Terminology Guide [PVP TIPS] | Sea of Thieves

[@Groxcima]

I've never heard of the terms "Popcorn" or "Turn-And-Burn" ever being used in any sort of scenario but the rest of these are pretty useful for new players trying to get into pvp.

[@adrianmalinowski1073]

People who think they are OGs use it a lot while real OGs have no clue the hecc that is

[@joehelmer]

I have heard popcorn, but it is rarely used as it is not often it happens that you get knocked of your ships, more common on sloops.

[@labakrapscalio451]

Lol probably made the video because he wanted to showcase the word popcorn which nobody actually uses because he made it up. Most people say, im knocked off, or say I'm off ship. I got knocked off. Nobody actually says popcorn but him and it seems he wants to normalize the term he is trying to introduce.

[@N3WH0R1Z0NS]

@@labakrapscalio451 You've never watched mixel then 🤣

[@N3WH0R1Z0NS]

Popcorns a newer term but it is used alot because it's easier or shorter to say than " I've fallen off the boat and I'm in the water". Trust me he's not the only one that's used it. I've heard it from the NAL community to other streamers.

[@lowdencraft5085]

I honestly wish we had people like you for other big games with pvp so new people could quickly get upto speed and not have to bumble into these terms or get talked down to for not knowing them or the "metas"

[@varalis6325]

There's also TDM, and maybe some sword ones (sword lord, m1 spam, sword storm). Fantastic video.

[@Blurbs]

I knew I'd forget one!

[@pielad4349]

fuck tdm

[@varalis6325]

@@pielad4349 why? I find it really fun even if everyone is way better at double gunning than me.

[@unfurled3227]

@@varalis6325 hes joking hes a tdmer lmao

[@LuXLuvsU]

Whats tdm?

[@DisabledgamerJ1]

Scuttling can also be done from the ferry of the damned if people are spawn camping your ship. Just wait a minute before respawning or you still mite be on a sinking ship and killed again.

[@TheOTanks]

there are some more simple terms if you are in a team and need to communicate clearly without needing to say much repairing - this is usually when your just putting planks on holes or damaged ship park. bilging - this is when you scoop buckets of water from your ship back out into the sea back splash - this is when you accidently bilge water back on to your ship ether by simply missing or you got knocked back by something like an enemy ship shooting blunder bombs at you. broads - this refers to the act of firing multiple shots (mainly the full 10 cannons you can carry) towards an enemy ship nosing - this is when the ship your fighting is turning into you or nosing in, if they nose into your broad they made a horrible navel mistake. rumbling - this refers to a ship in the distance is heading straight towards you, normally ending up in a fight so be prepared if you see this. (these are roles for the ship, mostly apply to a galleon crew but can still apply to smaller ships) Helm - helm not only refers to the wheel or helm of the ship, but also the player who mainly steers the ship and gets it into position for battle and only occasionally gets on a cannon to shoot (aka they main helm and secondary cannons) cannoneer - these are the people who mainly shoot cannons at other ships and occationaly help bilge water from the ship. (aka they main helm and secondary bilge) main bilge - this refers to the singular pirate that repairs and bilges the ship (mainly bottom deck). they can call for help with bilging but in intense fights a skilled main bilge can keep the whole ship afloat with just bilging for the entire duration of a broad. cannons/chains - are the basic supply terms used, note cannons are all cannonball types, chains refer to the chain shot as they are highly needed in navel combat and get their own term. Kegs - this refers to the gunpowder barrels you find on forts or randomly elsewhere, the stronghold variant are known as "mega kegs" and the athena fortune version are refer to as "athena kegs" and are just as strong as mega kegs but are much more rare. stationaries - these refer to stationary cannons on islands or forts, normally used by AI but players some times use them against other players that are chasing them cannon line - this is the area you see on the top decks of ships (most notably the galleon), when you want to suppress the other players shooting cannons at you, you hit cannonballs on their cannon line to knock off or possibly kill the players on the cannon. bottom decks - again when you are shooting cannons, if you hit the part of the ship that is on the water line or lower, that is hitting bottom decks and will cause the ship to sink, most notably the galleon as it has 3 decks (top deck that has the cannon line, mid deck and bottom deck). NAL - this refers to the "Notorious Arena League" which is a competitive arena tournament, they are players that highly focus on navel and usually are skilled in long ranged cannon shots. TDM - this refers to "Team Death Match", these are people who think they are really good at double gunning and pvp in general, though they are normally not that great at navel. they heavily rely on boarding your ship and killing you over and over until you eventually sink. (whatever) lord - whenever someone say something like "sword lord" or "crab lord" or whatever kind of lord, they normally mean it in a demeaning way towards what newer players tend to like in the game or do normally. they consider it low skill, and that if you are a lord you suck at the game and should learn what they consider to be a higher skilled strat (normally they are but hurt because they cant double gun well)

[@patrikekholm7339]

yes, NAL is a commonly used term if you are any good at the game

[@michaelbowman6684]

On a galleon, our crew likes to designate 4 roles: Captain: The one who calls the shots and decides on what we should focus on doing, whether that be in a combat scenario or just in general like what kind of voyage we are doing that day. They also are in charge of repelling enemy boarders. Helmsman: The one steering the ship with the wheel, they are to ensure we get to our destination as quickly as possible, as safely as possible, in conjunction with assistance from the Everyman reading the map and the Lookout providing information on the horizon. Lookout: The one that stays on the ship and watches for other ships, and also stop anyone from attempting a tuck on our ship. They also call out for when we should drop anchor to ensure we don't hit a rock or beach our ship. Everyman: The one who bails water and patches holes, alongside other miscellaneous things like cooking food, dropping anchor, using the harpoon to get loot, or watching the map for Reapers. If there are too many holes for the Everyman to handle alone, it's their responsibility to alert that they need assistance with fixing the ship to prevent it from sinking. Everyone on the ship is responsible for making sure we are stocked on supplies as much as possible, and are responsible for deciding when they should prioritize using a cannon or repairing the ship over their assigned role. These are the terms we like to use to indicate what we are currently doing that I didn't see you mention. Patching (fixing holes) Repairing XYZ (fixing mast, wheel, anchor) Bucketing (bailing water) Firing (shooting cannons) Out of XYZ (out of bullets/cannonballs/food) Anchored (dropped the anchor) Down/Dead/Revived (keeping tabs of who has been downed, who has been sent back to ferry, and who was saved from having to go back to ferry) Back Spawn (an enemy that spawned during/after their ship sank attempting to take us with them) Anchor Turn (coordinating to turn the ship with the anchor) Harpoon Turn (coordinating to turn the ship with the harpoon) Keg (keg)

[@_insertname_6675]

Keg

[@hectoraarlott]

got positively rared yesterday. a skelly sloop was circling us and never fired at us at all. we were in combat with a pirate legend brig and a sloop but because the skelly sloop was hitting them with curseballs we just needed to board while one dude filled their ship with holes are we the bad guys now ? :o

[@lisafrank674]

Another good few are- keel hauled: missing ur board by hitting the bottom of the ship sending off/over: using the cannons to blast ur self to an enemy ship or island pulling sails: raising sails turning in/out: turning is rotating towards an enemy ship during battle, turning out meaning away from Pooning or poon turn: using the harpoon to grab someone or using a beach or rock to quickly maneuver the ship Anching: hitting the anchor Skellied: when a pve skelly ship spawns on u Meg’d: same as skellied but with a megladon Patching/ planking/ reps: fixing holes on lower deck Pockets: basically ur inventory. U can fill or empty depending if ur sending off for supplies or filling up before battle Sups: supplies Bilge: the act of removing water from the ship using a bucket can also be a shipmate position Hope this helps! We might need our own dictionary soon lol

[@pomamoba]

Basically same, but we use bail instead.

[@patrikekholm7339]

turn in means to sell something

[@patrikekholm7339]

i dont find this useful at all, obvious or terms you dont use

[@lisafrank674]

@@patrikekholm7339 that too but not during combat usless ur trying to run lol

[@lisafrank674]

@@pomamoba bail = bilge = bucket right now!!!

[@kamikazepaul9392]

Love the videos Blurbs. Very well put together and explained. Keep it up man :)

[@UniqueWithATwist]

Have I played SoT for over 2 years? Yes. Do I still watch and love all of your guides? Yes.

[@udonnoodless]

some of my crew's short nicknames for things. skeleton ships we call skoops or skallions, skeletons with kegs we call skegs, another ship with an emissary we call an emmy and things like "can i get a poon" for harpooning someone.

[@koolaidvampire]

There is also things like “Bilge” or “Getting Reps” in NAL comms we use “Bilge” instead of bucket and “Rep” instead of repair. If you really want to get serious about it there is also “Grate Bilge” witch refers to the bucket technique on a gally

[@jessfivr]

I’m so happy I found a sword user who understands double gunning

[@marco42086]

Really appreciate you adding terms for current server issues as a newer player, I would’ve just written those things off as my wifi or the console I need to use lol

[@clay_freespirit]

Two simple terms that I've heard are "going dark" which means you don't talk to your crew because other people can hear you in proximity chat. I guess this is fixed with the inverted microphone. The other term is "to have priority over" which I think means the enemy is about to be on your broadside, it is usually said by the helmsman.

[@kylegamer48]

Why are you talking in game with your crew instead of using discord or xbox party?

[@culteyeoftaxfraud1143]

Because its fair.​@@kylegamer48

[@kennray6644]

Who else is watching this whole servers are down?🥶

[@BlastKast]

I term I would add is "meg". I've said and heard many people say things like "I'm getting megged" or "There's a meg over there" which aren't immediately intuitive to a new player. At least not any less intuitive than a "border"

[@adri-M4F82]

Great video, thank you for everything and good luck on the sea pirate!🔥🔥💪

[@Tomurai2776]

What do people call the different skelly types? My crew use the terms "regulars, golds, shadows and salads". We also refer to the tridents as "shooty beam rods".

[@theodoric4270]

I use normal, gold, spooky, green, and bubble wand.

[@LigerZeroh]

Tridents are Disney sticks of course

[@lmao9692]

Yeah, I’m a new player and I just recently got Rared. I was chasing a reaper sloop when I got hit with a skeleton Galleon. We couldn’t fight the retreating ship and at the time I simply called it a “Ark Moment”.

[@blax140]

i have never heard the phrase "popcorn" during pvp

[@schrodingerskatze6487]

So that is what that cryptic babble means! I had it a few times (even sunk once from it by being unable to make a anker-turn away from a rock) and was allways confused what that was all about. thanks for clearing that one up.^^b

[@wm1907]

The goat

[@bpmgaming3351]

It is only recently I've stopped getting rared when buying materials. I'd buy one thing, not be able to pick it up, and be forced into buying another thing to pick up the one thing I wanted. Glad that's not happening as much lately.

[@tomschatz6929]

Hmm, thought FOTD is acronym for Fort of the Dani?

[@radddish]

i love this series. summit introduced this game to me, you teach me the ropes :)

[@thunderfiter]

Got rared once. Me and the lads just started up one day and by pure luck we happened to aquire an ally. Thats important because shortly after a Kraken , then a Skelly ship And the Meg showed up and we would have 100% sunk then and their if our ally didn't not only help fight everything off but sent another player to help manage repairs. (We and out Allies were on brigez)

[@mr.blobberry3112]

"LOTV" is the new athena voyage "Legend of the vail", they are popular for being the fastest way to level up the athena faction and if someone is doing one they are probably pirate legend.

[@lamzeem]

I feel like I’ll get bullied for using the term “popcorn” by my friends

[@kenbarber2774]

Great video for newer players that may be a bit overwhelmed by the SoT community and terms. Keep up the good work songs great content.

[@wilbertxz32]

Ive once been on a blackscreen to go to the ferry and back to my ship a total of 5 minutes and around 24 seconds, these things happen so often that i have my phone ready on a timer. That time spawning on the ferry took 1 minute and 34 seconds or so, and then after the door opened and i stepped into the portal, that blackscreen lasted over 3 minutes, i was fighting a sloop. Keyword ''was''

[@joshuab4586]

I’ve been solo slooping a lot latently, I’ve had so many galleon crews run away for an hour then Red Sea and never try boarding or doing a Fort play or any naval attempts. So annoying, I see it the most on EU servers which is disappointing, they used to be more fun and full of people who took the game seriously. Now it’s just salty runners.

[@rebien6289]

Knew all but a good vid for newer players

[@MeestahreL]

That's great! Always wondered about these!

[@lamzeem]

There was this one time I was playing open crew with these 2 friends that had locked me in the brig for 5 minutes a little bit earlier and we were selling. I got black screen randomly and started screaming at my crew cause I thought I was going to the brig. I guess it was just PTSD from the 10s or 100s of times my friends locked me up lol

[@danieldietrich9969]

One reason people probably think double gun in unfair, is that it was suppose to be a glitch fixed 3+ years ago. Just now getting back into SoT and can't believe they haven't fixed that. Unless they now have changed course on that, and just allow it. Wouldn't surprise me.

[@phoenixempyrean1411]

Yeah its allowed now

[@phoenixempyrean1411]

Sword plus gun is better for mobility so in my opinion is better overall

[@adrianmalinowski1073]

I am literally hunting for this head band you are using for MONTHS now, but noone plays OOS and if they do, they they ram into island to lower the flag xD. Am I really forced into alliance servers to get this? Gosh :D Overall, pretty good guide for newer people, I'm glad you are doing this

[@-fireball65-]

I use pistol blunderbuss in pve because it does big damage and is easy to quickly aim

[@joshuaespinoza8325]

"rared" is very similar to "gaijined" for those of you who also play war thunder. though id say that one is more infamous than the other.

[@DaxterSnickers]

Ah yes, ive heard of LSD..

[@pc4856]

At the time of this video his highest reputation with order of souls respect

[@theheavysleeper2845]

How about in irons an actual ship term used when you are against the wind

[@adriditmann5992]

DO you keep your loot (chests ect) when portal hopping?

[@kirbluigi7475]

No only your emissary flag and your supplies (storage create and others creates stay too)

[@a50ftfall6]

I was playing with some experienced players and they were saying some of these terms and I was confused.

[@kylegamer48]

In my experience, almost everyone I find that runs the DA or crutch sails doesn't actually know how to sail and keeps themselves glued to the wheel the whole time.

[@noragami_1856]

whats rubber banding? is it a network issue?

[@BitGaming64]

I'm a hopper but only to spawn at outpost for e.g. tall tales

[@cashbanucita0025]

If I had a ancient coin for everytime a black screen screwed me in pvp I'd be able to get alot of free stuff at the emporium

[@lavvgiver]

Amen.

[@monke7272]

What is that emote at the begining ???

[@lennonmcknight5943]

172nd💪🔥

[@SkipperJimi]

I always wondered what was going on when people one-blundered me... while I was standing behind them! Now I know! Backtracking 8:17

[@eliodergamer]

How you cancel in the Portal Hop how

[@Alex-hy9cw]

7:23 how would they know where you are? That ability is for reaper grade V.

[@JanJanNik]

yeah that was a weird one

[@Anecdotalist2147]

Because you are doing a world event.

[@Obfil1007]

First step u need min 100 fps or you cant so anything

[@nicholasstachelrodt1668]

popcorn and turn and burn is not a thing outside of the blurbsiverse

[@SpicyandSnek]

I was solo slooping and I got a meg a brig and a skeleton ship.I just logged off😂

[@lavvgiver]

Disney Stick - Dark Tides Trident. Because they were released with Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean update. Sword lord - Someone whose skill with the sword is near legendary. e.g. Blurbs Empty your pockets - put all your items in barrels, typically before shooting off/visiting an island for more supplies. Blunder sniping - someone attempting to shoot a blunderbuss at a range that is too far to hit and do damage. "That guy keeps trying to blundersnipe me" Sharked - getting attacked/killed by a shark, many times unexpectedly. "I got sharked. I'm on the ferry." A few that the solo player Blurbs never uses. ;) "Bucket! Bucket! Bucket!" - often screamed in panic when you need your crew to bucket water off your ship as you are nearly sunk. Bilge - the water on the bottom of your ship. If tells you to "bilge" they want you to get rid of the water that has leaked into your boat. Angle - Often said by the helmsman (guy steering) that the rest of the crew should angle the sails to catch the wind. Shots on the left/right - the enemy should be visible to shoot at using cannons on the designated side.

[@Hebii69]

what's l2p? keep seing it after every fight

[@lavvgiver]

"Learn to Play."

[@Blundergus0]

Why doesn’t this list include the term “deckie” short for deckshot, and “buss” short for blunderbuss.

[@celestialnovas3790]

Tip 1 to avoid combat scuttle

[@lavvgiver]

Not sure if I should be happy or depressed that I knew 100% of them...

[@sam034forever]

I kept getting rared while I was doing a tall tale

[@samueldavenport7233]

I call a one-ball a snuff

[@danton234]

Hi

[@Vieworder]

No skeet Sadge

[@keziah5647]

My crew just says "porky" when someone falls off and we all know what it means aha

[@michaelconley2793]

Oh, I thought this was going to be about the various racial slurs people will call you in Sea of Thieves

[@riteshmann1096]

Getting 'rared' a lot lately, even after hoping servers. sometimes it gets too sus, that i think the person in-charge for these "RARED" events or so is toying with me intentionally, just for the lolz.

[@Zollin2400]

"Unfair for some reason" There are many reasons why doublegunning is unfair. If a weapon combo forces others to use it, it isn't fair. While yes, sword can beat double gunning, the best sword user is at a disadvantage against the best double gunner. It doesn't matter if it's sandbox, it needs to be nerfed. Sea of Thieves is also a casual pirate game, not a competitive shooter game, and double gunners turn it into one. I could write an entire essay about this topic (and I have, several times), but I'll just leave it at that.

[@LigerZeroh]

No definition for Skeet? 😂

[@GeneraIKurt]

Okay, I didnt had bad luck, I was "Rared" xD

[@PolandDoge]

LSD 🥺

[@mcccxxxvii6187]

Getting "Rared" also is a term when they announce "Community Day" and no one in the community can join a server😪. Also getting your past "Gilded Athenas" eaten by this years 2022 "Gilded Athena"😡

[@eioclementi1355]

alliance server? and or ally/alli flag. I can see how you'd forget it not really you play style XD

[@raven06010]

please help me. i just want to fight other seperate ships with crews but i dont know how to. and im not talking about arena. i see every youtuber do it and im so bored of collecting treasures. if someone could help me, that would be great

[@theodoric4270]

Merchant trade routes are a great way to encounter other ships. Alternatively, if you level up a Reaper emissary flag, a server hopper will find you eventually. You could also hop servers yourself. I also suggest that you fight other emissary ships and leave non-emissary ships alone. Emissaries are more likely to give you a good fight and to have loot. Not only that, but sending emissary pirates to the Ferry will raise Reaper emissary grade. If you're already a grade 5 Reaper, emissaries are marked on your map, so they're easy to find. Non-emissary ships tend to run, be inattentive, scuttle, do tall tales, and complain about you sinking them for no reason. But emissary flags make one a target. Even if the ship has no loot, a flag is plenty reason to sink someone. I never feel bad for sinking an emissary, nor do I blame someone for sinking me when I'm an emissary. That's the risk that comes with the greater rewards.

[@TheonlyBW]

I love getting rared 😂😂

[@dont259]

"It's a sandbox, just let people play." > 'Lmao it's broken but we try hard so just deal with this dead game's mechanics'

[@teamabsenzz5597]

11th comment 😎

[@red40hate]

Hello

[@lavvgiver]

A greeting, similar to "Ahoy", typically used by pirates on the seas when using the chat wheel.

[@conArtistAUS]

the tips rare never gives you =0

[@notgrapes3456]

I’m in very skilled player and I’ve never heard the term popcorn?????????????????????

[@LooseyPueblo321]

Yea don’t even title the video seems of thieves servers have been down for a day. What a joke.

[@CallusRo]

bro u dont know how many Legendary sea bots ive come across, like they have no clue how to play. IDK if they bought that account or what but its sad lol

[@budbudon7470]

do moreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee tips hehehe

[@infinitypeaches3329]

how did you play, the devs only like streamers confirmed

[@mazrt.]

Bro the footage was already recorded it's not new just for this video

[@infinitypeaches3329]

@@mazrt. ok

[@shockallama1430]

With all the different hit reg and server problems, and no one has put up enough to get rare to try and fix it. because truly game isn’t worth playing and I’ve to explain to new players why they keep losing their hauls because of a broken core gameplay mechanic. On Xbox pvp is sometimes impossible goes from an epic fight to being an hour of two players standing there until the other dies, even cannons can hit reg boats and players chain shots can hit reg mast making you lose of course. and not only new players very good pro players had to leave it got so bad they even sank to new crews because how bad the game has gotten it’s gonna kill the game for sure. Hope the game gets turned around so sad that pvp videos now have to explain hit reg and stuff

[@Fesh3314]

LSD.. LOL

[@jeffh9591]

Popcorn? Who uses this lol

[@dustinmartin6800]

You should be Specifying that your Video is for PC only... Scrubs

[@beepduck]

most of these aren’t pvp related

[@cammiescorner]

main reason double gunning is annoying to me is because hitreg can be very unforgiving, at least for me. mainly in the sense that I'll get blunderbussed for half my health from halfway across a galleon and then shot by the eye of reach when the dude isnt even looking at me, but that's not the fault of the people using it, that's the fault of the game and considering I actively neuter myself by using the pistol as my only gun, i cant complain much since many of my deaths are my own fault