How to encourage people to do the Skull of Siren Song voyage after being done with commendations tutorial

@mermaid-aze add it to the list of features Rare added to the game and then proceeded to abandon...

We don't need a new thing added every season Rare we would love to see changes like this to Skull of Siren Song, HG revamp, Devil's Roar revisited, Sea Fort Defense options, revamping Thieves Haven, Hunter's Calling...

Revisiting these features and improving upon them is what the game really needs more than anything!

@nitroxien said in How to encourage people to do the Skull of Siren Song voyage after being done with commendations tutorial:

@mermaid-aze add it to the list of features Rare added to the game and then proceeded to abandon...

We don't need a new thing added every season Rare we would love to see changes like this to Skull of Siren Song, HG revamp, Devil's Roar revisited, Sea Fort Defense options, revamping Thieves Haven, Hunter's Calling...

Revisiting these features and improving upon them is what the game really needs more than anything!

The SoSS was a really good concept but the way it was executed after overhyping the community about it made it sink like a rock.
I really want more updates focused on reworking outdated features like season 11, that was the peak of gameplay improvement. It was only a "technical" update and yet it revived the game and interest for adventure more than seasons 13 and 14.

Similar to HG
Why would anyone do it once you gotten the curses? Unless you enjoy the pvp stuff (very few)

2 things to fix the SoSS.

1). Get rid of the opt-in setup. Make it so that once it goes live on a server, everyone just has it in their quest radial and it is a red quest or some sort of unique PvP esque color. Further, add an option to the map that allows you to click and "provide instruction". From there, the normal Briggsy animation will take place.

2). Make it progress faction rep. Kind of like a mermaid gem or something, make it so that handing in the skull to Briggsy nets you faction rep associated to whichever Emissary flag you're flying with the associated Emissary bonus, or make it give randomly selected faction rep if you aren't kinda like a gem. You've got 500 levels of progression for each faction at this point...why not add another means for people to progress it? Especially when that means is high risk.

@burnbacon Dude you actually don't offer any constructive feedback to any posts don't you...

Why would anyone do it once you gotten the curses? Unless you enjoy the pvp stuff (very few)

Like his title literally is posing the question how do we get people to do it after finishing the achievements linked to it...

Where he then proceeds to offer some possible solutions.

Like at least read the original post before posting dude you're just saying stuff without even acknowledging what was said before. Better to not post on a topic then to just say something completely unrelated just because you feel the need to post on every topic...

@sweetsandman
I heavily agree with both these points, I'd even go as far as once anyone starts the voyage it notifies the entire server in someway just so people can be made aware. If people see another ship sailing w/ the item and they happen to be close to it or the turn in island they would be far more likely to engage.

And yeah a PvP voyage like this definitely needs to offer a lot more progression. Considering the time it takes + risk the voyage needs to be on par w/ a world event in terms of progression provided for rep/gold.

SoSS needs a rework with its rewards, for sure. For the people that are interested in cosmetic progression it should continue to give that type of reward. For people who are interested in getting an in game reward like the horn of fair winds / or maybe an unlocked skull weapon without the slowing-boat-curse that would also be preferable to players like me.

I really wish they'd give sea of thieves a bit more 'roguelike' treatment, where players who accomplish things (both pve and pvp) on the server get small temporary perks and powerups (like the horn of fair winds, wraithballs, mega kegs) to keep on their ship just for that session or until they sink. It already happens with a lot of the PvE world events but they should extend it to some of these other activities too.

Make it so that once it goes live on a server, everyone just has it in their quest radial

Sorry I don’t want something added randomly taking up space.

Maybe they should turn into a “secret voyage” that spawns up somewhere randomly. Player or players discover it and activate. (Only emissary grade 5 can find them)
Now do what everyone seems to agree, give rep for certain faction. Maybe depending on the emissary you have raised.

They could purposefully make it a useful piece for other world event.
E.g. Use the skull like a key, to open a hidden 2nd treasury / vault in certain world events.

@smuntface said in How to encourage people to do the Skull of Siren Song voyage after being done with commendations tutorial:

They could purposefully make it a useful piece for other world event.
E.g. Use the skull like a key, to open a hidden 2nd treasury / vault in certain world events.

Or make it so Briggsy only takes the gem out of the skull's eye and restores + upgrades the skull's juice or something so that it becomes purely a weapon that can't be sold. Maybe just give it the ability to slowly restore the juice when in water after the quest has been completed.

@burnbacon said in How to encourage people to do the Skull of Siren Song voyage after being done with commendations tutorial:

Make it so that once it goes live on a server, everyone just has it in their quest radial

Sorry I don’t want something added randomly taking up space.

Just use the "stash" feature if you don't want to see it in your radial. Simple.

@d3adst1ck Meh. I think it would bring more awareness and engagement if it was an opt out vs opt in. Maybe not. Who knows. Rare likely won't change the mechanics of it anyways.

100% the more important bit is making it worth while from a rep reward perspective. Right now it's highly disappointing.

I know that when they at least made the Guild rep reward addition, I was so excited. Got to Grade 5 Guild Emissary, did the SoSS, and was expecting Emissary bonus rep and gold aaaaand nope...just a measly amount of Guild rep with zero Emissary bonus.

Such a disappointment.

@d3adst1ck said in How to encourage people to do the Skull of Siren Song voyage after being done with commendations tutorial:

@sweetsandman said in How to encourage people to do the Skull of Siren Song voyage after being done with commendations tutorial:

@d3adst1ck Meh. I think it would bring more awareness and engagement if it was an opt out vs opt in. Maybe not. Who knows. Rare likely won't change the mechanics of it anyways.

I think the giant glowy note on your mast that spawns a talking ghost on your ship who monologues for 30s is lots of awareness. People are more than aware of this voyage.

Are they? I've come across plenty of people who have no idea what it is. Heavily in the early days of SoSS...I would get on people's ships and ask them "hey why aren't you doing this" and 9/10 I'd hear "what's that"...and then I'd explain it and blah blah.

You have to remember the casual player in this game is WILDLY unaware...of pretty much everything...

I wonder if I did that same experimentation today if I would get the same responses I got when SoSS launched. I'd guess yes...but...maybe somehow the casual players have gotten more aware of their surroundings.