Why are people sailing solo/duo on bigger ships?

Brig is faster than a sloop and easily managed solo when not directly engaging in PVP.

Galleons are great for the intimidation factor when simply sailing around and trying to fish. You will most likely be avoided by others as PVP isn't the majority of the playerbase.

I managed to outsail a fully crewed Brig while solo on a Galleon, so it isn't always a requirement to be fully crewed.

go play another game matey, pirates will play as they please an' not how you want 'em to.

@el-dth-taco wrong. I asked why people do this. I didn't tell people how to play. And i explained why you shouldn't complain about people sinking you in a pirate game.
@archangel-timmy I know it isn't a requirement. The option is there, it's not against the rules. I'm talking about getting on a bigger ship and THEN complaining people attack you and you can't defend yourself. That's silly.
@AwesomecoreUSA you missed the point. I never told people how to play, i said you shouldn't complain about your ship sinking if you play on a bigger ship with no crew, because that's on you.

Complaining about complaining...

Always a good time! 😂

@cpt-lungz

My friend and I used to 2 man brig as doing skull forts was easier we found (this is back when people did forts:

A) Since the majority of ships appear to be sloops (nowadays I go 'Wow! A galleon, back in my day there were so many of those...') people in sloops had a tendency to go to a fort, see a brig and decide it was not worth it (I for one never understood that mentality)..

B) When a ship was approaching you, you wanted - needed - two cannons active on the same side (something the sloop couldn't offer) and you could tell when someone was boarding by ladder more easily from the back of the ship (and thus get in better positions for when they got to the top).

C) Loot was easier to store safely and yet access quickly (front of the boat).

D) My ships cosmetics looked better.

E) Having a bigger ship was compensation for something my friend lacked...

obviously better gun skills

@cpt-lungz aye with the solo on the bigger ships

@goedecke-michel
Sure, but the post could have been made much differently simply by asking why people might sail solo on a bigger ship knowing that it can be more difficult to survive PvP and PvE battles.

Complaining about complaining about being sunk is a non-issue and doesn't really have anything to do with the size of the ship.

@glannigan aye me too because this is the only game I have

@el-dth-taco again, i'll repeat it. For the last time. I'm complaining about the lack of logic of telling me and my crew we are wrong for attacking people when they are playing solo on a big ship. That's not my fault or my crews, it's their fault. I'm not saying they shouldn't play that way, it's up to the individual. I'm saying they have no moral ground to complain to me and insult my crew when they are the ones who got into that situation.

@goedecke-michel you didn't get my point, like most people here. Probably the way i worded it. It's your choice what ship you choose, but don't complain to ME when i sink you because you can't defend yourself.

I'll try to word this differently since most people aren't really getting the point and are insistent on making it look like i hate soloing big ships. I myself do duo brig a lot of times, especially when i'm waiting for another crewmate.

What i'm trying to understand why is people cry, insult, and threaten to report because they got outnumbered for picking a bigger ship. I'm saying they should be aware of the disadvantages first hand, before going bat crazy on my crew.

@cpt-lungz
I doubt it actually has anything to do with the size of their ship. Complainers gonna complain. Excuses are quick to come by when being sunk on the Sea of Thieves.

@cpt-lungz said in Why are people sailing solo/duo on bigger ships?:

@archangel-timmy I know it isn't a requirement. The option is there, it's not against the rules. I'm talking about getting on a bigger ship and THEN complaining people attack you and you can't defend yourself. That's silly.

Your primary question was why people solo larger ships, and that is what I answered. I didn't directly answer your final question because I didn't feel it needed an answer as you kind of covered all of the points with the fact that people shouldn't complain regardless of what ship they are on.

Only thing I have to add is I would classify this as a PvEvP rather than PvPvE as the vE is primary in this game and vP is secondary :o

Also, when you edit your post and add others via the @, we don't get notified it seems.

@iisrgntwolfii
Hey, I just feel bad for you, needing to survive without me while I stare at that black screen after catching a mermaid! I can certainly hear you flailing around helplessly without me...

But you'll be happy to know I did finally break down and purchase a SSD so that's one less thing for me to complain about.

Edit: Also just because I complain about something silly and insignificant in the middle of a game doesn't mean I'm going to come on the forums and complain about it... Or better yet, complain about other players' complaints. The seas are filled with salt... Best to leave it there!

I sail solo on brig sometimes because sloop is just too slow for voyages, pvp, reapers chest, etc. If the challenge of sinking solo ships isn't thrilling enough, try a solo ship yourself or a sloop. The bigger the crew, the easier the PVP as you've said.

I also like to start out my sailing solo to get voyages started / supplies so that when others join, they know exactly what I am working on. Most of the time, friends will get on later than I do so I like to have a boat ready to go. Occasionally, I fill the empty slots when I need to do some PVP.

You aren't wrong that people shouldn't complain about being attacked while sailing solo. Rather, you should consider allying with them instead if they look to be productive since the thrill of the kill isn't really cutting it for you when they are alone. By allying with them, you can keep an eye on what they are doing from the map table then betray them later esp. if they pick up a reapers chest.

I start a bigger ship so there is room for friends to join. Pretty great for training new players and having a crew spot to let a random join and help out if needed as well.

When my crew are done with their adventures for the night, 2 or 3 of us might stay on our Galleon looking to continue our adventure, purely because we might have cursed cannonballs aboard to use on other ships, plenty of food and lots of ambition for taking on the seas.