One Thing I Really Think Should Not Be Implemented

I disagree. I think the Tall Tales were a great addition. Sure, they could be improved, the pay is hardly worth the effort, but they are fun and freshen the game up a bit. If you rely on other people doing PvE to feed your play style, you might consider changing play style in general. Why should people that enjoy the story and PvE be punished because other players enjoy PvP and looting?

Plus, there are now increased crates and loot washing up on shores. Tall Talers will likely be hoarding a bit more loot now.

@needsmokes What percentage of players are completing them?

@rowdy-reid I think they are great, but they do not mesh with the game... things like tall tales will not boost the actual game nor will it keep a lot of players around (see comment below). To your last point, this is really good. It is things like that which need to be the focus and I am glad it will probably help the tall tales folks a little.

@schwammlgott Here is the funny part... I am not much of a stealer. But it is the name of the game and really is the best part of the game. I really like the threat. The tall tales are fine but they are built for a single player campaign which involves reading and thinking and not watching out for your boat.

Don't get me wrong, I am 100% for PvP and player threat. I will agree that TT didn't offer much for the PvP market, but I see a lot of people doing them while I'm out and about. In my opinion, it would help if there was good loot at the end, kind of like the fort vaults. That would incorporate some PvP incentive, and more reward for completing the tale. 3k isn't enough for how long they take, and the risk of it all getting flushed if an item is lost, but I do it for the adventure and enjoyment.

@NeedSmokes I believe those percentages you see when you get an xbox achievement is of players across all of xbox, not just people playing Sea of Thieves. Misleading to go by those numbers if that's the case.

The Tall Tales were a perfect addition to the game in my opinion. My friends and I loved completing them and helping others with them and defending the quest items from the pvp battles. We loved figuring out the story step by step, puzzle by puzzle.

We had to be tricky where we hid the items on the ship so they wouldn't get nabbed right away when pvp combat happened. Didn't lose a single quest item in all of the battles. Most people just grabbed the closest shiny thing and tried to dump it.

I don't think the items need a monetary value attached to them. Most pvp that comes after me never brings any loot to the fight. It's one sided rewards.
A strictly pvp player can log on to a server I'm on and come straight at me and no matter what I'm into, Tall Tale or Voyages and I will always have something of value for you but you get to bring absolute zero value to me winning that encounter every single time.

No thanks to quest items having monetary value for this reason.

@ghostpaw Lol, those low numbers are why I was under the wrong impression. Thanks for the correction on that.

I enjoy the tales but like others have said when you do them you will no doubt come across more loot especially with the introduction of washed up mermaid gems. So most of the time there will be some items to plunder. I for one am glad you cannot cash in on quest items as it will be so easy to find out where they are going, as most of the tales follow the same path with minor deviations.
I have yet to complete all tales but when I load up I just take a quest or tale based on my time limits. But I will complete them eventually. I still chase down chickens when i have limited time.
But what I love about this game is it’s unpredictability as each session is different from the last.

@vaca-hombre said in One Thing I Really Think Should Not Be Implemented:

@jetorchidee97

I love sailing through the fog banks just cause they can get so thick that you can't see anything.

Imagine sailing to a new area that's completely blanketed in the thickest fog. Picking your way carefully through a plethora of rocks and wrecked ships with nothing but that eerie quiet.

Love this.

Plus I'll check every ship wreck ... and ring the fog bell.

Because this game is all about you.

I am glad they cater for every type of player.

If you don't like them, simply don't do them its not hard.

Tall Tales are essential to SoT because every great game needs a great story.

@mr-dragon-raaar The gunpowder voyages are really fun. They cause actually interaction with an open world. The tall tales is simply a campaign and the people who are into them do not want to be bothered it seems. I just do not think they have helped the open world player driven environment.

@kobra4killz post wasn't about me doing them or not, it was more about how they have taken from the overall open world experience because people just got off not wanting to obtain treasure or interact or cause mischief. It has it's place but why is it in an open world multiplayer experience? This should just be a single player campaign.

@lethality1 lol, I feel ya.

@mr-dragon-raaar I do not remember RARE implementing this event before. Maybe you are referring to reapers voyages but this is different than the other ones.