Skeleton Boom Barrels

  • JJblackhat
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    I really think they need to be reduced and become a lot more rare in the game. They pop up sometimes 3-7 of them at a time and it takes a lot of fun out of the exploration of islands in my opinion. Don't get me wrong, during the event it was fun - but the event is over and these now need to pop out of the ground much less. Pirates should not experience them at every island, and every 2 minutes or less on an island when looking for treasures, etc.

    The difficulty is not the problem, the problem is the 'annoyance', as they are easily shot if you have a pistol - but they make the game less fun.

    What do you all think?

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  • InboundBomb
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    @jjblackhat I’m fine with it as it doesn’t bother me and my crew and I still have a good laugh when we run into the bomb squad.

  • NefariousFate
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    I agree, they're not much fun when you have 5 of them chasing you!
    We generally have a boom barrel sniper on the ship, they shoot between the skeletons legs and when the skellie is dead, we collect the barrel - sometimes we end up with around 25 barrels! But that makes for a decent Merchant sale... or fun video.
    I'm sure they will adjust the amount that comes out in the future, but with Cursed Sails on the way - it may be overlooked for the moment... You may even appreciate them a bit more when Cursed Sails comes out... :)

    Happy Sailing!

  • Shuoink
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    agree, they are still out of control

    https://www.seaofthieves.com/forum/topic/68193/gunpowder-skellies-still-need-adjusting/9

  • xCALYPT0x
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    @jjblackhat Honestly I think it's just a bug. The number of gunpowder skeletons that spawn with plant, shade, and gold skeletons has gone down dramatically. It only seems to be the ambient and bone skeletons that have this issue.

  • JJblackhat
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    @xcalypt0x said in Skeleton Boom Barrels:

    @jjblackhat Honestly I think it's just a bug. The number of gunpowder skeletons that spawn with plant, shade, and gold skeletons has gone down dramatically. It only seems to be the ambient and bone skeletons that have this issue.

    You might be right - I hope it is, it's way over done right now. It would be great to see this fixed, or reduced (which ever it is) soon.

  • JJblackhat
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    @michini said in Skeleton Boom Barrels:

    I agree, they're not much fun when you have 5 of them chasing you!
    We generally have a boom barrel sniper on the ship, they shoot between the skeletons legs and when the skellie is dead, we collect the barrel - sometimes we end up with around 25 barrels! But that makes for a decent Merchant sale... or fun video.
    I'm sure they will adjust the amount that comes out in the future, but with Cursed Sails on the way - it may be overlooked for the moment... You may even appreciate them a bit more when Cursed Sails comes out... :)

    Happy Sailing!

    Interesting, sticking someone up on the crows nest as a sniper - that works only when the barrels are on the side of the island the boat is parked at. I just hope they reduce them, and I hope we are relying on barrels for the new event coming - I hope the AI is smarter too ! ;-|

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