Additional activities with BB

  • One of the problems with BB's new global event is that it's far too repetitive.
    Doing rituals over and over again is really tiring.
    So yes, with my crew, we did these rituals but only for recommendations.
    Now that we've finished them, we really don't have anything that would attract us to become a BB crew.

    That's why I think, and obviously I'm not the only one here, that we should at least ask for more activities to do, because otherwise I'm really afraid that this event won't be interesting any more.
    Interesting to sink, perhaps. Interesting to become a BB crew more really.

    So I'd read a message here from a player who gave me an idea: make fdds with the BB, which is what we did. It's really fun and it really attracts PvP.
    But I have to admit that we won't be doing that every day.

    We love this big BB, but in the end we feel it's not enough.

    I spoke to my crew about it and we came up with the idea of a unique global event that we could do while on the BB: fight ghost ships from Athena's Fortune (a global event or quest whatever). This would give us more choices to make, because it really does feel more like we're trapped on this ship and doing rounds of maps (or going back and forth between 2 camps).

    Apart from the feeling of extreme repetition we get on the BB, it really is the best world event in the game. I'd always dreamt of an event where we wouldn't be static on an island, but where we could be on the move. But yes, I'm afraid that in the long run it will be sidelined or it will become like Siren's Skull: farmer but not contested and therefore taking away the whole essence of the game.

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  • What if the activity that needs to be completed inside the ancient temple at each skeleton camp to unlock the temple crypt where the ritual is completed was totally unique?

    Right now all six ancient temples have a copy and pasted (randomized thankfully) constellation puzzle to solve which is IMO a bit lackluster and definitely repetitive.

    Would it be better if Rare took the time to make each temple have a totally unique puzzle to solve?

    I ask because I just don’t see what other activities the BB could do other than rituals because anything else is just not conducive to players who are trying to complete BB commendations.

  • Now that we've finished them, we really don't have anything that would attract us to become a BB crew.

    • As the Burning Blade crew, wearing the Skeleton Curse, defeat 25 Athena's Fortune Emissary players.

    You were able to sink 25 athena ships?

  • @burnbacon a dit dans Additional activities with BB :

    Now that we've finished them, we really don't have anything that would attract us to become a BB crew.

    • As the Burning Blade crew, wearing the Skeleton Curse, defeat 25 Athena's Fortune Emissary players.

    You were able to sink 25 athena ships?

    No, but that doesn't change anything I've said. I'm talking about activity to serve FH.
    Right now, the only thing we have to do is sink 25 Athena ships (which is relatively quick to do, by the way) because let's say I go your way:

    • I'll take the BB, I'll go around the map waiting for a ship to come and fight, and I'll make sure that ship is Athena.... OK, I'll sink it, then what? I wait?
      No, seriously, there's something missing.
      Regarding the recommendation, I have completed the 10 series of 8 (legitimately I should add), so I no longer really have any interest in going to the camps. Hence my message.
      Besides, I don't even understand why you're talking about sinking ships, when I'm talking about camp-type activities. Nothing to do with it.
  • @savvystraw37257 a dit dans Additional activities with BB :

    What if the activity that needs to be completed inside the ancient temple at each skeleton camp to unlock the temple crypt where the ritual is completed was totally unique?

    Right now all six ancient temples have a copy and pasted (randomized thankfully) constellation puzzle to solve which is IMO a bit lackluster and definitely repetitive.

    Would it be better if Rare took the time to make each temple have a totally unique puzzle to solve?

    I ask because I just don’t see what other activities the BB could do other than rituals because anything else is just not conducive to players who are trying to complete BB commendations.

    It's true that at least the fact that the puzzles are different would help to break the routine.
    But then again... I have to admit that as a Gallion player, when we get close to a camp, 1 (or even 2) of us cannone on the camp, while the other 2 stay on the ship... The puzzle takes less than 3 minutes to complete... and then it's back to the drawing board... It's far too repetitive to keep a long-term commitment.

  • @zeyrniyx

    Yeah, I've completed 5/10 of the 8 streaks and once people finish doing that I think that it'll fall out of favor, at least for non-galley crews.

    I can see it being pretty fun for newer players that are unfamiliar with their preferred crew size but for a duo sloop with many hours in game I prefer having full control over a smaller ship.

  • the commendation is not sink 25 athena ships its to kill 25 athena players wearing the Skeleton Curse

  • I think the burning blade should not be an exclusive world event. Other world events are limited for sake of server strain, but since this thing is functionally just a player ship once claimed, other world events should be able to come up. That way people running the bb could do their tasks, or other world events. Gotta be real, if i saw a burning blade stocked with a massive stack of loot, that would be far more enticing than stealing the sword after a streak. Possibly changing the ritual count out for a scoring system based on both rituals and world events, and giving a larger score depending on the scale of the event.

    It could even vouch for granting some unique voyages for the burning blade to complete.

  • @burnbacon that commendation is killing players not sinking ships, I've done it

  • @Zeyrniyx @GoldsMen I think adding a treasure grade like the one in hour glass for defending would work quite well and encourage hunting other ships when the BB crew

  • Like GoldsMen said above, I wish the world events rotated once the BB was captured. They should have added some allegiance gain associated with it aswell for sinking Athena ships and for Athena emissaries sinking the player owned BB. It's still PvP and a battle between Athena vs Reapers.

  • @a10dr4651 Just imagine doing a skeleton fleet as the burning blade. That would probably be pretty fun!

  • I'd love not to be forced to do any pve while on BB. Find a way to gain (ritual) streaks through pvp please.

  • @hegemon3 I am totally AGAINST being able to earn allegiance by having the BB. Why is that?
    It's totally unbalanced.
    What's more, if that's the case, we'll have to make sure that Athena has the same kind of global event to counterbalance it.
    So for me it's a big NO! And I hope the developers never make that choice.

  • @zeyrniyx I'm against getting allegiance too. I was talking about ritual streaks.

  • I've noticed that the bb doesn't take on water from storms....got yourself an easy stormfish gally right there 😅

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