Question for PvP Pirates

@nofears-fun Idk I just swing and shoot

It's about the technique. Learn to bunny hop slash, evade and practise reading other players moves. Mastering this will catapult you way above the majority of players. In the end it all comes down to practise.

For Settings, I would just say go with what is comfortable, their is so many different styles from flicking to using low sensitivity with a really large mousepad. Ultimately I feel the best thing to have in this game is situational awareness and overall good coordination with crew members.

The situational awareness helps to identify when you will get boarded this could range from realizing you are in a position to be easily boarded like trailing a ship or that ship in the distance that seems to always be an island away from you. Even noticing within that barrage of shots, one of those cannons actually didn't fire a cannonball yet made the sound of firing. I know I am in for a good fight, if I am immediately met with drawn guns as soon as I peak my head over the ladder to top-deck.

The coordination just comes down to never making assumptions. See a boarder? Never assume everyone saw that person coming to board. Announce it to the crew, always be certain. Taking heavy fire? Announce to the crew you are on repairs, never assume someone else with take care of it. This little announcement ensures that first, someone is repairing to begin with, and second, that you don't double up on a job that only requires one. If that person needs help, they will speak up. Now your crew knows what other spots need filling. Ones below deck, now that means someone could bucket while the rest play defensing and make sure no one boards. Little things like that just make things go smooth on a ship. Always announce your actions. Going for a board? Let them know, so you don't have a situation with too many people leaving the ship defenseless.

Ultimately this game doesn't require much in mechanical skill, but it certainly benefits from really developed coordination and being efficient with said coordination. That is just my take, I really think their is not much of a wrong answer here. Many different ways can lead to success in this game.

@jofjjay said in Question for PvP Pirates:

@nofears-fun For keyboard and mouse I use max sensitivity for everything, it can be a bit annoying at first but once you get the hang of it it is great.

I do the opposite. For KB+M I use a dpi of 600 and a low sensitivity, then I use large arm movements for aim and smaller wrist movements for fine tuning. My mouse also has a 2nd DPI setting which I have set to 1600 and I can switch between them with a button, so I can switch over when on cannons or EoR so that they aim properly.

On controller, which I'm more experienced with in SoT, but not in general gaming. I use the highest sensitivity settings and I've dialled things in as per the guide above. I use an Elite and have bumpers set to run, jump, switch weapon and X. I use the hair trigger setting for faster trigger pulls and I have the thumbsticks replaced with longer ones as this helps with precision.

I do just as well with either input device, although I personally find the controller feels marginally better to use in general play, while the M+K is marginally more effective in boarding situations.

I'm terrible at PVP and 99% of the time I try to avoid it, I have no interest in getting better at it. I prefer to be friendly at sea! Keep pvp in the arena!!!! make friends and alliances not enemies!