This thread is going pretty off the rails with the personal attacks, so I'm locking it down.

Let's all remember to stick to the Pirate Code and treat our fellow sailors with respect, even when we disagree.

Join the looking for group post with full server alliances it's not nearly as fun though but to each their own I suppose

@soopavillain420 there have been times I've disagreed with your opinions, and many times I've agreed with them. However, I think that in this situation a bit more civility would be helpful. If you really think it's such a bad idea, just ignore the thread. Don't apologize, don't insult, just...ignore. Honestly not trying to be sarcastic, just pointing out that what you're saying (no gold no rep) has already been said on other threads, and your repeating it (+ insults) doesn't seem healthy or helpful.

@xxxelitekb said in Private servers:

@soopavillain420 you were name calling and I hate it. All I was wanting was just a private server.

You're right, I called you a moron, I apologize for your hurt feelers.

I suppose I should have said your idea was moronic instead. Would that have helped?

You want private servers?
No risk?
No gold.
No Rep.

Enjoy your sailing simulator.

The big update with the arena might bring something.

hey @xxxelitekb! Another thing to throw out is that while they might not be private servers per se (we just don't know yet), Joe has confirmed that at some unknown point in the future, we'll be able to invite friends to join our server. When that update arrives, you could get together a group of four or five friends and fill the server -- then you could all be doing your own thing. Again, we don't know what the implementation will look like, but here's to hoping it'll help you enjoy the game a bit more!

@soopavillain420 you were name calling and I hate it. All I was wanting was just a private server.

Look, I wasn't trying to be overly insulting or anything like that. Just tired of people asking for the game to be changed at its core simply because it wasn't easy enough for them.

You just want to sell GP barrels? The game is currently set up that you can do that to your heart's content.

Will you run into pirates? Perhaps, perhaps not. THAT is the risk you take for sailing the seas in this game. It was built around the multiplayer experience. Will you be sunk? Sure, and other times, you will be able to sink the other crew first. This is the game. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. When you lose, instead of asking for the game to be changed, perhaps look back at the decisions you made, and how you could have done some things differently to change the outcome. Adapt and overcome next time. Every voyage is a learning experience, treat it as such. So you lost a couple barrels when you were sunk. Perhaps you lost 20 chests you were hoarding. This doesn't mean the game needs to be changed.

The only thing that needs to change is the thought process that lead you to be sunk in the first place.

@jet-fire-diego said in Private servers:

The game is losing the player base, what will Rare do about it? How will she encourage who's Athena 10 to return to the game?

This is laughable. I've been here a year and it never gets old how many times I hear this game is losing players.
SoT is more popular now than ever. Both PC and Xbox playerbase are quite robust, and at twenty players on a server, who can tell?
This is a game that evolves over time. It's a service. Arena, Adventure, pets, updates, time limited swag. These are the things that keep players coming back.

As for private servers, just play off peak hours, midnight or wee hours of the morning. Piddle around all night and not see another soul.

Just wanna sell gunpowder barrels

@xxxelitekb

Would you be okay with private servers that don't allow gold/rep to carry on beyond that particular play session?

Before it gets any more heated, think we should all agree to disagree and carry on our mighty voyages.
Peace out fellow pirates
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Just leave me be I’ve got nothing else to say now

@och4yetheno0 My posts are just to be frank and honest, not to bash or disrespect him. I seen numerous post from @XxXEliteKB (and since someone address that he has numerous accounts on here and I may have responded to them (in a respectable way), about certain topics he wants to address in the forums and most of the time, I just be quite honest with those that I post. So with all due respect to you, not all are mean or abusive, but giving out honest, respectable feedback and constructive criticism.

@och4yetheno0 cool, hopefully you wont post someone else's medical condition somewhere else and have some legal issue arise over it later, seems you have no issue with it. good luck

@enticed-malice he give me permission, not rude. Those attacking him are rude. I disagree with your opinion, but respect our differences on this so leave it at that. :)

@och4yetheno0 said in Private servers:

@enticed-malice the reason as to why I posted it, is because I’m disgusted with how many hurled abuse unaware with what he has which explains why he may posted multiple times? I mean I could be pedantic and throw in I have depression and fibromyalgia.

post whatever you want about yourself, but posting someone else's medical condition is just poor judgement. Hey if he said it then cool, but someone else? gimme a break.

@enticed-malice we don't know the situation; I would assume that they know each other IRL, though that's none of our business. Unless Elite comes back and cries foul, neither of us have the information to do so for him.

@Och4yetheNo0 thanks for the info. I have personally spent some time with people with both Asberghers (sp?) and autism, so that makes sense to me that sometimes unwritten social rules (like avoiding double-posting) can seem a bit obscure. Thanks for reminding us to be polite, and giving us the background info to see why we weren't getting the whole picture. If you are connected to him irl, please pass on my apologies, and I assume the apologies of many other posters on this thread.

@enticed-malice the reason as to why I posted it, is because I’m disgusted with how many hurled abuse unaware with what he has which explains why he may posted multiple times? I mean I could be pedantic and throw in I have depression and fibromyalgia.

@xxxelitekb disse em Private servers:

Why is everyone going against me I’ve dont nothing wrong

We are not against YOU, we are against YOUR IDEA

@enticed-malice said in Private servers:

@prorapidkiller said in Private servers:

@xxxelitekb I doubt it is going to happen. Just avoid people and server hop. BOOM, private server...somewhat.

And Besides, you will all (who wanted private servers) are going to be bored with the private servers and end up either not playing the game any more, or end up having a hard time to PVP when coming back to the real world, when all you do is just do quests and not engaging in battles...just saying.

rare already said private servers are going to happen. The question is, how will those servers operate. Joe Neat did say it was mainly for friends to play with one another, to set up combat off the main world. If this is the case cool, no rep, no gold and its for simple fun. What this elite dude wants is full on pve only servers it sounds like which im totally against and dont see it happening.

This. If I recall Joe Neat mentioned using this mod for community events and such, for groups that want to organise friendly competitions basically, dual tournaments and such.
That context is fine as you said, as long as you can't gain rep or gold, since you could easily grind your little heart out without any risks, and frankly, no risk should mean no reward.

@och4yetheno0 said in Private servers:

The game isn’t all about the pvp, and not everyone likes to play the game just for that.

Indeed, it's not only about the pvp. But it is still there, and should remain there since it's part of the spirit of the game. Hopefully The Arena will quench the blood thirst of people that go solely after ships to slaughter everyone on their path, but pvp should still remain always a part of Adventure mode, in my opinion.

Lets be real, PVE is not really a threat in this game. It can be a bit of a challenge if you play solo, but it's mostly an annoyance at best for multiplayer crews. PVP is what bring the spice and excitement to this game. If that is not your cup of tea, you might want to look into sailing simulators...

@vorondil1 said in Private servers:

@och4yetheno0 welcome to the forums, and good call for civility! The reason some of us jumped down his throat was that he has several accounts, and has been repeatedly posting the same suggestions several times on each account.

Also, that. It's alright now, the message has been sent, the beacon is lit. Your suggestion has been heard, lets move on.

@och4yetheno0 said in Private servers:

@enticed-malice I’ve been given permission from him to post it, I’ve done training with autism and Asperger. So little understanding wouldn’t do any harm, it’s horrible to see a lot of hatred thrown at him. No need for it.

you had permission ok, lets post some public information from some brand new account on the internet and claim someone has a medical condition. that is all kinds of wrong dude.

@enticed-malice I’ve been given permission from him to post it, I’ve done training with autism and Asperger. So little understanding wouldn’t do any harm, it’s horrible to see a lot of hatred thrown at him. No need for it.

@och4yetheno0 said in Private servers:

Not that I should add anything personal on here, I’d like to add Elite has autism so please be a little more understanding.

why would you go and post some personal medical issues about someone, thats kinda rude man.