Season 19: Act 3 - State of Play Update #2

@shelley-preston Will it be smaller than the 2 rocks? I forsee pirates just hidin' back there to annoy and cheez the thing as we've seen in the past with unsinkable spots instead of an actualy broadside/tdm end.

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Can you confirm that the below info is correct? It'll be valuable for transparent discussions.

• The winner streak is based on the total ships in LSS
• The scaling you mentioned is based off Win 1

Info source: https://seaofthieves.wiki.gg/wiki/Servants_of_the_Flame

I didn't feel like BBs shrunk too fast, especially when there were no sloops finding in the beginning. I'd say it's definitely best if the first shrinks are still quick, but only the last one activating closer to the 60 minute mark. It will definitely change battles, as with this, ships will be less lenient to fix their masts for repositioning and prioritize staying afloat until their enemy gets third-partied.

Maybe there's also a way to make BB shrink faster if ships aren't stinking fast enough? E.g. if six ships are still standing after half the time it would take for the second Bound to shrink, it would start earlier?

About Allegiance rewards: I think they don't feel as rewarding for people who can sink ships in normal Hourglass because these wins come without multipliers (unless you won LS before). Also, someone sinking shups in a row in HG can cash in earlier getting a bonus.

So overall, you get about the same amount of XP for 2nd Place in LS as you would get for getting 2 wins and turning in a 2-Streak in HG. WITHOUT flags.
If Allegiance rewards stay the same, I assume people who can constantly sink ships will just prefer HG, so only people prioritising survival (through hiding or repairing) will keep playing the mode when rewards are gone.
I think increasing the xp output by another 25% would feel more fair. Not a 4-streak+reward for the winner (of 6), but close to it. And 2nd place would be close to a 3.

@seadogivo пишет в Season 19: Act 3 - State of Play Update #2:

@sonicbob Ty for addressing the feedback but, give us The Arena back please. It was infinitely better than this LSS game mode.

Fully agree, hope they will

@sonicbob What is the criteria for, when I win a battle in last ship standing, sometimes I get a 3-win streak, sometimes 2, and sometimes 1?

60 minutes will be too long and not profitable enough compared to the standard allegiance.

40 minutes is more than enough.

@babbalaeus from the number of ships in the lobby. 6 ships - 3 stricks, 5 - 2, 4 - 1

Forget the season update timeline, just release updates when they are ready.

@swabbie-john I wouldn't say that more Sups are needed. Right now it's the perfect amout that you don't feel the urge for more, but stealing another crew's crate is REALLY usefull and can be a risk worth taking. BUT, flags shouldn't sink and maybe should TP on the winner's boat, that I totally agree. And why would the flag even sink? The servers can't handle 3-4 flags floating?

Thank you for the update!