How to reduce frustration in SoT ?

@rakan-le-rouge Unfortunately, being an open sandbox game, this type of stuff happens. Some people, whether we agree with them or not, just want to get on a PvP. Even when you don't. I still remember the days of getting boarded and even before they attack us they go and kill all the animals we had on board. Not much you can do about it but be careful and do what you can to be alert to your surroundings. Try not to let them near you.

As for communications, a lot of times players are in party chat, and if so, and they are on xbox, they can't hear you, even over speaking trumpet. If I am trying to get some ones attention. I use the speaking trumpet and also use the chat wheel asking if they can hear me. It doesn't work all that often, but sometimes they will respond.

Every one in game has different motivations for playing and often times they do not match up with your motivations.

Rip chickens :(

Chickenboats are friendly!

Well if i play chickenboat i keep distance from all other boats.. stealth no contact there are too many chickenkillers its sad

We can help you mate if you want to sail and learn how to protect yourself from this act of pointless kill kill kill attitude that way too many PvP players have. There was no reason for this but to kill another player on sight while actively terrorizing you to sacrifice your fun for their own twisted, perverse enjoyment. It represents the cesspool competitive online multiplayer gaming has become.

It has nothing to do with being a pirate historically or in the game. Never accept the excuses for it and never allow it to beat you down. Be proud that you are and will be a better pirate than these types of players ever could be.

@nofears-fun They can hear you though. They just are too lazy to swap to the different channel. You wouldn't be able to hear the game at all if this was the case. It just swaps over the voice channel to party, so if someone in the game speaks to you. You would be able to totally hear them.

They are just lazy.

@shinten-rai You are quite right, however, if they are simply there to PvP, why would they switch? I know for myself, if I am in the middle of PvP, I don't want to be heard as I am sure I let some language fly that is not approved under the ToS, even if it is only on accident.

@nofears-fun This is true. It can get frustrating though when people on other crews don't communicate though. Even during fights. You can only fight so many mute players before that gets boring. Are you a NPC? Or are you a real player?

@shinten-rai Maybe so, or maybe I don't need that verbal interaction with someone that is trying to kill my pirate? lol. Especially when far too often, that other player is toxic or flinging insults under the guise of trash talking? Quite honestly, as someone that doesn't go out of my way seeking PvP, why would I care about ruining their good time when they clearly don't care about mine when they try to hunt me down? It goes both ways matey.

@shinten-rai

We find pirates talk in different ways through the canned text from the chat wheel to voice. Some do not, but that is their choice. They may not have a mic or have a reason not to talk, but there is always the chat wheel. Now XBOX has a text chat option maybe it will bring more dialogue if vioce is not an option for some reason.

We find people who attack you almost always talk. They are busy cussing and trash talking you before they even board. You can sometimes hear their motives as they forget their chat is open. We always get players verbally assaulting us because we beat them. It is a 99% chance to get a verbal toxic mouth dump when we just defend ourselves and always sink any aggressors.

It does not matter if they talk or not like @NoFears-Fun said. The actions of other pirates most often speak loudly instead. Typically it clearly begs “please sink me”, so we will friendly oblige. :)

@x-crowheart-x said in How to reduce frustration in SoT ?:

It does not matter if they talk or not like @NoFears-Fun said. The actions of other pirates most often speak loudly instead. Typically it clearly begs “please sink me”, so we will friendly oblige. :)

That we will matey, that we will :-)