@iophelia-0 how would this increase players play time? Also, chasing the shrouded ghost is a part of chasing the accomodation. I'm confused on your reason behind how buffing shrouded ghost increases what you say it will increase?
If you increase the spawn rate the entire reason you want to find it is gone. I doubt it’ll ever be increased.
I just wish it could be a ‘secret’ commendation, so it’s hidden and you can still technically 100% the bilge rats section without having to find it.
I just don’t think it’s fair that people who’ve dedicated thousands of hours to the game can't 100% a section of commendations because they haven’t and may never get lucky enough.
@ginrummyy Well, people will focus more on finishing all commidations (bilge rat but shrouded ghost ofc, gold holder, oos, athena, merchant, and reapers) so they get higher chance of of encountring the shrouded ghost
@nam-ssob1 im suggestion that the people who dedicated thousands of hours in the game have higher chance of finding it rather that leaving it rng cause most of the people I know really finished all the commidations with the tale talls but have NEVER encountered shrouded ghost so a way to keep them on feet is to promise them a higher chance of encountring it
@burnbacon you need to find 5, promise them 1 out of the 5 at least for their hard work and finishing every commidation (not the shrouded ghost one)
I think a voyage from the Hunters call is the answer. But to get it you must qualify by completing a hunters call accommodation. Then you get a single Meg voyage for that accommodation. Sail out to the spot, summon the meg with a song and a random meg will spawn. This meg will be harder to kill than normal and time sensitive. It will also not spawn if another ship is near by to prevent stacking.
This idea could be tweaked in a few ways. e.g. if everyone on the crew has the Hungering one accommodation, it will not spawn. Larger ships are more likely to get a SG.
@iophelia-0 said in Shrouded ghost buff:
I would love to suggest to increase the chance of it spawning for those who have 90-100% of achievements in game. this way you will increase the players play time and encourage them to finish commidations.
I think it's well worth looking at, but with a few heavy-time-invested restrictions like you suggest.
I would think bare minimum, you've completed at least 1 of the "Legendary Hunter of the (insert Meg variety here)" commendations, and at least 90% complete for "Legendary Hunter of the SoT".
I like the idea of a one-time shot opportunity of a Hunters Call mission, only able to be collected once, whether you successfully achieve the kill or not.
Can't help but think how crazy it is that this fish is so rare that many day1 players have still never seen it.
@iophelia-0 no thanks, I'm glad it isn't an achievement though as that would be frustrating. Saying that I've had it once 😅
@hiradc Hi there,
I am not saying to elemenate it only to be through achievements.
I am suggesting that they keep the same spawn rate as is it now for all players. However, if you finished all commidations (not the shrouded ghost commidation) sea of thieves it gives you 1 shrouded ghost with higher spawning rate that all other players
The shrouded ghost commendation has helped save my sanity. Needing to kill 5 got me to give up on ever 100%ing commendations and since most commendations don't even have a reward even better. So it allowed me to write off the hourglass commendations without a second thought. I am still trying to do every other commendation eventually. Only have a handful left but since they only add 1 ledger reward set per season I don't really try till the new season rolls in. Basically all the stuff I have had to do over and over after updates ignore past progress has made me want to be more efficient with my play time. There's so many other games out there to play. Having to repeat the same stuff in SoT because a new update added a new commendation to regrind something I already 100%ed just feels bad.
If anything I would say rather than making the shrouded ghost more common maybe just have it drop a whole fort worth of loot in the water. Since it is so rare it would feel even cooler killing one.
I have roughly 1500+ hours of play time in game and still haven't been able to even get a chance to have one spawn in and i also have friends that play SOT religiously with a total of 3000+ hrs and still don't have the commendation. We lost all hope to ever get one when we came across a brand new player of sea of thieves , We knew he was new as on his profile he only had 1 hr. of playtime and to are surprise he has the title and commendation!! We asked him how did he possibly get that Title. He then explained that when he went on his first voyage within about 20 min in he saw an "all white Big fish" jump out the water and he didn't know how to use cannons so all he did was shoot at it until it died. None the less we want to cry.
Same thing happened to a friend of mine with the "The Box of Wondrous Secrets" it was his first time playing, he was on devils roar and found this chest half buried, turned it in and that's what it was.
Years of playing i have never been able to find it nor the Shrouded Ghost, perhaps there's a higher spawn rate for new players as an incentive for them to stick around? even though they don't know what they mean or understand their rarity.
