How many ships does it take to earn the curses and is it worth it?

@halogamer2005 alot of the numbers for how many ship sinks are rough because streaks change the game dramatically.

Well, the answer would be, "many, with an if", or "a few, with a but".

It depends entirely on how many consistent sinks you can get, if you play passive or invade, if they have flags to turn in, what streak you get, and if you turn in the glass or get sunk before you do.

As for if it is worth it, its absolutely worth it if you really want the curses, or even more so if you are in it for the fun. As for doing it without friends, if you are solo, it will only pair you with another solo... This doesnt mean an easier fight however, but for some, the idea of only fighting another solo is comforting.

On average, it’s ~160 sinks. Assuming some are streaks, you’re selling flags, etc. If you go perfect you can do it in like 100.

Which, contrary to all the other things that people are saying, isn’t all that bad to be honest. Legendary Sea Dog in Arena was a flat 240 wins. You get your curse in a little over half of that. It’ll take a few months if you dedicate your time to it.

Is it worth it? For me it is. Having a cool curse, a lair to open up and show to people, especially the Guardians one… I love checking the barrels in the extended area for cursed cannonballs, and selling fish to Merrick. But hanging out in the Reaper’s Lair is great fun after you’ve been done selling your loot with friends, just open it up and go party.

Go for it.

Did it roughly 160 wins about 200+ overall matches. Was it worth it? Was for me had a great time getting there and plan on having a great time for the foreseeable future. Still have a ways to go to hit 1000

@halogamer2005

The problem is that there is no certain number. If you win against a ship and immediately cash in then it will take more ships sunk.

With each victory in a streak, you get more hourglass value and more reputation.

The values are 10,000 for 1 victory

The values are 12,000 for 2 victories

The values are 14,000 for 3 victories

The values are 16,000 for 4 victories

The values are 20,000 for 5+ victories

Once you hit a grade 4 streak, it’s wise to lower your hourglass and start fresh. If you can get up to a tier 4 streak every time and turn in, I’d say it’s about 100 to 150 ships sunk.

As for if it’s worth it, that’s a personal preference. It was worth it for me to get the base curses but it’s not worth the grind to 1000. I may consider it but I won’t be as active once I complete all the commendations for the two new factions

My stats are as follow (got both curses) :

About 185-190 wins for one curse (with a 50/50 winrate, so you can add about the same number of losses)

That's if you do not do streaks. (I know I should have, but I didn't feel confident enough, wanting to cash in every XP possible without risking losing some.)

Was it worth the time and efforts ?
For about 5 minutes it feels great.
Then you realise you wasted 2 months of your life for this "achivement" that felt like luck/bad luck 50% of the time, that this isn't over, and that there are other video games out there that actually respect their player's time and investment (yeah, sorry Sea of Thieves, this was too much for me this time, I'm not gonna play as regularly I'm afraid).

To be fair, the improvement in my skill is HUGE. But I still won't be able to beat animation-cancel sweats (which I see as an exploit, thus I don't want to learn, thus frustrating to play against). But I did everything solo mostly, I doubt only bilging on a galley would have had me improve that much.

In a nutshell : WAY too much of a pain in retrospective for a video game reward