Open crew problem and solution

It's an interesting idea, I don't think outposts are ever busy enough for this to work very well. And the current system is it specifically avoids you spawning near other crews so this would be quite an overhaul.

Ideas change.
Just because I join a crew to do only Athena doesn’t mean will change our minds and start fishing.

Be more flexible

Your idea of finding like-minded crews to join technically already exists in the SoT community discord.

Wait, "rent a rowboat or ship"? Why bother renting a ship when the game already gives you one for free as default?

If I'm a solo about to sell my loot, please believe me when I say I don't want Outposts more lively with players hanging out just looking to board my ship and sell my loot.

"Add the ability for captains to invite crewless pirates to their crew..." already exists via the SoT community discord, where you can have clear communication with people on the ship in a call with them.

"There would also be the ability to remove crew members from your ship..." yeah because that certainly won't get abused right? "Thanks for helping out! See ya!" :)

@magolor101 said in Open crew problem and solution:

@europa4033 "Already exists in SOT official" this and "Already exists in SOT official" that. What's the point of mentioning SOT official, when we're talking about improving open crew who might not even use SOT official? Besides, I don't think SOT official is THAT great when it comes to finding like minded pirates.

I hate to break it to you, but anytime you have open crew, anything can, will, and does happen. There's frankly no guarantee and so you have to proceed with caution. This idea of meeting someone's character first as they're standing around an outpost, isn't going to guarantee or promise a successful voyage/whatever.

If I'm looking to do LotV, I can hop on a free ship myself and announce what I'm forming on discord to form a crew that's also interested,-----or----- have the developers spend a ton of time, money, and resources into developing a way to log into the game without a crew or ship, just to stand around an outpost (hopefully no one is trying to sell there) hoping a ship comes along looking for people to invite, and if they're forming something I'm not interested in, guess I have to wait in the game longer for that to happen. Oh, and even if I finally find a ship that'll have me, they can kick me off at anytime back at an outpost. Yeah I'm sure many won't see a problem with this.

@burnbacon that's the primary focus of this idea flexibility there are more opportunities through the idea I came up with and then the current of course some things could use adjustments but that's what trial and error is for isn't it

@europa4033 said in Open crew problem and solution:

Your idea of finding like-minded crews to join technically already exists in the SoT community discord.

Why should I download discord just to find a decent crew why can't I find one in the game

Wait, "rent a rowboat or ship"? Why bother renting a ship when the game already gives you one for free as default?

Okay the renting part is more focused towards the rowboat

If I'm a solo about to sell my loot, please believe me when I say I don't want Outposts more lively with players hanging out just looking to board my ship and sell my loot.

So you'd rather have pirates be nice to you

"Add the ability for captains to invite crewless pirates to their crew..." already exists via the SoT community discord, where you can have clear communication with people on the ship in a call with them.

Again discord why should I have to download that why can't I just go up to another player and offer them a spot on my crew as a captain

"There would also be the ability to remove crew members from your ship..." yeah because that certainly won't get abused right? "Thanks for helping out! See ya!" :)
So you'd rather have a menace benefit from all your hard work while they are not even helping. Or would you rather remove that crew member

I tried to think of a majority of the community rather than just myself

@magolor101 safe havens aren't exactly the best idea because those will be abused to a higher degree the seas are meant to be dangerous are they not

@renee-le-mom true which is why the option to request a ship or rent a rowboat from shipwright would be available

@renee-le-mom i prefer freedom how one joins the seas grant multiple options to satisfy the majority instead of just the whiny side

Everytime I join a server it's always people leaving to find another crew or children that talk too much or crews that just running around doing nothing with one crew member asking to do something

So the toxicity of the Arena tavern would now be found on outposts at spawn ?

They cannot be harmed by people from crews ? Great, so they hang around an outpost, hide and are able to steal from you and you don't have a defense other than sail to another outpost and hope there aren't any crewless pirates hanging out & hiding.

People are waiting for joining another crew and are able to start a new crew ... what if the server is full already or the server you're on isn't able to support the size of the crew ?

People who prefer to sail alone or are waiting for their friends will now have the company of crewless pirates - I doubt they will enjoy that.

Also, good luck finding supplies at an outpost when several crewless pirates have been going through the barrels. already.

@renee-le-mom turn on current open crew and wait like we do now

@lem0n-curry Would you rather crewless pirates be killed through all means. Other than that sounds like a typical pirate tavern. I guess they could make it like safer seas. But instead it would be called survival seas for those that want a challenge. I'll make another post suggesting this idea.

@lem0n-curry Would you rather crewless pirates be killed through all means. Other than that sounds like a typical pirate tavern. I guess they could make it like safer seas. But instead it would be called survival seas for those that want a challenge. I'll make another post suggesting this idea.

@acnologia1403 said in Open crew problem and solution:

@lem0n-curry Would you rather crewless pirates be killed through all means. Other than that sounds like a typical pirate tavern. I guess they could make it like safer seas. But instead it would be called survival seas for those that want a challenge. I'll make another post suggesting this idea.

That was not my intent at all - I was pointing out flaws to the ideas you posted, not making it viable at all IMHO, I think your proposal will make sailing with open crews worse and also create issues with non-open crews as they would be confronted with crewless pirates as well.