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@someoldschool Lightyears are not a measure of time

It's been more than a year and guess what? they didn't fix it lol. guys at rare should consider these feedback's if they really care about their game community we consume time playing their game so it's the least they can do to fix such stuff and more stuff need to be fixed specially loading screens it's insane how long it takes to re-spawn back to ship coming from ferry ship plus mermaids takes 1 light years to show up and they show up in the opposite direction of swimming ( i guess it's random re-spawn which is very very bad and could cost a ship to sink ).

I do really think most are misunderstanding the point of the post here.
Other events like PvP or other PvE events occur more frequently than there used to be around a kraken since kraken spawn is more frequent. It is definitely not impossible to escape/defeat the kraken with a brig, but that really is not the point of argument here.

There is ways to get around it and I encourage those to take advantage of it who have been posting here, but in truth the mechanic does seem very flawed in design and should probably be looked at (specifically for the brig before someone comes at me with the "I beat it solo sloop all the time"). Personally, like most here, I want the kraken to be an actual challenge. Most of the time it is really just a pushover that takes a lot of time, but the fact that people are encouraging the use of bugs with bailing under a tentacle as solutions to the problem should raise a couple of flags. The difficulty of the kraken should not be tied to unfortunate circumstance and more toward skill. Shooting the head of the tentacle is always an option but this is also an option made more available to those in sloops and galleons as the sloop has ways to get around the wrapping while not getting trapped underneath and the galleon has more options available to it with 2 levels of hull and 4 people rather than the usual 2-3 on a brig. So it really seems to be a flaw with the design, not the players which is why the people posting are so frustrated with others trying to give advice to them and being flamed for their ineptitude.

This is a feedback post and not a "who is best player" contest. Please try to understand other's arguments.

@stew360 me and my crew have done it loads of times we just make sure we are always stocked up and always keep one person bellow the ship and keep two above deck also a quicker way of getting rid of the wrapping tentacle is shoot the tentacle that spawns close to the ship when it wraps that will get rid of the tentacle which is wrapping your ship so it's do able just have to be prepared I hope this works for u.

Here's to that kraken that made the OP ragepost.

/raises tankard

I love it when the AI sends salty players to vent on the forums.

Well done Rare.

I completely agree. This mechanic is ridiculous and I have lost far too much loot to it. I am a competent player and sail with a competent crew and more often than not we are sunk by the Kraken purely because of it wrapping around our hull entrance.

We keep one player below but the issue is it’s not enough. They delay our sinking but it doesn’t buy us enough time to deal with the tenticles.

I get that it’s suppose to be hard, but it it appears too frequently and quite often appears along other things. Couple this with the hull wrapping issues and it’s nearly impossible for even competent crews to deal with.

I like a challenge and the kraken needs to be hard but ultimately I feel more cheated than challenged when I lose my loot to this.

@princess130386 I have never seen this on any other ship. I've seen it several times on the brig. The sloop can't be blocked because of its entrance in the captain's quarters. I guess the galleon could be but I've never seen it.

@stew360 The kraken does this to any ship not just the brig.

@dyfrin the kraken unless it wrap around the bottom deck randomly isnt a " calamity " its as easy as any other pve content beside " metal skelly with pistols and snipers mission " on top of a hill with no water with no amo box anywhere near ... thats said there is nothing in the pve content wich is genuine chalenge ... its all lazy tricks and " trollish " stuff , the kraken could be more fun with more timing mechanics , precision hit etc... wrapping around the entrance of a bottom deck is lazy fake difficulty

When someones want to look at chalenging but fun difficulty they should look at F.E.A.R ai

I have experienced this. we could not bail water out of the ship. the opening was completely blocked. we sunk.

fix it.

It's probably my fault.
Months ago I posted https://www.seaofthieves.com/forum/post/646331 asking for nearly unbeatable calamities at sea, something that requires a lot of resources and teamwork just to survive.

We have this now with ships, kraken, volcanos, and see the outcry of people being defeated, but I still prefer it this way instead of ignoring dangers and just being point a to b as soon as possible no encounters.

When it wraps that spot it blocks you from bailing and grabbing supplies, thats the point. Its the kind of threat that if you don't deal with you will wipe. That's the mechanic, it isn't bad design or a bug. This is thing in gaming, if you look towards games like WoW raids, you will see this. In that game if you don't deal with the threat you wipe.

I understand you aren't looking for tips, but you have people here telling you it can be accomplished. You're thirsty, you've been lead to water, and you still refuse to drink.

@stew360

My request is legitimate and i shouldnt have to " justified myself " to randoms peoples ... this is directed to the devs and its a legitimate issues that need to be look at

This is what support tickets are for. Support tickets are available for adressing devs. Instead of doing so, you grumble and scold in the public forum. The forum addresses us, so don't be surprised if we answer.

@monkey-d-flibly said in Brigantine & Kraken Unfair and Bad design that need to be FIX ASAP !:

DON'T FIX THIS. This is not a problem, it is the most challenging part of the kraken but it is a crew problem not a kraken problem. megs and skeleton ships are already too easy keep 1 PVE challenge in the game please

Entirely agree here. The kraken is the one PVE event that has any sense of challenge to it.

As with any boss fight in any game (I'd say the emergent threats are the closest things to bosses in this game), you have to learn how to over come the mechanics of that encounter.

I won't regurgitate the same tip that has been posted here by a lot of friendly folk, but they are telling the truth. Since finding out about that mechanic I've defeated the kraken every time, what ever ship type I was on.

@Stew360 I'm curious, have you actually tried doing what people are suggesting here?
I know you are not here for tips, but this is how you deal with this mechanic.

You don't need to spam all of your ammo at the tentacle's "head" in order for it to let go. It only takes a few shots. I was on the deck of my solo sloop when he wrapped around my ship. I couldn't go down to bail water or to restock on cannon balls, but it was fine. It only took me about 4-5 cannon balls to make the tentacle go away.

It should be really easy for a full brig crew. go downstairs if he uses his vacuum cleaner move, repair the moment a hole is made and everyone should have full supplies on them at all times.
For the wrap itself, have someone on repair duty during the fight. When he does that move, focus on the "head" and you are done. It's really easy.

@grievous32 lol sea you in the sea mate and see how the " kraken " would sink me ... lol you realise that the kraken does this over the bottom deck maybe 1 time out of 3 or 4 ? you realise that my complain are about a problems that isnt only experienced by me but by many others ?

Can you realise that unlike most peoples in this game we do not go and sell " castaway chest " as soon as we get one in fear of loosing stuff ? And we keep lots of loot on board so if anyones are good enough to kill our crew in PVP will get a reward thats our fun , and thats what we are looking for , loosing to better than us wich as not yet happen , we had very few decent fights ... i can remember 3 out of the top of my head since launch ...

Thats said loosing our potential PVP givaway reward to a bad game mechanics isnt my concept of chalenge ...

I am all for buffing the Ai if they dont trigger as much when a PVP battle is already waging , and have more chance to trigger when the sea is to calm .. Also i am all for buffing the kraken , adding more timing more mechanics , precision damage etc... that requires skills and coordination ... but blocking the top of the only entrance to the bottom deck and also blocking the ladders on the brig isnt good mechanics at all you cant get back into the ship if you get swallow by the gigantic aspirator machine lol you cant bail water if you were inside the brig , you cant do anything basically unless your full of amo you have all 3 cremates on the deck ready to spam all your amo into the head of the tantacle ...

My complains are legitimate ... and i have no problem sinking skelly ships , skelly events , forts , PVP alliance multiples galeons vs 2 or 3 of us , etc... this game isnt Tera online or Vanilla wow pve ... Buffing the PVE in a way that is fun , and base on skills i am all for that ... making bad mechanics meant to screw you over .. i am not for that

@monkey-d-flibly its not a chalenge , its totally uncall for , a chalenge isnt that ... will you play agains Aimbot hackers and call it a " chalenge " or agains ennemy sponge bullcrap and call it chalenge ? ...

but this isnt chalenge ... i am all for buffing the kraken , by making it more chalenging in a real sens with precision damage spot with timing mechanics etc..

But sorry covering the only entrance and exit to the bottom deck isnt chalenge , its stupid and unfair

DON'T FIX THIS. This is not a problem, it is the most challenging part of the kraken but it is a crew problem not a kraken problem. megs and skeleton ships are already too easy keep 1 PVE challenge in the game please

@stew360

I strongly disagree with your assessment of the Brig, it's actually the easiest ship to keep floating, and you're wrong about the holes all being on the same level.

The Brig like the sloop has 2 layers of holes, the lower are those you cannot ignore and should recover first; then there are a second layer of holes that leak much much slower if ignored just like the sloop. Just as the sloop, once you pass that point you take full water fill from all ship damage; its the same concept.

Bailing water from the brig is also ridiculously easy because you merely stand in the stair way and pivot and bucket with out taking a single step.

Repairing the brig is nearly as easy as the sloop because all the holes are on the same deck, and just like the sloop have 2 tiers of holes that need to be fixed, in that the lower holes are more mission critical than the upper.

Additionally the brig keeps its speed in rough waves unlike the sloop or the galleon who slow down greatly in rough seas.

In addition to that the brig is designed for 2 / 3 crews making sailing it VERY easy.

The problem with the kracken is a play strategy problem, not a ship issue. You don't need to fire / slash on the one that wraps the ship any more, instead you can attack the nearest one to the ship; it's "head" will be pointed toward you typically allowing you to fire your cannon on it.

I survived the kracken solo. A couple direct hits and the ship wrap will no longer be an issue. You then bail like a mad man, and then immediately do a single lower tier hole. Then bail again, then repair more. You can catch up on damage very quickly, but the problem you will face often is you have not enough supplies to survive the encounter solo.

This is why when playing solo you make darn certain you have plenty of wood for repairs. Failing to be prepared will send you right to Davey Jones no matter what ship, no matter who you are.

Good luck.

Its happened to me an awful lot but as soon as you work out what to do its very easy to beat.

I know you're saying you don't want tips but clearly you need them. When the Kraken wraps its tentacle around another tentacle (or maybe the tip of the wrapped tentacle) spawns very close to the ship. All you have to do is shoot that a few times with cannonballs and that tentacle sinks down and it slithers off the ship.

Its very easy you jusy have to be alert. As for you constantly flexing about how you kill everyone all day in game, I highly doubt that if you cant even handle a kraken.

Takle the tips from all of the incredible polite and helpful players here or dont, but either way its absolutley not an issue the devs need to fix, I play Brigantine every time I play and its just not an issue providing you can organise your crew properly....

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After reading this thread, this feels like a thirsty horse scenario.

Give the kraken a second set of stairs!! This would be a giant improvement of the quality of the brig in my opinion