Hello! I just wanted to make a general request to submit to the Rare team. Since captaincy, there have been many quality of life improvements that have made many past commendations slightly easier to get making the game much more gamer friendly. However, in my quest to complete all commendations so far a couple of these don’t seem too fair and even boring to complete. Those are the commendations involving delivering wood crates, cannon ball crates, and fruit crates for a specific merchant quest. As it is right now, you have to randomly find them in a barrel, a bottle on an island, or a mysterious journal that spawns randomly. All these are very rare (no pun intended) and very hard to find. The most efficient way to complete this now is to just server hop to outpost to outpost and look in all the barrels hoping for a random quest, if you find one you then collect the crate, go to the outpost asking for the delivery and hop to a different server to the same thing. Which doesn’t seem to be the intended idea. My hopeful suggestion is to add a captaincy quest that would involve delivering one or two of these crates. This would engage the player base to have the option to do a last quest before getting off and deliver their leftover cannon ball crates, wood crates, fruit crates to the respected outpost. Another suggestion I thought of is using Lost Shipment quests as in opportunity to have the bottle quests. At the end of every lost shipment voyage when you unlock a captain cabin there is all these merchant crates in the cabin along with one random resource crate as well. I think it would make sense lore wise to have a bottle quest to deliver that crate in the cabins cabin as well since it is a lost shipment quest. Thank you for taking the time to read my requests! I am loving the improvements to the game and trying to do my part in helping as well! Have a good day!!
Merchant Quests: Wood crates, Cannonball crates, and Fruit crates
I agree its near impossible to make serious headway on those commendations! I like your ideas too. I'd like to offer a suggestion too where those bottles/voyage could be picked up from the commodities tab. Because essentially it could be considered as a supply run. Dagger Tooth is running low on Raw Sugar as well as Wood etc I think only one of these voyages should be available and its random much like if you found it in the wild.
Otherwise yes it could just be added to pool of the level 50 captains voyage where its either go collect the 4 animals or food crate etc.
@scheneighnay said in Merchant Quests: Wood crates, Cannonball crates, and Fruit crates:
Those can be included in the merchant requisition voyages, just they're very inconsistent.
You might get asked for some animals, might get asked to come back with 7 kegs (actual voyage I got and finished), or they might give you a couple crates and ask you to fill them.
wow 7 kegs hey? That must of been a fun sweat free sail
@skadiwu said in Merchant Quests: Wood crates, Cannonball crates, and Fruit crates:
@scheneighnay said in Merchant Quests: Wood crates, Cannonball crates, and Fruit crates:
Those can be included in the merchant requisition voyages, just they're very inconsistent.
You might get asked for some animals, might get asked to come back with 7 kegs (actual voyage I got and finished), or they might give you a couple crates and ask you to fill them.
wow 7 kegs hey? That must of been a fun sweat free sail
Actually ended up being ridiculously easy because I found all of them at the same inactive fort right next to my destination.
@skadiwu said in Merchant Quests: Wood crates, Cannonball crates, and Fruit crates:
I agree its near impossible to make serious headway on those commendations! I like your ideas too. I'd like to offer a suggestion too where those bottles/voyage could be picked up from the commodities tab. Because essentially it could be considered as a supply run. Dagger Tooth is running low on Raw Sugar as well as Wood etc I think only one of these voyages should be available and its random much like if you found it in the wild.
Otherwise yes it could just be added to pool of the level 50 captains voyage where its either go collect the 4 animals or food crate etc.
I love those suggestions as well! It’s just something clearly needs to be tweaked. It seems almost forgotten about because all the other merchant commendations have become a little easier to do since captaincy but the resource delivery has gotten no love. I know a lot of completionist who has these last couple commendations left but don’t want to do it because it’s just so boring hoping servers and checking barrels over and over again.
Just go around doing things, checking barrels & other sources for random quests and prioritize them.
They could increase the chance of finding those deliver crates missions - I used to find an average of about two or three in a session, that seems to have gone down.
I don't get why people want to complete a game but want to make it done way easier than people who've done it before. Wouldn't that make it less of an accomplishment ?
@lem0n-curry said in Merchant Quests: Wood crates, Cannonball crates, and Fruit crates:
Just go around doing things, checking barrels & other sources for random quests and prioritize them.
They could increase the chance of finding those deliver crates missions - I used to find an average of about two or three in a session, that seems to have gone down.
I don't get why people want to complete a game but want to make it done way easier than people who've done it before. Wouldn't that make it less of an accomplishment ?
I agree that being completionist should mean grinding and hard work. My issue is this one grind requires you to hop servers over and over again and not so much play the game. All the other commendation grinds require you to actually stay on the server for the most part. I’m just looking for something that makes it easier to do in a way where I can stay on one server and realistically still be able to over time. I don’t mind the grind, it just seems like an old mechanic that needs tweaking like a lot of the other commendations have over the past year.
@master-maguku said in Merchant Quests: Wood crates, Cannonball crates, and Fruit crates:
@lem0n-curry said in Merchant Quests: Wood crates, Cannonball crates, and Fruit crates:
Just go around doing things, checking barrels & other sources for random quests and prioritize them.
They could increase the chance of finding those deliver crates missions - I used to find an average of about two or three in a session, that seems to have gone down.
I don't get why people want to complete a game but want to make it done way easier than people who've done it before. Wouldn't that make it less of an accomplishment ?
I agree that being completionist should mean grinding and hard work. My issue is this one grind requires you to hop servers over and over again and not so much play the game.
All the other commendation grinds require you to actually stay on the server for the most part. I’m just looking for something that makes it easier to do in a way where I can stay on one server and realistically still be able to over time. I don’t mind the grind, it just seems like an old mechanic that needs tweaking like a lot of the other commendations have over the past year.It doesn't require that all - it's your choice doing something boring to get the commendation this way.
Try to combine it with doing other stuff; e.g. if you still need barnacled chests, look for shipwrecks for chests and these voyages. Might also help to get your sell fish commendations.
@lem0n-curry said in Merchant Quests: Wood crates, Cannonball crates, and Fruit crates:
@master-maguku said in Merchant Quests: Wood crates, Cannonball crates, and Fruit crates:
@lem0n-curry said in Merchant Quests: Wood crates, Cannonball crates, and Fruit crates:
Just go around doing things, checking barrels & other sources for random quests and prioritize them.
They could increase the chance of finding those deliver crates missions - I used to find an average of about two or three in a session, that seems to have gone down.
I don't get why people want to complete a game but want to make it done way easier than people who've done it before. Wouldn't that make it less of an accomplishment ?
I agree that being completionist should mean grinding and hard work. My issue is this one grind requires you to hop servers over and over again and not so much play the game.
All the other commendation grinds require you to actually stay on the server for the most part. I’m just looking for something that makes it easier to do in a way where I can stay on one server and realistically still be able to over time. I don’t mind the grind, it just seems like an old mechanic that needs tweaking like a lot of the other commendations have over the past year.It doesn't require that all - it's your choice doing something boring to get the commendation this way.
Try to combine it with doing other stuff; e.g. if you still need barnacled chests, look for shipwrecks for chests and these voyages. Might also help to get your sell fish commendations.
I didn’t say it was required. I believe I said most of the other commendations require you to stay on the server. Staying on the server to do these commendations though is not realistic because how rare it is to find this specific quest. Bottle quests on ship wreaks aren’t very reliable because how random those quests can be. Prime example is I have friends who completed pretty much all commendations (including barnacle chests) except this one because it’s so rare to find. These people have done plenty of ships wrecks, bottle quests, etc and have barely done half of the deliveries. After 3,000+ hrs and still not completing this commendation by just “passively” looking, I think is an issue with the quests itself. But combining this quest with other voyages is exactly my point. I’m suggesting these quests to be combined with other quests for just a little more consistency. I plan on completing this commendation regardless, I just want to put my input in because I think these can be tweaked a little to make better for the general player base.
@master-maguku said in Merchant Quests: Wood crates, Cannonball crates, and Fruit crates:
@lem0n-curry said in Merchant Quests: Wood crates, Cannonball crates, and Fruit crates:
@master-maguku said in Merchant Quests: Wood crates, Cannonball crates, and Fruit crates:
@lem0n-curry said in Merchant Quests: Wood crates, Cannonball crates, and Fruit crates:
Just go around doing things, checking barrels & other sources for random quests and prioritize them.
They could increase the chance of finding those deliver crates missions - I used to find an average of about two or three in a session, that seems to have gone down.
I don't get why people want to complete a game but want to make it done way easier than people who've done it before. Wouldn't that make it less of an accomplishment ?
I agree that being completionist should mean grinding and hard work. My issue is this one grind requires you to hop servers over and over again and not so much play the game.
All the other commendation grinds require you to actually stay on the server for the most part. I’m just looking for something that makes it easier to do in a way where I can stay on one server and realistically still be able to over time. I don’t mind the grind, it just seems like an old mechanic that needs tweaking like a lot of the other commendations have over the past year.It doesn't require that all - it's your choice doing something boring to get the commendation this way.
Try to combine it with doing other stuff; e.g. if you still need barnacled chests, look for shipwrecks for chests and these voyages. Might also help to get your sell fish commendations.
I didn’t say it was required.
You said
My issue is this one grind requires you to hop servers over and over again and not so much play the game.
So, you did say it 😁.
I believe I said most of the other commendations require you to stay on the server. Staying on the server to do these commendations though is not realistic because how rare it is to find this specific quest.
I said they used to be more frequently found and wouldn't mind an increase in their frequency.
Bottle quests on ship wreaks aren’t very reliable because how random those quests can be.
That was an example - you can also try islands and barrels'o' plenty.
Prime example is I have friends who completed pretty much all commendations (including barnacle chests) except this one because it’s so rare to find. These people have done plenty of ships wrecks, bottle quests, etc and have barely done half of the deliveries. After 3,000+ hrs and still not completing this commendation by just “passively” looking, I think is an issue with the quests itself.
Got them in the first year, way before I reached 3,000 hours.
But combining this quest with other voyages is exactly my point. I’m suggesting these quests to be combined with other quests for just a little more consistency. I plan on completing this commendation regardless, I just want to put my input in because I think these can be tweaked a little to make better for the general player base.
If you can just buy quests to use found or bought crates it will take just a few sessions.
Having one in the wreck at the end of the quest would be fine I guess and some increase in the occurrence in barrels or bottles.
@skadiwu said in Merchant Quests: Wood crates, Cannonball crates, and Fruit crates:
@scheneighnay said in Merchant Quests: Wood crates, Cannonball crates, and Fruit crates:
Those can be included in the merchant requisition voyages, just they're very inconsistent.
You might get asked for some animals, might get asked to come back with 7 kegs (actual voyage I got and finished), or they might give you a couple crates and ask you to fill them.
wow 7 kegs hey? That must of been a fun sweat free sail
Actually ended up being ridiculously easy because I found all of them at the same inactive fort right next to my destination.
That sounds like trying to grind to find the shrouded ghost.
Not everything is meant to be ground out.That being said I still think you're mistaken and that you can just buy those voyages.
Well sir you are certainly correct about me saying that. I did not mean to use that verbiage so thank you for correcting my mistake. I have made my points and am just trying to make an improvement based off my own experience. I understand you were able to complete this commendation and I think that’s a fantastic achievement for you but I am sharing my ideas for potential updates.
@wolfmanbush said in Merchant Quests: Wood crates, Cannonball crates, and Fruit crates:
Good idea with lost shipment
The production, activity, and random potential for encounter that goes with your idea is far more positive than how people typically approach these commendations
Would greatly benefit the environment to approach them that way.
Thank you! I figure the resource crate is already there in the captains cabin so why not add a simple bottle quest. It definitely beats hoping server to server for hours on end.
@purpmikeyyy said in Merchant Quests: Wood crates, Cannonball crates, and Fruit crates:
I have been trying to do those crate quests for like 3 years now...i still cant finish them or gunpowder kegs
You can actually do the gunpowder kegs using merchant quests! Just buy an animal voyage from the merchant (not from shipwright) and there is a chance you can get a gunpowder delivery. But yeah the fruit crate unfortunately has no such trick.
@master-maguku said in Merchant Quests: Wood crates, Cannonball crates, and Fruit crates:
@purpmikeyyy said in Merchant Quests: Wood crates, Cannonball crates, and Fruit crates:
I have been trying to do those crate quests for like 3 years now...i still cant finish them or gunpowder kegs
You can actually do the gunpowder kegs using merchant quests! Just buy an animal voyage from the merchant (not from shipwright) and there is a chance you can get a gunpowder delivery. But yeah the fruit crate unfortunately has no such trick.
I believe there is a "trick"; if you find such a quest by reading a book, I've been told you can get several... as the quest you get, doesn't change. Not sure how it actually works, but perhaps worth some investigation.
@lem0n-curry said in Merchant Quests: Wood crates, Cannonball crates, and Fruit crates:
@master-maguku said in Merchant Quests: Wood crates, Cannonball crates, and Fruit crates:
@purpmikeyyy said in Merchant Quests: Wood crates, Cannonball crates, and Fruit crates:
I have been trying to do those crate quests for like 3 years now...i still cant finish them or gunpowder kegs
You can actually do the gunpowder kegs using merchant quests! Just buy an animal voyage from the merchant (not from shipwright) and there is a chance you can get a gunpowder delivery. But yeah the fruit crate unfortunately has no such trick.
I believe there is a "trick"; if you find such a quest by reading a book, I've been told you can get several... as the quest you get, doesn't change. Not sure how it actually works, but perhaps worth some investigation.
Yes there is such a trick. The trick is you have to find a mysterious journal with merchant deliveries on it. The issue is the journals are always random on where they spawn. Even if you happen to come across a journal it’s also very rare to find that specific quests. You can either find bounty, treasure maps, or merchant deliveries. With merchant deliveries being the rarest to find.
@master-maguku said in Merchant Quests: Wood crates, Cannonball crates, and Fruit crates:
@lem0n-curry said in Merchant Quests: Wood crates, Cannonball crates, and Fruit crates:
@master-maguku said in Merchant Quests: Wood crates, Cannonball crates, and Fruit crates:
@purpmikeyyy said in Merchant Quests: Wood crates, Cannonball crates, and Fruit crates:
I have been trying to do those crate quests for like 3 years now...i still cant finish them or gunpowder kegs
You can actually do the gunpowder kegs using merchant quests! Just buy an animal voyage from the merchant (not from shipwright) and there is a chance you can get a gunpowder delivery. But yeah the fruit crate unfortunately has no such trick.
I believe there is a "trick"; if you find such a quest by reading a book, I've been told you can get several... as the quest you get, doesn't change. Not sure how it actually works, but perhaps worth some investigation.
Yes there is such a trick. The trick is you have to find a mysterious journal with merchant deliveries on it. The issue is the journals are always random on where they spawn. Even if you happen to come across a journal it’s also very rare to find that specific quests. You can either find bounty, treasure maps, or merchant deliveries. With merchant deliveries being the rarest to find.
Trying to find one and get a bunch of them sounds more fun than hopping servers; might be more efficient as well ...
Any QOL improvement to the barrel voyages for the wood crates I am for.. I am still to this day since launch at 36/50.. this is the only commendation other than hunting the ghost meg for me that is nigh impossible to complete cause of the RNG on getting them, I have found enough crates to fill a galleon multiple times but those hand in voyages from barrels, barely any and its gotten on the nerves.
@lem0n-curry said in Merchant Quests: Wood crates, Cannonball crates, and Fruit crates:
@master-maguku said in Merchant Quests: Wood crates, Cannonball crates, and Fruit crates:
@lem0n-curry said in Merchant Quests: Wood crates, Cannonball crates, and Fruit crates:
@master-maguku said in Merchant Quests: Wood crates, Cannonball crates, and Fruit crates:
@purpmikeyyy said in Merchant Quests: Wood crates, Cannonball crates, and Fruit crates:
I have been trying to do those crate quests for like 3 years now...i still cant finish them or gunpowder kegs
You can actually do the gunpowder kegs using merchant quests! Just buy an animal voyage from the merchant (not from shipwright) and there is a chance you can get a gunpowder delivery. But yeah the fruit crate unfortunately has no such trick.
I believe there is a "trick"; if you find such a quest by reading a book, I've been told you can get several... as the quest you get, doesn't change. Not sure how it actually works, but perhaps worth some investigation.
Yes there is such a trick. The trick is you have to find a mysterious journal with merchant deliveries on it. The issue is the journals are always random on where they spawn. Even if you happen to come across a journal it’s also very rare to find that specific quests. You can either find bounty, treasure maps, or merchant deliveries. With merchant deliveries being the rarest to find.
Trying to find one and get a bunch of them sounds more fun than hopping servers; might be more efficient as well ...
I thought so as well. I attempted it with a group of 3 and we spent 4 hours (no exaggeration) hopping to different islands with zero luck in finding the specific journals for those quests. The journals also reset when islands hard reset (every two hours) so even if you find the journal you have no idea when it will disappear because it could be anytime between that two hours. You can still stack quests doing it, it’s just seems very hard to find. Me and my group determined it’s just not worth the randomness of just hoping to find one eventually.
@th3xr34p3r said in Merchant Quests: Wood crates, Cannonball crates, and Fruit crates:
Any QOL improvement to the barrel voyages for the wood crates I am for.. I am still to this day since launch at 36/50.. this is the only commendation other than hunting the ghost meg for me that is nigh impossible to complete cause of the RNG on getting them, I have found enough crates to fill a galleon multiple times but those hand in voyages from barrels, barely any and its gotten on the nerves.
EXACTLY!! It’s honestly crazy how hard it is to find these quests. Next to the shrouded ghost commendation, it’s one of the rarest commendations in the game. And for NO reason. There’s not even a rare cosmetic (I think) to do these so it’s shouldn’t be difficult to find.
@scheneighnay Are you sure? Because I used to buy scores of those in the hopes of finding some resource crate ones and never did. Are you buying captained or uncaptained ones? What level/promotion in Merchant are you?
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