I have 40 hours in this game, i was playing with a friend but he stopped playing for now, the next day he stopped there i was soloing a skeleton fort, a pirate legend comes in and offers help, 5 minutes later a friend of his comes in and start blowing my ship and then kill me, i've played other multiplayer games, i have no problem being killed or sunk but this time was different. After they killed me, they killed themselves and began to mock me in the The Ferry of the Damned in a very sadistic way, i didn't say anything and just quit, i'm probably not playing this alone ever again. Now, i'm not making this post to cry, but i see people using the excuse that this is a pirate game to do the scummiest actions like the one i experienced, i just want to know from people who have more hours than me what made you continue playing, i'm sure everyone passed through stuff like this, i don't want to stop playing but real life gives enough problems on its own, if i'm going to logon to deal with things like this i'm better off forgetting this game completely.
How to cope with awful player behavior?
Submit a support ticket. https://support.seaofthieves.com That kind of behavior is not allowed on the seas.
I was targeted once by a jerk back before TT had checkpoints. I just changed servers đ
I like the game and the bad faith players never bother me. I play solo almost all the time and have a "smuggler" playstyle so I keep a low profile (or not depending how many lights I get and my mood lol) and just generally stay away from people and sky signal events.
Type their names on a piece of paper, improve, invest hours and maybe on 300-400 hours you will face them again.
Pick a friend and spawncamp them until you get bored, do not say a word on chat, just destroy them and take your revenge, with luck they will quit and stop ruining others fun at least on this server.
I did it to a couple of Xbox friends who camped me when I had 20 hours or less, not proud, but it feels really good
@arthurh51 When you run into players like that you can always mute and block their communication. I think of it like a muzzle. âYou want to run your mouth? Hereâs your muzzle. Enjoy your day!â Players like that typically enjoy getting an emotional response from others. Shrug it off and go on with your day. If they went beyond the usual smack-talk and make it personal (racist, sexist, etc.) or use vulgar language then also take a moment to report them as you mute and block them.
I would recommend that you not attempt content like forts, ashen lords, and fleets as a solo. You may get lucky and never have another crew bother you, but those were designed to be tackled by crews. Also, Rare put beacons in the sky to attract multiple ships to those events to encourage interaction (friendly or hostile) between crews. If you want to be left alone then donât join one of the emissaries. That system was designed to enhance PvP. If you are looking for PvP opportunities then feel free to do any of it, but if you do then be prepared to lose a lot of fights as you improve.
Imo leading by example is not only the most productive way to positively effect the environment around you but it's the most productive way to help yourself deal with negativity.
You can never control the environment or those around you but you can control how you act, react, and process things that come your way.
When someone treats you poor use it as fuel to treat someone else nicely.
When someone takes from you give more to another
When someone goes out of their way to try to hurt you go out of your way to try to show someone acknowledgement and/or appreciationPositivity doesn't guarantee outcome but it allows you to put one productive step in front of another and get through the negative interactions until it leads you to some positive ones.
with that mindset over time you find more nice things while being able to leave the negative ones in the pastThere are many ways to deal with this issue as mentioned by the previous posts, yet don't forget one of the tools at your disposal is to "scuttle". There is nothing to be ashamed as it is the top solution to stop feeding toxicity and avoid wasting time. The seas are big enough for all of us, so just scuttle and change servers if need be.
I know it sounds crazy, but after almost four years of playing, I wouldnât have it any other way. Out of the thousands of encounters Iâve had on the seas I only seem to remember the friendly ones. Now that doesnât mean we didnât fight each other. But with good sportsmanship and a little communication Iâve had great battles and even slowly gathered a server together to do glitter beard.
I know not every person is going to act in that manner but thatâs what makes the nice encounters so much more memorable. Hopefully you keep at it.
Cheers
Iâm confused.
Miss the PL join your crew or was it another crew that joined to help?If the first, how did his friend join your crew? I assumed you were on a sloop
If second. That be your fault for trusting another pirate :p. But yeah the aftermath was uncalled for at the end.
Maybe. Mute enemy player chat and mic
You had me as "this is just part of the game" up and till "they killed themselves to continue mocking me" - this is toxic jerk behavior and should be reported with extreme prejudice as there is just no room on the seas for that kind of behavior.
Taking on world events when you are solo will lead to you getting knifed by another crew about 70% of the time. I tend to leave them be unless it is something that I am looking to get a specific achievement for, then I try to be sneaky about it and make peace with the fact that I probably won't be getting a payday but, I will be one step closer to the achievement that I was chasing.
