Can we get a PvE only mode already?

This has already been requested several times.

Its been a firm no every time.

Perhaps try Atlas.

@k1ngdominique Arena isn't full PvP game mode.

No, becouse it isn't needed.
If you want to play worry free pirate game then go and play Sid Meier's Pirates.
Now shoo.

@k1ngdominique a PvE only mode would split the community. Whilst I appreciate some people want to play for the PvE elements, some people want to play for the PvP elements so why should they have less of an oppurtunity to do so?

The Arena isn't a 'PvP Mode' it's more of a 'Get to the action quicker mode'.

Yaaaaaaaaawn

Another pointless PvE thread that needs locked @Deckhands

@k1ngdominique It's not a 'PvP mode' because the whole game is PvPvE. There can't be a seperate mode for PvP when the whole game is based on PvPvE. It's like saying that a racing game with a mode for shorter races has a 'Race Mode'.

But you're missing the point, you're trying to change the game so it suits the PvE players. How is that fair to the PvP players? Those who want to rank up Reaper Faction are already being punished because as soon as most people see a Reaper on a map, they swap servers.

By having a PvE/Passive option it means that a server slot is being taken up by someone who isn't playing the game how it was designed. How is that fair to the other players?

I get it, I really do because there is nothing worse than having your treasure stolen, but I see it as a failure on my part. I'm more of a PvE player, I don't actively go hunting players - I've never tried ranking Reaper, but I understand that it's part of the game. If I get attacked and lose my treasure, then I've done something wrong - be it not checking the horizon, spending too much time trying to solve a riddle, not parking my ship in a more secure location. I learn from it and move on!

@k1ngdominique said in Can we get a PvE only mode already?:

@DaringClarky If it’s been suggested several times and will continue to be suggested then why not consider it further
@avecrux I hardly count the elusive ancient skelly as qualification for PvE

The reason its not considered further is because the people asking for it are a minority.

It goes against the vision of the gane being a shared world.

Essentially it would allow you to farm loot in relative safety without pirate player attack... Which defeats the entire point of the game.

This is why it wont ever work unless there is zero progression.

@k1ngdominique said in Can we get a PvE only mode already?:

@daringclarky Even zero progression would still be fun, but I was suggesting as an alternative that an abundance of skelly ships would suffice as a replacement to player ships.

Ever notice how when you start the game it now states “sailing the sea with all players”? This leads me to believe they’re setting the framework for a more private session as that would be the only alternative I could think of.

I believe private servers potentially would allow you to sail the seas yourself if it lets us create our own content and isnt just a tool for rare to use.

This was we could make awesome stuff like ship races, a combat training mode where you are in an endless fleet battle etc etc and rare could showcase trending servers each week kinda like how bases work in no mans sky or how servers are promoted in Rec Room VR.

Totally seperate from main game, but player created content.
This would work, in all honesty id be surprised if it doesnt come because it will basically add a lot more than just piracy.

However it must remain totally seperate so the original games stay active.

Private servers hopefully...It would be kinda like a debug mode or level creator. Where you can play with basic pre made scripts to make npcs spawn in or act differently.
This could tick all the boxes for everyone potentially. Let the creative members of the community run wild.

Only concern though is, would we ever want to play adventure mode again with all this choice?

Which is why i think perhaps rare will just make private servers as a thing they host and not us players. Hope im wrong though.

@k1ngdominique

No. A thousand times, no.

• Sea of Thieves is a shared world PvEvP game, where PvP is imperative to how the game works - it was never represented to you as peaceful PvE (what did you expect?)

• The possibility of PvP being able to happen at any possible time is what makes each session interesting and unpredictable. To remove this would ruin that.

• PvE servers would split the player base and ruin the Shared World. Players would start to categorize themselves into PvE and PvP, ultimately that would drastically reduce the player variety in each game type, and player encounters would just unfold the same way every time based on the server you’re in.

So no, the game does not need PvE servers and would in fact suffer from that addition.

PvP is a major component to the game, and Sea of Thieves really couldn’t be what it is if there was a version or server without PvP in it.

It’s especially tough to justify your request when the game was sold to you as a game where all Pirates are in one shared world, interacting with one another as they please - it was never sold to you as a PvE only experience.

Also, the existence of Arena does not justify any PvE mode. Not by any means.

Be sure to read this Tweet from the design director of Sea of Thieves

@k1ngdominique said in Can we get a PvE only mode already?:

I just find it ruins the adventure when you get chased halfway across the map and ultimately sink when you play with noobs. I already have all the customizations anyway, what do I care about progression? As I said I just want zen mode. I’ll play the adventure mode when they add new stuff to buy and I’m on a crew I can trust. Private servers seem like good news.

Two things here:

1. “I just find it ruins the adventure when you get chased halfway across the map and ultimately sink when you play with noobs.” Your problem was running then. Stay and fight. All these PvE suggestion posts have the same theme. “I want to be left alone and not chased for an hour.” Sorry but if your running you probably have something. Turn your ship and fire on them. Or hide your treasure on the island as they approach and go fight them on their ship.

2.”I just find it ruins the adventure when you get chased halfway across the map and ultimately sink when you play with noobs” that’s your problem also is playing with noobs. Get a crew together.

The game was designed to be a shared world. There’s plenty of games that offer a safe experience. This isn’t one of them.

@wandrecanada I'll ask the question I always ask when people bring up the term 'Griefing' or 'Toxic'....what is your definition of 'Griefing' or 'Toxic' Behaviour in SoT?

Im sure this has already been said more eloquently here in the replies already but to put it simply, PvE servers are never coming to the sea of thieves. It has however been mentioned that we may see "community sandbox servers" for content creators and things like that but in these servers, you would be forfeiting reputation and gold rewards altogether. The constant threat of PVP and losing all you have worked for is one of the most important and to me most entertaining part, of the sea of thieves. Yall keep saying you want PvE this PvE that but in reality, if nobody could ever sink you what would stop you from grinding out 90 FOtD in a row, maxing out your TC's and never touching sot again?

@k1ngdominique Hey @K1ngDominique I get what you are saying buddy but SoT is not a game where a PvE server is needed or designed for. A PvE server is for more like Ark or Atlas or a survival type of game.