing ur just better than they are is much more rewarding than having a +10 damage sword and +10 health clothing. This also means ur not forced to wear ugly outfits or carry ugly guns just because they boast a better bonus skill. I love that u can wear anything, use any weapon and its all the same

  • Kawaii Lancer

    @flippin-loud

    I don’t think that would be an issue. It’s a simple fix of either, avoiding better ships, or having a different section of the map or server all together for different ranges of players.

    The player base for this game could be much larger if there was a better reward system. Half of the people left once the free trail was over. The long term success of this title is at risk in my opinion.

    Granted this new update on Tuesday will bring some people back with the addition of NPC ships and such, but I feel like it will fizzle out in no time.

    Bottom line is, they need to keep the players they have by making it worth it. Grinding to get a new color on your ship is nice, it’s fun, it’s cool to customize, but what do you do when you have the color ship you want and the clothes on your pirate you want? What’s the incentive to keep playing?

  • Ur Mi Ma
    Ship Mate
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    Lol that would ruin the game and they have no intention of doing that because it would upset the balance make make someone op for either being lucky on a drop or having no life and all they do is play and grind

  • Flippin Loud
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    @kawaii-lancer said in Rewards and unlockables:

    @flippin-loud

    What’s the incentive to keep playing?

    Cuz they intro new things every 2 weeks, bigger dlc’s almost every 2 months and mainly, and i cant stress this one enough, cuz its fun! At least @Ur-Mi-Ma knows

  • Emmire9573
    Marauder

    I would like to be able to unlock special ship upgrades etc, but thats the problem, i dont think Rare wants pirate legends to have an advantage over beginning players for example (apart from experience with the game of course)

  • Kawaii Lancer

    @becausescience1

    Then separate the high end players and the new players. That’s an easy thing for Rare to do. Or, there is always the option of running away. It’s quite easy to run from fights you don’t want to be in if you really want to get away

  • Emmire9573
    Marauder

    @kawaii-lancer
    i'm not against the idea, i just don't think Rare wants this kind of stuff, and also i think Rare should add something that can prevent other ships from escaping, like a grappling hook or something, because it's so easy for ships to escape

  • Kawaii Lancer

    @becausescience1

    There are a lot of things that could improve this game, I think. It has so much potential, it’s got the bones of a good game, not just add the meat to it.

    The evidence is out there. The amount of active players has dropped significantly. The game is fun or a little while, but it needs work to be a game that draws people to keep coming back

  • XxMrVincexX
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    @flippin-loud @Kawaii-Lancer

    Like the update that will be there in 2 days, then we will get a new ship and I hope also some new sails, hull and much more.
    And there is comming much more in the future.
    If there would be better weapons and stuff like that it would get unfair. Now I have a lot time to play the game, but next month I need to go back to work and then I can't play that much... and then I would get way more behind.
    If you could upgrade your sails for example then every new player has a big problem in this game, then a new player not want to play the game anymore.

  • iBuddhaiMan

    I love that it’s a even playing field. I think they just need to add more cosmetics. Like more ship upgrades maybe different looking cannons. Unique instruments others don’t have by default. Upgrades internals of the ship like the captains quaters. Adding in pets.
    With weapons I could see maybe adding upgrades that only give an advantage against skeletons maybe? But still it’s very inviting to have a level playing field I don’t think I would of gotten into the game if I was at a equipment disadvantage being I started like a month or two ago

  • Flippin Loud
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    @ibuddhaiman said in Rewards and unlockables:

    I love that it’s a even playing field. I think they just need to add more cosmetics. Like more ship upgrades maybe different looking cannons. Unique instruments others don’t have by default. Upgrades internals of the ship like the captains quaters. Adding in pets.
    With weapons I could see maybe adding upgrades that only give an advantage against skeletons maybe? But still it’s very inviting to have a level playing field I don’t think I would of gotten into the game if I was at a equipment disadvantage being I started like a month or two ago

    Custom cannons, anchors, wheels already been leaked and confirmed for the future, also pets will be micro transactions

  • Flippin Loud
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    @xxmrvincexx alot of new cosmetics will be here in 2 days, they released pics of about 5 or 6 different sails theyre dropping with cursed sails and a few equipment/weapon/clothing options as well

  • Emmire9573
    Marauder

    @kawaii-lancer
    I agree, there simply isn't enough to do right now, but Rare is listening and I can't wait to see what is to come.

  • II Centauri II
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    I dont agree with some of theses back then in real world pirates never had special weapons to help them along it was all about skill its as real as it gets in sea of thieves. The only complaint i have is not saving your inventory and having to stock before you leave and another thing we have cannon balls that give us the advantage of other players why would we need more if our inventory was saved we could stock up on those theres your advantage right there.

  • II Centauri II
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    @ii-tack-ii or even customer flags and guilds and guild rewards would be kool.

  • II Centauri II
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    @ii-tack-ii and maybe even the ability to hold more then one weapon like two swords or six pistols. Black beard carried six which gave him an advantage why not thats as much of an advantage as we should get i think. I could go on a rant but i wont lol.

  • garb4569
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    I wouldnt like ship upgrades for say, such as more HP/DPS/turning speed/speed. But i wouldnt mind more ship cosmetics such as different looking cannons, sails, figureheads, steering wheels, anchor points.

    Side note, no upgrades would ever happen due to Rares very strong view on the matter.

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