Season 8 Hourglass

@maximusarael020 Thank you for your comment. You have a good points. Of course my proposals need some changes. I wrote them based on my experience. However, I really hope that some of my proposals will be at least considered.

@jj-h816 Hey look, a new name looking for more allegiance! Tell me again how it's the same five people asking for it.

First, I propose to add recommendation letters. They will work same way as recommendation letters for other fractions. You can buy one-two at beginning of new season and at the end. Each one will give you 1 level at chosen hourglass fraction.
Second, I propose to do Twitch drops. There will be a group of streamers who will represent Servants Of Flame and another group who will represent Guardians of Fortune. You will need to choose which one you want to watch and you will need to watch them for 2 hours to get 10 lvl at chosen Hourglass fraction (You can watch only one group, therefore chose wisely). Such twitch drops will be available once in 2 seasons ( once in 6 months).

And we're just asking for more when we lose, he's asking for it without even playing hourglass!

@lordqulex I didn't get your comment, can you specify. Thank you.

@selgewick said in Season 8 Hourglass:

@lordqulex I didn't get your comment, can you specify. Thank you.

In short, you're joining a conversation deep, deep, deep into it.

Many players have come to this forum asking for more allegiance and more ways to earn allegiance because the grind is absolutely unfulfilling and unreasonable. There are other topics with dozens of pages and hundreds of posts discussing allegiance gain. JJH816 and I have been hotly debating what should earn allegiance, and what needs to earn more allegiance, so that the game mode is more accessible and enjoyable to average and casual pirates. My response was targeting a comment he made in a different topic that you may not have read.

@lordqulex I see. Thank you.

Hello everyone, just want to add that it would be nice if renowns also will be given for cashing-in captain logbooks of opposite fraction.

• Noteworthy Captain Logbook will bring 10% of renown of current level.
• Accomplished Captain Logbook - 45% of renown.
• Remarkable Captain Logbook - 85% of renown.
• Extraordinary Captain Logbook - 125% of renown.

@deadshadow3s said in Season 8 Hourglass:

I think they did a great job with the hourglass pvp and adding a nice reward for hitting lvl 100! I don’t however think they should make it easier I mean already there are people that will get it by simply sinking their ship by joining other and not fighting. I lost interest because every ship I encountered before season 8 just ran for hours anyway. I also don’t believe everything should be accessible by everyone that would make everything seem like a participation trophy which are dumb in their own right and the would be no reason to go for them.

Everything is a participation trophy, this is a game. There is no contemporary game that doesn't reward both sides, so the idea that the curses are anything but a demonstration of time commitment is laughable. But what we're saying is the time commitment is unreasonable for this reward.

Running is not an efficient way to get allegiance, so it can be concluded that runners are trolls. You're going to get trolls in every game, this is just the flavor HG has.

Dice rollers and invite peddlers are the symptom of a miserable grind, not the disease. If the game mode were more fun or more accessible to the wider SoT player base, you wouldn't see this behavior. You see this behavior because the curses are widely popular but hourglass is not. Once they get the curses you will not see them anymore.

@jolly-ol-yep I have read few. But to be honest they weren't nice. Instead of proposing to add few changes like I did in this topic, they usually about how hard it is and radical changes. I personally think that Houglass is amaizing. It brought back that feeling of a thrill of a fight after the Arena closed. I really missed that fights, even through I were lvl 10 and played only few times. In Houglass I am lvl 16 (almost 17) in Servants Of The Flames. I really like Houglass, but I don't have such privilege to spend hours farming renowns. Therefore I proposed several ways how to get renowns, which will help me and other pirates who don't have much time for seas and have a lot of duties/work on the land. I tried to think and write about changes which will help, but also won't discourage pirates from doing Hourglass. After few days, I can see that Twitch drops was a bad idea, how one gentleman said before:"Leave it for the cosmetics". The best idea is to reward players for selling/cashing in emissary flags and Captain's logbooks, since it will reward pirates for winning the deadly fights. However, it will only profit pirates who are more proficient with tools they are given. For Pirates, who are not so proficient or only learning about such tools, Alliance fight are the best. By fighting 2 ships vs 2 ships they will learn more about them and will be more prepared for the solo battles, plus they will recieve double rewards for victory and loss. If 2 vs 2 is too much, then 1 vs 1 vs 1 vs 1, like in arena. It will take more time, but it will worth it. Recommendation letters is a great idea, it will help all pirates no matter which level they are at and how proficient they are. I don't think it is a bad idea and it definitely will improve the opinion of Houglass, encourage more pirates to play. If yo don't like to have a 100% chance of buying them from Larinna at the beginning and end of the season, then check this topic:"The Glorious Sea Dog Tavern Update". It offer new ways, maybe better ways for such idea. If you have any comments for this leave your replies below. Otherwise, I wish you to have a nice day and I will see you on the seas.

With Best Regards,

Selgewick The Seaman
Chronicler of Legend
Captain of "Fearless Nightgale"

@deadshadow3s I see your point and I understand it. But it is not about being easier. It is about being more accessible for others and more interesting for all of us. I agree that Twitch Drops were a bad idea. However, everything else is set to promote such function in the game, encourage pirates to participate and support pirates who can't sail the seas often. I think it would be nice to have such changes in the game.

@lordqulex I am planning to stay after achieving the curses. I don't see a reason why not? It is challenging and very fun.