Make XP scale based on the level and length of a fight
More rewards from the GOF/SOF
Show how much XP the player currently has for Emissary (To allow people to better track and plan how they will grind)
The grind for hourglass is incredibly long if you don't constantly win/play the game so please improve it
Xbox stuff
True that
Possibly make it so that damages have to be done for it to work
Or some other way to stop it from being cheesed
Possibly even that certain events happen over a specific amount of time.
Like having a storm happen or having a ship start to take damage randomly.
I dunno really but hourglass it's just way to grind currently and is only good for people who play constantly.
@invertedream Rare made comment on a previous post about the same thing saying they won’t change how the xp is given out as it stands now. They’re happy with the grind, as it’s not supposed to be rushed.
Link to comment: https://www.seaofthieves.com/community/forums/topic/160844/how-to-improve-hourglass-matchmaking/32
They aren’t going to be changing the grind. However I feel like they NEED to add rewards for the first 100 levels beyond the figureheads.
Entire new Reapers clothing/weapon/equipment set for the Seekers.
Re-colored Pirate Legend set.
After 100, add a new Reaper ship set and Phantom PL weapons and Equipment.
@reverend-toast said in Hourglass improvemnt:
They aren’t going to be changing the grind. However I feel like they NEED to add rewards for the first 100 levels beyond the figureheads.
Entire new Reapers clothing/weapon/equipment set for the Seekers.
Re-colored Pirate Legend set.
After 100, add a new Reaper ship set and Phantom PL weapons and Equipment.
I think not having rewards before 100 was the worst mistake of season 8.
Compare this with arena, which constantly rewarded you cosmetic items with commendations and promotions. There was always a "short term goal" while you grinded for "long term goals".
Hourglass just has 100 levels of nothing. Commendations only start rewarding you with cosmetics AFTER you reach level 100 too. I don't get why, honestly.
I personally enjoy hourglass, but I get why someone wouldn't.
Also that black pirate legend set reskin is still in the files- AHEM, unreleased. It isn't even a secret anymore, since the black PL gloves were accidentally put in Luke's stock when season 8 first released.
@soulstinger2k20 Valid, but since the Curse is the main thing people are working towards, there really should be a series of "Consolation Prizes" leading up to it to keep people interested and invested.
After getting the curses, I find it so much more enjoyable getting 10-20 levels since I get a new Skeleton Cosmetic, or a new Mysterious Stranger outfit pieces.
And yes, while there isn't much between 200-1000 besides getting those "Sink X ships, Turn in X Broken Flags" but again, it is intentional that those Gold Curses are a grind to get.
With incremental rewards, people will be way less turned off from the mode due to the initial grind.
@burnbacon said in Hourglass improvemnt:
The grind for hourglass is incredibly long
I’m starting to believe no player in 2023 likes to grind for stuff. Not like in the hay day like WoW where you grind for gear and items.
Nobody wants that…they want everything given to them quickly so they can quit playing
I wouldn't mind the grind really
But when you got such skilled players and get bassically no rewards for a really long time
You tend to not really want to grind PVP
Plus I have a high ping and I'm using controller
So trying to PVP is quite difficult for me.
Grinds are good if they ain't so repetitive and long winded for no reason
Should have rewards inbetween. Steps and goals to achieve between.
Same here would be nice to see the hourglass improved and have a nicer grind that rewards for the time that the players give.
