I took a look at the new Season 19 content, and I can say one thing about it: the whole thing is just Reaper's Rising all over again. I just skipped that season. You just know anyone with a pair of Reaper pijamas is going to throw them on and hunt. It's going to be Reapers, which is a shame, because we could use those islands.
PvP in an ever-shrinking vortex arena? How original. I admit to liking the idea of finally being able to challenge a harder kraken. I just don't understand how the Feared Redmaw has 10 items, while the Barnacle needs 30. Maybe we'll get kraken beak or something.
Reaper's Rising....again.
They don't "let Athena win"; it's a war. Now, bear with me, because this is surprisingly important.
Tactically speaking, as a fan of war games, we're looking at the people who played Arena fighting Reapers. The info I watched (shoutout to Captain Falcore on YT) said that it'd be an on-going war, and the results of the Season 1 win would affect the other 2 Seasons. This is....big. The following Season sees an Arena-like setup (I wonder who'll be good at that?) emerge, but with a buff for Season 1 winners going in. There's something that hasn't been considered, which surprised me. It's also going to turn either the Reaper Camps into Reaper Depots, or certain islands into Athena Depots. Think about that for a minute: the most aggro people on the seas are Reapers, and they'll love this event, and likely win, making the Camps into Depots to drop Reaper stuff off. What isn't being considered is that the only spot you could originally do that is Reaper's Hideout.
So if someone takes your Reaper's Bounty, right now, you just have to go to Reaper's Hideout to ambush them and take it back, then cash it in, or the reverse. Or just cash in one from a sunked ship. Any and all Reaper loot goes to one place and one place ONLY, Reaper's Hideout. BUT if the Flameheart faction wins the Season 1 war, the 6 Skeleton Camps will become Depots for Reaper Goods, with their own guards and everything. Also, what about the Burning Blade? What will its purpose be after? A giant boat you can just steal with no real purpose?
I feel like this war stemmed from 2 people arguing over whether you should be able to turn in Reaper loot to other places.They don't "let Athena win"; it's a war.
yeah and its a game Story, Which in some aspects, the outcome has already been decided, we are under the illusion we are actually making a difference. Unless they go the crazy route, with no plan in mind but just a "If side A wins, will do this. Side B will do that." So..like Rare fashion, they have no plans after S19
Its a good feeling, but most cases. Athena will win just to balance the scales since Reaper won last time.
Yeah, they're going "the crazy route". It's a player-dependant outcome. To quote Captain Falcore: "Your questionable sailing directions now directly impact the global pirate politics; no pressure." Both Flameheart and the PL will have dialogue options that track the war's progress in real-time, and then in Act 2 of the Season, they'll do a 5 sloop TDM in the Sea of the Damned because why not. What I was mentioning was Act 3, when things actually matter. So Act 1 directly affects Act 3, regardless of what you think about the story or whatever.
So while I may have misunderstood what the purpose of the depots are, the War Effort is certainly going to be interesting.@unseemlytag
Reapers hunting isn’t new. that’s literally their job. If people put on pajamas and go feral, that’s just SoT being SoT. Also calling it “ever-shrinking PvP arena” like that hasn’t been the entire Hourglass loop for years is kinda funny.Harder kraken is a yes, full stop. And the commendation numbers? Yeah they’re uneven: welcome to Sea of Thieves math, that’s nothing new. Doesn’t mean the content’s bad, just means it’s tuned weird (as usual).
This isn’t Reaper’s Rising 2.0, it’s more toys in the sandbox. You don’t have to like every toy, but acting like the season is dead on arrival is a stretch.
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