Hello!
If I were a betting man I would wager that the devs have already thought of this, and I've included a list of threads on similar topics below - but! I had this idea rolling around in my head last night with visual concepts, and wanted to get it out in conceptual form so it exists somewhere. I'm not suggesting these ideas make it in for launch, but I would love to see something like this down the road (and a big shout out to other people who already support leaderboards!).
The Inn: a Community Center
Right now the Inn only really acts as a spawn point when first loading into the game. I would love to see the Inn become a place where players can check in on the status of other players across the game. They would do this in the form of an Asynchronous Gameplay Leaderboard.
asynchronous gameplay: a phrase for describing various forms of online games that connect players but don't require simultaneous play.
Why asynchronous in Sea of Thieves? Because right now although you are able to play with other pirates and sail the high seas in an "always multiplayer experience", it would be nice if there was an aspect of the game that connected all players (in-game) even if they are not playing together.
Leaderboard Located within the Inn
Most Notorious Crews
This is a way of acknowledging the accomplishments of Crews of pirates. This encourages players to group up and form Crews together, and hopefully generate an ecosystem that supports "Guilds" where players continue to play with the same people and develop friendships. It matters not the size of your crew (from 1 - 4) if you make it to the top you are shown.
In the above example:
Most Loot Claimed = Most chests handed into the Gold Hoarders
Most Skulls Returned = Most skulls handed into the Order of Souls
Most Supplies Delivered = Most Supply Missions completed for The Merchant Alliance
Most Notorious Pirates
This would work much in the same way as the crews work, except it acknowledges the accomplishments of individual pirates. I'm guessing Rare is keeping a lot of analytics and data on what we do as pirates, so there are lots of opportunities for great "top score" ideas.
In the above example:
Most Dangerous = Most Kills
Most Well Traveled = Most distance traveled by boat and foot
Most Busy = Most quests completed
Most Tasty = Most deaths by shark attack
Most Likely a Ghost = Most time spent on the Ferry of the Damned
I would imagine that these Leaderboards would reset either weekly or monthly giving new players a chance for every new cycle. Other than the notoriety of being on the board (and bragging rights) these Leaderboard spots could reward titles for players for the duration of the next Leaderboard Cycle. So if you were 'Most Well Traveled' at the end of the Leaderboard Cycle, for the duration of the next cycle you can equip the title of "Navigator" - only you get this title and it goes away once the next Cycle has ended (and given to a new pirate). In regards to Crew Leaderboards, everyone on the crew would gain a title.
It is my hope that eventually the Inn can become a more social hub where pirates can check in on the happenings across the game and get updates on what events have taken place recently.
Further additions that could be located in the same spot as the Leaderboard could be notifications of current events ("Skeletons have been seen sailing across the seas!") or promotions ("Hats are all the rage! %50 off all hat purchases for today only!"). It would give incentive for people to log in on the regular outside of wanting to enjoy this wonderful game.
Thanks for reading! :)
Other threads discussing this same topic (people love Leaderboards!):
https://www.seaofthieves.com/forum/topic/30143/leaderboards-and-rewards
https://www.seaofthieves.com/forum/topic/30116/bounty-leaderboards-idea/2
https://www.seaofthieves.com/forum/topic/28921/sea-of-thieves-leaderboard-ranking-idea
EDIT
Found this gem over on @SeaOfThievesHQ on Twitter! Looks like some of these features will definitely be implemented in the Tavern of Legends - I hope we see similar features in the Inns for regular players!
Special not spectial I imagine!
