Lost faith. open lobbies never fixed, crossplay optional will kill sot on pc.

There is enough players on PC to support full servers by themselves there is a problem with matchmaking keeping servers from merging and crew slots from filling.It has nothing to do with population at this point.

Open crew suck, plain and simple. You had 30 minutes to create a LFG post and fill it with interested players.

Also, you have no idea what system those "noobs" were playing on, you cannot correlate that to cross-play at all.

@archangel-timmy said in Lost faith. open lobbies never fixed, crossplay optional will kill sot on pc.:

Open crew suck, plain and simple. You had 30 minutes to create a LFG post and fill it with interested players.

I have had this discussed in hundreds of other threads with people and this talking point cant be used anymore. Needing to use a 3rd party to find a good game shouldn't be the case. I have been an active supporter of crew preferences which would not split the community like optional crossplay and would have actually fixed alot of the open crew issues. But again try to tell everyine who plays we need to use lfg to enjoy the game. (: just proving my point. Iv used lfg. And this post has nothing to do with lfg.

@archangel-timmy said in Lost faith. open lobbies never fixed, crossplay optional will kill sot on pc.:

Also, you have no idea what system those "noobs" were playing on, you cannot correlate that to cross-play at all.

I didnt say crossplay was the issue with that. I said above that the game doesn't take my skill into consideration when trying to find other players that's just another thing that could be fixed and would happen less with search preferences. (:

@vderickv said in Lost faith. open lobbies never fixed, crossplay optional will kill sot on pc.:

@archangel-timmy said in Lost faith. open lobbies never fixed, crossplay optional will kill sot on pc.:

Also, you have no idea what system those "noobs" were playing on, you cannot correlate that to cross-play at all.

I didnt say crossplay was the issue with that. I said above that the game doesn't take my skill into consideration when trying to find other players that's just another thing that could be fixed and would happen less with search preferences. (:

I fully support skill level grouping as an option, would be nice not being slaughtered or easily doing the slaughtering. On that note, I do like helping new players so this would need to be optional as new player would only be matched with new or horrible players.

Both PC and Xbox have healthy numbers. the servers cap around 24 players, which is why you see post after post of silly person saying the experience is empty feeling, it's a vast world with a population of like 15-20 most times per server.

-that is just the way it's setup, it's not reflective of the actual population-

why are you even mentioning skill while it's obvious you're queuing into open crew, what did you expect, it's a completely random group in a noncompetitive game.

Sea of thieves is just not competitive, there is no ranking, no matchmaking for skill, there isn't a competition to even be had in game till the arena shows up. none of the events in game are aimmed at pvp, just pve events with pvp happening around them, why would you expect them to match-make anyone by skill.

it sounds like you're just whining about a bad experience, yes, the game just had a wave of new players, treat them nice -we want them to stay-, not get scared away by someone who wanted the perfect galleon experience in open crew calling them "noobs" and "raging at them to lift anchor"

Some people are quite personable and are a blast to meet in game.

Many others are just as dull, bossy, and/or toxic as hell.

Just like real life, a good time depends on timing, chemistry, communication, and personality.

It's not Rares fault some people are a stick in the mud. You want better company? Try crewing with pirate legends that need help with Athena runs.

@puppetpurple
Again this has nothing to do with lfg. And if lfg is the fix to this it needs to be built as an in game mechanic. I joined an open crew that had only me join in the entire 30 minute. (30 mins solo on a galleon waiting for a crew just to join) I dont have an issue playing with xbox players I have an issue with non mic players mostly. I open crew hopped at least 20 times this morning until I found my first mic lobby. I'm asking for search preferences as I have been basically since launch. Open crew is still trash as I have been complaining about since launch. and the majority of new player will be using open crew. So it obv needs some work. The time they put into splitting the community could have been spent fixing open crew issues and may not have ever needed the optional crossplay. we want search preferences not optional crossplay. The entire forum was against optional crossplay on launch. Listening to the overwhelmingly loud people on the forum will ruin the game.

@vderickv I don’t see how this isn’t an LFG-solved problem. It’s built into Microsoft and isn’t “third party” and your “need a mic” statement reinfoces that you want an LFG so you can make sure whomever you invite to your closed crew will have a mic. You’ll have a full crew in 15 min no problem.

@haydnsym45 said in Lost faith. open lobbies never fixed, crossplay optional will kill sot on pc.:

@vderickv I don’t see how this isn’t an LFG-solved problem. It’s built into Microsoft and isn’t “third party” and your “need a mic” statement reinfoces that you want an LFG so you can make sure whomever you invite to your closed crew will have a mic. You’ll have a full crew in 15 min no problem.

Lfg on my pc doesnt even work. It works fine on my xbox but even then it's still a 3rd party to the game of sea of theives. Its not built in so no lfg doesnt solve the problem If anything lfg creates more issues in open crew. I rest my case.

@vderickv You rest your case? You’re the one who wants crews with mics and to not be alone in a galleon for 30 minutes. You’ve got the solution - why are you making it needlessly difficult on yourself? Or you can continue to sail the seas alone or with whatever mic-less first-time sailor accidentally hit “open crew?” I don’t understand.

And one other thing I don’t understand: who cares about “third party” for LFG - which it’s Microsoft who’s got your gamertag and info already.

@haydnsym45 I'll refer back to my previous message you obviously glossed over. Lfg doesn't work on my pc. And I'm not only going to play sot only on my xbox where my lfg works fine.

@haydnsym45
my xbox app on my pc has always just been a bug fest.
i have contacted Microsoft about it already.
There customer service just hangs up on you when their tests cant figure it out.
If you've got a solution toss it my way.

However. I'm talking about open crew needing search preferences and or just needs work. rares poor choice of time working to split the community more instead of fixing poor quality gameplay. I just experienced 20 lobbies of non micers. Until I met my first mic group. The open crew is already supposed to auto detect mic settings. That doesnt even work.

@vderickv

Let’s assume it’s irrecovably broken. Then you’ve got two possible solutions - do LFG in Xbox then switch to PC after you’ve made your new friends. Or play on PC with your friends and switch to Xbox when your friends are off.

Open crews - just don’t. And if you’re already having problems filling up open as is, then your odds are wayyy down once you add preferences.

@haydnsym45 said in Lost faith. open lobbies never fixed, crossplay optional will kill sot on pc.:

• do LFG in Xbox then switch to PC after you’ve made your new friends. Or play on PC with your friends and switch to Xbox when your friends are off.

I have done this as it obv works. Its lame and I could just play something that doesnt take 2 consoles for me to start a party. (Obv this issue only applies to ppl like me who's xbox app is janky on their pc)
When they add new content I always come back. But for continued content. We need more 24 players or 6 ships. Maybe that's not enough per server. I'd much rather have more full servers.. also. 30 minutes sailing towards a fort waiting for people to join. Rare says this doesn't happen and their merging system works great. Lol

@barnabas-seadog said in Lost faith. open lobbies never fixed, crossplay optional will kill sot on pc.:

It's not Rares fault some people are a stick in the mud. You want better company? Try crewing with pirate legends that need help with Athena runs.

You're right it's not rares fault anyone is a stick in the mud.
However. It is their fault that I need to use lfg in order to find a pirate legend looking for others to help.

I myself am a pirate legend. I am the guy looking for help. I know it's possible with search preferences. Rare is dropping the ball here. But they can still pick it up.

@vderickv said in Lost faith. open lobbies never fixed, crossplay optional will kill sot on pc.:

I myself am a pirate legend. I am the guy looking for help. I know it's possible with search preferences. Rare is dropping the ball here. But they can still pick it up.

A secret network known only to pirate legends, you toggle it on and it crews you with random PL's.

Better yet, you sign up at the hideout.

ding