PvP in Adventure Mode

@deckhands Link em and lock em, please and thank you

@eaglewolfu25
When Old Horatio (or others of his kind) is around, it's broadcasted on the server via a red tornado. Everybody knows there is loot to be found either after defeating him or after defeating the crew who did just that.

There are more things going on that are broadcasted (Flameheart fleet, Forts); if you don't like to run into other crews that like to take all or most of the loot, my advice would be to keep away from those events and/or keep an eye out for other crews trying to take their cut one way or another.

This is literally removing pvp. They’re not going to remove PvP no matter how many people want it gone. It’s always been a PvPvE game and will always remain so.

This is where rare gave their thoughts about PvPvE
This is the podcast where they discussed PvP and PvE
This is the article Joe Neate wrote on custom servers
This is a thread on custom servers

takes everything we earned.

What did you earn tho...You were busy fighting and another pirate crew showed up. 2v4 Not bad odds but hey..still what did you lose that was earned?

really takes the fun out of the game when you’ve spent all that time trying to achieve something and are left with nothing.

experience and knowledge. Watch the seas and prepare for battle. Some good or bad pirates appear randomly.

You want Reaper flags to be just PvP? But thing is...Not all Reapers do pvp...Reaper faction is said to be blood thirsty pirates but...that depends on the pirate. Ive seen GH pirates do more damage because they want the booty.

All I can ya lad is, if you don’t particularly enjoy PvP action too much, don’t partake in clearing world events. Focus more on voyages or something. World Events are usually player activity hot spots due to them being high in value and being shown the the whole server.

Then there is no "Thieves" the game is just "Sea" or "Sea of Skeletons" if you desire. Why hold any loot whatsoever when you're running Reapers...?
World events are called so for a reason, they are available for the entire "world", or server, to interact with, whether it is hostility or alliances, that is for both crews to agree upon. A great deal of the game is based off of sneaking up on crews as best you can, being visible on the map at all times removes that entirely. The entire game is about fighting for your loot, and your loot isn't actually YOUR loot until you've cashed it in and got your gold/rep, it's free game. PvPvE is the main view of the game and stopping it in any way stops the game in a way. The PvP mode, Arena, was only added a year after the games release, and people dealt with PvP then, you can deal with PvP now.

@eaglewolfu25 said in PvP in Adventure Mode:

The game already has a pvp mode, so I don’t see why some changes can’t be made for adventure mode since the stuff there is more about team vs npc and game monsters.

Arena is not strictly a pvp mode.
New players should view the option as a combat training tool. You get paid for finishing matches, commendations and cosmetics.
You train in combat piloting, naval artillery, and pirate killing.
That training pays off in Adventure.

That is all the change you need.

Find a crew in sot discord or forum, if numbers is your problem. But the game is fun in a state it is. PvP being part of it. Try arena to get better at that aspect. And if you despite PvP and don't want to take part of it or learn it, be always aware and don't hord stuff on your ship. And if chased just switch servers. But don't suggest that PvP should be just for a group of people that enjoy it. It should always be a threat for everyone.

Sorry sir, but PVP as a threat is a key foundation of the games design. To undermine it is to undermine the entire game.

There’s a reason that loot doesn’t immediately get deposited in an ethereal bank when you find it. It must be physically delivered. That’s to create a tension and the ability for it to be stolen.

If you don’t enjoy the risk. Or rather, can’t stand losing your loot. It may be the wrong game for you.

I suggest adopting the supervillain mentality. Once scorned, better yourself, hone your skills and return as the scourge of the Seas.

@eaglewolfu25 most people won’t know if there’s anything on your ship till they sink you. I’ve found that a decent portion of the time I can avoid combat just by keeping my eyes on the horizon