To Devs, please read. This *could* be the next HUGE casual MMO, the likes of which we havn't seen since WoW.

Bump! Does anyone else agree? What are the devs plans? This could be a casual WoW.

It's not an MMO, it's a session based exploration sandbox game. You don't have 60+ people at once, I believe someone said 20 was the cap, but no definitive answer has been said as of yet.

For now I am putting my faith in Rare to deliver, when I look around in the game I am truly in awe of what they have created visually, the sea is like nothing I have ever seen in a video game in my many, many years playing them, it is truly next generation stuff.

If they can continue to add content of this quality to the game, then we are in for one hell of a ride, and I'm excited about that.

@kashaarafall I know, but it could be. MMORPGs like WoW are a huge undertaking and hence are a big risk to studios. If they built SoT into that, it would be less risk. What they have could point in that direction. I know a lot of people would love that, myself included of course.

@ersatz-nihilist WoW has a lot more depth and SoT doesn't need THAT much. Just elements pointing it in that direction, IMO. :)

@kashaarafall i believe the cap isn't 20, it's 6 ships. so this could be 12 if all are scuttles or 6 people if solos... though it also means it can be above 20 with multiple galleons :o ! but you wont see that.

@kashaarafall Wait until the servers and client message problems are resolved. I believe Rare has intentions to raise it many more than the projected 24 players per server.

And MMO means Massivly Multiplayer Online in case you don't know what an acronym is... SoT is a MMO, the only thing the OP said that isn't correct is about "meaningful loot" all loot is equal in everything but rarity and looks. Everything else is true.

And this game has tons of potential, anyone who played the scale tests knew the core gameplay was worth the 60 dollars.

edit* Some people just have a hard time adjusting to no hand holding, not getting a +1 weapon of no real progression, having the game run you through areas you will never visit again, being so rushed to reach max level you don't enjoy the content the devs have spent 2 years making, then farming the same raid 300 times so you can get all the epic purps, and say I'm bored there's nothing to do.

At least we have enjoyable base that is fun and the game can only grow in positive ways from here.

@fiir You're reaching VERY far trying to compare what SoT is/could be to WoW or any fully fleshed out MMO

SoT is NOT an MMO, it's basically a water version of a Skyrim map that allows a few people to play on the same server.

SoT would have to have a HUGE expansion to even come close to what release era WoW, Everquest or any MMO for that matter was

@crusader-zorro Agreed.

@zokraitz Yup MMO means massively multiplayer online, but I mean at the scale of WoW or even other games. It's hardly considered "massively multiplayer" at this point with just a 6 ship limit.

Yup, the base is very enjoyable and building it from there is a smart move on Microsoft's/Rare's perspective. There's a lot of depth and improvements ahead, I hope!

@sigtric I'm not saying it should be WoW, I'm saying it should approach WoW regarding some elements of progression, lore, and depth.

What's your argument against going in that direction? Keep in mind I'm not suggesting the current game play should be changed at all (except making gun/sword fighting a little better).

EDIT: Just to clarify, I'm not saying go in a new direction. I'm saying build on what's there and approach a deep but casual MMO.

@stadunator Again, I'm not suggesting it clone WoW. But I don't want to repeat myself multiple times. I can see the game growing in depth with the core gameplay it has now, and including a lot more people on a server with a lot more areas to explore.

@fiir Sure, like I said I think they have plans to increase size. But if 1 million plus players playing on the servers isn't Massively I'm at a loss for words. Secondly, you can't play offline.

@katttruewalker Great news. They know what they have. At this point we need to work together to promote the game, while Rare works to add more content.

@fiir

The bones are good.

I'm eager to see what's to come.

In the immediate future, I'd like to see some specialty attire, similar to how you kit yourself out with chosen weapons.

Everyone has access to them, but you have to pick and chose which you wear (can only wear one)..... essentially claiming a role on the ship (ie. captains hat..... +10% turning movement.... carpenters belt..... 10% faster patching...... etc.)

@zokraitz I see what you mean, but part of the definition of MMO is what I have in bold below:

MMO
noun
an online video game which can be played by a very large number of people simultaneously.
"a well-made fantasy MMO"

The game has a lot of players but they aren't in the same area simultaneously. Compare to WoW where 10,000 people can be on one server. That wouldn't work with the design of SoT of course. I'm just hoping it can be a bigger world with at least few hundred people on a server.

I honestly feel this game is gonna be epic as more time passes by. I can't stop playing to be honest lol especially when you have your own crew. I met randoms on this game through matchmaker and we haven't stopped playing with each other it's fun, and it's addicting. It surely will be the next big thing!

@spr1nk Interesting, I wasn't aware of this. I see why they are doing it. Putting in a bunch of work and getting ganked sucks. I don't mind, because I cut my teeth on Rust. But most people aren't into that. Having a huge number of random people in a server would p**s a lot of people off.

HOWEVER. I remedy to this is to have factions, neutral, and contested zones. Then you know what you're in for if you go there. I'd rather have it this way, but that's just me.