Career options

  • Sledgezapper64
    Sailor

    Before I start - I don't want this to art out into an argument about PVP v PVE. So take those arguments elsewhere please.

    The option for careers.
    After all, pirates didn't chase other pirates, the chased after fat merchantmen, or where they suspected a good return for minimal effort.

    You could start and have the choice of Pirate, Merchantman, or Navy.
    Each with their own career path -

    1. Start as a small trader, work your way up until you have a full sized clipper full of expensive cargo, with Navy escort for important cargo.

    2. Start as a small time thief, work your way up to captain of a pirate ship with a crew of your own and treasure in abundance.

    3. Start as a cabin boy on a navy vessel, work your way up to Admiral commanding a fleet. Jobs such as search and destroy, bounty hunts, escort services for rich merchantmen - again possibilities without end.

    Each path with it's own rewards.
    PVP exists in all cases to keep the pvp'ers happy.
    There would still be quests and treasure hunts for all.
    And it would be more in keeping with the way things were, instead of pirates chasing pirates.
    The ability to make 'permanent' crews (much like clans or guilds), or certain divisions of navy would be an added bonus.

    If not that, then at least NPC merchantmen and/or NPC Navy.

    Bottom line is - more long term player satisfaction!

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  • Gloog
    Master
    Founder

    The servers/game would need to be majorly changed for this. It's cool on paper.

  • Captain Arcanic
    Master
    Insider

    Love the thought, but it seems too great a leap from the current game. Simply introducing a "Royal Navy" guild/faction and increasing the number of voyage types for the merchants would be a start.

  • ItsLukewarm99
    Insider

    Would be cool to see this happen

  • Greaseman85

    @sledgezapper64 And add Privateers!

    But yes, while this sounds great in theory, it would require a complete overhaul of the game. However, the game is so barebones and empty I don't see a problem with doing this.

  • NunoAzuldimeter
    Champion
    Insider
    Boatswain
    Founder

    @sledgezapper64
    Is this for Sea of thieves 2?!
    Because this changes and ideas would require a new game from the stretch.

  • Thewolfman321
    Captain
    Founder

    @sledgezapper64 This is such a cool idea, however, as @Gloog said, it would require a complete overhaul of the way the servers work and the game mechanics themselves.
    This sounds like something that would be awesome in a single player version of this game, or an MMO with more focus on NPC involvement and story.

    Sad though because that would be a really cool thing to work towards. I suppose we still have the whole reputation thing.

  • John Hatter
    Marauder

    Hmm. I like the idea of Career's but I don't think I like your selected careers. As others have stated it would require too much of a game rework.

    But If you built them around whats already there...merchant, smuggler, raider, etc (sort of theme them around existing factions/cosmetic archetypes) I think it could be done. If anything they could add the appropriate titles as well as some quality of life bits and things to play to it. I for one have grown to consider my character as a smuggler so even a simple thing as a title and more cargo for me to sneak about would go a long way towards my play style. Or even some shady looking cosmetics.

  • CaptainDusty774
    Ship Mate
    Insider

    Definitely a good idea I would love to see some sort of factions added, as well as some sort of deeper look into the lore of the game perhaps some sort of story line other than making our own story

  • A Cranky Eskimo
    Master
    Insider
    Founder

    I proposed similar ideas throughout the pioneer testing and even earlier in development and they stuck to their simple fetch quest trading companies.... maybe if Blizzard develops SoT 2....

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