Have shipwrecked chests became extremely rare all of a sudden?

  • As title says, have they became very rare to find? I'm trying to complete the Two Total Dives challenge but I just can't seem to find little if any shipwrecks at all and those I do find have no shipwrecked chests in them at all. Also probably just me but Skeleton ships seem to be rare as well, none have spawned for me at least nor can I find any natural ones which is weird.

    Anyone else having trouble with this challenge?

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  • @foxywiththemoxy Ahoy matey!

    I think pirates have been plundering these wrecks more than they usually would... meaning less for everyone else!

    It took me 2 days to get 2 shipwrecked chests... keep at it matey!

  • Skeleton ships are everywhere for me try near FotD always one lurking near there.

  • I found 2 in the first two wrecks I visited after this task activated, so they are still spawning. Skeleton ships would also be a good bet for finding at least one.

  • I think it's only an impression everything looks disappear when you search it like others ships to plunder when you search some good pvp.

  • Since most of the loot that spawns in there doesn't have a "barnacled" version it's better just going after a skeletonship

  • @foxywiththemoxy I don't think they are any rarer than they have been lately, but they have gone down in prevalence over time...specifically with the introduction of the Treasure Chests which are much more common right now.

    I found one in a wreck shortly after the specific event came available. However while I was stumbling upon wrecks more often I was not finding any more sunken chests...but as I said this has seem to be an issue since they introduced those treasure chests, making the achievement for turning in the chests harder. However I did find my second one upon sinking a skeleton ship yesterday, so it can still be completed ... you just don't have to follow the literal description to get the sunken chests, as any of the barnacled chests count.

    So from my experience the shipwrecks are more or as available as they ever were...I seem to have been finding more of them of late or have gotten better at spotting them from a distance. Sunken chests have been less prevalent (because many were replaced with treasure chests after their introduction to the game), but that has been going on for a while and not due to this current event. Skeleton ships are still very present, even fleets are popping up rather regular so there should be no shortage of ways to complete this challenge. Keep at it.

  • I did complete the Two Total dives quest, all thanks to one skeleton sloop with 3 shipwreck chests.

  • Huh, I've turned in 3 barnacled chests now and still show as 0/2. All were from shipwrecks so I'm kinda confused.

  • Then again likely lag on my end. Also just handed in 3 chickens and nothing on the event screen yet. Will see what happens after a log in and out.

  • An also be found on islands some times...I found 2 on different islands...

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