Before you post about a safe zone... Please read this.

I don't want a safezone because I want to be all safe and cuddly and everyones smiling and waving at each other. I just want to be able to chill for a bit with netflix on my 2nd screen just running around looking at funny AI characters walking around, going by the tavern that actually has other players in it and playing card games club penguin style. Its supposed to be a ''chillzone''. No selling or turning anything in for rep. Maybe even make it a seperate server. So you can choose to go there and from there you can load into the actual world with a crew you find on the island/capitol or wherever/whatever it should be.

@thebattlebork said in Before you post about a safe zone... Please read this.:

@elite-assasin87 Then why add them then? The PvE would get old, SO FAST. The risk, the thieving, the chases, add the rush that makes this game fun.

You left out a key element of that sentence. "FOR YOU" that would all be boring FOR YOU. You and all the other people talking about how awesome PVP is need to understand YOU DO NOT SPEAK FOR EVERYONE ELSE. For me personally I would never play a PVE only server I'd rather have the PVP possible but I can at least understand that other people want that kind of thing. I also acknowledge that this game was sold with the promise of it being changed so by all means give your own reasons why you don't want that but make them reasons you logically have the right to make.

@thebattlebork said in Before you post about a safe zone... Please read this.:

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The design director said this wouldn't happen. Part of this game is piracy.
Now, I wouldn't mind a social outpost with games, and things like that.
But only if nothing can be sold there, or if you do sell stuff, it doesn't count for rep whatsoever.
I know it's been said 1000s of times. Sea of Thieves

A PVE only area is not the same damn thing as a safe zone.

A safe zone players are able to socialize and show off their vanity items and ships BUT THERE IS NO PVE OR PVP.

They could easily make it so it has shops and a pub but NO quest givers or turn in NPCs. So it cannot be used to avoid PVP during questing.

It would just be a social hub to take a break.

It will happen because the players want it to happen and it encourages vanity item displaying which is a profit incentive for Microsoft.

@thebattlebork said in Before you post about a safe zone... Please read this.:

@elite-assasin87 Then why add them then? The PvE would get old, SO FAST. The risk, the thieving, the chases, add the rush that makes this game fun.

Stop being so clueless. People want a social hub.

There are players who want PVE only servers. But that is not the same thing as a safe zone.

"I'm so sick of getting pirated in a pirating game"
-Every noob, ever.

@perfecshionist We must have a pirate fashion show with a catwalk and all that jazz in the safe zone...

@davidovm16 said in Before you post about a safe zone... Please read this.:

"I'm so sick of getting pirated in a pirating game"
-Every noob, ever.

Pirates almost never attacked other pirates, noob.

@perfecshionist I bet ya they had even fewer safezones lol

@mcstabbypants said in Before you post about a safe zone... Please read this.:

@perfecshionist We must have a pirate fashion show with a catwalk and all that jazz in the safe zone...

It doesn't matter if they add one or not. People will strut around on the boardwalks.

Rare believes and other games have proved (Fortnite, Overwatch), that cosmetic items sell well.

It is human nature to show off your clothing. If it wasn't we would still be wearing man dresses like the Greeks.

@davidovm16 said in Before you post about a safe zone... Please read this.:

@perfecshionist I bet ya they had even fewer safezones lol

They had plenty.

They created settlements and towns with rule of law and democratic institutions in an era where totalitarian Monarchs and the Church ruled the Western world.

Hell, they even had a form of workman's comp to provide funds for pirates injured on the job or for their families.

Pirates were politically and socially pretty damn progressive for their era.

god this dope wont stop chasing, someone call a ambulance the fool behind me has sunk 3 times and wont get the hint. that guy is going to die on his game never fit in a body bag sprawled out like that stiff as a bored and purple with bruises

@xxmikeokeo69xx said in Before you post about a safe zone... Please read this.:

god this dope wont stop chasing, someone call a ambulance the fool behind me has sunk 3 times and wont get the hint. that guy is going to die on his game never fit in a body bag sprawled out like that stiff as a bored and purple with bruises

Are you on the right thread?

@perfecshionist said in Before you post about a safe zone... Please read this.:

@davidovm16 said in Before you post about a safe zone... Please read this.:

@perfecshionist I bet ya they had even fewer safezones lol

They had plenty.

They created settlements and towns with rule of law and democratic institutions in an era where totalitarian Monarchs and the Church ruled the Western world.

Pirates were politically and socially pretty damn progressive for their era.

L**o. Ok, I love that you know your history. And joking aside for a moment... Do we want a game to be fun and piraty? Or as real and historically accurate as possible?

Personally, I don't want ANY safezones in this game as it ruins the unpredictability of the event. I have seen ships able to signal each other, dock together and hang out without the need of a safezone. Also, I don't want to chase another pirate and all of a sudden he's safe because he crossed an imaginary line. Makes no sense.

As for the monarchs and the church... Maybe a faction system at some point? But I don't see that happening soon.

I say if you want a social hub, drop the anchor and turn on all your lanterns and hope the other guys aren't total jerks.

@davidovm16 said in Before you post about a safe zone... Please read this.:

@perfecshionist said in Before you post about a safe zone... Please read this.:

@davidovm16 said in Before you post about a safe zone... Please read this.:

@perfecshionist I bet ya they had even fewer safezones lol

They had plenty.

They created settlements and towns with rule of law and democratic institutions in an era where totalitarian Monarchs and the Church ruled the Western world.

Pirates were politically and socially pretty damn progressive for their era.

L**o. Ok, I love that you know your history. And joking aside for a moment... Do we want a game to be fun and piraty? Or as real and historically accurate as possible?

Personally, I don't want ANY safezones in this game as it ruins the unpredictability of the event. I have seen ships able to signal each other, dock together and hang out without the need of a safezone. Also, I don't want to chase another pirate and all of a sudden he's safe because he crossed an imaginary line. Makes no sense.

As for the monarchs and the church... Maybe a faction system at some point? But I don't see that happening soon.

I say if you want a social hub, drop the anchor and turn on all your lanterns and hope the other guys aren't total jerks.

They can make the safe zone its own server so you choose to log into it. By making it its own server it can even handle more players logged into it at a time because the server will not be handling a sea of activity beyond the towns shores.

A large pirate town where people can hang out, play music, and socialize.

It could have small PVP dueling area to settle disputes.

in real life we have guns and online you have words lol lol lol lol lol lol lol

@thebattlebork Lets be real though, if you don't add something like this there will always be trolls who run around killing each other... a safe zone at outposts is bad but some people have suggested a separate server instance which is essentially a large tavern where pirates can chill, with PvP turned off. I think this is a good idea and as it is a separate server it isn't going to affect everything in the ocean, but pirates can chill, talk, show off their equipment (I think ships should be there too so people can show off their ships), play cards, wager, or whatever. Perhaps PvP can be an option if a player challenges another player.

I know this isn't 100% piratey but I don't know how else a social space which many people have asked for, is going to happen and work.

@thebattlebork

IMO this game needs a social meeting spot. I fully support and enjoy 100% PVP, but this game would be more interesting if there were player interactions besides shooting each other in the face with shotguns.