Careening

@mufasha5688

Interesting idea, but I'll pass. I'm not looking for realism, I'm looking for the fantasy of being a pirate.

Honestly, I don't think it adds any interesting spin on the game.

@scheneighnay said in Careening:

Not in sea of thieves.
Something I would like to see in a more immersive game, but this isn't it.

if its too real for you, you can just repair at the dockmaster and shell get it cleaned up for you, just cost a bit more than doing it yourself. youre repairing your boat anyway, you wouldnt even notice. other than a slight speed decrease for neglecting your vessel

@scheneighnay

i hear you brother.. i agree after awhile it could feel like a chore, the boat gets all slimy and green and you gotta go stop and clean it up every so often..but if youre anything like me, i repair everytime i hit the outpost.. maybe it would just be unseen, my point of it is to add to the experience of things to have to do outside of fight other pirates, and get gold. it would create more stories outside of gold.

@mufasha5688
The problem is I don't see any benefit to the game for it. It adds a layer of tedium to the game, but it doesn't have any 'reward' in terms of added fun or strategy in doing so.

Adding in an "unfun" activity only to prevent getting a penalty doesn't add to the game experience.

If you want to add this to the game, you need to flip it on it's head. I would give pirates the opportunity to use things that create this semi-permanent impact on other ships. Let's call them "goo barrels" for the time being. I hit your ship with a "Goo barrel" and it runs a bit slower. I explode a "goo barrel" in the water while you are chasing me, and if you go through it, you run slower. In order to remove these penalties, you have to go get cleaned at a drydock/careener.

Here, the feature adds a battle complexity, and is useful in avoiding pursuit. The careening is no longer an annoying bit of upkeep, it's removing the impact of battle decisions. Is it as realistic? No. But, it adds in fun first.

@tybald said in Careening:

@mufasha5688
The problem is I don't see any benefit to the game for it. It adds a layer of tedium to the game, but it doesn't have any 'reward' in terms of added fun or strategy in doing so.

Adding in an "unfun" activity only to prevent getting a penalty doesn't add to the game experience.

If you want to add this to the game, you need to flip it on it's head. I would give pirates the opportunity to use things that create this semi-permanent impact on other ships. Let's call them "goo barrels" for the time being. I hit your ship with a "Goo barrel" and it runs a bit slower. I explode a "goo barrel" in the water while you are chasing me, and if you go through it, you run slower. In order to remove these penalties, you have to go get cleaned at a drydock/careener.

Here, the feature adds a battle complexity, and is useful in avoiding pursuit. The careening is no longer an annoying bit of upkeep, it's removing the impact of battle decisions. Is it as realistic? No. But, it adds in fun first.

Yea brother! for sure! im with you, i just think the quality of the ships hull needs an overlook. we need to be able to do more to upkeep our own or setback other peoples ships.

No thanks. Maybe in a "survival" type of pirate game with crafting systems and other survival mechanics that would be fun.

I'm still mad I have to pay to make my captained ship look nice when I set sail (spoiler: I don't, because I'm not about that grift). My ship constantly has cosmetic damage because I refuse to pay to have it fixed. I don't really care to have another "maintenance" added to sailing that would actually impact performance. I only get a few hours per week to play, and I would rather have that time spent fighting pirates, raiding forts, etc, not cleaning my ship.

If you think most recent changes have been quality of life to make gaming experience more fun, easier and more efficient. This seems to only add hindrance for the sake of realism and roleplay, so can't imagine ever being considered