This is going to be a feedback discussion about the new state of the game going forward from season 7. Obviously the captaincy update has brought a lot of changes, but I don't think players are going to realize exactly how much it changes.
From now on players who have ridden the seas, raised the money, and put the work in will be able to captain a ship. But what that truly means is that players who have actually gotten the hang of the sea of thieves played a few quests, crashed a few ships, and sank a few skeletons will now be starting over on their own. Their crew will be if not populated by friends they have met along the way, mainly players who have not already put the work in and gotten their sea legs. So you will almost always have newer players, Griefers who can target any and I mean anyone with a captained ship, and players who are just going to log in for a short journey. So the state of the game going forward is that experienced players will now be ferrying around newer players or having voyages ruined by players more often than getting a combined group of the community. Therefore there will be too many captains and not enough sailors.
Anyway, that is my two cents on the matter. But I think the community should come up with a way to combat this new environment because as time progresses this will only get more and more consistent. The option to "Play With Friends". Should be left out of this discussion to keep it within the overall state of the public community of Sea Of Thieves.
C.O.S.
