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@captiancasanova If you go into battlefield three months after release, you're going to get ganked; if you go into Call of Duty three months after release, you're going to get ganked - so if you go into Sea of Thieves three months after release, you're also going to get ganked.

Look, I know I might sound degrading, but my point is that the less you play a game, the less skilled you're going to be at that game; the amount of effort you put into the game is equal to the amount of reward you get out of it. I've played since the technical alpha days and also during the pioneer program sessions so as you can imagine, I have a leg up on even the people who've been playing since launch (btw that's not me [Mod edit - Language pushing it a bit for these forums, let's go with "tooting my own horn"], I'm just putting it into perspective).

But yeah, getting sunk by players who're better than you does suck as it can often be hard to watch all of your hard earned loot go to someone who (in your eyes) didn't earn it. However I'd like to remind you that it's all in the name of the game, the title Sea of Thieves says it all; if you don't want to get hammered as soon as you spawn in then just make an effort to hide your ship (if you're on a sloop) or have someone in the crow's nest whilst your crew is on the island (if you're on a galleon); additionally you could just look at the plethora of videos online regarding how to get better at Sea of Thieves.

And remember, the only one who's stopping you from getting better is YOU (or your schedule).

Hello Captain Casanova, Sir. i can understand your frustration and the feel of quiting the whole game and walk or sail over to new horizons...Still i would ask you to reconsider a bit , because with a few little tactics you can get pretty far...Take, you are on a sloop with yer friend. Let one person keep an eye on the horizon so you can't get ambushed , keep that anchor up at all times except when moored in a storm..." Oh, yokel " i hear you say, " i can't kill those skellies all by myself"...No need to , lure them to the shore and the " bodyguard of the ship" can lay waste with the canon on them.... Make your hoard not that big , cash in often, be a bit paranoid and drop off the cheapest chest / skull first..If you run into an ambush then you lost the smallest spoil and the " bodyguard of the ship" can run away....Running seems to be in order all the time ,you might think...But no, as time progresses so your cannoning skills will progress and in time you will all of a sudden see that an already lost battle, in yer mind, may turn out into a victory...

In the beginning you need to be on yer guard , all the time, try to learn the cannons by shooting skellies on the shore , you will see that you will learn the angle of the cannons pretty quick...Remember that a sloop turn alot more nimbly than a sluggish Galleon....What you lack in speed as a Sloop , you have all the more advantage in turning...If you still get followed then steer towards the bigger islands, they always have gunners at the ready , will shoot you but also yer " enemy"...If they still follow ye , then steer into a storm....Don't be afraid , make sure you have more than planks enough and keep yourself or yer friend as a repairman...You will lose them in the fray of the weather....

As a Galleon ,many of those same advice may count too for yer Galleon...Keep yer eyes and ears open, with yer ears you can hear somebody splashing in the water....Check yer ship frequently for stowaways and keep at least one pirate behind to guard the ship...Remember about the anchor , don't drop it unless you drift off by storm...

Now, why do i desperately to keep you on baord ? Do i get something from this ? NO, but you can get something from this...Because this game is absolutely fun if you can get a crew running, you can have feelings in this game that my little knowledge of the English language can never describe....This game is worth learning, is worth to undergo , since ,when you get the hang of this game , it's running of crew and ship...Well, my man, then you will see all those hidden layers light up to you like a hidden caleidoscope that got revealed in the pale of a full Moon....

i'm normally very bad at multiplayer games , i'm slow, have little or no reflexes anymore and ...well , with that kind of assets you are hated in crew or teambased games....But this game is sooo different , even a slowpoke like me can find a role in this game where he or she can outshine the fastest flintlock slinger of the Sea because a good Helmsman/Helmswoman, Sailhandler or Sailhandleress , a repair man or repair woman can grow out as important or sometimes more important than that swashbuckler or flintlockshooter...The ship is the most important part of the crew, it is for her you go through fire and by doing that you grow as a crew....All these kind of games ,comparable with SOT have a learningcurve and sometimes the learning part can become made difficult because you can get harrassed / ambushed by more experienced players but bite through that sour apple and you will find a core that will embrace you with so much fun and joy that this game will be named first when your Grandchildren go to visit their cool Grandmother or Grandad that has always stories to tell about that cult game that contained Thieves on a Sea....

@captiancasanova Well that is part of sea of thieves..get a crew or something I guess? I dont know what to tell you but that is part of the game. Keep an open eye and dont let ships sneak up on you.

@captiancasanova mate just find a fine crew thats the key, and iT Calls Sea Of Thieves not Sea of Friends , i love to kill end r**e the newbies and also the legends dont care if i see a ship i Will try to robe iT unless one of the crew members hold me 🤪 .... just what i say if u have a fine crew then u will survive , got the same ship same cannonballs !!!

Good luck new pirate 💪🏻
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