This game still has a major issue with silent boarding. Even newer players know how to do this. Nobody should be able to climb out of the water and anchor you with zero sound que. Please fix this issue.
Silent Boarding needs to be fixed
Whole heartedly agree. It makes boarding much more rewarding and easier than it should be. There are still methods to spot boarders but it's essentially removing one of your pirates senses to sight only. Sound ques are a large part of SoT's mechanics and the board splash was one of them. The method of silent boarding needs patching asap.
It shouldn't be in the game imo. It's only useful against players that shouldn't be the victim of it.
@scurvywoof a dit dans Silent Boarding needs to be fixed :
As scummy as it is, it's the only way I can board a good player's ship. It should be removed though
Oh that's strange, I'm under the opposite impression. It feels to me that good players are the only ones it doesn't work against since they know about it and watch out for it instead of relying on their ears.
@galactic-geek I get what you're saying, you find it useful but it's not supposed to be a part of the game. It's like saying the ship creaking should be removed, you have eyes, go look at the water level. Alot of this games mechanics work off sound ques, it should splash when someone boards as a warning, if you ignore the warning and the sight of a mermaid, then the defence has failed.
@galactic-geek Not really fun if you have to purely stare at the ladders.
Plus, its not intended to be this way, its just cheap way to climb.Even as a boarder im against this bug.
@grog-minto said in Silent Boarding needs to be fixed:
@zig-zag-ltu Aim down sight while grabbing the ladder.
O.o So you just look down and it does not produce the 'splash' sound? Should be a simple fix for this i'd imagine
@zig-zag-ltu It's been a bug that appears every so often. It was fixed at one point, it returned, then was fixed and it's returned again. There has always been a method to reduce the splash sound which was intended which was to board from beneath the water line but the method of silent boarding is not intentional.
@a10dr4651 said in Silent Boarding needs to be fixed:
@zig-zag-ltu It's been a bug that appears every so often. It was fixed at one point, it returned, then was fixed and it's returned again. There has always been a method to reduce the splash sound which was intended which was to board from beneath the water line but the method of silent boarding is not intentional.
Well I guess you learn something everyday, but I just wonder whats the logic behind boarding from beneath water to reduce noise, its the splash thats coming once you fully emerge irl in a way. I think would make more sense to have an option to climb ladders slowly, kind of like walking with the compass to find the X, in this case it would be a crawl to board but you could do it silently
From what I can remember, the patch was worded as addressing an issue that related to players holding tools while boarding. As best I can tell, the sound you make while grabbing a ladder is directly proportional to the speeds of the boat you are boarding and your pirate, which makes some sense. Speed swimming while grabbing the ladder of a boat at full billow is quite loud, while boarding from a standstill on an anchored boat will be functionally inaudible. Swimming while blocking/ads slows you down, which makes your board quieter. The strength of waves can also make a difference. I've encountered a huge number of audio bugs in this game, but I can't remember a time when I was surprised by how loud or quiet a boarding attempted proved to be.
In my experience, the volume of the splash as you grab the ladder was directly tied to how fast the boarder is moving. There is still a sound if the boarder isn't moving, or if their movement is slowed due to blocking with sword/aiming with gun (which is what I do) as you grab onto the ladder, but it is considerably quieter and is often audibly hidden by the sounds of splashing waves against the boat as a result. In my experience though, even with the more silent splashing, boarding is still 50/50 with competent crews because the mermaid is clearly visible upon approach in almost every instance.
Sorry all, but the grammar-gremlin in me is going nuts!
A sound cue is spelled, 'cue', not 'que'.
The only word I know of that is spelled 'que' is in Spanish and means 'what', among other things.
There is a word spelled, 'queue', but that is reserved for phrases such as, 'joining the queue for tickets'.Phew...okay, I feel better now. Again, apologies all round.
@burnbacon Dude you come to every post to argue. What you're saying has nothing to do with silent boarding. It's not supposed to be in the game. That's it. You should go some where else to pick fights.
It's crazy that this exploit keeps coming back. Silent boarding should get a permanent fix. It'd be neat if the silent boarding audio bug would return simultaneously with the merm smoke bug. That way, everyone complains at the same time 🤪
On the other hand, I'd be totally OK with silent boarding being made into a permanent feature if there was a change to the capstan...Make interacting with the capstan on an enemy ship have a longer interact time. Maybe similar to how long it takes to steal a map bundle or something.
@zig-zag-ltu explaining exploits is against the rules. Might wanna hide your post because you may very well get someone in trouble.
@xzodeak I think this should depend on intention. If everyone is aware about something broken, this causes an urge for the developers to fix it and players are on equal footing. If only selected few know about it, this creates an unfair advantage. We are just learning and trying to help the game improve on this forum by sharing experiences and ideas and bringing attention to problems.
If someone would get punished for sharing knowledge, I would highly question the moral code of the person doing the punishing.
@xzodeak It's nice of you to say that to him, but honestly everyone should know about this. It's a big one that can change a fight instantly.
@iloveponies15 calling a development team garbage isn't going to get the issue fixed. The majority of users agree with you on that silent boarding should be fixed. The issue is raised, I'm sure Rare are more than aware of it, they're not going to fix it in 3 days.
@a10dr4651 said in Silent Boarding needs to be fixed:
@iloveponies15 calling a development team garbage isn't going to get the issue fixed. The majority of users agree with you on that silent boarding should be fixed. The issue is raised, I'm sure Rare are more than aware of it, they're not going to fix it in 3 days.
You're right - it's not going to get fixed in 3 days. It was (allegedly) fixed -1 year ago... 🙄
@a10dr4651 As Galactic stated. It was allegedly fixed a year ago. You're right though. I shouldn't say that, but it's their lack of action that maked me frustrated. This bug isn't new. It's one of the many bugs they don't attend to and this is a bad one. I'm a solo slooper so it impact my pvp quite a bit.
Is it still a big thing? I both board and get boarded but I feel like it's not silent boarding, experienced players will wait for distraction or have coordinated crews shoot at same time. To be honest if you hear the cannon shot you know its a boarder, if someone hangs in the water to get on I say fair play to them and those that sit at bottom of ladder waiting for opportune moment deserve the chance. It's so easy for even new players to blunder someone off or sword spam them, the advantage is very much with defender
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