LOOT STACKING GUIDELINES
loot stacking is an effective way to gain big sums of loot and rep in large, single sell chunks. Selling your loot regularly and often is the safest way to get your gains, however. The combined times of sailing to an outpost and selling, adds up. When you stack loot you put more time into gathering treasure, resulting in bigger reward.
but like any great reward, it holds great risk.
When stacking loot your awareness is very important. There are huge factors to consider that make or break success, that must remain in the minds of all crew members at all times.
Without proper awareness toward the condition of these factors, you greatly risk losing everything.
These factors are;
- Surroundings
- Crew count/position
- Communication
- How much is at stake
- Don't Make Enemies
- How long you have been sailing.
These are the most important things to remember when loot stacking for any reason whether it be for personal gain or give aways.
If even one of these factors are not regularly considered when making decisions, you leave a window for disaster.
1. Your Surroundings
This would have to be the most important factor to keep in mind, always. Without proper supervision of your surrounding horizons, other pirates and hazards have a window to strike.
ALWAYS watch and monitor the waters around you. Keep a look out and don't allow any elements of surprise to be used against you.
2. Crew Count/Positions
Your crew is your strength, your power.
Constant consideration of how many you have, where your crew members are and what they are up to is crucial.
Before making a decision, such as; leaving the ship for extended periods of time, analyze what each member of your crew is doing and where they are. Leaving the ship reduces your collective strength in combat situations, so make sure you have at least 3 of your crew in close proximity to the ship before leaving
If you are short handed, and lack a full crew, STAY PUT! A galleon with only 2 men on board leaves you vulnerable at best.
3. Communication
This factor runs parallel to the previous.
Make sure you talk with your crew and listen up for any changes in circumstances.
When making decisions it is essential that you tell your crew of your intentions and confirm their positions.
If you intend to leave the ship, mention it to the crew and wait for their confirmation. You must know if they can be prepared for your absence.
4. How Much Is At Stake?
Think about what you have to use and what you have to lose. Everything from supply count to haul size, must be considered when making combat related choices. A ship with low supplies can be beaten through endurance and tenacity, so make sure you are well stocked often.
When you have a lot of loot on board (about 60k+) the game itself begins to struggle, respawns and mermaid travel will often fail and send you to random islands, if this happens during combat situations, (especially to multiple crew members at once) you will have great delays in getting crew strength back to 100% leaving the ship vulnerable to sinking.
Think about how much you have on board and know if issues are likely before making any risky choices.
5. Don't Make Enemies.
"The seas hath no fury like a solo-slooper scorned."
The last thing you need when loot stacking is large amounts of attention. Attacking ships at random can promote hostility through tenacious vengeance, so always defend and defend only.
Don't draw attention and especially dont let anyone see the loot, no matter how friendly. A pirate is only as friendly as what they lack in greed. Most times all it takes is a friendly pirate to know what you have to turn them into a cunning and ruthless thief.
6. How Long Have You Been Sailing?
Loot stacking can involve sailing periods of unknown lengths. Crew can grow weary and under focused when sailing for hours on end, so understanding the mentality of yourself and your crew is absolutely necessary.
6-8 hours of sailing the seas can take their toll on your body and mind so make sure you take extra care when on the water for long periods. If you are joining fresh onto a crew that have already been at it for hours, you should be ready to take on a little extra weight and look after your fellow crew mates, they will be getting tired.
If these 6 factors are acknowledged adequately, you will have better luck filling your ship to the teeth with loot and cashing in BIG, every time.
And one last thing to keep in mind;
This is Sea Of Thieves!
Getting sunk and losing hauls will happen from time to time so just try your best, it is "The Nature of the Beast."
It sucks, it hurts and mostly it's disappointing, so be cool to your crew, Its ok to be upset when you lose a haul and your crew will be just as shattered as you are. Just never forget what went wrong, look back on what happened and learn from it, think about the factors and figure out what went wrong, to get a better understanding for the future.
Have fun out there, and safe sailing!
Nayfe.
Written for the CSV. Robin Hood community.
