Outposts Should SHUT UP SHOP At Night!

@itz-majman what if you're in a rush to leave and another player comes around??

This happens, and it's not like night can sneak up on you like a player can.

Use your pocket watch, plan accordingly! The mechanic would make the watch a necessary tool just like the compass and spyglass

@tenriak you see delay, others might see it as an advance on turning things in.

It's midday, you are on your way to the outpost, a meg spawns, normally you'd stop and fight it (just play along)

Nope. Got to sell this loot, night is coming.

You just sold faster than you normally would of.

And as always, you can stop and fight that meg, the choice to delay your journey is just that, your choice.

@danbeardluff thanks! I like the idea of minor changes that can potentially have major effects on the game (emissary update is a perfect example).

@tenriak you can also spend the night unloading your ship and getting prepared to sell first thing in the morning.

Obviously this creates a risk/reward scenario that has all your loot unloaded and ripe for stealing from another crew.

But that's the scenario whereby if you're not planning your voyages then you might find yourself in that situation.

@galactic-geek haha yes, I made a post about the pocket watch a few months ago and you listed its many uses and I actually do use it a lot more now (when cooking I use it religiously now)

@tenriak definitely. I think any idea that is or could be suggested will have pros as well as cons, and definitely waiting around for night to pass could at times be dull and boring.

This is just an idea that I thought would change the gameplay loop slightly whilst also adding an extra layer of strategy of having to time your voyages to your final destination.

But I am well aware that this particular mechanic could go against the whole idea of "do what you want/when you want" which is the heart and soul of the game.

I'm almost certain this idea (as well as every idea, ever lol) was discussed at RARE HQ and they probably dismissed it because if a player has to pass up on content to make it to an outpost on time, then that might be interpreted as a negative experience.

For me, I like the idea of night leading to potentially more thieving!

And the idea of reapers/blood thirsty pirates stalking outposts from afar at late nights/early morning (2am to 4am) as they KNOW that this is prime time for ships to be coming in to sell their hard earned loot in the morning is just to damn cool.

@nitroxien good points about the returning sunken players, that would be super lame to have sunk someone twice, they return at 4am, sink you, and get all the reward and an easy sell

@nitroxien I also am begging for day/night to have a significant difference aside from it just being darker.

So much potential to tap into

@reedski it is! Just need to memorise the cook times and remember to check your watch!

@burnbacon I'd love to see some significant differences between night and day, aside from the visual aspects!

Lots of room for growth and new possibilities

@mostexpendable Oh yeah! A Halloween event could be a good way to implement it, even if just for a month.

@cotu42 well yes this would punish crews who don't use their pocket watch to plan voyages.

Much the way dropping the anchor at dumb times, or sailing with sails not 100% down or angled, or not using your compass.

I think of it as just another mechanic that good players will take advantage of (timing their journeys/steals) and poor players will be caught out from.

@mferr11 Definitely people here have listed some good reasons as to why it isn't implemented.

Interesting to hear it was in the prototype!

Obviously the cons outweighed the pros in the end, but I think it could provide some new and interesting scenarios that could change things up a little!

Much the way crab people has been introduced, people have found plenty of CONS for that idea (voyages and spawn rates...), but it also has introduced positive reactions too (new enemies/gems)

@joe-krakatoa you can only buy a certain number of supplies before having to wait a few days.

You can only buy so many voyages from a vendor in 1 day before having to wait.

Waiting as a mechanic exists already and noone complains EVER about these because they have adapted and learnt to work around it.

Obviously not being able to sell after 8pm and before 5am is a bit different then those examples, but people would easily adapt and game sessions could end up playing out differently as a result, which COULD freshen up the gameplay loop!

@ll-predator-il how constructive