Bringing an explosive barrel to a Shipfight seems okay. But please let us bring them properly everyone and respect how physics work.
An explosion is not a ball of fire in its deepest core.
It is a shockwave of force which is pushing outwards and in all directions if possible.
As proofen by science an explosive of the same kind is much stronger in a confined space as it is out in the open or "with more ways to escape".
Also Water has a higher density as air and is weakening explosions additionally.
My point is, that if you want to sink an enemy Ship in Sea of Thieves, via an explosive Barrel like some kind of B****s, please do it just as in the first Movie of the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' Series.
The one in which Barbossa has send his two Undead Crewmen two blow up an unwanted Ship FROM INSIDE and not from... Underwater, as they could have actually tried to do.
Once again, high risk and high reward.
May it be so that an explosive barrel can blow away at least 2/3's of an Galleons lowest deck full of holes, if that is not the case already.
But from Underwater and with such little defense to fight through? LAAAAAAAAAME !!
Please nerf the inflicted damage to the ships from Underwater into the deepest depths dear Envelopers.
I beg you so much I cannot even put it in words. Only if it is not too much of a hassle.
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And if the shipladders that we can hoist up make it in the game, this would be a nice challenge for all this adrenaline seekers out there.
Allthough I imagine it to be more attractive for many people to just grab the steering wheel and try to ram the enemy Ship into some hopefully nearby "objects".
But those Ninja-highdmg Suicidebombers? I am not impressed.
And maybe the respawn for killing yourself with the Barrel should be doubled.
At least survive man! Be immersive!
We must not just play to win. Why not also play in order to look cool?!
I am not a Barrel-carrier type and I have seen many Crews ( on YouTube, lol ) wiped out on Deck just by having an explosive Barrel unluckily placed nearby.
In a regular Shipbattle also. One that could have went on much longer as it did thanks to that.
But smuggling a bomb in and inflicting major damage to an enemy team? Hell why not?
All that I wish for myself is that we can do this in Style.
Not as the ever "lame PvP Progamers".