So, one of the most fun things that bring out the greatest stories are the player encounters on the seas. Therefore i think the player cap should be increased. Now i know it is not possible because of the Xbox One. But with the new console coming out i think the possibility should be reconsidered. Just like all games, New games usually are not compatible with older platforms. Now I know that Rare pushes on being compatible with all platforms (and being playable on Xbox One and weaker PCs) and therefore i came up with the solution. My suggestion is to have two types of servers. One with the players cap like now, and one with a bigger player cap. I might not know a very important detail which makes this impossible, but to me it sounds like the perfect solution. Because Sea Of Thieves is a online game it should push towards bettering the online aspect!
sot player cap incresed with the new Xbox
Player cap has nothing to do with platform. It's set because of the ship types, and there are a maximum number of ships per server due to the ship encounter rate they want to have. They don't want you bumping into other ships all the time, but they also want you to see them occasionally to keep that tension present and they've decided that around 6 ships per server makes for a nice balance most of the time.
@D3ADST1CK did they change it recently again? Since as far as I know the max. ship count was decreased to 5...
@sevenfreak4126 Everyone says that but I haven't seen any proof that the limit was changed at all. In fact, the custom server interface that allows you to set up 6 ships would disprove that the limit was changed.
@d3adst1ck The max ship count which I ever see was always 5 so at least for me I believe that 5 is correct but doesn´t matter too much.
@sevenfreak4126 There are a bunch of videos on youtube showing 6 total ships, like this one with a map table shot within the first 5 seconds:
That's 5 ships in an alliance plus the ship they are on, for a total of 6 ships. That was from April 2020.
@d3adst1ck I only started playing SoT in April this year so my experiences are mainly from the last few months. After going through all the stuff incl. a few experiences on alliance servers later on I´ve never seen more than 5 ships on a server as I said.
@sevenfreak4126 said in sot player cap incresed with the new Xbox:
@D3ADST1CK did they change it recently again? Since as far as I know the max. ship count was decreased to 5...
No, I keep hearing this, but the total number of ships that can be on a server is 6. We just recently had this confirmed (again.)
My understanding, based on conversations with some partners, is that the limit is 5 but a 6th ship can merge in. It's also possible that they have a "soft limit" of 20 players... which could be 5 or 6 ships depending on ship types involved.
Bringing up custom servers as evidence is not a good indicator as server performance isn't a priority in private lobbies - which can be noticed if you ever get on a fully loaded custom server and everyone is in the same location.
As well as gameplay implications, the cap on players is necessary for the performance of servers - less to do with client side hardware.
@RealStyli I'm just saying, I've been in a sever, where we know for a fact there were 5 other boats.
It's always been 6 ships (24 players) since the beginning and the 5 ship thing is just a rumor that doesn't seem to want to die.
@chenzo01 said in sot player cap incresed with the new Xbox:
@RealStyli I'm just saying, I've been in a sever, where we know for a fact there were 5 other boats.
It's always been 6 ships (24 players) since the beginning and the 5 ship thing is just a rumor that doesn't seem to want to die.
Read my post again, carefully. I never said 6 ships was impossible. There's more to it than just a rumour, some partners have accidentally confirmed it.
@realstyli said in sot player cap incresed with the new Xbox:
There's more to it than just a rumour, some partners have accidentally confirmed it.
lol. where? The only evidence I have is my own experience which contradicts the 5 ship count. Without a partner or rare saying it, it literally is the definition of a rumor.
So it's only 5 except when it's 6?
@chenzo01 said in sot player cap incresed with the new Xbox:
@realstyli said in sot player cap incresed with the new Xbox:
There's more to it than just a rumour, some partners have accidentally confirmed it.
lol. where? The only evidence I have is my own experience which contradicts the 5 ship count. Without a partner or rare saying it, it literally is the definition of a rumor.
So it's only 5 except when it's 6?
Believe what you want. No skin off my nose.
5 ship alliance (we stole tons of loot!) all attack us AT THE SAME TIME! - Sea of Thieves!
