Suggestions to make Skellie thrones and statues worth doing..

  • It’s a pretty simple one, but I was just going to suggest adding some doubloons/gold/XP back to the commendations.

    Currently there is no reason to go and do them if you missed out on the events and the majority of players will not just do them for the “Experiance”. But with the addition of the alliance mechanics I believe it has made the game more easily accessible for different ships to work together.

    So my suggestion is simple add like 5 doubloons to the commendations or mix them up with some Gold as well. Heck if you are feeling really generous a trading company level up (I forget what they are called).

    I don’t think any of the limited timed outfits should come back, but I think if you done that it would give players incentive to go and do them when otherwise they probably would not. It would get more people racking up more game time, it would get players working together and bring that team play interaction. It also means people who missed out can still have a little bit of the fun without taking the novelty away from the players who got there when the event was active and worked for those limited timed cosmetics.

    I personally think it would be a fun way to make use of some static items in the game that are not really being used any more, and gives players that extra choice of something else to do in the world if they are not feeling the current event or usual trading company missions. I also think it might encourage disgruntled completionists to take another crack at getting all those missing bilge rat commendations.

    While I know they where “Limited” timed events we also need to remember sometimes life gets in the way and people do miss events for one reason or the other so I just see this as a way of throwing them a bone.

    Just my suggestion do you agree or not and if so why? :)

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  • I was in an alliance with 4 ships yesterday, we were waiting for the Skeleton fleet near shores of plenty to spawn (10 mins away). While waiting, we noticed the big throne sitting on top of the rock near smugglers and figured we'll get some commendations for anyone in the fleet who needed it.
    We ended up playing pirate king of the hill, launch up there and strike everyone down. Good times and we got a few people closer to a commendation.

  • I think the way these events are designed to work are like any competition, but run by the bilge rats in game. So like any competition it needs to have an end date for the prizes.

    Maybe they could instead have a look at re-running some of these events with doubloons, when there are no other events planned.

  • My favorite part of the timed events is the way it alienates new players.

  • @personalc0ffee If I had to throw a guess I would assume it was to try and “Funnel” (Is thet the right word) players onto the game for the specific time. Maybe they are tying to hit a specific scale for each event they hold and like it as an incentive.

    But the way I see it is people will do that for the limited cosmetics anyway so if they did what I’m suggesting it would work on there advanatage In the sense that it would get people who missed out back on because they have something to work for.

    Seems like a win win. :)

  • @drbullhammer Yeah I no that they can be done, but being completely honest I don’t feel there is really any incentive to do them.

    Where if they had little rewards for doing them I believe it would give players including myself a nudge to go out there and get stuck in.

    And in the opinion the more variety of things to do in SoT the better, even if you have to be given a little nudge out the dock.

  • @knifelife Everyone's entitled to their own opinion but I believe that doubloons should stay exclusive to the players who participate throughout the duration of the event. If you want to get the titles you still can (albeit at an incredibly slower rate [Regarding mermaids at leasts]) but if you want to get the doubloons, then you should have to do it whilst the event is active.

    Perhaps this is a biased opinion because I usually have enough time to 100% these events whilst some others do not - however my opinion still stands and I am completely fine with the way these Bilge Rat Adventures function.

    I mean if I were to find the mid-ground then perhaps only allowing to get doubloons whilst ANY event is active; for example, if the Forsaken Shores DLC has an event, then you'd be able to get doubloons for all of the prior adventures.

    Anyways, that's all from me - Peace out!

  • @spunkus-skunkus No I completely understand what you are saying and respect your opinion :)

    I was thinking a similar thing and that’s why I don’t think it should be like how they would have been on the events. There shouldn’t be any 10,20 or 50 rewards. I was thinking more along the lines of 5 max and mixing them up with little gold rewards to.

    I think the main focus should be trying to get on while the event is active, that is where you should be rewarded the most since it’s current so I completely agree.

    I was just trying to think of little ways to throw people a bone who didn’t make it in time and also just give some players abit of variety in what they can do.

    I personally look at all those commendations and just die a little inside, I’m conflicted because I like doing things like that but now the event is over there isn’t really anything telling me to go for it. While if there was some mediocre rewards I would be more inclined to just go for it. :)

  • @personalc0ffee I think you are spot on about the teamwork part, kind of adds to the suggestion of why they should give people more of an incentive to go and do them.

    Hopefully they see this :)

  • The mermaid statues are supposed to still be spawning loot. I've found a few things, but not enough to make it really worth my time to explore - should increase the loot spawn.

    I'd love to see loot spawning in the thrones!

  • @bran-the-ent I think the trinkets would be Perfect for both, they would fit in with the scenery and they are nothing to amazing. Add them with some commendation rewards and I’ll be all over that aha

  • @knifelife The fact that they shine from a distance is great, too. Even if they were only trinkets. It would be awesome.

  • @bran-the-ent Exactlty, it would also give that little bit of extra help for people like me who are as blind as a bat! Aha

    @PersonalC0ffee Another thing I thought off what might benefit the game is if people are getting these extra doubloons and are using them to level up to PL. (I know some people will be adversely against it) but if it does increase the amount of PL’s I feel it would incentivise Rare to add more depth into the end game.

    It’s my assumption that there is still a relatively small player base as PL’s so it’s my guess that’s why very little has come out for them. Since they would want to add things for everyone.

    But if we get more of them, I would guess more PL content would roll out. Just a random musing I had anyway..

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