I've encountered quite a few hackers these last two days

@bran-the-ent said in I've encountered quite a few hackers these last two days:

@sinisterjoint How did they get there? One of those cannon shots was a player launching toward you, who swam and boarded while you weren’t looking. Just one of the many ways a player could’ve legitimately killed you. Tip: a firing cannon sounds different when it’s a player being fired.

So a player firing out of a cannon goes twice as far as a cannonball?

@sinisterjoint said in I've encountered quite a few hackers these last two days:

Being a new player this sure is disheartening. I'm already trying to learn the game in a harsh?ish enviornment, and to have to deal with these kind of people. It's really annoying. There should be an option to disable playing with PC players because let's face it. The amount of people that have the know how to hack an xbox are very few and far in between. Before all of you white knights come in here saying "IMPOSSIBRU", you need a reality check that there are indeed hackers in this game.

Last night I seen a skull cloud for the first time so I went sailing to it because I wanted to know what it was. I was cautious and welllll out of cannon range. So far that I was watching the cannonballs hit about halfway between me and the ONLY gallion at the island. No other boats around and all of a sudden I start getting attacked from behind with a sword. How did they get there? Easy... hacking.

Reading through these forums before I posted this message, I don't even know why I'm bothering. I already know what the outcome will be. Doing a google search of SoT hacks pulls up plenty of websites that offer hacks.

I want to get into this game, and I know that hackers/botters are in every game but this is pretty ridiculous!

Sorry you had a bad experience but from someone with a long history with this game what you are describing can be easily explained and has been covered by some people above. People can shoot themselves out of cannons and swim the rest of the way to you, I do it all the time to board/Kill/Search boats. Audio cues are huge in this game and take some time to learn but you will be a better player in no time. Chin up brush it off and get back to pirating. If you suspect a hacker do like @Musicmee said above and use the link provided to file a ticket.

to assume that's a hack is a mighty stretch. the other day we gathered supplies at an island while a galleon contested a nearby fort. one of our crew took on the task of swimming the 5 minutes across the channel to shake things up. if he had spotted an approaching boat (or we had) he of course would have boarded it, because that's what he does. it wouldn't have been a hack, it just would have been bad luck for the boarded.

Well well, another cross play thread. I feel your pain. With our ships being so incredibly easy to board it makes solo play extremely hard. Even on a galleon, when someone is trying to climb the ladder, shooting them is no guarantee that they won't board you. They normally go straight for the anchor, so if you kill them they can board again with ease before you get the anchor up.
Realize that you are not on any version of a real ship. With ladders hanging in the water people can grab them at full speed. With no way to release the anchor quickly once they drop it you may as well scuttle your ship. If they are on PC they easily stay behind you and kill you before you can turn around and see them. This game is extremely frustrating as a solo player and even on a galleon I have seen a PC player wipe four man teams several times. It appears as though they glitch around so fast that you can't target them. I am not sure why some PC players do this while others don't seem to. Some players move around way too fast to hit them and all the sudden they kill you from behind.
Rare has said they are reviewing the situation. As it stands there is a large learning curve for this game. Most console users have a hard time adjusting to playing against people on mouse and keyboard, especially as xbox maxes out at 30fps and some of the PC crowd are running the game much more smoothly.

@sinisterjoint Another possibility is that the attacker may not have come from the galleon that you were watching.
It's becoming more frequent to see vessels park at near-by islands or even rocks (used as cover to hide their boat) and crew swims to the fort (aka stealth mode).
Your boat may have simply been another target along the way.

@lady-aijou said in I've encountered quite a few hackers these last two days:

@SinisterJoint Please refrain from name calling and using derogatory language toward other members of the community. It is a violation of our Forum rules, and your post has been edited accordingly.

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Please show me where I used derogatory language against a community member? or anyone for that matter....

Did you seriously edit White Knight out of my original post? LOL That is not derogatory, at all.... smh

Are these forums or a daycare center?

@sinisterjoint no, but the momentum sends them through the water very quickly

@sinisterjoint Sounds like something a hacker would say.

@sinisterjoint You just started playing, and you think you can start tossing around allegations of hacks & cheats before you even understand the game mechanics????

You'll fit in nicely on these forums.

@sinisterjoint said in I've encountered quite a few hackers these last two days:

Are these forums or a daycare center?

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