Stick to the Script on Safer Seas.

@bloodybil "Rare can't get clearer"
"Yeah, Rare could have been clearer."

@bloodybil ... yes, because that was the point of my post... idk why you even mentioned the other bit aside from a reflex to attack every time you see Safer Seas mentioned.

No matter what people talk about there will always be some that word things harsher than necessary.

The policy is that it's a mode where people can do whatever they want within the risk/reward design of the mode.

It's a sandbox, people get to play in the sandbox, they aren't less for playing in a different sandbox.

The beef isn't with players that will use safer seas to better their experience, it's with the approach of people trying to use that to get something that is not the intent so that they can get 1:1 rewards without the risk.

Most people are completely cool with people using safer seas as it is currently designed. It's understandable, most of us with a lot of experience "get it".

Safer seas is for everyone that wants to use it, as it is designed, for whatever they want to use it for, within ToS and within the design.

@bloodybil Yes, which still says nothing about a tutorial mode or little kids.

Shut down the attack protocol, dude. lol

@crowedhunter said in Stick to the Script on Safer Seas.:

In the newsletter just sent this is what was said about Safer Seas: "If you hadn't heard, and especially if you've ever been inclined to steer clear of the seas after repeated run-ins, December has delivered a gift in the form of Safer Seas. Want to sail solo or with your crew in an otherwise private world? Now you can!"

Now if I'm to believe what people on forums are berating Safer Seas players with, then this newsletter should mention that this is a mode exclusively for "little kids" and "only meant to be used as a tutorial". Otherwise, maybe the narrative should be more careful to not arm people with covertly abusive language meant to disparage these types of players. That's completely counterproductive to the alleged goals of bringing in more players.

When Safer Seas was announced, Mike Chapman clearly stated that it was not just a 'tutorial', but that it was also for experienced players who just want a session without PvP to worry about.

The narrative that Safer Seas is only meant as an (extended) tutorial is the false one and only put forward by people who are against Safer Seas and want to shame people out of it. Rare however has been clear that it's not just a tutorial from the start.

I have already literaly put Chapman's quote here in the forums multiple times, but some people are just not willing to listen, because they just can't seem to handle information that doesn't fit their narrative....

edit: i will put the quote in another time for the ones who still need it:
On september 21st in the Season Ten Preview video, when Safer Seas was mentioned first, Mike Chapman said: "and alongside allowing never players to get to grips with the game, it also allows experienced players to truly immerse themselves in the world and take it at their own pace, experiment and see everything the world's got to offer on their own terms. So, we see Safer Seas as very much a complementary way of enjoying Sea of Thieves, a new way to enjoy the game with your friends or to immerse yourself in the world."

@bloodybil You have no room to talk about bad faith. I'm being snide because you're being hostile. You knee-jerk tried to shut me down without even reading, then expressed cognitive dissonance in an edit, satisfied you'd closed the case. Then you tried being like "O wow lookit what we got here that you just so happened to omit!" even though it didn't have anything to do with what I was saying.

Just take a breath, man. It'll be okay.

@bloodybil Have you ever considered just not responding to them? I think they've started to take their toll on you. It's not worth it, man.

@bloodybil That's admirable, but there are certain elements of the forum that I've found that I, personally, struggle to tolerate - even though I want to. I've found that refusing to engage has improved my attitude toward the forum in general.

@bloodybil I find that that gets me banned lol.

@bloodybil See that's a skill I lack. It's hard enough for me to phrase my thoughts. Then I have to positively position them, then I get told that I'm being coy or snide. Can't win for losing.

@tesiccl I see that many of those posts are no longer locked. I also see you didn't read my post and just assumed I was making requests for additions to Safer Seas.

No questions asked.

@tesiccl Everyone in the replies is already saying what you stopped by to echo so I guess you didn't read those either. Not to mention what you stopped by to say was condescending.

@burnbacon Change families to "everyone".

@tesiccl I'd bet many will.

@crowedhunter said in Stick to the Script on Safer Seas.:

@burnbacon Change families to "everyone".

It's really just marketing to the "wholesome family friendly" appeal.

A bit of an image clean up because of how serious things can be taken in high seas and on stuff like twitch.

Since there aren't any encounters in safer seas it really opens the game up to market an experience specifically that won't be subjected to the complete randomness of online encounters.