Hi Pirates and Sea of Thieves Devs
Thanks for an awesome game I adopted late.
I see players talk about the lack of content, while there is also a concern about going of track by making a trading and fishing game etc.
So I thought, why not stick to the basic premise about being a pirate that steals, plunders and loot.
As of now players can sink other players and take their loot. But theres not much to show for it.
So a suggestion to change the mechanics slightly so a player can steal and decorate their boat interior. From tables to cages, closets etc. Basically make the vanilla ship quite empty and bland. Then add unique interior and make it lootable (from players and NPCs) and usable. As such ships will sail around with more temporary content and the longest one alive will have the best looking ships and features. When the ship goes down, so does the items. Afterall, ships are a pirates temporary homes. And I for one would like to sometimes just hang around in the ship looking at its interior from pictures to cloth.
As of now I find the game a bit to skin-feature dependent. Making things more limited and stealable, with sometimes useful features (that doesnt change balance. e.g. a chair or clothing closet with a mirror for posing), would add an interesting dimension to the pirating eco-system I think.
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Cheers