The Hungering Deep: Community Challenge

  • Ahoy pirates!

    We're one week through The Hungering Deep and we've had a blast watching you take to the seas to tackle the mighty Megalodon. We've seen some epic triumphs and bitter defeats and it all got us thinking about what else we would like to see!

    I present to you:

    The Hungering Deep: Community Challenge

    Here's the deal.

    We've compiled a list of 24 actions, some of them challenging some of them trivial. Your goal is to complete as many of them as possible - and we'd love to see video and screenshots of you achieving them.

    As this is a Community Challenge, presented to you by the Community team, there will be no in-game rewards for taking part in this, but we'd like to fully encourage pirates to take us up on our cries of "step up!"

    Anyway, I will stop blabbering, I have grog to attend to. Have a look through the list and take on the toothiest challenge to ever be.

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    Gameplay Challenges

    1. Have at least one member of your crew continue to play Merrick’s shanty after the Megalodon is summoned and until it is defeated.
    2. Vomit on the Megalodon – from your mouth, not a bucket!
    3. Raise a full tankard to the Megalodon as it comes in for an attack.
    4. Make an offering of a banana or cannonball to the Megalodon.
    5. Defeat the Megalodon with 4 or more ships present in the encounter.
    6. Get a killing blow on the Megalodon with an explosive barrel.
    7. Get a killing blow on the Megalodon with a cutlass.
    8. Get a killing blow on the Megalodon while airborne.
    9. Get a killing blow on the Megalodon as it attempts to bite the ship.
    10. Fight the Megalodon at night and in a storm.
    11. Fight the Megalodon alone (1 player) after having another crew help with the summon. Bonus points if your pirate is wearing as few clothes as possible while doing this!
    12. Defeat the Megalodon using only explosive barrels to cause it damage.
    13. Bring a chicken to the Megalodon battle and make sure it survives the entire encounter while keeping it on the top deck, excluding the crow’s nest.
    14. Complete the Megalodon encounter with at least one Chest of Sorrows on board.
    15. Fire yourself out of a cannon during the Megalodon encounter and land on another ship.
    16. Megalodon in the middle – get an image of the Megalodon in between two ships.
    17. Lend a helping hand to a ship already fighting the Megalodon and fill their supply barrels with 20 of each resource.

    Lore Challenges
    18. Share a tankard with Teri.
    19. Play a shanty in front of Tina.
    20. Sit with Merrick at his camp site.
    21. Bring Merrick at least 10 chickens and 5 pigs

    Creative Challenges

    1. Recreate scenes from a certain popular shark movie.
    2. Recreate a film poster of the Megalodon
    3. Create a short film around Merrick.
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  • Well, ahoy there @Cpt-DeadlyDaley! These challenges look amazing, can't wait to see what the community has in store!

  • So it's up to the community to add content now, l**o. Like one off them captains that can't be bothered to get their hands dirty.

  • @vybris oh please shut up

  • I laughed at the offer a cannonball and a banana to the Megalodon.

    Please don’t eat me! Here’s a tasty banana instead... :)

  • Players have been asking for a reason to repeat the battle! I am not sure how I feel about offering Meg a banana. I've got the scars to prove she's got one nasty bite! I may see if I can cross a few of these off my bucket list though.

  • This would be pretty cool if it was a list in game to complete for rewards. Maybe make it part of the weekly events ;)? Hint Hint, Nudge Nudge...

  • @lifewcoke speaking of, when are they coming?

  • @xxxgambitxxxx08 next week after HD ends.

  • @cpt-deadlydaley I am loving these ideas!!
    Haha! Already managed no.10 :D

  • @lizalaroo Well played!

  • @cpt-deadlydaley
    Where and How do we share our videos and screenshot?
    Here?
    Facebook?
    Twitter?
    Xbox feed?
    Any official ashtag?

  • @cpt-deadlydaley @lizalaroo is not telling you how well it worked out for us ;) The storm definitely adds some complexities!

  • @musicmee lol Remember we had to wait for the storm to nearly pass before attacking Meg. Needless to say we used a ton of planks before we even started hehe! Loved it though! We need more storms! Can we loot a chest to bring down a storm when you dig it up? Pleeeaaasseeee :D

  • Oh amazing! It will be hard to complete all of them before next week but I will try to record a few of them with my crew :D

    @Cpt-DeadlyDaley For the 11. is the crew able to bail and repair the ship ? well I can't see at the moment how to do that alone, even 2 on a sloop it's almost impossible. Will be going there with a sloop and 30 powder kegs onboard ☠

  • @nunoazuldimeter said in The Hungering Deep: Community Challenge:

    @cpt-deadlydaley
    Where and How do we share our videos and screenshot?
    Here?
    Facebook?
    Twitter?
    Xbox feed?
    Any official ashtag?

    That one is entirely up to you, we will be checking around all channels. No official hashtag, your best bet is to go with #BeMorePirate or #SeaOfThieves and tag us!

    This thread may be the best place to put stuff, however, but it's not a requirement.

  • @skulliah said in The Hungering Deep: Community Challenge:

    Oh amazing! It will be hard to complete all of them before next week but I will try to record a few of them with my crew :D

    @Cpt-DeadlyDaley For the 11. is the crew able to bail and repair the ship ? well I can't see at the moment how to do that alone, even 2 on a sloop it's almost impossible. Will be going there with a sloop and 30 powder kegs onboard ☠

    Nope! You have to Jack Sparrow it I am afraid. I've heard that being swift will help you dodge her bites.

  • @cpt-deadlydaley said in The Hungering Deep: Community Challenge:

    @skulliah said in The Hungering Deep: Community Challenge:

    Oh amazing! It will be hard to complete all of them before next week but I will try to record a few of them with my crew :D

    @Cpt-DeadlyDaley For the 11. is the crew able to bail and repair the ship ? well I can't see at the moment how to do that alone, even 2 on a sloop it's almost impossible. Will be going there with a sloop and 30 powder kegs onboard ☠

    Nope! You have to Jack Sparrow it I am afraid. I've heard that being swift will help you dodge her bites.

    Aye I see, I've done it a few times. Now I need more practice!

  • I did 5 and 9 the first time fighting the meg. Unfortunately I didn’t record it and now I’m even more bummed I didn’t get the footage.

  • @cpt-deadlydaley said in The Hungering Deep: Community Challenge:

    Ahoy pirates!

    We're one week through The Hungering Deep and we've had a blast watching you take to the seas to tackle the mighty Megalodon. We've seen some epic triumphs and bitter defeats and it all got us thinking about what else we would like to see!

    I present to you:

    The Hungering Deep: Community Challenge

    Here's the deal.

    We've compiled a list of 24 actions, some of them challenging some of them trivial. Your goal is to complete as many of them as possible - and we'd love to see video and screenshots of you achieving them.

    As this is a Community Challenge, presented to you by the Community team, there will be no in-game rewards for taking part in this, but we'd like to fully encourage pirates to take us up on our cries of "step up!"

    Anyway, I will stop blabbering, I have grog to attend to. Have a look through the list and take on the toothiest challenge to ever be.

    alt text

    Gameplay Challenges

    1. Have at least one member of your crew continue to play Merrick’s shanty after the Megalodon is summoned and until it is defeated.
    2. Vomit on the Megalodon – from your mouth, not a bucket!
    3. Raise a full tankard to the Megalodon as it comes in for an attack.
    4. Make an offering of a banana or cannonball to the Megalodon.
    5. Defeat the Megalodon with 4 or more ships present in the encounter.
    6. Get a killing blow on the Megalodon with an explosive barrel.
    7. Get a killing blow on the Megalodon with a cutlass.
    8. Get a killing blow on the Megalodon while airborne.
    9. Get a killing blow on the Megalodon as it attempts to bite the ship.
    10. Fight the Megalodon at night and in a storm.
    11. Fight the Megalodon alone (1 player) after having another crew help with the summon. Bonus points if your pirate is wearing as few clothes as possible while doing this!
    12. Defeat the Megalodon using only explosive barrels to cause it damage.
    13. Bring a chicken to the Megalodon battle and make sure it survives the entire encounter while keeping it on the top deck, excluding the crow’s nest.
    14. Complete the Megalodon encounter with at least one Chest of Sorrows on board.
    15. Fire yourself out of a cannon during the Megalodon encounter and land on another ship.
    16. Megalodon in the middle – get an image of the Megalodon in between two ships.
    17. Lend a helping hand to a ship already fighting the Megalodon and fill their supply barrels with 20 of each resource.

    Lore Challenges
    18. Share a tankard with Teri.
    19. Play a shanty in front of Tina.
    20. Sit with Merrick at his camp site.
    21. Bring Merrick at least 10 chickens and 5 pigs

    Creative Challenges

    1. Recreate scenes from a certain popular shark movie.
    2. Recreate a film poster of the Megalodon
    3. Create a short film around Merrick.

    How about you add these as in game achievements? Nothin says "Job well done" like an achievement popping up.

  • Y'all really need to add some kind of reward for killing the meg. Not that I need any reward, but apparently others do. Only been able to battle it once, and that was on day one. Spent countless hours trying to get in on an excursion but with no success. Something needs to be done to give it the same draw as a skull fort. Or just make it a random occurrence like the kraken. Great addition, just want to be able to do it more than once without committing countles hours to do so.

  • @clumsy-george said in The Hungering Deep: Community Challenge:

    Wow, if someone is able to do all 24 missions then you should make a new title to give to him or her...Something like Pirate Rambo or something alike...No , all serious now, this will take a lot of time ,skill and even luck to accomplish all these missions...
    Very curious to the first pirate's name who can pull this one off...

    I did all of em... twice.

  • This should be posted on Reddit as well.

    EDIT: Since no one did I went ahead and posted it. Just posted a link to this page.

  • MY challenge to anyone who has already completed THD is simply: Do it again! and again.

    Spend the next week, helping out those who have not yet had a chance to do so because they could not get play time, or who have been unable to find another crew to help.

  • @surveyorpete Brilliant idea! Help a fellow pirate in need out!

    I have helped over 10 crews do the Meg... it has been fun and different every time.

    1. Can't believe there's two Megan movies coming out at the same time!

    So to scare off a shark you've gotta punch its nose. Can't do that so hows about a spade to the face?

  • https://youtu.be/tzO1lx6WLZY

    Ticked box No.9 the other day.
    What else can I try this week? Hmm

  • @pikaaroon Nice! I have jumped in and tagged her with a good number of cutlass swings but I wasn't able to land the final blow that way. Can't wait to try these over the weekend!

  • @cpt-deadlydaley - Wish this was posted last week as I would’ve taken more clips. I know I’ve completed 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 13 15 16 & 17, but not sure if I have images or footage of them all.

    Fought Meg twice on my own and it’s epic. First time the other ships sank and I was doing good till I ran out of planks. Second my crewmate was hiding at Devils Ridge with another sloop while I took Meg down with a pistol.

    Will continue to help others so will try’n complete as many as I can then post them all together.

  • @surveyorpete
    Done.

  • would be nice if we could raise our tankard for such an occasion! Hold LT just like when offering a banana would be ideal.

  • @cpt-deadlydaley
    Nr. 24 already done https://youtu.be/xlBxvzqNwRw But it's a german movie :D

  • @pikaaroon did you know you were playing with a youtuber that day? I saw this moment in zylbrads video

  • I've got some LEGO's to upgrade my imagination ....

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