The Storm in Sea of Thieves

[@AbsolutePixel]

I was informed mid production of this video that the storm also serves a purpose of getting a certain fish at shipwrecks... so you can add that to the Risk/Reward scale, I don't think it would have mattered too much anyways :P

[@MigiD-dv9bf]

*Noted.*

[@CMT_Crabbles]

ITS FISHING TIME

[@Jimbo77777]

but the stormy kraken and meg battles, so epic!

[@johnlast6012]

I think the storm should be less common I feel like evey time i play I almost ALWAYS spawn near a storm its not fun. it should be a rare event IMO

[@DoubleE5135]

They should add a whirlpool in the middle of the storm or maybe that should be it’s own thing but I think a whirlpool would be cool

[@caprisungamer213]

I just love how the storm is constantly moving around the map and doesn’t just appear out of nowhere

[@sodddit8360]

Yeah, if it just appeared how could you do fort of the damned

[@catt0215]

still feels like it does lmao

[@mr.blobberry3112]

I hate how it always target players when moving

[@cupricqiviut8265]

I disagree, it becomes too avoidable

[@joshuapenton535]

@@mr.blobberry3112 does it actually?

[@calebgriffin4214]

I would love it if the storm had an eye that you could stay in for a while to fix your ship until you go back into it.

[@AbsolutePixel]

Hell yeah, that would be awesome.

[@stardino9475]

If that was a thing I think the storm should be more damage dangerous. Maybe a mega spawns in the or a storm Kraken a appears in the center if you wait to long in her center.

[@Dimitri88888888]

@@stardino9475 exactly what I was gonna say

[@beanbag8449]

What if the eye of the storm (just big enough for a galleon) is free from the effects of the storm. This would make pvp in storms interesting as players compete for control of the eye to win a fight. Also, it could be used to hide from reapers, or if you are reapers, hide your signature on the map allowing you to sneak up on people. The risk is that you have to go through the worst of the storm to get there, it's hard to stay in and it probably won't go exactly where you want it to go.

[@stardino9475]

@@beanbag8449 what if you could get a special item, from like a storm boss, that allows you to guide the storm. setting it to go cardinal directions

[@caesar7978]

Just imagine a boss battle where it’s you in a whirlpool trying to escape while a massive kraken tries to take you down. That would be awesome ngl

[@BryTheGod]

*tries

[@Thecaptain-vc8qi]

*Potc vibes intenifies*

[@shadowlucario7125]

kinda reminds me of those giant squid fights in legend of zelda wind waker

[@Thecaptain-vc8qi]

@meesmans to play or to code? because if the problem is the gameplay, think about the sick fights

[@AbsolutePixel]

Que intense hit-reg!

[@theosw6961]

The storm is one of the most visually appealing things in all of sea of thieves. Fighting another ship while in a storm, despite being a pain in the ass to control, is a beautiful experience. The unpredictability of the lightning and the waves is what makes combat overseas fun.

[@Water-ym3ew]

@@terryfuldsgaming7995 the two milder storms are easy to control and the harder ones still aren’t very difficult, especially on a brig or gally where you have a very wide area where your cannons can hit. Obviously it would be difficult solo because regardless the game is not meant to be played solo. Even on a sloop you probably don’t need to be on the helm more than half the time in a storm

[@samueldavenport7233]

No no. No.

[@theosw6961]

@@terryfuldsgaming7995 I typically play solo and when I don’t I still steer. Trying to navigate in the storm solo is quite difficult, but that doesn’t make it tedious. The storm is a challenge I welcome, as it tests the skill of the crew and forces more teamwork in order to navigate effectively, or, in the case of solo players, to manage their time and resources in battling the storm. If the storm is too much to handle solo, or if you’re low on supplies, it isn’t very hard to avoid. Regardless, my comment was meant to address how visually appealing the storm is, and how it intensifies battles. I’m sorry that you have trouble handling the storm solo, hell, I do too, but I think it’s an important and fun addition to sea of thieves.

[@gp2399]

@@theosw6961 as a mostly solo player, i agree with you that its a challenge. I love to go through the thing

[@renanleandro5914]

@@terryfuldsgaming7995 well that's your fault for playing solo. I am always the helsman and I like steering in the storm on a combat

[@TheHallow31]

I use the storm as a means to cinematically escape from pursuing pirates. Works like a charm and, in my opinion, is strategically responsible.

[@samueldavenport7233]

Sure, but why are you escaping?

[@codywalsh2075]

@@samueldavenport7233 not everybody can be bothered fighting

[@jakubkubes7961]

@@samueldavenport7233 Perhaps he is solo slooping and isn't confident to go against a Galeon with a full crew. Also, fighting others isn't the only thing the game is about. I prefer to be peaceful and be friendly, nothing beats a nice night around the fire with another crew, talking and sharing stories.

[@kevinflaherty1]

@@samueldavenport7233 Pursuing pirates, you ‘tard

[@KeanuCheems]

@@samueldavenport7233 Cause not enough ressources ?

[@wowyourereallyreadingthis]

we need someone to make a "Absolute pixel says 'Strategically Responsible' for 1 hour"

[@AbsolutePixel]

Do we though? Dooooo weeeeeeeeeeee?

[@EurusU2]

nah, it wouldn't be strategically responsible

[@wowyourereallyreadingthis]

@@AbsolutePixel sorry but i just love you saying “strategically responsible

[@sirpeterbaum4695]

@@AbsolutePixel it would be the strategically responsible thing to do

[@gp2399]

@@AbsolutePixel yes

[@evilhoneybadger6835]

I’ve been waiting for Rogue waves. Like huge waves that can capsize or severely damage your boat if you don’t face them

[@FinlaySG]

You been playing too much black flag. I do agree though, good idea

[@diablotry5154]

Bad idea. Would suck

[@maxlouvar9839]

@@FinlaySG you just brought back awful memories of my first fight with a boss ship in a storm

[@gibbous_silver]

what put the galleon on galleons grave there

[@Gravity_studioss]

capsizing would be great. Your ship could then just drift around the sea, and you could pull it around with a rowboat or lift it up again with the crane

[@ItsAelius]

If they were to add some sort of storm monster similar to the Kraken, there would be alot more purpose to the storm

[@kaziikame]

Maybe a Mini Cthulu?

[@adamkerman475]

@@kaziikame kraken is pretty much that. I think maybe a monster that uses stealth and is genuinely hard to see not just magically invisible

[@kaziikame]

@@adamkerman475 Maaaaybe a bunch of evil mermaids or something?

[@adamkerman475]

@@kaziikame I love that idea like if they would try to sneak onto your ship in a horror experience I would love that

[@kaziikame]

@@adamkerman475 Yea! And the mermaids in the sea could try to make holes in your ship!! The mermaids could climb on from any part of the ship, maybe even mess with your anchor, so basically there just there to fuck with you and the reward could be like a mermaids Bounty or a super rare drop of a highly expensive mermaids gem that is like 10,000 or 1,000 gold

[@dolphinpower1107]

Me who wants multiple types of weather in the game like come on gimme that whirlpool.

[@Alkyar]

Right there with you man, bring on the water spouts!

[@tord6725]

Like the mailstrom from pirates of the Caribbean

[@dolphinpower1107]

@@tord6725 yes literally that

[@Verdun16]

I want more biomes like a Viking biome Or atleast captain jack sparrow npc

[@musicmanplayedu3873]

Really quickly, since they are doing stuff with the mermaid faction, and are hinting at a new mermaid area, this could be some way to get there, the whirlpools

[@kevinskyssandbox7610]

I understand where you're coming from. Personally I just really appreciate the cinematic nature of the storm. That epic movie-like feeling is the reward for me. I do think there is untapped potential with it though. I think it should be a bigger threat, like waves that splash onto the ship and knock you over

[@jamfilledjars]

I remember leaving my one of my friends stranded on an island as we (myself and my two other mates on the Galleon) went off towards an outpost that had the Storm between it and us. He ended up stealing a rowboat, and for the next 5-10 minutes rowed that dinky thing through the eye of the Storm and lived. I was keep watching as we were selling our loot and from the rightmost corner of the Storm is this little speck of a person. When he actually docked the rowboat, it was a miracle that a feather didn’t land on it and shatter it.

[@iconicnzz6414]

Ok I'm just gonna say it, this video is epic. First of all, love the subversion of expectation with the stereotypical opening of the sponsorship segment with "big shout out to Flameheart for ruining my timelaspe". Then the artistically mundane delivery with the accent is impeccable. And not to mention you pretty much perfectly sum up the storm in sea of thieves. I make such a point of avoiding that thing I can't even remember the last time I sailed through it, I've never been that desperate.

[@dodso8705]

my guy wrote a whole ass paragraph

[@kevinflaherty1]

@@dodso8705 Twelve point font, Times New Roman, double spaced 😤

[@raptorhawk9078]

I purposely head into the storm when I’m not doing anything to see how long I can last

[@ssjmattman]

I like doing that it’s fun

[@johnsmiff8328]

The role of the storm is that if you're running away with loot you can hope players chasing you won't follow you through it

[@valleyforgeproductions]

Is it just me or does his accent and tone of voice make his narration like 50x funnier?

[@rainylabel]

I think the storm can have its situational benefits. I remember fighting a few other crews for the Ashen WInds boss. Storm helped us stay hidden briefly and we took the loot of the boss without them realizing.

[@nathane9317]

I definitely would like to see ideas like these implemented for the storm. It’s got a great atmosphere, just needs better reasons like these to actually go into it.

[@arcadebox]

what i love in the storm is the size of the wave that are so big when you are in a sloop it feel like a tsunami

[@relaxedberserker4156]

It would be cool to have different types of storms like no lighting but heavier rain, or a whirlpool that could suck you in or little tornados that have loot in them but you could get stuck in them. Or in the devils roar it rains ash and there’s a small chance of your ship catching on fire.

[@fallen6060]

I don't really agree with the Devils roar part tho imo. I think it would make it too hard. The others I agree with! Nice!

[@SouthernRebels94]

Well the devil roar kinda shoots out large flaming hot lava rocks into the ocean I been sunked twice by those those volcanic rocks where I had a few struck my ship .

[@shadowlucario7125]

if they changed the storm like this, it would definitely make me go, Oooo~ the storm.

[@redflash4093]

In my opinion the storm is perfect to fight with a two man sloop against an gallion. The gallion is even harder to steer, gets faster damage from the waves and has a greater surface so that there is a bigger chance that the lightning hits it. If it gets dangerous you can get away pretty fast because of the low visibility. I like the storm.

[@elderscrollsaddict1142]

Just don’t go into the storm as a galleon then?

[@redflash4093]

​@@elderscrollsaddict1142 I would say: If you are sailing with a galleon, you should only sail into the storm in a fight if you are sure that you could win and if you have nothing to loose.

[@lucse_mensen]

2:20 your supplies must be dwindling by now!

[@enshrowd]

as a solo player who loves immersion, i really really like the storm standing on an island finding a chest only to see the sky grow a faint bit darker and hear distant thunder fills me with a sense of “calm before the storm” and a strange mixture of fear and excitement the sound design is absolutely incredible and i love that feeling of imminent dread caused by the approaching storm, not sure why but it’s very exhilarating

[@LorenzSinclair]

Eyy, the mention of the tracker is great, thanks!

[@beau1679]

In the beginning of Sea of Thieves the legendary compass worked in the storm, it was a nice feature

[@captainblubber]

Very nice! Love the editing! 👍🏼😄

[@MrFluffytheTurtle]

Stormwind, I love it!

[@batmandalin2339]

Th storm adds more drama if you are in a battle against anything, like if you were fighting a final boss and it started raining, or some movie scenes

[@aloneamidthestars7197]

5 words. Flying Dutchman VS Black Pearl. Add something like the whirlpool battle they had. That would hands down be the coolest thing to come to SOT

[@aloneamidthestars7197]

@@ScorpV1 Lack of imagination. A vortex will appear every now and then like the storm, it's a water vortex and the ship you control can go down into it and around and another ship can come in and you two can battle. That'll be awesome

[@adisappointedfbiagent449]

How about a Megalodon or Kraken type that you can ONLY encouraged in the storm, and killing them would cause them to drop exclusive and extremely valuable loot that can only be collected this way?

[@ireallydontknow278]

Like um sunken chest mermaid gems and captaind chest like 3/2 each with some skuls would be nice

[@eddyznarfy5378]

I remember a couple of months ago I proposed on reddit a thing very similar to what was said here about different speeds in the storm... Basically I suggested dynamic wind but not just for the storm, in fact it would also be cool if the wind changed based on where you are in the world. For example near an island you notice that usually waves disappear... this means that also the wind would be not as strong as the open seas. At the same time there could be places where the wind is stronger such as the storm or some sharp rocks in the wilds, as the wind would be channeled through them and get stronger (which is actually something that happens irl).

[@P2873]

You have the attitude of Kimi Raikkonen and I fucking love it

[@zenologic7786]

Actually another reward for the Storm is when you're running from another ship you can lose them in the storm. I've done it before.

[@UltimaPowers]

Tip for finding direction in a storm- Waves always move in the same direction; from NW to SE so you can use that to orient yourself in a storm without checking map or waiting for compass to calm down. I had the exact same idea for 'lashing down' the wheel in a storm but without the 'risk' of it breaking, that is a genius twist on the mechanic and I love it.

[@_daut7928]

Have just discovered your videos and am binging all of them, you are an amazing content creator! Hope to run into you on the seas one day.

[@flipper-b8588]

The storm is like the centerpiece of the map to me. The Sea of Thieves is nothing without its storm. It makes sailing challenging which also makes it fun.

[@obolikus]

This guy has such a jaded perspective, what's 'strategically resposible' is what you can handle. If you can't handle the storm in Sea of Thieves, that's on you.

[@dinoscoots36]

I started this video as the "hey buddy, a storm SHOULD be miserable" guy but you convinced me I was totally wrong by the first idea lol

[@lookas.6432]

Fun fact, the compass doesnt matter in the storm due to a handy thing you should definitely know! The water in sea of thieves moves from north-west to south-east so if you just remember that you can remember which direction you are using (also the map table works but it's just a pain to check)

[@faye61]

everytime i see the storm i think about how i'm gonna lose my ship my treasure and dignity

[@TotalACABReena]

One time me and my partner were being tailed by another ship for over an hour straight, with no cannon shot remaining, and we were able to evade them by going directly through the storm. It was a very memorable experience and I'm glad it helped us escape

[@pup1030]

the storm wind is one of the best community suggestions i've ever heard and i'm surprised nothing at least similar to it is in the game already the storm already spins too so it would be a pretty intuitive feature for new players

[@thejoeman0123]

It's 2023 and this video is still under rated af. Please rare, balance the storm

[@papapillcosby]

There’s an episode in Black Sails where they escape another ship by going into the storm. This is what I imagine in my head every time I sail into a storm thinking it’s going to be epic then it’s just like “why do I always do this...”

[@cheeseburger1748]

I escaped an enemy by going right into the storm, I was a solo.

[@ElTiBo44]

Lol, love how you illustrate annoyance with everyone’s favourite Sith Lor….er, I mean Gungun

[@HowsDaJello]

It helps to appreciate clear skies after having to occasionally deal with storms.

[@dorian447]

this storms in this game is one of my favorite parts about it it is just so fun and chaotic

[@belsebubswe]

I love how you start to laugh when you say something funny, you've gotta have a good time making these videos....or...yea recording your voice that is haha

[@lazypizzaship8911]

I personally love the storm (and I play solo) it challenges you to keep your boat straight and memorize the rocks and islands around to get your bearings and nothing is more satisfying then either using the storm to escape or using it to attack your enemies.

[@joeblow4360]

Storm is not annoying at all I think when we have to go through we all get hype and buckle up for the ride lol

[@ryancooper5691]

I'd go in the other direction. If you are going to have the Meg in the storm, a Storm specific type of Meg appear in the storms. More likely to drop certain types of loot.

[@torvyan5185]

Hey just some tips in the storm, both your compass and the ships compass cannot be distorted at the same time. If your ship compass is spinning open your own compass and ot won't be spinning, same with the ships compass sometimes it doesn't spin. I like your idea with the planks my idea was to use ropes that would snap eventually but I think planks would be better, since it would be a reason to not add something new.

[@simon88397]

I still remember the first or second time I played see of thieves. I was alone in my little sloop when suddenly the sky became dark and the the waves became taller than my ship. That moment was really magical. I still really like the storm visually but there is really no reason to not avoid the storm when you can.

[@simon88397]

Also there that really cool scene in the pirates of the Caribbean where they get in the giant water spiral, that would be cool if it was in the game

[@fuadmddin]

i like the speed increase idea~ so if we're gonna run, we head to the storm to shake off the other crew

[@RaxDoesStuff]

These ideas are awesome! Would make sailing in proximity to the storm a lot more interesting, as well as add unique combat mechanics inside the storm.

[@CPaddock]

As a solo sloop or a duo or a brig I love using the storm like a ship-begone repellent. (usually when im doin TT and I aint got time for pvp and checkpoints) but I agree with you on the updates you suggested or balancing! Thatd be really cool to see how it works!

[@pyukyu3334]

I always had the wish of winds being stronger and swirling in the storms. The mechanic ideas are brilliant

[@mxm_prime2191]

Going in a storm is also way of escaping from someone chasing you, unless you have the reaper emissary flag of course

[@infernotara870]

I kinda love going thru the storm when I have 2 people, if I’m solo it’s kinda stressful but still fun

[@infinity3459]

This had some exellent balancing ideas! The storm becomes less of an obstacle and more of a utility! This gave me a new idea: Since in this ideal tweek, the Kraken and Meg won't spawn, but what if something else came? Something unique to the storm? May I introduce Charybdis, a monster from Greek Mythology that swallows up sailors by greating whirlpools with its giant mouth. It can be a random encounter or a garunteed fight in the center of the storm, but it's another leviathan to battle. I imagine it's a fight where it catches your ship and tilts it slightly towards the center of the whirlpool, where its mouth is. You'll need to fire at the mouth while also making sure you're turning away enough to avoid getting caught in the center and taking massive hull damage, but not so much that you escape the whirlpool and are unable to hit cannons. The risk is that there's a massive beast in the storm, but it has SO MUCH GOODIES. That, or just have whirlpools or water spouts in the storm that can damage you, but also grant higher than average speed.

[@NorwegianNarwhals]

I like how in the storm, combat has more options. Normally it's just, someone drive the ship in a circle, someone shoot from the cannons, someone board their ship. With the storm, it adds more options. Is it best to lower your anchor so you don't get blown around by the storm? Or should you keep moving and risk being blown off course?

[@Lirioriginal]

For now 3 years, the amount of what WOULD/SHOULD has been added VS what we have right now, I'm pretty confident the storms will stay the mild annoyance they are

[@spintria8047]

I might be a rare case but I honestly LOVE the storm. I usually try to stick near to it if I wish to go for a full secure run. For the fact that most are led astray by it that makes it a soundly safe spot, not only that but I really don't need a compass most of the times if I navigate. The map can help a lot to put you in a general direction, thus making the storm the sloops best friend. For the other ships it can be fatal but the sloop with all of its advantages can surely benefit from it if handled correctly

[@metzfit8733]

The legend himself posted

[@bascks3761]

The storm has one guaranteed boss so players can go into it and hunt the boss, allowing you to go and fight bosses in the harsh conditions. Their would be extra or better loot, but the boss would make audible noises that could be heard from outside the storm, to invite other players and encourage pvp

[@bulganzi6980]

I’ve been flying through storms in my sloops solo for a while now. I’ve a theory that seems to work for me. -We get damaged from the wave crashes, I think water has an impact value in storms. I just ‘surf’ along the ridge of a wave, I quickly alternate between left/right just off centre on the wheel, keeps the boat strait as a whistle, and I don’t take enough rain water to sink, plus waters my plants for me. I agree, megs and Kraken shouldn’t be in the storm. Skeleton ships are a minor inconvenience as I’ve seen many sink to the storm themselves.

[@theveres1404]

good ideas although if you want to use your compass theres a good trick for it basically both your compass on you and your compass on your ship cant be messed up at the same time so lets say the ship compass is spinning check your compass in ur iventory and itll be find also i like the plank idea since my own idea was that you could tie a rope on the wheel and it would snap at one point therefor adding something new and being interesting i took inspiration from pirates of the Caribbean since jack used ropew to tie his wheel into place

[@kit-san4846]

I went solo Slooping to just mess around twice, the first time was two days ago. Both times I spawn in, the storm is close enough that if I don't get out quickly, it starts to pull at my wheel and fuck everything up.

[@hectoraarlott]

me and a m8 did the parrot skeleton tall tale. we were lvl 5 emissary and had stacks of planks and canons that we'd grinded for the entire day. we struggled for a long time with the riddles but managed to do them. then we went back to the boat to finish the very last part of the tale. when we came close to our boat, it sunk right in front of us. the storm made a hole/holes in it while we weren't paying attention and had slowly filled with water. the worst part was that the storm had just fucked off. they need to rework the storm cause now its way to annoying. it'd be enough to them to lower the chance of getting hit by lightning a bit and having it not punch holes while at islands

[@littlegoat713]

Okay, prior to the 1 minute mark, you gave a fictious scenario that happened to my friends and I. We were fighting Flameheart's Ghost Ships when we were attacked by a Skeleton Galleon, and after we sank it, a storm rolled in, but not only that, a Meg showed up as well. Needless to say, our 3 man Brigantine did NOT enjoy that moment

[@TheMoonchild06]

Maybe every once in a while a world event could happen with a bigger and more powerful storm but it sticks in one spot with a huge sailing bossfight Right in the eye of the storm with loot and rewards you can't get anywhere else and maybe even temporary ship upgrades likes storm sails where your masts won't be damaged by the storm floof but if your mast is knocked down by another player you lose them or a ship wheel and compass that aren't as easily moved by the storm also some storm themed cosmetics would be pretty great too. Stuff that shows others you have tamed the storms power and that challenging you in one is certain death

[@MatthewOfGilead]

I played SoT a while ago. I once used the storm to get away from a 3 man sloop in my solo sloop. It was pretty cool.

[@lagnomeboy1064]

There is a sailor myth about the eye of the storm. It's a stone that's found in the storm (I might be wrong that it exists). So my idea for this is to have this in the core of the storm, (I don't know how) and until it's not taken the storm is stronger. Like more lightning, more damage. Nothing about the wheel because it's enough annoying. And to implicate that the eye of the storm is there you could have a different lighting in the storm cloud.

[@danielgomessilva8966]

An "eye" in the centre of the storm would be great. Not just you have a reference that tells you you are half way, you could also lure an opponent ship into it and shoot them from the fog in that fast spiral you talked

[@IronPyromancer]

I'm pretty good at navigating storms. So I will normally sail into one if I'm being pursued. Another neat thing is that if you lead a Skeleton Galleon into a storm, they'll just sink after 15 minutes or so.

[@beerman4657]

I would like to thank you for this video cause as a solo player like myself I have never thought in my life to just look down at my map behind the wheel.

[@GladstnJones]

The Storm is special to me for a specific moment that happened while playing the game with my girlfriend and one of her friends. He had a Reaper Chest, which led a Reaper Flag Gallion right to us. Our friend managed to somehow kill everyone on it giving us enough time to escape from them since we were sailing a Brigantine. They were still on our tail so we anchored the ship behind an island and I watched the map like a hawk as the Gallion tried to follow us, we timed it perfectly and managed to get away with them far behind us. In order to actually cash in our chests before the Gallion caught up to us, we had to sail through the storm. I was at the helm and fought the whole way trying to keep the ship going straight, with a Reaper Gallion after us, it was intense and felt incredible! We managed to cash in all our loot before the Gallion caught up and started bombarding our ship, but they got no loot. That one instance made not only the storm special to me, but also made me fall in love with this game.

[@SnakeOfficial]

Shoutout to my friends over at the Ancient Isles University for tracking down the Storm!

[@bossman6289]

Sometimes the storm is creepy. Like it sometimes seems like it follows you. Or you can see it coming towards you. But I still like having it because it looks cool

[@urchinscurvy2049]

For me the storm is can cause situations such as, maybe we can lose them in the storm. Or we can take the quicker root through the storm or we can go around it

[@BIGESTblade]

Stormriding is literally what I always wanted to do in this game.

[@leathersandwich6028]

Some of my favorite moments in sot come from the storm

[@locksmithmuggle]

Holding a player compass out next to a ships compass will cause one of the two to stop spinning

[@ianbelletti6241]

When in the right place it's great for evading other ships, especially if you're a small ship evading a large ship. The larger ships will tend to try to avoid the storm because they more rapidly take damage. You can also take advantage of the reduced view to make a turn and head in a direction that the enemy isn't going. When in the storm you always want to keep good landmarks in view to maintain the heading you want.

[@PepicWalrus]

Idea for the storm, some kind of item you get from an Order Of Souls voyage(possibly) called a Storm Anchor. You sail out to the heart of the storm and you can use it to force a server change for yourself. Ship gets bombarded with lightning meaning it'll take damage and you could die. You'll change servers and have to repair yourself before you sink. Cannot be used on other ships. Possibly have to hang it up somewhere and it just doesn't let you do that on other ships. Although could be funny to trick someone into forcing them into a new server.

[@jarioncecilio5077]

Nothing more satisfying than losing a pursuing galleon by cutting through the storm tho

[@paulcheptea]

I just discovered this game and this channel 2 days ago and I'm not sure which I enjoy most lol

[@kakashiuzumaki8541]

I would love to see giant water waves which could damage your ship if it hits you sidways, so you have to sail frontal to the wave to be unharmed. Also these waves could have some supplies or a few treasures swimming in or on the waves which has a small chance to rinse on your ship if you sail very good towards it...

[@professorboeing9500]

I always said that the wheel shouldn't move freely when a player is holding it. Why can't your character hold it still? As long as someone's on the wheel, it shouldn't move. I can understand when no one is on it, but if you're using it, it should stay stationary.

[@TidusDowthelas]

An experienced Helmsperson will know, sloops best for Storms, followed by Brigs, Galleons only if you feel you can win the tides and chance the battle. Sloops have the best time with maneuverability, and Brigs are more stable with speed. Unless you can keep the wheel steady, just don't risk it, find an Island to park too.

[@Walaim]

I once used the storm to shake a reaper galleon off of me. It worked. It can be helpful but it’s very situational.

[@MrGecko-dm9kh]

The storm is the solo slooper’s best friend

[@minty4resh]

I've been able to manage using the storm to escape another ship chasing me a couple of times. Sure, if the ship is really good they can track you but sometimes a storm is great for making it through, as long as your whole crew is helping you make it through in the most efficient manner possible.

[@josephstalin7975]

the one reason i like storms is it makes it easier to tuck since all the rain and fog gives you cover, sneak 100 type

[@mileonaslionclaw2525]

personally what I would do is instead of nixing the two beasties altogether from the storm, I would Make the loot more valuable and worth it, along with maybe adding a new achievement like “hello beasties“ Or something to reference Pirates of the Caribbean. And perhaps a special title. That way they would actually be some kind of merit to having to fight creatures like that in the storm

[@archangel4868]

i like your jamming the wheel idea. not just for storm situations but also an interesting way to make boarding another player's ship more interesting. it'd be like a manual helmball. though i'd rather fight for either a crateball to be added or for the barrelball to also block opening crates, it's so easy to just have a deck crate full of supplies that barrelballs become worthless. obviously the counter to that is to drop that crate overboard but not a lot of people think to do that. but then you also have those guys who keep all their storage crates on deck, making it impossible to do said throw the supplies overboard maneuver. storage crates, although limited in supply slots, is extremely OP because there is no way to block them and they are very easy to get in any quantity.

[@dubsterr]

it would be really really useful with the wind feature, since you could use it for your own advantage when you're trying to go faster, i think that you should also be able to use the whirlpool to boost yourself without taking damage to the mast

[@unsettledbucket4416]

I wish they would add something to the fog. like something can snatch you off the boat if you hear some kind of noise from the mist, it means you need to hide in the lower deck for a bit. Then once it stops you can come out.