Kindly lower the price for the Doubloons Reward sword

  • The Barc0de
    Captain
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    50.000 Doubloons is a rather high amount - and that seems to be the common sentiment online, in forums, and social media.

    For reference, I’m a player with over 300 days, having completed all commendations save very few, 100% achievements, I do not partake in server alliances and over the past 5-6 years, I’ve been steadily playing at least a few times a week, for hours.

    I haven’t missed a season since the very first one, so I didn’t need to spend anything much in terms of doubloons, either

    My Doubloon count? something less than 29.000

    I’m sure there are plenty of players in this position so I would strongly urge you to address this matter.

    The whole point of these rewards is to celebrate, not stress or divide the player base along the lines of a cosmetic sword.

    Thanks

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  • PetrolHeadF
    Seafarer
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    That high of a doubloon count for an item shows me Rare does not actively play their own game. I watch many streamers play the game and I also have a lot of time played and have never once reached above 30k doubloons even with buying a few items. Streamers who stream this game 8+ hours a day still barely have this amount. It is absurd.

  • BurnBacon
    Vanguard
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    It’s for people who actually went beyond and longer term players.

    Just because you “can’t buy everything”‘doesn’t make you any less of a player.
    People have called it an ugly sword and yet still complain. It’s crazy

  • BroadsideBan
    Sailor

    @burnbacon said

    It’s for people who actually went beyond and longer term players.

    Even some day 1 players that have been playing everyday till this day can't afford it.
    No one bothers to Doubloon farm since There was ZERO rewards for them for years after the last batch of cosmetics that added for Doubloons.
    They made the currency ''redundant''.

    They made the reward for the 1%, wether that is good or not, depends on whom you may ask, you are clearly in favour of it. Most are not.

    Also, I'm just going to drop this here to show how ridiculous the price tag jump is for the sword:

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  • The Barc0de
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    @burnbacon Most people with absurd doubloon counts are players who frequent server alliances. I fail to see how that qualifies as any sort of “above and beyond”.

    It’s not a matter of some abstract virtue - it’s about celebrating what we had so that we can move on to the new system with a smile, not a frown.

  • SweetSandMan
    Legend
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    @broadsideban said in Kindly lower the price for the Doubloons Reward sword:

    @burnbacon said

    It’s for people who actually went beyond and longer term players.

    Even some day 1 players that have been playing everyday till this day can't afford it.

    That seems wild to me. I've got just about 5k hours (started playing at the very beginning of 2020) and I have 58k doubloons.

    Even still, to @BurnBacon 's point, think about the Overachiever sails. Not everyone who was grinding during the early days has them and I'm sure some people were very close and were whining just the same that "the bar is too high".

    Not everyone has to have everything.

    If anything, I would say they should RAISE the price of the other items in a more linear way, leaving the sword at 50k. That way, even doubloon hoarders like me would have to choose carefully and wouldn't be able to get everything.

  • BurnBacon
    Vanguard
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    Most people with absurd doubloon counts are players who frequent server alliances.

    Well, that another matter. Same thing happens when those same players "Finish Everything" and will come here..to complain how, there is nothing left for them to do. Because they were silly enough to have a whole server to themselves. If that is what makes them proud to have high number of doubloons, just for a ugly sword. Have at it.

    it’s about celebrating what we had so that we can move on to the new system with a smile, not a frown.

    Pirate Legend use to be that way...
    Gold Curse use to be like that...
    Having any of the Hourglass curses were something to be proud of...

    Now everything is easy to be given to those who use off shore ways to achieve. If it be alliance servers, Safer Seas, or being piggy backed. Nothing is really glory in this game anymore. Any time they actually make something for those dedicated...are met with push back to have it less of a grind, less fight and just dip your toes into the water to unlock.

    Months down the road...those who have the sword, wont even use it to show off. Or anyone care, will be more focused on the future doubloons costing and items released. Which atm...is not looking good either. (weekenders)

  • BroadsideBan
    Sailor

    @burnbacon said

    Pirate Legend use to be that way...
    Gold Curse use to be like that...
    Having any of the Hourglass curses were something to be proud of...

    Devils advocate: Those are not time limited...

    Now everything is easy to be given to those who use off shore ways to achieve. If it be alliance servers, Safer Seas, or being piggy backed. Nothing is really glory in this game anymore. Any time they actually make something for those dedicated...are met with push back to have it less of a grind, less fight and just dip your toes into the water to unlock.

    RARE killed the glory when they made everything a lot more accessible to everyone, catering to cry baby's, such as the Box of Wonderous Secrets event, I just remember how exciting it was to share screenshots with one, fast forward 2 years and everyone now has a screenshot hoarding them... or Athena chests that brought everyone excitement to have on on their ship years ago, now they are just ''meh'' in terms of excitement.

    People WANT and LIKE to feel special.

    Months down the road...those who have the sword, wont even use it to show off. Or anyone care, will be more focused on the future doubloons costing and items released. Which atm...is not looking good either. (weekenders)

    That is also 100% true. I look back at old cosmetics that were hard to get, and I can clearly remember they had ''bragging rights'' back in that time period, now a days, who cares? Those once valued cosmetics have... Lost value... Obi 6 pack was cool, now everyone has them, the Guilded weapon set was cool during the Christmas Stream event and I got super jealous of the people that won them, now I have them by doing nothing in comparison. They were exclusive for the lucky few, then they gave them away left and right like hot cakes for Streamers to viewers and twitch drops. Yawn.

    EVEN the Rarest sails like Banana/NAL/SoC Sails, I'm in a guild that has them, it just doesn't feel special.
    RARE lost that emotional touch by catering to everyone.

    Point and case where the Shrouded Ghost Title till this day is still very sought after, but even now I still frequent quite a lot of pirates that have that title, that I don't see it as 'rare' anymore, think I saw 3 pirates this week alone that has it, and there's a handful in my friends circle that have it now.
    In comparison, I think Brave Vanguard title, the Legendary and Triumphant Sea dog titles appreciate with value over time.
    While the Shrouded Ghost Title does not.

  • Captain Knyt
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    @the-barc0de i've gotten like 3-4k doubloons since the price announcement, it's very doable. Just too bad it's a sword, even when i use sword i'm not gonna scroll to the very bottom to equip it. Wish it was the title or the sails

  • BurnBacon
    Vanguard
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    @captain-knyt

    If it were a Title...or Sails, something that is much bigger and seen more often, yeah I be little upset.
    But also...people have there favorite cosmetics to wear all time. :P

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