Volcano Aimbot

@jpritchy you should be happy about how it is now..... yes it should be able to hit you... aimbot was a thing from volcanos a whiiile back.. now its fine..

Lol, has been nerfed twice already. Probably also the type of player that complains the kraken was still too hard before the last nerf.

Some advice:
If the volcano is erupting, don’t travel into its reach (ashes falling from the sky)

If you are on the island and it starts rumbling, get to the ship and get out of there before it erupts. Come back after it stops.

Volcanos are not hard unless you don’t think to act accordingly. They are more of a nuisance.

If a place is going to give loot that is worth double its counterpart, there should be risks. High risk, high reward. Might be time to face reality and realize that you aren't ready for the Roar.

I think of an "aimbot" as a cheat - a software hack - used by players to help them never miss when they shoot. The term should not really be applied to NPCs firing weapons or game elements such as volcanos spewing rocks, or lightning strikes.

An "aimbot" cheat is designed to NEVER miss. At least, that is the goal. It may well be that the way a game works, that cannot be guaranteed. For example, if an aimbot was used to assist with cannons in Sea of Thieves it might do well against a stationary target, on calm seas, but with ships moving on a rolling ocean, and cannonballs taking time in flight, no amount of clever programming could guarantee a hit every time.

When we come to NPCs, volcanos, and lightning: of course they are programmed to try to hit players and ships! That is the point! Otherwise you would have skellies running in all directions, firing cannons and guns randomly, and never hitting anything. You could park next to a volcano or through a storm with only the slimmest chance of being hit by a firey boulder or a lightning strike. They are designed to hit you sometimes. More importantly, the game is designed to MISS you sometimes too! An "aimbot" is never designed to miss.

Long ago, even before the Devil's Roar existed, there was a post on these Forums, written by a Rare developer, explaining how skeletons firing island cannons worked. The challenge for the developer was to send shots towards a pirate ship, aiming to hit sometimes, but just as often to deliberately make the shots fall short (but oddly not too long) to create a sense of danger. The post was fascinating, I wish I could link to it if still exists. If anyone out has a link (or a copy), let me know!

As it happens, island cannons used to be a real threat. They hit far more often than they do now. Now, they are a joke. I will usually sail by skellied island cannons without worrying about being hit. If they do hit, they do so just once, which is quickly repaired. As @Capt-Kanna points out, volcanos have already been nerfed too.

@galactic-geek said in Volcano Aimbot:

@kommodoreyenser It amazes me how many pirates don't know about the ash advice you gave - if you look into the sky and see falling ash, the volcano can still hit you!

Thanks for reiterating it here for those like the OP who may not know about it.

I may not agree with a lot of these folks asking for nerfs or safe zones but I always try to leave some advice to help them understand why what they are asking for is not needed.

Please no, its bad enough its already been nerfed a couple times as it is.

I want it stronger. You need to get away from the volcano, not ask for it to stop hitting you.

@jpritchy they already nerfed it hard, in the beginning it were homing missiles that just hit you over and over again.

The current state is fine, if it gets nerfed more they will run away from you.