Rifle or Musket (Also Fiddle)

  • MrHornet06
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    So we have the basic weapons, the blunder, flintlock and EoR. Why can’t they just remove the scope on the EoR and make a new weapon from that? Simple. New rifle or musket weapon, that could differ in stats to make it differ from other weapons we already have. If you didn’t want a rifle, have a literal musket, since pirates used those.

    Some suggestions:
    Musket-

    • longer reload
    • does more damage
    • little more zoom than a pistol, but far less than the EoR

    Rifle-
    *same reload as EoR

    • does different damage, maybe a little less or more
    • would be at a disadvantage because of the lesser zoom

    Ik Rare will most likely NEVER see or listen to this thread, but this could be a really cool addition to the game in my opinion. Change up the weapon meta. Also, RARE, ADD THE FIDDLE TO THE GAME ALREADY. IT HAS A MODEL, PLEASEEEE

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  • Ghutar
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    Fiddle yeach! But rifle/musket still sounds much like EoR if eny change here would be intresting it is ability to attach and attach spyglass on EoR.

  • LordQulex
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    I would replace the banjo with a fiddle any day. There's also already an axe/tomahawk in the game and I'd love to see that.

    Otherwise, the difference between a rifle and a musket is pedantic. One could argue that based on the remarkably straight projectile deviance of the flintlock and the eye of reach, both are very likely rifled.

    If Rare were to add a rifle without a scope to the game, my suggestion would be to have a bayonet at the end as virtually every firearm manufactured at the time came with bayonet lugs. (Yes, even pistol; some even had permanent ones attached with a hinge!) You could thrust with bayonet with the fire button, and you can fire the gun with ADS. They'd have to somehow incorporate a reload button so you could fire then thrust without delay due to automatic reloading though, that may be a difficult fundamental engine change... Maybe for the rifle the reload is triggered by an ADS input when it doesn't have a round loaded?

  • MrHornet06
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    @lordqulex I honestly love that idea

  • MrHornet06
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    @ghutar I still don’t know why they don’t add more instruments. They could
    Make it like the weapon radial, simply replace an instrument you don’t want, in my case, change banjo to fiddle.

  • D3ADST1CK
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    @mrclutchyking06 Mostly because it takes a lot of audio recordings to add a new instrument. They need to record separate lead and harmony tracks for each shanty in the game for every new instrument they add.

    At one point, memory constraints on consoles prevented the banjo from appearing. I don't know if they fixed that permanently or if they are still going to have problems adding other new instruments.

  • Gosva5434
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    Honestly although it sounds extremelly troll i want double cutlass or double pistol (maybe cutlass-dagger combo). It would be a nightmare to balance but i'll finally get those edward kenway vibes i want from this game.

  • Foambreaker
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    @gosva5434 said in Rifle or Musket:

    Honestly although it sounds extremelly troll i want double cutlass or double pistol (maybe cutlass-dagger combo). It would be a nightmare to balance but i'll finally get those edward kenway vibes i want from this game.

    Functionally a rifle would not be that much different than the pistol.

    But double swords, definitely! They would just need to adjust the offhand damage, or hit percentage, like many other game do.

  • MrHornet06
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    @d3adst1ck then that’s a risk they will have to take. Why is this game on decade old hardware anyway? At some point, if they want to increase certain aspects of the game, they’re gonna have to drop the Xbox one. It’s holding the true potential of SoT back by so much

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    @mrclutchyking06 said in Rifle or Musket:

    @d3adst1ck then that’s a risk they will have to take. Why is this game on decade old hardware anyway? At some point, if they want to increase certain aspects of the game, they’re gonna have to drop the Xbox one. It’s holding the true potential of SoT back by so much

    Because if they increase the system requirements, they will lose a large chunk of their monthly players and the revenue that comes with it.

  • MrHornet06
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    @d3adst1ck I mean, yeah, but it’s gonna have to happen sometime or later. They’re gonna do away with it sometime in the future, it’s inevitable. But still, I want the fiddle. I will not stop posting feedback till I get the fiddle

  • D3ADST1CK
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    @mrclutchyking06 said in Rifle or Musket:

    @d3adst1ck I mean, yeah, but it’s gonna have to happen sometime or later. They’re gonna do away with it sometime in the future, it’s inevitable. But still, I want the fiddle. I will not stop posting feedback till I get the fiddle

    It won't happen until there is a sequel. Very rarely do games change minimum required spec halfway through it's life cycle.

  • MrHornet06
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    @d3adst1ck still, doesn’t mean they can’t add a fiddle or new weapon.

  • Captain Coel
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    @mrclutchyking06 said in Rifle or Musket:

    @d3adst1ck I mean, yeah, but it’s gonna have to happen sometime or later. They’re gonna do away with it sometime in the future, it’s inevitable. But still, I want the fiddle. I will not stop posting feedback till I get the fiddle

    I doubt they change the minimum requirement. The lowest is still pc.

    If you are going to keep asking for the fiddle( makes more sense than the gun ideas) make sure you wait till the other thread is over a month old. Also don't bump your treads of they start to fade. Both spamming and bumping is against the forum rules.

  • MrHornet06
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    @captain-coel well, it’s like every few months, mostly 5 minimum. I’m not going against the rules, or else the mods would have locked my threads and informed me.

  • MrHornet06
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    @captain-coel I don’t ever go back and “bump” threads, unless someone responds. You don’t have to worry about that buddy

  • Captain Coel
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    @mrclutchyking06 Awesome, I just wanted to make sure you knew.

  • MrHornet06
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    @captain-coel Lol, i've been on the forums a few times

  • Sairdontis4317
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    @mrclutchyking06 Fiddle, yes please and flute maybe ?

  • MrHornet06
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    @sairdontis4317 yesssss, and I'm pretty sure there was a model in the Pirates Life Tall Tales (also for a fiddle). I really don't see why they can't add it. There is already a model in -game (I think Ancient Spire Equipment shop). Ik the music recordings take a while, but its addition would be AMAZING.

  • Capn Cayde
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    This is my obligatory response to every time I see this mentioned.

    Yes. 100%. Violins/Fiddles needed. I'm sure it would take immense work with all of the shanties in the game. But, ever since the early imagery, this tease and been touted before us!

  • MrHornet06
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    @capn-cayde Honestly, do you think the devs would ever add the violin/fiddle?

  • Capn Cayde
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    @mrclutchyking06

    Honestly, sure. For a long time they said adding new shanties was a huge undertaking, but they did that (and even added the select feature!). While things like pipes probably won't due to their rating system, I think they will one day add a fiddle. It fits the game too well not to.

    We started with a concertina and gurdy. Then, the Hungering Deep brought drums. A bit later came the banjo. Now, it has been a while, bit the frequency that this is requested leads me to believe it is still on their ideas board at Rare HQ.

    It may still be some time, but I think it could happened.

  • MrHornet06
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    @capn-cayde it better happen. I’ve been waiting a long time for it. Imagine playing sad shanties with a violin or fiddle. Just amazing

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