<![CDATA[Smuggler's Run Voyage Enhancement]]>

So I was wrapping up my commendations for the Smuggler's league and remembered why I never bothered finishing them in the first place; it's an incredibly boring loop. It got me thinking of the olden days of voyaging in SOT.

Why do the Smuggler's Routes need to be just one route for that timeframe? It's literally just A to B, then B to A, then A to B, then B to A. There's no real exploration or voyaging.

So my idea is to make them a multi-chapter voyage including more of (or all of) the turn-in spots, and then have the final route be the BIG payoff.

Chapter 1 might take you from Plunder Valley to Crescent. Chapter 2 might take you from Crescent to Smuggler's Bay. Chapter 3 might take you from Smuggler's Bay to Old Faithful. Then the final chapter would be incredibly lucrative and be whatever the current map-labeled golden route is.

It's still not the most exciting gameplay, but at least it gets you engaged with more of the map like the old days of voyaging.

]]>https://www.seaofthieves.com/forum/topic/184602/smuggler-s-run-voyage-enhancementRSS for NodeWed, 08 Jul 2026 18:44:47 GMTWed, 01 Jul 2026 17:09:02 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Smuggler's Run Voyage Enhancement on Mon, 06 Jul 2026 20:55:41 GMT]]>

I’LL TAKE YOUR ENTIRE STOCK

]]>https://www.seaofthieves.com/forum/post/2039550https://www.seaofthieves.com/forum/post/2039550Mon, 06 Jul 2026 20:55:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Smuggler's Run Voyage Enhancement on Fri, 03 Jul 2026 07:27:45 GMT]]>

They should use the Lost Shipment template to add some depth to quests - a sail to series of islands to gather clues and ultimate rewarding stash.
Always thought it would be good as an addition to all World Events to track down a Stash - a bottle quest dropped and follow clues.

Lost Shipment style voyage for the Smugglers (merchant reskin) would be more interesting then the reskin we got - package delivery.

]]>https://www.seaofthieves.com/forum/post/2039294https://www.seaofthieves.com/forum/post/2039294Fri, 03 Jul 2026 07:27:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Smuggler's Run Voyage Enhancement on Thu, 02 Jul 2026 04:19:02 GMT]]>

I don't know if making it longer will improve anything. Instead, it needs more variations.

Maybe one voyage has you locate a shipwreck and bringing the cargo back. The next one, you need to raid a sea fort and pull a painting off the wall and some rum from the cellar. Maybe even hijacking loot from the current active world event somehow.

The Merchants already do the NPC to NPC deliveries. Smugglers should be something different and fun. This does kind of kill the golden route marker, but I don't think that's much of a loss.

]]>https://www.seaofthieves.com/forum/post/2039223https://www.seaofthieves.com/forum/post/2039223Thu, 02 Jul 2026 04:19:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Smuggler's Run Voyage Enhancement on Wed, 01 Jul 2026 22:12:31 GMT]]>

an incredibly boring loop

The rest of the game, including HG must be such a bore as well.

]]>https://www.seaofthieves.com/forum/post/2039205https://www.seaofthieves.com/forum/post/2039205Wed, 01 Jul 2026 22:12:31 GMT