Alliance server for the win!
If Alliances aren't disabled for this event, then it is pointless.
Yeah I agree, and it's not at all descriptive of the details on how this works. Is the value they're tracking cumulative over multiple emissary flags? Or just one single flag? If it's just one flag, it's going to be impossible to compete with someone in a server alliance. All they'd need to do is run thieves haven a ton and give all the loot to one crew, or do fort of the damned a ton. I wish there was more detailed description of how it works.
@sapphicseas
All I can find is this:"The captain who earns the most Emissary Value during the qualifying period will then be added to the Xbox Hall of Fame."
I assume this just means it will track like the current emissary leader board tracks. So whoever is the top Athena's Fortune emissary for those 3 days wins. As it stands now, this is only an event for the players that cheese the game by running alliance servers.
It seems strange to me that Rare would want to promote that type of play.
@sapphicseas
It's under your profile. If you click on your user pic, then select Overview, then Leaderboards is all the way at the bottom.Here's a direct link:
https://www.seaofthieves.com/leaderboards/AthenasFortune/global@little-squash said in If Alliances aren't disabled for this event, then it is pointless.:
Alliance server for the win!
Disabling alliances wouldn't do anything for these set up PvE servers. Don't need to be in an alliance to donate your Athena items to the people in charge of these.
@lem0n-curry said in If Alliances aren't disabled for this event, then it is pointless.:
@little-squash said in If Alliances aren't disabled for this event, then it is pointless.:
Alliance server for the win!
Disabling alliances wouldn't do anything for these set up PvE servers. Don't need to be in an alliance to donate your Athena items to the people in charge of these.
I guess that's true. Reminds me of the first Pirate Legend.
I guess the issue is more that these server takeovers are so easy for groups to exploit that it makes competitions like this pointless for anyone else.
@wolfmanbush said in If Alliances aren't disabled for this event, then it is pointless.:
You ever watch the ledgers? no mere mortal ever stood a chance
Oh I know. But it didn't really matter for the in game rewards. You just have to make it into the top tier, which is easy enough. Then you get the same rewards as the server takeover farmers at the very top.
I guess that's what this competition is for...
Who is the best server takeover farmer?You know if there would be PvE servers with speperated leaderboards alliance servers wouldn't be such a big thing. Not that i'm with those people just saying. You'd have two leaderboards and whatever but honestly i dunnow i think alliance servers a trackable and could just be recognized by an "algorhytm" wich divides the amount of emissary value on how much alliances you have or whatever. Just an idea.
This is why as a life long gamer I never ever take stuff like this serious, events, leader boards, who cares? Ive played racing games where the person on top of the board finished the race in like 0.8 seconds lol.
So games can have their little events and leader boards and I will just continue not to pay attention and enjoy the game.
@combatxkitty said in If Alliances aren't disabled for this event, then it is pointless.:
This is why as a life long gamer I never ever take stuff like this serious, events, leader boards, who cares? Ive played racing games where the person on top of the board finished the race in like 0.8 seconds lol.
So games can have their little events and leader boards and I will just continue not to pay attention and enjoy the game.
when I was addicted to diablo 2 back in the day it was the same with the ladder reset
agree with you
As I read this I just realized I'm watching "TheSynicall" do this exact very thing hahahahahahahahahahha
The contest should be called contest for the No life achievement.
You are not a legend because you won this with no threat and if you get into the hall of fame you have a straight up ******** next to your name if you were in a alliance server.
@little-squash I think in all honesty this is an accurate representation of a legendary captain. Pirate legend means nothing and those who are proud of it at those who are most needed to be hunted by others.
That said, now that ships sunk is tracked they should have that as the criteria