@chermal no

If you could all get past the 100 player part and look at the core idea here i think its solid.
Like a treacherous journey through a Canyon of Cannon shooting enemies, that would bring you to a different server, a place where you deposit a certain amount of loot to bet on your ship winning a battle with say.. 10 ships, something manageable where its geared more towards the ship battle.
WINNER TAKE ALL!!!
All the ships would be fully stocked and the goal would be to keep the ship afloat. With lots of sharks to make people weary of risking a swim, though thats the only way to restock because there's no islands. Just high seas and jagged rocks.

Nope, bad idea, Fortnight was completely derailed by the Battle Royale fad.

@chermal sagte in New Game Mode battle Royal:

Ok Guys and Girls,

I think we can all agree Battle Royal games are big. And for good reason the game play is fun and rewarding. I Think SOT is ideal for this format 100People zone in to the map the sea has barrels and islands all over with cannon balls wood and nanas and gunpowder barrels so you can stock up your ship from that point the strom builds and moves in on the map from all sides slowly creating the " eye of the storm" this will be the area that ships can have battle. the last ship floating wins you have unlimited lives till the point your ship sinks. this could be a free to play game mode much like fortnight but if you want some of the best skins in the game you need to be a pirate legend to equip them. thoughts. ?

sorry but no... this game has the potential to be way better then battle royal and in my opinion already is by far! please lets not copy paste some old formular many people dont like, lets create a new one that it basicly already is!

@chermal said in New Game Mode battle Royal:

@callofdfreak69 This would at least provide a solid game loop something we are currently lacking

How is "Queue up for a battle royal kill or be killed until one is left, repeat" any more of a "solid game loop" than what is there? I would not want to split the player base with a battle royal option.

They should make it so chests spawn to and you pick them up from islands and other ships but to get the loot on your ship you have to win so that way its worth it to play

@chermal

Does no one understand what market saturation is?

Remember when Left 4 Dead was big? And suddenly everyone and their aunt was making zombie games? Most of them pretty awful?

That's what's happening with BR titles. There's already several AAA quality titles. Even Blizzard has hinted at making a BR game. If you want to play a Battle Royale, go play PubG, Fortnite, The Culling, H1Z1, Hunt Showdown, etc... you have dozens of options. I'm sure there's a pirate battle royale option in Gmod if you look hard enough.

Sea of Thieves would not be a good format for a battle royale mode in its current state and I'd very much prefer the devs focus their efforts on expanding the content of the core game.

No thanks, BR has no place here.

I could see some sort of a "team deathmatch" being added in the future. Maybe like a 4v4 galleon battle or what not. I don't know if the BR style would really work for this game.

No thank you.... there are other games for that.

@chermal NO!

@chermal
I am very aware of the hand brake turn, as I was present when it first became a legit function and tactic in the alpha, I’m in a BR mode maneuverability would not be an issue early on in the game it would be later as the circle shrinks substantially is what I am addressing. Also what I am talking about too is why take a unique game that has potential and room for growth in other unique ways and make it like a game that already exists in fortnite or pubg. Yes this game is amazing and yes it is lacking in some areas, but having participated in developing the game and the alpha, I can tell you this game has come a very long ways and still has much room to grow. Introducing a game mode that does not fit the game style and largely exists in other successful would just hurt the game in the long run. I’m not saying this is a bad idea though, I’m saying it isn’t practice. I agree with your central idea and motive of posting this being the pvp should be enhanced and worked on because it is a large part of the game. Please read my thread on new alliances as this is something I touch on, let’s get a discussion up about how they can enhance pvp and maybe even not an exact br mode but maybe something similar that more fits the style of sot, the link is here, I would like to hear your feedback!
https://www.seaofthieves.com/forum/topic/51191/new-alliances-factions

@vorticalmoney7 Sure i could come up with lots of ideas to enhance the game play for the current game mode however that's not the topic of this post. keep in mind the idea is to be a pirate not a fisherman in my opinion we should not even have a merchant alliance moving pigs i would understand if we are delivering contraband like booze weapons or something of that nature but if we are just moving wood, bananas, pigs chickens and the like leave that to a merchant vessel not a pirate ship.

No thx. Bad idea

@chermal no, no, no,no,nooooooo

@twiladerp Odds are i will buy this game as well however the sailing in that game is one player per ship so the idea working as a team to sail and fight is not possible that is what i feel makes PVP in SOT so amazing and interactive.

@canthavetesalsa I agree it would not be a seamless transition however you made appoint about ship maneuverability as a issue. I am sure you are well versed in sailing in the sea of thieves but it should be noted a ship can turn on a dime using club hauling ( anchor turn ) and a quick 4 man anchor pull you can do this in seconds. furthermore if the sails are fully raised you can spin on the spot allowing you to make sure your cannons are always pointed at the enemy ship. the game was created to be something amazing this is true unfortunately as it stands now that never came to fruition. just because something was designed to be one way does not mean it can not be more then the original idea. i would like to one again reidirate this mode would have little to no affect on the intended game mode and would be a side game mode to play.

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I'm sorry... 🤣😅 ... No really I'm sorry ...ok.
I understand your enthusiasm for all those "Battle Royal" mode (please tell me you watch the Japanese film Battle Royal) who popping everywhere , like weeds in my garden .
But the essence of Sea Of Thieves is far far away from that idea .

Please I am sure you could come up with an ORIGINAL idea of your own we could all discuss about , even if it's like adding fishing rod to be able to sell fishes to the Merchant .
Anything but that Battle Royal nonsense .
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Well Ubisoft is making World of Warships Pirate Skin Edition (Skull and Bone) So if you want a battle Royal style game that would be more your style instead of the RPG that is Sea of Thieves

@chermal And what makes you think that a game that doesn't run lag free with 16 players max would be able to run 100 people in any capacity?

PLEASE USE THE SEARCH BAR. You will find that you are not original and not the first to mention this.

I do not thing this game is built for a BR mode. Too many things need to be adjusted/fix or even rebuilt to make this a BR game.

@chermal oh dear lord no , this would be the end.

@chermal
Let me start off with this, this is a good idea as BR games are really fun and enjoyable, they keep players on their feet and I play my own share in BR games too. I however do see why this idea for SOT has received backlash. Let me just point out, like you mentioned in one of your comments, pvp in SOT is great, it incorporates teamwork in ways no other game does. That being said, having a battle Royale mode would be confirming this unique gameplay style to a mainstream game mode where as what SOT is about is changing how people play the game. Pvp is a huge aspect of the game, however game modes like BR would be hard to incorporate in a game like this. They would come across many issues such as ship maneuverability with the storm closing in and as the eye shrinks, ships can only turn so much while being effectively functional in pvp. Another issue is it would take away the focus of the game which is to create a unique world and environment where there is a mix/ balance between questing and plundering, and ultimately creating your own story path in a complete anarchist world of SOT. Introducing a separate free BR mode would contradict the principles in which the game was created. Now, is your idea a bad one? No it’s a great idea, is it a practical one though? Not so much. It however does speak on the pressing issue of how Rare should incorporate aspects that enhance the gameplay of players who wish to focus on pvp and players who want to focus on questing.

I have started a thread here regarding different alliances they could launch to address the issues of gameplay content or enhanced pvp, feel free to post your ideas there!
https://www.seaofthieves.com/forum/topic/51191/new-alliances-factions

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I would like some gamemode/quest where people actually engage, never seen much ships on the horizon that don't flee on first sight. (Except pirate fortresses)

Some good sea battle from both motivated pirates does sound appealing.