I decided it would be smart to also share my ideas on the official forums, so I´ve copied my post from the SOT subreddit : https://www.reddit.com/r/Seaofthieves/comments/akm9w4/a_concept_for_the_megs_wrath_of_the_megalodons/
Cheers fellow scallywags!
One of the features I really like in the game are the Megalodons, and it´s been quite nice to finally get rewards for defeating them, however, I do feel the whole encounter is tad underwhelming for what kind of loot (multiple stronghold stuff if you´re lucky) you can actually get from killing the megs. In my opinion, the kraken is much more engaging than the meg, it has more mechanics, some of which can actually target the players. The Meg fight consists mostly of it circling around ship and charging at you in various frequencies. The fact it will totally ignore you in the water and just focus on taking a chunk of wooden planks feels immersion-breaking and not that interactive. Call me weird, but I actually want to feel fear of ending up in the water, knowing it could at any moment stop going after the ship and start wanting to take a munch off me salty behind, haha!
So I made this mock up suggesting to new mechanics - Strike from the Depths (pictured) and Blood in the Water. The first is another attack that is supposed to punish player crews that are too stationary, so no more anchoring down and just tanking through it all. The meg has already an animation that could easily be used for this attack mechanic and that is it´s spawn animation, which is what I used for the mock up. A potential addition would also be maybe to add a visual cue of where it might strike from the depths, giving players a chance to react with a well-placed Gunpowder-keg.
The second suggested mechanic is a way for the Meg to regain a bit of health and punishing bad positioning from the players. I´m thinking it shouldn´t always go for the players that falls into the water but a chance that increases depending on the health of the player, like the players are bleeding.
I hope you like my ideas, and I wish you all a continued pleasant sailing on the seas! :)
