Some friends and I got together and played the beta the last weekend, I was very excited about this game been following it since the beginning after Alot of time put in everything bought, many battles, there are some things that need to be addressed.
Changes needed*
Sword combat. please dont make the sword stun you.. and if it does slow/stun give a benefit to someone who is blocking. many times kids are just smashing RT to sword and it would stun me but blocking granted no benefit. this is not right. if the sword is going to stun another player make it slow/stun on the 3rd or 4th strike, this will stop kids from spamming RT. also the damage of the guns needs to be increased if the sword is going to be that powerful. many times a blunderbuss to the face would not kill them then I would get sworded, this is not okay for players that enjoy games that take skill and intelligence.
*There needs to be an easier way to board a ship weather it be ropes you can attach to the enemy boat that can be cut with the sword or , make a way to attach the ships with planks or even climb up with a rope/hook? the fact is once you're in the water they just stand on there ship and shoot you from the ladders.
also side note sharks are way to overpowered now, 50 HP is too much dmg or drop the amount of sharks that spawn.
*There needs to be a system where your ship can be faster than another persons ship , many times people would just sail into the wind and run to an outpost with no hopes of catching them, this can be fixed with a weight system such as your ship speed decreases slightly per chest you have on board.. also giving you the option to throw some overboard to get away. even cannons and wood planks could come into play with the ship speed/weight.
*once you did catch/board someone it was very hard to take chests with the spawn timer which I'm sure will be changed in the future. BUT another good idea by my friend Toofly3711 would be to add a flag pole on each ship if you can take down the enemy flag and raise yours then they cant spawn on the ship for x amount of time giving you the chance to actually loot the ship you worked so hard to fight and board. Yes you can just sink the ship and pray chests start floating which is fine but still does not give the same satisfaction as actually taking over another boat..
Overall the game is really fun and has a lot of potential.
I could talk all day about the logistics what this game needs to be perfect but overall these were my main problems
*SWORD COMBAT
*CATCHING/BOARDING ANOTHER SHIP
*STEALING SOMEONES CHEST
*WEAPON DMGs
Little thing to mention that i know will be changed.
*spawn timer/death conquences
*more people
*Sharks dmg/amount
LAST THING MOST IMPORTANT
I want to address Cross platform... the only people that want cross platform are PC players because they run the game better than everyone else which in the end makes it unfair. REAL gamers who care about skill and fairness bought an Xbox so everyone is on the same console making only internet connection the difference between other players. someone who is running double the frames, double the processing speed and better internet connection, how do you call that fair? PC is PAY TO WIN.( and i'm an avid PC player) BUT I WILL NOT BUY THIS IF IT IS CROSSPLAT. A SHOOTING GAME ON CROSS PLATFORM IS UNFAIR TO PEOPLE WHO DONT WANT TO SPEND 5K ON A PC
VETERAN GAMER GAME OVERVIEW ( fixes/changes needed/ideas) NO cross platform please
@bigbam4daze If you think an fps game is fair cross platform you are a PC player. ..you get on the xobx ill get on my PC and well see if you can even hit me... you cant.... ill walk circles around you. especially in an open world game. your comment shows your lack of experience and knowledge around games
I'm on Xbox and I've had a good time, not really had any of the issues you're describing. The game is and will be cross platform and the majority of the community are more than happy with it.
@hotel-actual and yes you are completely right it is a ploy to make them more money and bring more players which is why all games are failing now. the cross platform will be removed when all the xoox players stop playing because pc kids are teleporting around the map. we haven't even got into he fact that aiming on a mouse and keyboard is way easier then a contoller. it is unfair and if you are arguing that then you're in denial and once again play PC.
@xx303for7ifexx bud I am a xbox player and i have played the game for countless amount of hours over the beta and alpha and have seen NO advantages to PC people at all. NONE Honestly i've seen PC players at a disadvantage in this game there is so many different keys you have to learn and understand over gameplay i have seen on PC.
Blunderbuss can oneshot you, so its a very good counter to the sword, the other guns have a great range advantage as well (never bring a knive to a gunfight).
Boarding ships is easy, u can close the distance and jump over, use the ladder or shoot urself from a cannon. to get in range to somehow connect both ships u are already in a possible jump over range.They are (Mod Edited) sharks!!!! u should be punished for leaving your ship in the open sea, and thats what they are doing, they can be evaded even in the water.
Weight difference.. maybe yes, but it comes down to skill actually if u can catch someone and steer your ship better.I agree, spawntimers are to short
There is a thread about crossplatform, but for me you are (Mod Edited) here. Shooting is even with an xboxcontroller managable (i play on pc but with the controller). The guns are designed to be very easy to use and control that there is only a slight disadvantage. (SoT does not require a high end 5k PC, you are making so much nonsense)
Crossplay is here to stay my friend, sorry if that is something disappointing to you. If this was a competitive shooter, I might agree with you on this subject. But this isn't that kind of game, not even close in my opinion. Think of this as something more like Guild Wars or Destiny. I don't know, someone help me out here. I just know it isn't a competitive shooter, so Crossplay really has no effect on your experience.
I think Sword combat is still a little wonky myself. The auto-lock feature feels odd to me. Maybe I am the only one that feels this way, but for us PC players it feels really clunky. Of course with the addition of more weapons like the hinted Rapier, maybe some diversity will mix up the play styles a little. Maybe it won't auto-lock like the Cutlass but will be a more precision weapon. Time will tell.
We know that there will be some ship customization that can increase the speed of your ship. But it will come at a cost of course. There's not too many details on that yet, but both Mike Chapman and Gregg Mayles have talked on that subject considerably in interviews. You are welcome to check them out for more information, I will link the below. As another note, an ax/hatchet has been seen in concept art and in some pictures. Same can be said for a Harpoon or Spear. I am not sure if either of these will assist you much in the boarding process, but maybe?
I agree sharks are super OP at the moment. And weapon damage could use some tweaking for sure. As there are more weapons and gear to come, I am very sure they will do a very more balance passes before they release the game.
https://segmentnext.com/2016/08/29/sea-of-thieves-interview-exploration-solo-customization-and-more/
@ethnine okay you literally just admitted if it was a competive shooter you would agree. so because it is an "arcade game" its okay for it to be unfair in fps situations? lol please stop you are the reason videos games are going down the trash
I highly disagree with no cross-platform I play with a ton of my friends and some are on PC and some on Xbox and I love that I can play with them all now in this game it's fantastic. That's all I want to say the rest is meh I think most of the things you are complaining about are really not that big of a deal its pirates not a doll tea party game.
@xx303for7ifexx Hey I was just trying to be nice. I could understand if it were something like CoD or Battlefield, or even Overwatch. The twitch reaction of a mouse/keyboard would greatly overpower that of a controller in all fights. It doesn't have anything to do with the performance, more about the controls. And since SoT doesn't really rely on its twitchy'ness (yes, totally a word lol), I don't think cross play is really an issue with this title.
At least I do not think its an issue. Someone tell me if I'm wrong here.
@xx303for7ifexx I don't know, I have friends that play this game on Xbox, they don't seem to mind crossplay. I also have a lot of friends that play this game on PC, they don't seem to mind it either. You are entitled to your opinion, but I highly doubt crossplay is something we're going to see go away.
@ethnine when xbox sees the amount of cheaters the pc brings I think the whole viewpoit will change. I dont really care if it is cross plat or not. i just dont play games that are unfair , and cross platform is unfair. all there is to it
@xx303for7ifexx what about all the people with (Mod Edited) pc's that will run the game far worse than the minimum 30fps that the worst xbox will run it at? Veteran Gamer? what are you like 23? you sound like a kid who has yet to realize the world exists outside of himself.
I am going to shut this thread down as it is primarily about cross play and we have a Mega Thread for Cross play below.
https://www.seaofthieves.com/forum/topic/29123/mega-thread-cross-play
As an FYI Crossplay is a key feature of this game and is very unlikely to change.
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