Two man sloop game play very unbalanced in favour of larger crews

@wolfmatix3103
Meg quick tips: Throw the anchor. Then no one needs to steer and if you get knocked off, it's easier to get back. Make sure you always have bananas and planks. As soon as you see the Meg charge up to attack, run to the opposite side of the ship. After it hits, scoop a bucket of water on your way to repair. Repair all holes. Bucket all water. Pick up max bananas, planks, and cannonballs as needed. Shoot Meg with cannons. Repeat.

@wolfmatix3103
Kraken quick tips: it often spawns just as you leave an island. As soon as you hear it spawning. Turn 180 degrees straight back to the island. Get below deck so it doesn't suck you off. Wait until you get to the edge of the black water closest to the island you just left. Repair as needed. If it smacks you so you turn, run back up and turn back towards the island you just left. Once you get to the edge of the black water closest to the island, you should be able to raise the sail, turn the ship in place and shoot the tentacles with the cannons. Two tentacles, five cannonballs each. Done. Since you're right next to the island, the kraken won't be able to to move close enough to you to actually attack you.

@wolfmatix3103
It should be noted, the Meg and kraken are balanced for the ship size. Less hits to defeat them in a sloop.

@wolfmatix3103
Skeleton ship quick tips: Definitely much easier with two people. Stock up on gunpowder. Steer into ship. One player with full bananas takes gunpowder and jumps on to ship. Runs downstairs with gunpowder lights it and drops it at bottom of bottom set of stairs and runs to front of ship on bottom of ship. Gunpowder explodes putting four holes in ship and killing most of skeletons that are following you. Proceeds to defend holes so skeletons can't repair eating bananas as needed. Should sink in under 30 seconds. Other player can just repair any holes on sloop as needed.

Thanks for the tips I'll certainly be trying them out to see if my game play improves.

Is there an issue with the Skeleton Galleon - the rate of fire of cursed cannon balls against a sloop seems excessive, and the frequency it can spawn. In the space of two hours solo play it's spawned next to me 6 times, that roughly once every 20 mins.

Being cursed with a single grog ball can be bad enough but there have been times when being pelted with them causes the frustration to kick in. It also seems to have an unlimited supply of cursed and normal canon balls.

It also seems to spawn just after working to get loot on board and sailing back to an outpost, and being heavily outgunned and cursed any form of defence is difficult, even getting to an outpost will not stop it attacking as it continues to circle around the island and attacking when in range.

I apologise if it appears that I'm moaning about the game but the way I play solo the changes to balancing and frequency of attacks has a serious impact on my enjoyment of the game.

With regards to Meg and Kraken balancing taking less hits to kill is fine, however a Meg can inflict 4 holes of damage to a sloop in one attack it's enough to make it difficult to repair. What I am suggesting is the damage inflicted is controlled by crew size - so the damage is proportional to crew size 2 damage to 1/2 man crew, 3 damage for 3 man etc.

@thaundeadone It's possible that I don't have the experience with killing the Kraken and the Meg but from my own experience even leaving the Meg alone is no guarantee it will not attack. I have been at the wheel of the sloop, canons not even loaded and ignoring it and it's attacked.

@wolfmatix3103 sounds like you just need more time on the game. i have no issues going solo on the sloop or the brig. practice makes perfect. keep at it lil pirate because there is a trick to the trade.

@wolfmatix3103 A better option would be to segregate crews based on ships. Sloops with sloops, brigs with brigs, galleons with galleons(unless you opt in to a higher tier like you will be able to with crossplay). I believe they are doing this in the arena, but they really should do it with adventure mode as well. It would make the game much more fair and fun for everyone just like being able to opt out of crossplay.

@thaundeadone This is a game, and games should be as fair as possible. If you segregated based on ship, then it certainly would change a lot in terms of 2v2 or 1v2 is UNDENIABLY more fair than 1v4 or 2v4. Same for crossplay everyone using the same inputs is undeniably more fair than players with controller being forced to fight against M&K.

@wolfmatix3103 said in Two man sloop game play very unbalanced in favour of larger crews:

A solo player against the Kraken is almost impossible...

No. It's about the least threatening NPC in the game.

I appreciate that the game has been designed so that groups of friends can play together, but with the current balancing of the game appearing to be in favour of the galleon, it makes it impossible for solo or duo crews to achieve anything.

No. You're just not very skilled with your ship.

Could the balancing of the game be adjusted in some way so that crew size takes a more significant part in the frequency, strength of foe, and the amount and type of damage they can inflict.

Already did this with the kraken.

For example currently the megaladon against a solo player sloop can effectively sink it with two strikes, its virtual impossible to repair, bail, steer, or attack, before it attacks the second time.

No. It's a good thing that it strikes only once every five minutes or so, giving you virtually forever to patch your ship.

You can solo megalodons for days before losing a sloop... if you ever lose it, that is.

I made like 7/10 kraken solo on a sloop. Its easy if you know how to do it.

@thaundeadone said in Two man sloop game play very unbalanced in favour of larger crews:

@betsill I still do not see the problem with how it is.

I see that lol

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Solo = hardmode
The game was original design with Galleon, an the sloop was introduced, because of the argument that you maybe dont have 3 other to play with, or you dont wanna play with others.

I love playing sloop solo an duo
But when Im sailing solo, my first priority is Alliance, then voyage an so on.
But it's more for the adventure an fun.

Duo sloop, when I have my Legend beyond Legend with me, I really dont fear anything.
We have played together for a year soon, so half of the time, I dont give command cause everything just funktion like clockwork.
Personally, an I have said it before, the sloop is overall the superior vessel.

@wolfmatix3103

Pirate what u talkin about?
Im a solo slooper. PL A10 and all this you mention...

Im doing skelly fleet wave in DR with active vulcano while a meg pops. And it is still doable...

Sorry but cant make anything else up other than get more XP.

@wolfmatix3103

The balance is already adjusted based on ship size.

Nothing in this game is impossible or unbeatable as a solo sloop, let alone a duo, which is significantly more easy.

I solo quite a bit, have killed krakens, skeleton ships and megalodons as my primary goal at times, what I personally call big game hunting. I have done skull forts, skeleton fleets and Athena voyages, I have done every challenge in the game by myself.

Games are supposed to be challenging and require the player to learn to play the game. I am sorry to bring it to you, but this issue you are having is resolved by becoming a better pirate.

Don't ask the difficulty and challenges of the game to become easier, it is something that as a gamer you should enjoy.

Winning and losing are parts of games, adapt, learn, improve and one day you might, as me will always feel safe on the seas.

Don't ask the mastery level of the game to go down, instead become a master of the seas.

Also to add to my previous comment.

Solo on a sloop is considered one of the hardest and challenging ways to play this game. Altho try solo galleon will be harder tho.

BUT a duo crew on a sloop. Especially if both know what they are doing is the best combination in game. A good 2 man sloop crew is UNSINKABLE.

@BETSILL I truly hope that they never segregate the servers in this way. What a boring game that would be. Why is everyone so concerned with fair? I say let's keep stacking those odds! That way when you accomplish something, it has value.

@Wolfmatix3103 There's a ton of great advice here from these experienced players. And if you ever need help and you see me on, invite me in and I'll help you out.

While I'm glad that my words spoke to you, I do have to disagree. I don't see the game as lacking value. In fact, I feel I've gotten more value out of my countless hours in this game than I have in many hours in others. It's simply fun for me to play and therein lies the value.

My previous statement to the OP was to indicate that overcoming the challenges the game presents will hold more value than having the game simplified.

@Wolfmatix3103 if you're doing solo sloop and you have peace balls then hold onto them for the skelly ships. You hit them once or twice with skelly balls and they become utterly useless. Sunk many skelly ships on solo with this. Meg is possible as well. Anchor yourself and always repair first and then nail with cannon. Run down below when he comes charging at you so you don't get knocked off. Kraken is pretty much the same. Just float through the black waters and just aim for tentacles and run down below when it comes to smack you or wrap you. Repairs first! You'll make it out just fine.