NEW Ship Speeds EXPLAINED in Sea of Thieves (Full & Complete Guide)

[@stevencowan37]

as a solo sloop, managed to outrun a brig by sailing against the wind for the first time in a long time. Felt good.

[@zachsawaya4071]

True that brother! Rare finally gave us solo players a chance!

[@IISSIIWhit3lioN]

Thank you rare. This solo slooper will take all the help he can get 😭

[@ayp4532]

Get a crew mate. Feels even better not having to run

[@ae3545]

@@ayp4532omg, is it really that easy? u r a godsend. 🙄🤫🤣

[@Strikerdoodle]

Yup as soon as I end up chasing a Sloop against wind, I just quit and join a new crew instead.

[@Vodaclall]

The fact that i have always out ran the brig against the wind for as long as I remember, makes me feel somewhat better

[@davidmacko983]

This update was for brain dead people

[@JoshWiseman-o1g]

Hitbo, out here doing the science so we don't have to. Thank you for your service, good sir!

[@krisadolfsen7542]

As a solo slooper majority of the time I'm so happy to see these changes.

[@unoqualunque5484]

yes fr, like they are 4v1 or maybe 2, it made no sense for them to be as fast as you

[@thibaultpoyeton2904]

I would be interested to see the behaviour of the brig into the wind with the front sail raised up. There is a world where this would reduce wind resistance and make it quicker. It probably won't work but I'll test it out when I have a chance

[@CodyTaylor115]

That's exactly my thought when they mentioned the brig and sloop matching speed with tail wind

[@Eastonfection]

wind resistance is not a thing in SoT

[@roymedhurst]

I came here to ask the same question. If a 1 sail tactic could be used to match the speed of a sloop against the wind that would be significant.

[@thevexerw]

​@@Eastonfection With this update it is

[@Eastonfection]

@@thevexerware you insider or do you have any evidence of this? I don’t see anything that would make me think there is actually wind resistance now. Nerfing dummy sails speed doesn’t mean wind resistance was added. Wind resistance would require a lot more simulation happening in the background and if they did add it, it would also change tailwind speeds in a way that it clearly isn’t working here. Simulating wind would mean the galleon, for example, would only benefit from the rearmost sail in a tailwind.

[@rambo-cambo3581]

I dont care how unlikely it is to happen, but we need another ship type or two, and I'd love the option of jib sails cosmetic or otherwise

[@zackamor8043]

Thanks for the video HitBO. I was confused with the new update. Very useful to see the changes visually

[@deucekilo2389]

New player and a big fan of your vids, theve been a big help. Happy Sailing!

[@Stormche]

I also believe that -overall- every ship is faster than before and only the relation was changed. The new maximum sloop speed feels like the old brigantine speed. I could just be imagining it, but I swear getting from place A to B on a sloop feels much better now.

[@HitboTC]

Yes. Sloop with wind is old brig with wind

[@Tehn00bA]

And now the brig feels as slow as the sloop was.

[@stevepy6758]

One thing I'd be curious to see tested/implemented is whether water in the hull slows the boats at all? For instance if a Galleon has the lower deck flooded, or a Sloop has water in the hull, does that, should it not affect the speed of the boat? We can see with Skeleton ships, especially the Galleon that after you've punched a few holes and it has taken on water that it bogs right down. Having water in the hull forces a boat to run deeper and a bit slower. It would be curious when you hit that keg in the test whether your relative speed to the other two ships fell off.

[@shroudedghosthunter8463]

Really well done. Was hoping someone would do a video like this.

[@HitboTC]

Appreciate that!!!

[@papanerd3742]

Very nice video good sir. Thank you for covering these changes in depth

[@ThebelgiumgamerFTW]

I think a small change has to be made by making the brig the fastest in side wind, that way every ship excells at a certain thing: Sloops against the wind Galleons with tailwind Brigs with Sidewind

[@nottenaciousjoel1]

When I first started playing I assumed the sloop would be the fastest overall because it's the smallest therefore less weight that needs to be moved. Unfortunately I was wrong lol

[@stevencowan37]

It was/is the most agile though, so you're not entirely wrong. But yeah it's kinda like how despite being a less weighty car, a smartcar isn't gonna win a race against a Bugatti. But guarantee it's got a hell of an advantage in turning radius.

[@rinkydinkis5134]

in the world of vehicles, power is king. and in the world of sailing, surface area of sails equals power.

[@YoutubeDictatorship2024]

@@rinkydinkis5134you realize most of the pirates back in the day were using small vessels to board huge ships right

[@knyt0]

@@KZbinDictatorship2024 small ships with lots of sails

[@rinkydinkis5134]

@@KZbinDictatorship2024 cause they were broke asses

[@HomingRocket1]

I always thought that the ship speeds now takes their weight and mass into consideration. The lighter the hull, the higher the acceleration, hence why the sloop wins in the first leg.

[@ohmykai207]

Getting all scientific with it, love it! Thanks for the excellent breakdown of the speed changes, HB!

[@faramund9865]

This video reminded me that default skin looks so much better than many other skins.

[@Kirstie72]

Thanks for actually testing this out instead of just regurgitating what Rare has already said. This is very helpful!

[@HitboTC]

Had to be done

[@Meelis1]

Would be interesting to know how raising one of the sails affects brig and galleon against the wind speeds. As it effects with the tail wind.

[@shigaraja]

thank you. i needed this info to solo sloop again. i was wondering why a gally was catching me against the wind. now i know that i can sail in a normal fashion and make better movements.

[@GlaciesA]

Now I just want for the water to make sense lol, sloop is just too tanky water needed to fill at the same speed, since bigger ships can get more holes that would be their disadvantage cause right now even if the sloop is full of hole in one side you can recover with 2 well coordinate team I still think its by far the most survivable, + the hardest to hit

[@flyfishizationjones4940]

As a solo Brigster, I now have to get back in my stupid sloop.

[@joshcole4263]

Tf u doing soloing a brig u fish 😆

[@Senan_is_cool24]

Bros soloing a 3 man ship

[@BOBBO0117]

I’m glad I’m not the only one

[@flyfishizationjones4940]

@@BOBBO0117 Stay strong, king. The Brig will rise again. 😂

[@flyfishizationjones4940]

@@Senan_is_cool24 it’s fun… it was. That thing was quick.

[@jaymcdude1291]

I like how sloops are over all faster.

[@TheoWadeFraser]

I’ve been waiting for this video since the changes came out. I knew he’d do a fantastic and clear set of experiments to educate us all. Best SoT guide channel out there. Well done sir! 👍👍

[@Eastonfection]

My worry here is that since the speeds into the wind are so similar, it’s going to be advantageous for larger ships to tack when chasing sloops, which is going to not only help them catch up, but give them more opportunities to take cannon shots

[@justanothergrunt9053]

Sink them 🦦❤️

[@jhiatt1516]

Does that mean changing ship angle relative to the wind to gain more speed and reach a point faster even though it isn’t a straight line to your destination?

[@Eastonfection]

@@jhiatt1516 yes, that is what tacking is. It’s unlikely that you will actually gain ground on a sloop, but even just maintaining that distance and having opportunities to fire chain shots and boarders without the worry of giving up a significant distance (as before) is going to be very advantageous for larger crew

[@Valatyalie]

It certainly seems like that'll be the case. To be fair, that's a reasonable option to give to chasing vessels, allowing them the chance to get a few good tries in to stop the fleeing ship instead of it just being near impossible to catch or keep up. But a steady hand and dutiful ladder guard should still allow the Sloop to eventually gain enough distance to escape.

[@ZFFM]

While that's true, the sloop also has the option of changing the angle slightly, and if the brig/galleon don't adjust their sails properly they'll get left behind in the dust pretty quickly.

[@CAPUT-rh2cm]

wave direction I believe affects boats differently and may reverse speed rankings eg with/against waves. boats have different turn rates, turn radius is a function of turn rate & boat speed

[@ytftf8814]

We have to play sometime hitbotc I just can’t get in the game because of the toxic people and just keep sinking and I would love to learn from the very best

[@Engineershark]

Honestly hitbo is one of the best SoT KZbinrs I have watched. Also I really don’t know what to say about ship sppeds besides brig is finally not OP

[@radianthepeotogen]

It's good to know that you do tests because im a new player and i was recommended to you so hello

[@freefreekk]

Love the changes. But am i correct in noticing that a Brig can only outrun a galleon of they're mismanaging their sails? So galleon is always faster?

[@brianlewellen6737]

That's what it looks like. But important to note: the Galleon has 3 heavy sails to manage, so the likelihood that a crew will be able to manage them all optimally is low. Especially if you would turn sharply, use a chainshot, and put a couple lowers in them? They wouldn't be able to adjust their sails as quickly as a sloop or brig could.

[@streichkase3781]

@@brianlewellen6737 I think depending on the mistakes OTHER crews make while sailing to gain an "advantage" has to be one of the worst balancing decisions I've seen in years. IMO that's just a huge design and balancing flaw that should be corrected.

[@gjshomeofsilliness9391]

@@streichkase3781 So, having to be smart and take advantage of other crews' errors is a balancing flaw? I don't play this game anymore and even I'm perplexed by your claim.

[@ghostsuru8429]

​@@streichkase3781Idon't agree. If you've played any game with pvp (like League of Legends for instance) the only real way to be GOOD at the game is if the player themselves is playing optimally. And that sounds fair. It's kind of like any real life sport like wrestling or basketball. Having the game manage win conditions for the player loses the fun of pvp entirely. Plus, if you're playing with friends, you already have a major win condition. The only way for a solo to beat that is by capitalizing on the mistakes of players who aren't actually paying attention. I say if a solo beats a 4-man galleon because of mismanaged sails, then that was a well-earned engagement.

[@freefreekk]

What mitigates it a bit is the overall lower variance in the speed. This forces you to take the fight imo more than the high differences from before. So to say less running, more fighting

[@stephenlaird8750]

I run solo-brig and loved it for speed running seaforts etc. But feel now its nerfed and would be a greater disadvantage running solo, going back to sloop I guess, at least for survivability XD. But I do feel they are accommodating to the player base, which predominantly use sloops. So it makes sense.

[@RomanCollapses]

Bro I ran solo brig for two weeks before the change. It was fun sailing and getting from Point A to Point B so quickly, but the moment pvp came if I didn’t get chainshots out I’d be sunk so quick 😅

[@stephenlaird8750]

@@RomanCollapses absolutely agree, PVP you're kind of fight a little more flight, would hit cross winds and be gone. Basically a solo speed run seaforts make cash and be gone before they can get me.

[@Leifreon]

I think the Brig should've kept being fastest in a beam-reach (side sails). But it's nice to see the sloop able to keep up for a few minutes now

[@jhiatt1516]

Thank you Admiral Hitbo

[@ForMyGrievousFault]

I appreciate your time and effort, Hitbo!

[@Mosgaard]

All good and all but what Rare should really do is focus on server stability, hit regs and the huuuuge lag spikes if there is a galleon on the server imo

[@kriseightyfive5854]

The communty have been asking this for years, it's not happening and the reason I stopped playing.

[@dasgericht7347]

I dont know what ur playing on but since this season (besides the first 2 days) i never had a crash, big lag Spikes or any other problems..

[@johnwhite4070]

@@kriseightyfive5854cool story

[@JacobSwisher22]

I'm on ps5 and any time I board a gallon to tuck I get kicked from server 😅

[@stevencowan37]

​@@dasgericht7347 it is hit or miss for me. Some servers I'll have like 30ms ping and no hitreg issues, other servers ping will be at 500 and a cannonball that went over my head will one ball me a second after it goes past me. It's a bit all over the place.

[@AJ_Deadshow]

Wait so NEVER use dummy sails when faced with a headwind anymore, not even if it's 100% straight on? That's a huge change in how I play. Kinda sucks because I like having the sail in the middle ready to angle whichever way I need it.

[@JokerP5]

So what do you do on a brig if a galley chases you?

[@madkirby823]

Same thing sloops do when a brig chases them.

[@Lucas_Jeffrey]

@@madkirby823 you didn't watch the video clearly

[@Lucas_Jeffrey]

the answer is: board, fight, drop their anchor, start fires

[@isaacxbandit]

Sloop go fast. I approve.

[@eepynicky]

what does dummy sails mean? do you have to angle your sails to the side for most speed into the wind now

[@Countdown3337]

Shouldn't the brig have been faster than a galleon going against the wind based on what Rare said in their last SoT News video? Seems like they messed up something in implementation there if the brig is slower than the gally against the wind. EDIT: I spend 90% or more of my time on a sloop so glad to see it more competitive. Trying to chase a brig while on a sloop was the worst.

[@ScpMal01471]

Thats why theyre removing the ship

[@juulee68]

This guy is too good for this community. Thanks HBTC

[@jrsimeon02]

Galleon should be slowest with a head wind, but as the pirate code says, this battle will be fought on the seas.

[@wessamlauf]

Yeah I don't understand it as well ...

[@mjmawson]

So, if the crosswind moves just enough that your sails can no longer billow are you supposed to turn them 90 degrees to minimise the resistance like it's a headwind?

[@HitboTC]

Aye

[@rexbasher]

Awesome science. One test I would be interested in is with 2 sloops, one heading directly into the wind and another on a slight tack. What speed difference would there be I wonder?

[@Opinwood]

I was curious about this myself

[@ReddCrystal]

This is good, and useful, but your sail management makes some of it invalid. Parts where you expected one ship to be going faster, but it wasn't, were usually due to the sails being tilted wrong in one way or another. That's likely why your brig didn't outpace your galleon against the wind.

[@Berto727]

Great video !

[@pumpkinpie5471]

I like this usually when im alone and get pulled up on by a brig with sweats it just feels bad beacause there was no real good way to escape them

[@Tehn00bA]

I was a solo brig before the update I couldnt outrun a sloop in my brig with tail winds nor side winds. It stayed in my toes pretty close. They massacred my speedy boy. T.T On the other hand, now the sloop doesnt feel like a turtle when sailing (that goes to the brig now). Still, i miss the speeds of the brig. It would fly across the map. I wish they buffed the sloop and galleon speeds instead of nerfing the brig.

[@condorgaming4000]

Ive only been playing for a week. But i was able to outrun a reaper bones emissary brig while holding the skull of the siren. Or at least i stayed far enough away from him to where they just gave up the chase. Got 50k after selling it and i should be able to buy my own ship by my next session

[@Momo-xs8mo]

An interesting test would be finding how fast a Galleon is with only one sail down. The middle sail because it's the main sail

[@SuperMachoGamer]

Do you know if crosswind is still faster than tail wind?

[@Haltzo]

Good change. 1 ship should never be the best like it was with the brig, everyone was using the brig because it had a clear advantage over the other 2 ships, i think it's a nice change, and should've been changed sooner :)

[@Joescarpete5]

Hey brother, I think you got it wrong at 2:45. If I’m not mistaken, the brig should be the 2nd fastest into the wind if the sails are angled for least resistance. That’s what I took from Rare’s update anyway. Cheers 🍻

[@ceeofdeez]

Right that’s what’s supposed to happen but the brig is now slowest against the wind which makes zero sense.

[@HitboTC]

Tested and review the footage for yourself but the brig is slowest into the wind from what we tested

[@d0nttouch478]

Great video hitbo thank you !

[@HitboTC]

My pleasure!!

[@TheSelinski]

Since this test wasn't in this video, but does somebody know how big the difference is using dummy sails on sloop, to not using it? In the video it seemed like the difference was very small

[@HitboTC]

dummy sails penalizes you pretty bad.

[@PettyMrPink]

Thank you for the super clear info!!

[@HitboTC]

Glad it was helpful!

[@robertstevens7288]

Talk about everything changing, this is going to effect driving by memory of the wake for sure.

[@HitboTC]

Aye

[@chrisclark6705]

Hopefully this means we will see more gallys in the seas. Some of my best moments have been fighting galleons.

[@K.-yv8tn]

new test if with tail wind 1 sail on brig = 1 sail on sloop. then would 1 sail on brig against wind = 1 sail on sloop against wind?

[@cyrlangaming]

I hope they add a solo ship for solo players that gives advantage especially doing missions, even they make it worst ship for pvp but a solo ship for pve missions that can outrun all other ships is good enough for that.

[@PCMonkfish]

Love the science’ing. Thanks Cap’n!

[@xzeratarx]

So wait, did I miss something? Or did I just see that the brig, the ship that sinks the quickest...has no way to catch or escape from the galleon, the ship with the most guns? (assuming both crews are skilled and stay on top of sail management)

[@HitboTC]

From my understanding on the tests. Yes. The galleon is slightly faster against the wind.

[@talldorkandhandsome]

Did u take into account the waves? Not sure if going NW into the waves makes a difference...

[@HitboTC]

I tried my best to just match the wind with the boats. It wasn’t a perfect science BUT you do see the difference

[@MistakenAcorn]

The sloop being able to keep up with the other boats for a bit should boad well for us sloopers that like to take out bigger boats when all they do is run.

[@HitboTC]

Ayeeee

[@JustHereForTheDialogue]

I thought they were gonna put brig in the middle in both headwind and tailwind not put it dead last in tailwind also. Seems i've misunderstood. lmao i love when people that barely play the game make updates to it! 4:40 so in a perfect situation where both crews are perfectly managing sails during chase...what advantage situation does the brig have?...it sounds like they are left on relying that the other crew makes a mistake. It can chase a sloop into literally one type of wind situation. big whoop. A good slooper will always be able to escape now. I feel like these changes are a bit more heavy handed than what was needed and I say that as a sloop main. Sloop was already in a really good place with the respawn change. Probably the best its ever been. Whilst dummy sails needed to go I don't think sloop needed yet another indirect buff like this. Time will tell how all this plays out and how the community reacts to the gally sloop meta.

[@weststormborn]

The brig is middle during side wind, it was better shown in the longer portion of the video. I also think there was an error in side wind test as the beginning became a tail wind test in just a few minutes just because of wind change making gal go faster much sooner than usual

[@JustHereForTheDialogue]

@@weststormborn they literally say in the announcement video that galleon will pull ahead in tail/cross. These tests were like ok at best.

[@Approvedjoey117]

Yeah the brig needs a buff

[@acekaterman9179]

i got into a 2.5 hour chase with another sloop cause i had the siren skull. it was hilarious watching them chase me form behind wondering how im faster than them cause i was tacking aaand jibbing my way through the ocean using the wind to my full benefit. then they realized they are chasing someone who competes IRL sailing races, and let me be. I race small hobiecat sailboats.

[@MrMet2087]

I think the real question about this video is how do you get a custom server?

[@scarlettw01f66]

Be a sot partner lol

[@RRW276]

I sure wish they’d patch the mic issue on PS5. I can hear others sometimes, no one can ever hear me. I’ve exhausted all options within the console and my Xbox account. I think I’m going to just pick up an Xbox and play from that, assuming I can transfer my pirate. There have been so many situations where the experience would’ve been different with the ability to communicate. So far, all of the PS players I’ve played encounter the same issue. Anyway, I haven’t had this much fun with an online game (that I’m decent with) since I nearly sacrificed my marriage over EverQuest some 20+ years ago.

[@haswordmaster1497]

I had a similar problem on Xbox. I couldn't even hear others. It may either be a privacy setting or your Internet settings.

[@emmiethekid8742]

So, now what do i do as a slooper if i can't catch the wind?

[@HitboTC]

Adjust the sails to catch as much wind as possible.

[@Ladosligese]

about time they changed the ship speeds .. now they just need to add the more treasure on a ship .. the slower it sails since it`s deeper in the water

[@BRKirne]

That would actually be pretty awesome.

[@loremmedia5527]

Noooo… this will just stop people stacking vast amounts of loot as they will just sell more often. You would be a lot less likely to find and sink ships that give you a massive payday. And we all love looking below the waves after sinking someone to see huge amounts of loot rising to the surface causing server lag or frame rate drops 😂

[@MellyXIV]

@@loremmedia5527 yeah i agree. unfortunately adding a feature like that would hurt the health of the games player vs player aspects.

[@Tjerty]

I'm glad that they'll never do this.. would be an awful update.

[@bsc92057]

Honestly it looks like into the wind rare did not meet their requirements as the brig should have came in the middle and the gally last as they have more resistance but the brig came in last. They have nerfed the brig too much it is now the slowest and easiest to sink

[@william9922]

Easiest to sink? We’re talking ship speeds here buddy….. if you’re running away that’s on tou

[@KarolKrasnopolski]

Galeon should be slowest against the wind but Im still happy with this Sid Meiers Pirates! style update.

[@ImTopTeirSBD02]

Sorry im brand new to this game are these chamges in the game already or are they coming in the next patch?

[@HitboTC]

Already released

[@ImTopTeirSBD02]

Oh cool thank you ​@@HitboTC

[@ImTopTeirSBD02]

​@@HitboTCI have the opportunity so I may as well ask haha do you have any tips for a new/solo player?

[@ImTopTeirSBD02]

I'm on ps5 if that matters

[@royhottenstein4917]

Brig got smacked with the nerf bat. Got it

[@TheAftaaa]

Will it affect how skeleton ships are using the power of Mario kart to dash out of my angle?😂

[@RedSoo749]

i don't really get how the brig is competitive now tho

[@Telendil]

IDK have to see play it out. But i wished they would just go back to the original ship speeds before they f up the brig speed. Because before that it was. Galleon Faster than Brig and Brig faster than sloop with wind in sails and the other way around without. So every ship was faster than the other ships in one case. Sloop faster than brig and galleon without wind. Brig faster than sloop with wind and faster than galleon without and Galleon faster than sloop and brig with wind. So that was pretty fair. But it also meant that you could always decide to just sail away. So im splitt on this until i see how it actually plays out over time.

[@joakimglysing5178]

All the Sweat lords will cry "unfair! unfair!" 😂

[@JustHereForTheDialogue]

you will probably change your tune when you realize how much harder its gonna be to run from us lmao.

[@itssardine5351]

Bad change, where the brig could gain speed on the sloop, the sloop made up by being able to turn and manoeuver fast. Rare devs are champions at changing shit that was perfectly fine, while keeping bugs unfixed.

[@luckymies205]

So if i heard the sea of thieves def blog right, the "Wind Resistance" now exists? 😮

[@subsume7904]

It's more in our "heads" The ship speed change was supposed to reflect real life wind resistance, there isn't actually wind resistance in-game, it's like a metaphor to explain the speed changes

[@jasonskumanich356]

I've been dummy sailing into the wind more than I wish to admit. It's embarrassing now that I think about it.

[@Zug75]

that gally hitting a rock, lol

[@eaziee728]

Sloop OP. Solo sloop is now more challenging.

[@Tetemovies4]

The Brig should be faster than a galleon into the wind imo...

[@pentax2551]

What are dummy sails?

[@chazzerine7650]

That private server with empty horizons looks like a blast to be in. Imagine a story that takes place outside the sea of thieves where you accompany a fleet of other ships sailing into an empty horizon.

[@Max-prime1212]

Brig got nerfed way to much. Rare said they brig would be second fastest into the wind. Not the slowest. It goes from being the fastest in almost everything to being the fastest in nothing. Barley goes faster than the sloop with wind then goes way slower than both ships into the wind. Makes no sense.

[@Approvedjoey117]

Sloopys were mad that they had to use skill to avoid a brig. Now they got what they wanted :(

[@Max-prime1212]

@@Approvedjoey117 well no. The sloop couldn't escape a brig no matter what they did. They were so marginally faster than the brig directly into the wind that they couldn't escape in the long run. What they should have done is make the brig slower with no wind or slight side wind. It should still be the fastest with wind tho. The galleon being fastest makes no sense since it's the largest ship with the most ppl and cannons. Like the galleon is just faster than the brig in all aspects now. Against wind and with wind. The brig is just terrible now.

[@weststormborn]

@@Max-prime1212taking care of sails also matter for gals comparatively

[@Max-prime1212]

@@weststormborn ok but any have decent crew is good on sails. All things equal in terms the brig now cannot outrun a galleon in any aspect.

[@joshcole4263]

⁠​⁠@@Max-prime1212the galleon being the fastest in the wind makes complete sense tf u talking about 😂 u guys just mad the brig no longer rules the seas it has always been and will most likely always stay as “the best” ship in the game. It’s manageable u have 2 cannons on each side which is more than enough it’s honestly the best PvP ship UNLESS u just so happen to go up against a galleon with 6/7 people on it from alliance.

[@Miss_Jayy]

So how would a brig get away from a galleon?

[@HitboTC]

Sailing, boarding, fighting

[@Tennyson808]

@@HitboTC thats hard to do with one person, i love my brig and love to sail solo, and very much used its speed to stay alive, now im screwed

[@Miss_Jayy]

It’s crazy that every ship has a wind advantage except the brig. Doesn’t seem fair

[@rosaecrux]

Sorry, where is that historical information coming from about the speeds of the ships? And I do not mean "heard it somewhere".

[@HitboTC]

from my own recordings, years of playing, and proof from a custom server’s recent tests

[@rosaecrux]

@@HitboTC Ah. I understood you were referring at one point to the actual ships in real life. Then the speeds would not have made sense. It confused me a bit. In SoT, yes, it has always been that way. And thanks for showing the results of that recent speed change.

[@Tennyson808]

this sucks, as a solo brig, i love just sailing my brig, and very much used the speed to stay safe from sweaty sloops and gallies, now basically im screwed.

[@HitboTC]

Nah. Use the sloop!

[@Tennyson808]

@@HitboTC i dont like the way the sloop looks or the way the deck is built, i love my brig, i can still use the sloop, but i just hate how they cant just give each ship its own wind direction to escape, it would give all ships a chance at escape and not force every single solo player to use sloop, im tired of being forced to either have all my friends online .. or use sloop, i love my brig.

[@alkalineatheris6171]

You choose the solo brig life. I don't know what else to tell you.

[@madkirby823]

Brig was never meant to be used solo. Sloop has so many advantages over brig for solo play. You are handicapping yourself. - closer barrels - sinks slower/bilges faster - has middeck - a lot less holes/closer holes - takes 2 chainshots to demast - sail/turn/anchor faster - easier to ladderguard - can see map from helm - more protected top deck

[@Tennyson808]

@@madkirby823 but i think the sloop is ugly and i like my brig more , it has advantages > easier to bail water >more treasure capacity > faster (was)

[@Blutnase]

The game is becoming a little bit more accurate to historical reality. For an excellent simulation example in a fun video game, see Sid Meier's Pirates!

[@HitboTC]

Aye! It’s good to see

[@WiSE1ER08]

More sails faster speed. Makes sense now.

[@blwm9206]

could someone tell me all the ship cosmetics from the thumbnail? thx

[@llasanya]

Is this out right now?

[@HitboTC]

Yes

[@snackeetah2627]

Finally. Finally!

[@stevenlaws6210]

the sloop has always been faster into the wind...

[@HitboTC]

not from my tests. The brig matched speed. In real world conditions and not on paper. The brig matched speed with sloop pre update.

[@ScpMal01471]

Don't worry, the next update removes brigantine altogether

[@HitboTC]

😂😂😂

[@Thamb0]

HitboTC, can you please consider making a video on why adding a server hub would be beneficial for the game? Rare could utilize the Sea Dog Tavern and repurpose it to be a player lobby where people could manually search for open crews on tables with npc captains behind them. They could also add a museum showcasing each season, and have minigames to play inside the tavern, basically we just need a place to hang out to meet new people before setting sail on the high seas. I saw that 58% of PS5 players have already stopped playing and I think a large part of that is just not understanding what SoT is and a good way to remedy this is having a hub where new and old players can gather and mix. Maybe each hub can handle 12-20 players and the area would be sizeable so not everyone is standing on each others toes.

[@ghostsuru8429]

It sounds like you have a pretty good idea for a video. Maybe consider making your own and starting a KZbin career? If you have a lot to say on the topic you should totally do that.

[@william9922]

Your lack of understanding what it takes to create & implement something like that is funny… especially with the games lifespan this far into it? Get real here

[@justinsane7832]

they need to change the whole idea of a "guild" if you can't at least have 2 ships on the same server... seems pointless