please make how you pick a pirate in the start better

@gearish8934 said in please make how you pick a pirate in the start better:

ok so as someone that has bought multiple pirate change potions it is infuriating how i cant just make my character instead of having to pick out of a selection

instead i think you should get a set of sliders like in multiple other games, like ARK for example, however it should be to an extent so it stays within normal looking pirates in the sea of thieves style

so please RARE, make the pirate selector better

signed, Gearish

(PS, im sorry if my grammar and formatting is bad, im not the brightest when it comes to that kind of thing)

This would actually result in less variety of pirates, as people have a tendency to pick features that they consider handsome, beautiful, or sexualized - while the rest of the features are discarded and ignored.

...and most pirates are far from pretty. They're typically nasty, grungy, dirty, scarred, misshapen things. The way things are now essentially ensures that at least something will always be imperfect, or that you'll have to put in the time and work to find something near perfect (and most don't have that kind of patience).

IMO, the last thing we need is a bunch of Pirate Barbies or Chip & Dales. 😉

@lleorb said in please make how you pick a pirate in the start better:

@galactic-geek I think the freedom to choose what he or she finds beautiful is more important than valuing variety, I don't change my character precisely because I know that I won't be able to recover a similar model later without taking hours...

If I want, for example, to recreate characters from other media, such as Jack Sparrow, Blackbeard, or some from Sea of ​​Thieves itself, the current model makes it difficult, I think forcing individuality is a bad thing

There's an irony to your reasoning though (no offense). You see, having the freedom to choose what is or is not beautiful can also have a negative trend - for example, a certain party of people who once started to believe that blond-haired blued eyed individuals were perfection - and everyone else, not so much... The thing is that variety is what helps create even more individuality. If left to our own desires, then trends will develop, and not all will be good. By having the individuality of variety we start to gain an appreciation of many things that are different than us, and that helps everyone in the long run.

Also, recreating a favorite fictional character may be an awesome thing to do, because of course imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but it lacks individuality because it's something borrowed. If everyone is Jack Sparrow... Well, you've seen the doldrums - it ain't pretty.

Captain Jack Sparrow in Davy Jone's locker: Multiple Jack 1080HD Part 1

@lleorb said in please make how you pick a pirate in the start better:

@galactic-geek I raised the issue of beauty because that's what you mentioned, but it can be any other aspect, be funnier, stronger or weaker, among others... The freedom to choose your appearance is important in a game where customization and roleplay are an essential part.
I don't think you should confuse the freedom to choose traits in a character with these negative tendencies. In my game I would choose different characteristics every time I switch, sometimes someone strong, sometimes someone weak, age variation.

As for taking on a character's personality, aren't people entitled to that kind of fun?
I don't think this will have much impact on the overall experience of the game.

For the record, in life, you don't get to choose your appearance. By that, I mean you. Sure you can alter your hair, your clothing, etc., but you will always be you. In that sense SoT does exactly the same thing. You get a base to start, with limited choice, but after that, how that pirate changes is up to you.

The key difference (in-game) is physique versus style. The former can't change. The latter, however, can...

In any case, you do get to have a choice - it's limited, but if you're patient and persistent, you will eventually find something within the ballpark of what you're looking for. And if not? Or if you're unhappy with your selection after some time? Or if you happen to be lazy, impatient, or just plain give up? Well, there's a potion for that.

As far as personality is concerned, that's not an issue - your pirate can have whatever personality you want it to have.

As for impact? That's not for us to decide, because it's not our product. It's Rare's - the decision is solely theirs. Considering numerous requests similar to yours have been made over the years, and virtually nothing has been done about it tells me that their stance is clear and not likely to change anytime soon. But good luck! You do you. 😅