༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ SUMMON THE EBONY FLINTLOCK ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ

  • Title says it all, begging for another chance to get the "black dog" flintlock for all the poor Souls that missed it last time (me inclusive :-)).

    There is written enoungh about the reasons:

    • not that well announced
    • narrow time window
    • People watched the stream but not get it / messed the account Connection / etc.
    • exclusivity is one Thing but this is kinda unfair / everybody preordered shoudt get a fair Chance to complete the black dog pack?!

    So plz do us another favour and do another stream! Maybe a THD launch Thing?

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  • @hiljo said in ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ SUMMON THE EBONY FLINTLOCK ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ:

    Title says it all, begging for another chance to get the "black dog" flintlock for all the poor Souls that missed it last time (me inclusive :-)).

    There is written enoungh about the reasons:

    • not that well announced
    • narrow time window
    • People watched the stream but not get it / messed the account Connection / etc.
    • exclusivity is one Thing but this is kinda unfair / everybody preordered shoudt get a fair Chance to complete the black dog pack?!

    So plz do us another favour and do another stream! Maybe a THD launch Thing?

    Sorry, not exclusive if everyone has it :)
    Should have paid more attention considering it was all over the forum, twitch, mixer, discord, and reddit.

  • Nah, come on - something new instead!!

  • @hiljo

    exclusivity is always 'kinda unfair' if you think about it. xD
    i got mine, i dont want anybody else who missed out to have it now. it wouldnt be exclusive anymore. sorry

  • I got it , but I don't remember watching the stream. I just think it was a good fluke on my end. I understand those who want it, it literally should have been in the Black Dog Pack. Shame on them for splitting it across a stream, a cookie advert and even an external HDD with Seagate.

  • @hiljo I'm a little salty I didn't get it as well, but it is what it is. I wasn't paying attention to twitter at the time, and didn't see it mentioned on the forums. Or maybe I wasn't on the forums at the time? I don't know. It would be nice to get another shot at it, but oh well!

  • @coyote4711

    dont think exclusivity is unfair if you get a fair Chance,... in this case i wasnt prepared :-( thats why im sad. For me the black dog pack is incomplete and all the effort collecting the exclusive stuff now taste bitter ,... But Maybe we have luck with MTX or get another Chance, …? who knows. For now we get THD with new stuff, im Looking Forward! But black dog is a pain in the [Mod edited] for me now!

  • @hiljo

    i mean i get it. i am a little p****d myself that the chips ahoy codes give out black dog items aswell as a bought dlc incentive with a hdd. the blackdog pack is spread out like crazy. wonder why they decided to go for that.

  • I'm not against exclusives, but the fact you only had an 8 hour stream on a single day is not a great way to give out an item. There were a lot of people including myself who couldn't make the stream. I've also heard about people having watched the stream and not received the item. The whole process was rather messy.

  • @shamanmclamie that was the second stream. It had already been given out in a previous one but people whined and it was given out again during just an 8 hour stream.

    Timed exclusives are just that, they are limited. If you can't be there then it's unfortunate, but if it was a 'timed exclusive' that was constantly available until everybody had a chance to earn it, then it would be neither timed nor exclusive.

    I wouldn't be surprised if it appeared in the store at some point in the future, but who knows.

  • I can't say I blame the OP, the weapon is quite desirable. I got mine on the second stream after hearing about the ruckus from the first.
    I gotta believe something equivalent to the Ebon will be available eventually.

  • i dont think there was even a forum post tbh, i was on the forums day in day out around the time the second stream happened, and i wasn't on twitter. but 2-3 days later a post talked about how it sucked how they didn't get a chance, and people were talking about a second stream.
    My question is...why only post the notification on twitter and not on your forums? and make it like the mega threads so people dont miss it?
    Make a message on xbox, and email, spread the news like a plague

  • @hiljo I agree partly with it not being well announced. I’d like to think I’m well up to date with the game itself but perhaps I’m not even close enough. It’s a shame missing out on things but you’ve got to respect the fact it was an exclusive item and as much as I’d like a second chance too, this is how it should stay

  • @hiljo I agree to add insult to injury so to speak there is the Chip's Ahoy promo is the US which if you live outside of you cant get it. Added to this the SoT controller had a unique set of ferryman weapons but that's sold out and the SoT harddrive has the blackdog blunderbuss. Considering they only gave half of the blackdog pack I think its only right we get the other half without having to pay extra.

  • @MAD-RAGGA-LUKE
    I respect that ist was exclusiv. After the first stream many People cryed out. The second stream was again not that well announced (i think, there are many People seeing this different; many got the flintlock :-)). Why the hell not cry out for a real fair 3rd Chance? It can stay exclusive, idc.

    @alphacenturion2
    Giving away the stuff for free would rage all the People that invest for the items. The only Chance i see is the MTX store or another fair announced Repetition. Or Maybe Nothing, .. :-(
    i will learn to live with that.

  • @hiljo hm, each to their own. I do fully agree about these sort of things being badly announced though. They need to make a thread on these forums prier to a special event.. or an in-game message.

  • Reason why I don't do "free stuff" is because I want everyone to have a way to get the stuff, if they want to have them, without giving the marketing team the privilege to dictate when I should play and buy something. This slope just ends up stripping the customers out of their rights and money without actual consent.

    My condolences for anyone who missed the item(s). This event should have not come to pass in the first place. The demon behind your loss is the marketing team.

  • @hiljo said in ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ SUMMON THE EBONY FLINTLOCK ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ:

    • not that well announced

    it was pretty much screamed all over twitter, forums and facebook. And that was the second time.

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  • @hiljo

    Why the hell not cry out for a real fair 3rd Chance?

    What about the 4th...5th...6th...nth chance?

    So many people were moaning about the 'unfairness' of missing the first stream, I posted numerous updates here, counting down to the start of the second one.

    EDIT: from 30 mins down to the last minute https://www.seaofthieves.com/forum/topic/39360/ebon-flintlock-second-chance-dont-forget

  • You snooze you lose, as they say. I don't think they should bring back a chance to get it, if you missed out you missed out, better luck next time. I wish I had gotten in early enough to be a founder or a pioneer, but that's on me, life happened and I missed out.

  • @ all the People that have the flintlock and dont like my begging :-)

    I wasnt arround the Forums and social media at this time. I thought being well informed by emails from Rare. So 24 Hours on Twitter and the formus before the stream was very narrow for me and i missed. But Maybe it is meant to be like this.

    @triheadedmonkey
    And why a 2nd Chance anyway? If there was a 2nd why not a 3rd / 4th and so on, i dont have a Problem with this! Why you?

  • @moomintroll my thoughts exactly...

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  • @triheadedmonkey I'm not against timed exclusives, but I'm used to timed exclusives being around a week, or two. I've also seen weekend events in game. This was the first time I've seen an item being given out for watching a stream. I heard about the first one after the second one already happened. A lot people were complaining because most people didn't hear about it. Also the game had just come out I know quite a few people too busy playing the game to keep up with Social Media and know their was a stream. What would be great at the games title screen is a news report advertising exclusives and specials along with upcoming events.

  • It’s fine and dandy bringing it back out again, but what happens a few months down the line? Someone else will rant about it, then a few more months down the line another will rant and want it and so on...

    Exclusive means a 1 time rare item/s.

  • @hiljo @ShamanMcLamie then it is not a timed exclusive if it is offered repeatedly.

    If you weren't able to watch the stream the first time, it should have been game over and you don't get it, but they offered it for a second time to keep people happy. If you weren't able to watch it the second time, then it should be tough.

    Accept that you can't always have everything you want, just because you want it.

    It is a great life lesson in general.

  • I don’t have a problem with exclusive items in general, even time limited ones. But personally I think those items should be wholely unique items and not part of a set.

    The black dog pack, onix items, the ebony pistol and the blunderbuss from the hard drive obviously go together, and with a world wide community you can get them even though some are exclusive to certain countries. I know I’ve bought extra cookies and sent the extra codes to people in other countries. You can even get the black dog pack if you are willing to pay enough for it.

    The one item that is out of reach is the pistol, for those of us that are completionist, or mildly ocd that is just irksome. Yes I get it, and if they don’t offer it again I have to deal, but I’m willing to pay or trade to get it.

    Hey Rare, anyone there like the princess bride and open to a bribe? I’ve got some vintage goblets you might likeBattle of wits

  • @triheadedmonkey
    Its About want beeing informed man! For me thats a Service i payed for!
    For now its a lesson to never trust in developers transparency and allways hang
    arround social media and forums 24/7 so i never again miss a bad advertised Event! I payed a lot of Money and then have to search for those Events, … not really or?
    Wow, what a live changing expirience. Now i gonna buy some Cookies LOL
    thx Rare :-) thats #§*}'

    Im done!
    -close- plz

  • @hiljo you missed a time-limited promotion.....

    maybe catch the next one

  • @hiljo developers transparency? Should they have called you?
    It was announced everywhere. Seemingly tens of thousands of people managed to get it. So "transparency" might not be the issue.

    And talking about merchandising, you get that it's a common thing right?
    Buying the game wont get you every coin, book, ingame item, controller, hdd etc. you only get the game, you are not entitled for anything else.

  • @hiljo I think you are mixing something up here.
    Random free giveaways in Livestreams is nothing you paid for, it's honestly luck to find them.

  • I'm not involved with social media, and the first stream seemed an Instagram/Mixer exclusive event.
    I am involved with this forum however, and should thank triheadedmonkey for posting that announcement.
    I remember logging in ten hours before and soloed in-game while it played in the background.
    The weapon has been my preferred firearm ever since then. I also had to get all the Onyx gear as well. I can live without the blunderbuss.
    I think these promotions are more MS Marketing than Rare.
    Thanks again triheadedmonkey.

  • @lucky-monkee
    A call would be nice but a simple email would have make it, …

    They send a bunch of mails for the preorder black dog pack why they didnt for the ebony flintlock, thats the Point i dont understand cause i trusted, …

    And Rare understanding the Game as a Service i think Information is one of the important parts in this!

    No matter i know its my fault cant do anything About it. There isnt the Chance of getting redeem codes as well,... road end here :-(

    @SirLiborius
    Luck to find them? So the preorder pack merchandised via email? It was announced months bevore and the flintlock is a part of it no matter how they call it.
    Hopefully i catch the next Event but if they do it like the first the Chance to miss it is big, ...

  • Perhaps it would be better to suggest the release of the Black Dog weapon and/or tool set as a microtransaction sometime after December, when the Chips Ahoy promo ends. The clothes and instruments should remain pre-order only.

    I would still get that blunderbuss if I had a chance to get it for free.

  • Naw... I like being part of a super exclusive club. No more invites! Shun the outsiders.

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