Now I will preface this with saying that in around 1500 levels of hourglass this is the first time I recall seeing this.
Reached a champ streak, went to lower at plunder outpost. To get message cannot lower with rival faction nearby. There were 2 reaper sloops doing an hourglass battle at shark bait cove. This seems a strange decision, like I get the theory in terms of lore but it is never your actual opponent that is blocking this and it almost encourages me to third party their fight in order to get rid of them and allow our lower.
I guess someone could intentionally raise the opposite hourglass on seeing you and be chasing you round trying to sink you but like I said I've never seen this, and if it's only the opposite faction that blocks when both counts as a battle and a streak it seems somewhat nearsighted.
If you have sunk your designated opponent you should be able to lower, we just kept streaking instead but seems like a strange choice.
