This will change EVERYTHING in Sea of Thieves

[@PhuzzyBond]

I might be live ❤ www.twitch.tv/phuzzybond

[@XultanisDragon]

Your order of things is slightly incorrect - 1) To fix double gunning they put in a hard swap animation delay first. You swap to another weapon the animation would play out before you could use your weapon. People realized to get around it they just had to sprint swap. Then Rare put in a hard delay animation when pulling out ANYTHING. Basically anytime you pulled out a weapon after any action there would be an animation. Which caused a bunch of issues because people would have their blunder equipped and sprint towards a player but when they stopped the animation would play for pulling out the blunder. Basically you were at a huge disadvantage in combat after a sprint action. So THEN they removed the hard animation but put in the hard fire delay which was 1.0 seconds, which brought back quick swapping. 2) The sword exploit for quick swinging was a thing before arena but wasn't usuable because sword used to give you a massive speed debuff when you swung it. So repeatedly doing the exploit would mean you got stuck in place. It didn't really become a thing till after shrouded when they allowed people to keep moving after the first initial swing, so that was before arena. I'm just saying all this for clarification sake in timeline for fixes. **EDIT** - Editted (1) to more accurately describe what I was talking about.

[@PhuzzyBond]

@@XultanisDragon thank you

[@Gooftroop2756]

4:20 intended

[@dracoslayer16]

If that actually happens (I have my doubts) I think it would be wonderful. I've always disliked the boarding meta and felt it was lame how little navel combat actually mattered. Big action fight on the open seas with cannons blaring, crew swarming about running the ship and lots of explosions, or some schmuck with gun landing on your boat and unceremoniously executing people with exploits. Boarding should have it's place but I'm tired of every single fight coming down to "who's better at hand to hand."

[@dragotech1234]

For real, I had Hourglass battles where my oponent would try to board every single time without damaging my hull. It wasn't even to protect holes, because my ship was intact. The only projectile that was shot from their cannons was their character themselves.

[@luvenpelagius1072]

People are gonna hate me for this, but I think you shouldn't be able to board during naval battles anytime you want by climbing the ladder or shooting yourself on the enemy deck. Imagine if you could only board after damaging the enemy ship enough or taking down their mast and you had to get close to get a button prompt and attach your ship to the enemies' (like linking your rowboat with your ship). It would make ship combat so much more dynamic and fun IMO. It's never gonna happen though because it would be a nightmare to balance it between the different ship types.

[@cam2krazy576]

@@luvenpelagius1072yes and no, i feel as if the ship is moving slow enough that you can grab the ladder in the water. but as of the cannon launchinng, i dont think flying by the mast and spamming climb in hope you grab the ladder should even function. Or launching yourself high and you land on the enemy ship should result in a broken leg.

[@Aiveq]

@@cam2krazy576 its not punishable is where problem. if he missed a board, mermaid. if he succeed, he respawns back in half a minute or sinks your ship. most people like that send ship away so you dont really get chance to put some holes without him patching up right after. two days ago i had like 50+ chests, 30 of em cap's. one solo slooper was adamant on sinking me. sunk his arse first time. on the way to outpost to sell he pops up, sword dashes to my ship abandoning his own on rocks. as i near outpost he pops up again and i am out of supplies now and it ended in 2hour long chase until he got stuck in ghost fleet. what did i get from winning against him thrice? nada! what would he get from sinking me? about 2 hours of my work. you can argue he lost 2+ hours chasing me but i lost 2+ hours escaping him and could lose 2 hours of work on top

[@Clogmonger]

@@luvenpelagius1072maybe we should be able to pull up our rope ladders and make our boats inaccessible. Interact with the ladder from the deck and it'll roll up in a neat little bundle, interact again to lower it on the side of the ship.

[@VayreenaVulpera]

The thought of Navals actually being about cannons and not just boarding sounds lovely, even for my PvP hating self... Sounds way more fun to actually duke it out properly rather than, whoever gets on the other ship first..

[@elmasmiller4371]

but would you win if you got on the other crews ship first?

[@nokiabean]

boarding isn't gonna become any less relevant

[@allmightybistibisti1115]

As long as PVP is balanced, fair and fun, am all in for changes

[@EFXEFX]

Agreed

[@blueshark5072]

How do you balance a pvp fight if someone has been playing the game since day one versus someone who picked up the game yesterday? The idea that pvp will always be balanced in SOT is laughable since your always going to have players with different levels of skill

[@the_great_tigorian_channel]

@@blueshark5072it is balanced because anyone can naturally get as good as anyone else with practice and just playing the game. Sure, the matchups will be unbalanced around the premise that someone who has had more experience will be better at the game. The point is, there will be no obscure or hidden unintended exploits to give someone an advantage. What someone else has in skill or experience can be gained by another and any deficit between the skill of two people will be limited to things like eye hand coordination, internet connection and other hardware issues rather than software abuse.

[@jackdeaves1428]

@@blueshark5072balanced does not mean that someone who’s just started can beat an experienced player. Balanced means that the meta is not overly dominated by one weapon/mechanic to the point where it becomes unfair/unfun for others. The only thing that’s laughable is the possibility for someone who’s been playing for 5 years to lose to someone who just started. That’s why most games have some form of SBMM but with SOT being a more casual game they haven’t implemented that into adventure. I can see how SOT in 2023 would be rough for new players as there is a large part of the community that are extremely sweaty

[@blueshark5072]

@@jackdeaves1428 everyone in sot has the exact same weapons and can learn said mechanics that isn't unfair if you really keep losing to a particular weapon loudout perhaps actually learn to fight back or use said load out. When you don't attempt to dodge shots and swing the sword around of course your going to lose to a double gunner. Also if you have been playing for 5 years and lose to a player who just started that really says something about your ability in sot that someone who just started can get a better understanding of the mechanics then you.

[@L0n3w0lf-YT]

People will still run two guns. It still will likely be the fastest way to win a fight. Players that choose to board will still do so and these changes will probably not change how fights play out, on larger boats this might encourage crews to double/tripple board so that they can cross people on the other crew. Only difference is that a single player will probably not be able to consistently wipe entire crews, making fights slower which isn't necessarily a bad thing. Overall, it'll be interesting to see how the meta evolves :D

[@KopperNeoman]

More people will start developing the sword meta though, since it will no longer be underpowered ass.

[@duncanlavalle8689]

@@KopperNeoman Yeah, and it's a good thing!

[@Momofukudoodoowindu]

Exactly. It’s hilarious seeing sword lords who can’t double gun think this will actually give them a chance. Bro these double gunners will still two tap from across the deck, you just now will be able to process it’s happening a little faster.

[@straightfuckingwater389]

​@@Momofukudoodoowindutry hitting me with your fucking flintlock when I'm swinging around a corner you can't see with a sword lunge lmao

[@Momofukudoodoowindu]

@@straightfuckingwater389 lol you think a meta competitive team level double gunners are using flintlocks? Go watch the last 2 years of Erin Stirling or KaiJoi gameplay and get back to me about how you’re “gonna get dem cheatin double gunners wit ur sword” lmao Sword is trash in high level play, don’t get it twisted.

[@monder1060]

This sounds good to me if it works. I think the combat should be more naval than hand-to-hand. Ship management, positioning, etc., that's unique for this game. For hand-to-hand I have different games that handle it better.

[@guywithatippmann]

IMO quick swapping really wont have too big of an effect on double gunning. It will make skeets near impossible and remove some skill expression but you can really only quick swap once per reset then you're just reloading one gun anyway. It is probably used more often in sword combat than double gun for me personally. It does mean that if someone has a pocket full of pineapples you're now pretty much forced to hit the 1blunder or cross. I do hope they do something about the sword stun lock when they adjust the sword as its so janky and seemingly random. I've been thrown backwards past the person chasing me it makes no sense.

[@felix_zero]

Agreed

[@daves2hd]

I think the changes are very good however I still think that rare needs to find a way to reward skilled gameplay. Sinking ships especially in naval combat as a sloop vs bigger ships can take ages or is damn near impossible if the bigger ship's crew is doing their job repairing and communicating.

[@HomingRocket1]

phuzzybond covered sloop vs bigger ship combat especially if you're solo. You gotta be more resourceful and indirect than direct.

[@NeptuniumNecromancy]

If galleons are giving you an issue, the ballast ball is an excellent way to sink galleons in seconds. Fill their middle deck with a bunch of holes (which they normally don’t tend to) and then ballast them, sinking the ship much faster than they can bail.

[@vialgabravo159]

boarding was always the answer, now it's going to be boring, chasing more, turning around and shooting for 30 minutes and hoping they don't have more resources than you, you won't need that much skill anymore, and that is bad and boarding a galleon alone, it can be done but more difficult, but if they board you, 4 decent players with swords against 1 good one without quick swapping, you will have to put in 5 times more effort

[@Kato797]

A good sloop can sink a bad brigantine, a okay brigantine, and a good brigantine, but a good sloop sinking a above okay galleon crew? aint ever heard of it... I wish the galleon had 3 canons on the sides, and like the canon rowboat? 1 or 2 of the small canons in the front, would be fair so that 1: When on the galleons side you're not COMPLETELY fuckt but just fuckt, and 2: The galleons turn speed is slower than me getting outta bed in the morning.. It would make sense if they atleast had a tiny bit of defense options at front, Mby then the front canons would only be able to make a max tier 2 hole ( Meaning even if you hit 3 times it only goes to tier 1 or 2 ) that'd be a bit more fun and fair, but idk

[@straightfuckingwater389]

​@@vialgabravo159there is no possible way to defend against 4 people as a solo player that just isn't viable

[@simpletora7313]

I find it funny that swordlord is something people used to insult as if using one of the very few weapon choices in the game was a crime and often this would come from people double gunning using an unintended mechanic to 1 shot someone with little to no counterplay if done properly. The decline of intelligence that came with the rise of gaming as a popular industry is fascinating to me

[@pyerack]

That lack of intelligence was always there, we just didn't see it as much when we weren't so connected by the internet.

[@the_great_tigorian_channel]

I for one say, "Good." I look forward to seeing those who bothered to develop muscle memory on unintended bugs and exploits struggle to use tactics and timing and actual skills in order to win a fight. I actively chose not to use bugs and exploits to gain an advantage over others because it isn't based on my own skill so much as it is on cheating. It is about time the naval aspect of this game became more prominent.

[@Gaming22forever]

I’m really excited for season 10, it will bring a big change to the whole community, put good players with good and bad with bad. Also the NEW VOYAGE OF SIRENS SONG EVERYONE IS THINKING ABOUT DIFFERENT THINGS, I MEAN ITS THE FIRST COMPETITIVE VOYAGE/ TALL TALE

[@Deathstrider]

hit registration problems shouldn't have gone on for as long as they did but I'm glad they've addressed it and are hoping to fix it with Season 10 have to see how it goes but if it is somewhat successful I might actually return.

[@magicpyroninja]

They've been working on it the whole time but it's a tricky issue and they have to find a way to fix it. That doesn't ruin things

[@pyerack]

They've allegedly been working on hit reg fixes every update this isn't new, people just seem to not have a memory span and never call out the devs on their bs.

[@Deathstrider]

@@magicpyroninja They've said the same sentence the past 4 years doesn't mean they've been working on it the past 4 years.

[@maximumoverdrive7554]

They never thought the pvp crowd would try to turn the game into another sweat shop. Mechanics weren't meant for half the shit the player base try to pull off.

[@B83N]

@@pyerack because people treat Rare like they're indie.

[@ogfail1867]

I hate the boarding meta. They should change the double gun to sword and gun only. The "Chain Shot, Chain Shot, board, double gun, spawn camp" meta needs to go.

[@elmasmiller4371]

but do you realze it is close to if not impossible to sink a decent crew without killing some of the pirates?

[@pyerack]

That's the thing people don't seem to realize. The issue isn't just double gunning it's also the moronic over-complicated Naval mechanics they added with Arena. Back in the day you didn't have chain shots, you had to blast holes into the enemy ship, use magic balls, or board. Now you just open a fight by crippling a ship's mast and snowball from there. Every time Rare have added something new to pvp they appeal to the 10% jobless dudes out there & make things *worse.* Reminds me of how DBD devs love adding new crap but when they themselves are forced to sit down and play their game they have the worst time. Rare devs most likely do not play their own game outside of controlled environments either.

[@spinalcrush]

I so hope your right Phuzzy ! If these changes swing the balance back to causing heavy naval damage before going for the board to attempt to secure the sink it’s a HUGE WIN for the game !

[@CerberusGRivers]

I kinda stopped playing a while ago. got tired of joining a random crew and getting stomped, joining crews from the official discord and it quickly falling apart and the fact I adopted the helmsman role since no one ever wanted it. I enjoy the role but with people that expect me to call out everything all the time it got tiring very quickly. I also don't solo sloop unless I'm just completing a task like an event

[@pyerack]

That part of the game will never change. Guns of Icarus is an indie game that came out in 2012 and even they were able to add AI bots that can do ship repairs and man the guns when there isn't enough players to fill a crew. Relying on teammates is by design, which honestly sucks as most people I know are actually smart and stayed the hell away from this trash. Then you got my dumbass actually trying to roll the dice with random crews. I refuse to do Discord group ups, they either have super high expectations (literally had people leave just because I crashed on a reef I didn't see, once.), they leave as soon as something bad happens, or are just creepy.

[@CerberusGRivers]

@@pyerack I've had different ideas to bring more life to the sea like adding merchant conveys to the seas you can either save as an event from skele ships or sink yourself for a reward pool based on one of the 3 major companies. The conveys traveling between outposts and seaports, 1 convey per region like a galleon and 2 sloops. Lot of the people I used play with stopped, I got tired even of randoms from the discord server.

[@wade2306]

@@CerberusGRivers I used to RP as an "official" Merchant Alliance trader, before all the trade updates they made; Even then, i mainly stopped because getting your ship set up, and gathering goods/animals for real player trade ventures was becoming a bit too tiring ... I'd do all this work only for a screeching 13yo to come along and sink my sloop and spawncamp with their galleon after ignoring any and all attempts to engage in a conversation

[@jirisykora2104]

Well, hope naval battles will be more viable, me as a veteran trying to get back into it its pretty overwhelming when crews do 360s and board as fast as possible. I always liked it for how its so different from other games, making boarding or fighting quick rather than boring health bar fights and long tanky sword fights. I hope these changes will make more playstyles a lot more viable than just double-gunning. And lastly, can someone please tell me if the cosmetics in that showcase are new or not? I never saw them before or I just forgot.... Thx!

[@cryth2725]

the outfit with the bandoleer and the golden decorated weapons are coming in season 10

[@jirisykora2104]

@@cryth2725 Thanks!

[@StingRaeTheSingingSiren]

As long as they work, I’m happy about the changes. Some people really do need to work on their naval combat and this will force them to do that rather than quick swap double gunning. 90% of the time I have a sword so I’d love for it to work properly!

[@designdeity4425]

Since my day 1 I have used Flintlock and Cutlass because it makes me feel more pirate. I also, love sword lunging. I die often and quickly and rarely know how. I'm an old gamer and my reflexes are traaash. With that said, whatever changes are introduced to the game I know that Rare has my best interests in mind. Thanks for the video!

[@Fahren05]

Next update: Rare fixes everything the community has been asking for since year 1

[@FuzzyPyrate]

I long for the early days of SOT where ship to ship battles were like an epic scene from pirate movies and less about cannoning over as soon as they were in range. I'm all for these new rebalances.

[@Telesto_Timelost]

I wish they could separately balance the weapon switch time between different weapon combos

[@pyerack]

Fortnite fixed weapon switch for different weapons with no problem when people started to double pump. Sea of Thieves will roll over and groan about it for years till they get yelled at enough only for them to only decrease the switch by miliseconds. This game doesn't deserve the playerbase it has.

[@maximumoverdrive7554]

​@pyerack the game wasn't fucking designed to be like fortnite, or fucking cod. It doesn't deserve try hards who couldn't Grasp the game wasn't meant for 360 shots or fucking tdming. They've already caved to sweats more then once. Yall gonna cry worse when it's just you against another sweat.

[@Stubby122]

Bruh that clip of that guy spawn camping that guy over 2 castaways chests was foul 💀

[@jackxsot]

pretty based if you ask me

[@wade2306]

@@jackxsot actually it's decidedly NOT based - Furthermore, I've received word from the Internet Commission and I'm afraid that you've been banned from all future posting. Continuing to post will result in a $3,657,848,436,775,456,565.00 fine and IP capture/detainment without bail for up to 69 days thank you and enjoy your time in the waking world.

[@MimeticRemnant]

Been playing again and honestly yeah pvp feels the best it ever has, people still double gun but without quick swap you can heal or get away before 2nd shot, the fights are still quick if you make a good play and people are using more of the assets available because they can and have to really

[@klasbee]

Hey Phuzzy! This is unrelated to the video but I’ve been trying to find a clip of yours where you launch out of the cannon onto someone’s deck from a good distance away and you talk through the bullhorn while flying. You land and they don’t attack, they just stand in awe and start laughing. Been looking for the clip for forever!

[@PhuzzyBond]

There you go 😊 kzbin.info/www/bejne/aaKlY5RtgtVlbqMsi=hazqiA2soZ4-sAP5

[@trathanstargazer6421]

My problem with the ground combat is just a lack of variety. With only 4 weapons that only leads to 6 variations of loadout. In those 6 variations I would say there are only really... 4 or 5 ways to fight, if even that. This leads to almost all the fights feeling so similar, and I don't find that enjoyable. With them squashing these unintended mechanics sword+gun is going to be the norm again, probably, and reduce the variation even further. We honestly just need either a rework to the base combat, or more weapons to add that variety.

[@RaxusXeronos]

yeah...some new blood in the weapon pool would be nice.... When I first heard they had added a trident, I was excited for a new weapon but found out it was a limited use tool/sellable thing and got disappointed. One idea is an axe/hammer combination, which were used to break cabin doors or as steps onto a ship by actual pirates. Maybe throwing knives/axes as an alternative to firearms. Maybe have fewer on you than bullets but as a pro, you can just pick them up from where you threw them.

[@Haltzo]

This is a good change. The removal of the animation cancel is great, as i feel like before it was an exploit that not everyone knew how to use, and this way it balances the skill gap between experienced players and new players, allowing everyone to be fighting in a fair way.

[@davidkrapensits4367]

As someone who uses sword blunder sword sniper this is great news. I've been telling my friends forever dont get used to quick swap because they will remove it now its leaving and now they are upset thinking it was a feature

[@meos98]

Doing a Sword Charge while jumping is also an unintended glitch, but nobody cries about that.

[@gjshomeofsilliness9391]

Counterpoint: Silent boarding, a bug that the devs tried to fix, is still in effect. If they fix quickswapping, I'll be happy and impressed.

[@Zdragonson]

I hope ite back to 2018. I missed out on those times and would like to experience the game as it were very much

[@jordanhurst4460]

As a day 1 player, I approve. I wish naval combat happened more often. Instead, boarders are always expected and naval combat isn't reaching its true potential.

[@Justin-Progress]

For a brief moment I thought the "Era" that is coming to an end is season 9 itself ^^'

[@OneWhiteGuy]

Play the game as it is intended and you'll never have a problem. Don't quick swap, loot sprint, or any of the other cheap moves in the first place and you won't have to change muscle memory when it gets patched out.

[@ratmilk9260]

youre asking too much. people will always cheese and min/max the game to always ensure a win. its sad but thats how it is.

[@OneWhiteGuy]

@@ratmilk9260 You're not wrong. I feel sorry for those people.

[@ratmilk9260]

@@OneWhiteGuy game would be a lot more fun if they played it as is but we can't have nice things.

[@larsonben3380]

Trends don’t usually go backwards, so I think the future will hold a mix of what we know coupled with something yet unforeseen. But probably the boarding meta won’t go away any time soon.

[@bohemianprince7944]

10 seasons in and they FINALLY make your bullets impact what they hit in a combat game!! Who would have thought

[@J.Severin]

would be awesome if the Meta would be talking to each other when Meeting another ship, threaten and bargaining with euch other bevor drawing the sword. this stupid killing and sinking without a Word or reason other then for "PvP", even if the target ship is without Cargo and/or a Crew willing to fight. i hope that with the coming PvE Update i finally can reenjoy this great game like in it first days..

[@wade2306]

yeah, the "silent pvp" thing is what made me stop playing Rust-type games EXCEPT on private RP focused servers - especially in this game, it's SO much more memorable and cool when you can talk your way out of a fight, not to mention the times where getting your ship sunk only costs you time because you literally just spawned or currently have no loot but you JUST travelled halfway across the planet to start digging

[@markjoachen]

I wish the bucket would work faster...combat seemed alright so I don't understand the issue I always used the sword and blunder in combat and recentky I have been really doing fine even though I clearly had a disadvantage...I am rubbish with cannons my pvp us very 50 50 but a lot of fun...but I do like to sleep a lot in sot playing in largely pve modes

[@williamvkm1147]

Stupid question but what is that sword the dude is holding at the end of the vid (I love your vids btw)

[@williamvkm1147]

To anyone olso asking its the gold leaf cutlass you get by handing in 450 gold hoarders artifacts

[@MerlinMAVK]

Tiniest sad violin in the world for all of the guys about to struggle with muscle memory issues.

[@ethopfeN]

what graphics settings do you use?

[@Icasus]

Looking forward to actually playing this game again from time to time. Though I think my sword is going to need a nerf.

[@jefgielen4821]

Same and it will be more balanced, the player that gets hit with the sword wil flinch so you know you hit them, I also think but I’m not sure that the registration will be better so you won’t get hit from miles away :)

[@sSteppingStones]

sword was already in need of a nerf even with quick swap, now it REALLY needs a nerf. although the rage is less at least

[@KopperNeoman]

@sSteppingStones If that were true, 90% of top meta players would W+M1. They do not.

[@sSteppingStones]

for new players, sword allows them to be on the same playing field as the top TDMers@@KopperNeoman

[@pyerack]

Don't bother.

[@alejandrog.agelvis7832]

You said it chief, unintended mechanics weren’t supposed to be there so begone

[@jacobleflore2614]

Ive never been one to really play into the meta because o always had my own way and it just so happens i use a pistol and sword but it doesn't mean i think im better i know i stink at pvp but im earger to improve my skill set so perhaps i may have a chance to finally get loot back

[@jerm8146]

I wish they'd make it so that if your gun gets wet, you have to reload it before it shoots. Maybe even a slower reload. This would make boarding a ship far more dangerous and shift things more towards naval battle. I avoid PvP right now, but if it were mostly naval battles, I'd attack every ship I see.

[@LilCRod16]

My whole crew got killed in seconds from a guy using animation canceling with the sword, it made the noise of two swings and they swing ungodly fast

[@ScottyHugefellow]

Smiles in *sword lord*

[@kalejarmar3187]

your voice is so calming. it adds really something to your good videos .great job

[@PhuzzyBond]

Thank you! 😊

[@zebdawson3687]

Is anyone else blown away by the fact that it took until the tenth season of the game (5 years and some change) for the devs to get around to making shots actually hit other players? Name another industry that that kind of business practice is acceptable. Go ahead, I’ll wait. 😂

[@jordimai1059]

Still wished that SoT wasn't necessarily a pvp game... just being on the sea with friends, questing and looting without having to worry about getting fked in the ass without lube by some reaper emissary would be amazing

[@R34p3r94]

Safer seas, have fun in December

[@joja7868]

If removing quick switching means introducing bugs into guns then so be it. Exploits are much worse than bugs, bugs can be fixed overtime. And just because it happened before where bugs appeared as part of a fix, doesnt mean it has to happen again.

[@joja7868]

This always was a game about naval/ship combat not about tdm. Moving away from the boarding meta is the best thing that could happen for the game

[@magicpyroninja]

Never had a problem with double gunning. As long as they can't kill me before I can react to it

[@julien2084]

i don’t think it is going to change much to be honest because only the most sweaty teams could use the quick swap effectively and consistently enough to be a decisive advantage. These people will still win most of the time just because they are sweaty. everyone else will keep playing like they did before.

[@cptgjjam4276]

Can I just say the old days where completely based of who had the quickest mouse I played back then on controller it was not balanced or fair

[@pyerack]

Still isn't and won't be. Combat in this game is a clunky mess.

[@darksaber1397]

Fake account

[@bluemongoose7765]

Not telling anyone how to play the game, but given as it is a pirate themed game, having double gunning as the premiere loadout always felt off to me. Glad that, (if implemented properly), swords may become more preferable again.

[@tommybahamii]

Pvp is always balanced, due to the fact that progression doesnt set players apart. People think these changes will make the sword more viable and the problem is that people just dont know how to use the sword. The reason why the top player uses two guns isnt because of a .5 second gain from quick swap its because it is simply the fastest and most accurate way to beat another player and the change is not gonna change things. Good movement beats crews 9/10. You can sink a galleon just from being on their boat while they scramble to find you giving you team to recover and pressure them. The problem is that people dont understand when they cant beat people who actively try to get better and learn, when they dont and need a coping mechanism to deal with losing at a video game. 😂😂😂

[@SourSourSour]

"hit reg fix" I'll believe when I see it Phuzzy we've been told this before lmao. Hopeful but skeptical

[@SuperJohn12354]

Sword is going to be way worse than hit reg, get ready for “I was no where near that sword lunge” , “great so his block works but mine doesn’t”, “how do I board with 3-4 people spamming sword”

[@koolaidvampire]

honestly this will cause the game to have more hackers than ever before and the meta wont shift like you say it will. Double gun will still be used by better players and thats just cause they have better aim, shooting 2 bullets is faster than 4 swipes of a sword without sprint cancel.

[@blu-_5442]

As a pacifist player, I had no idea these play styles ever existed. Still looking forward to the changes, though. Hopefully I’ll be able to defend myself a bit better going forward :))

[@thedutchest]

I use double gun when pvping, but I never quick swap... Nothing will change except my hits will hopefully reg

[@SuperJohn12354]

Sword snipe will be the meta, it will be very hard to board without quick swap

[@MatthewYork-hi9iq]

I’ve never understood why being called a sword lord is an insult, might anyone be able to explain please.

[@Nikdy_]

yeah it´s good that quick swaping will be patchet but now peoples will you sword with pistol or blander bcs sniper will be too slow for pvp ( sorry if my english isn´t that good )

[@roko710]

w8, ur saying hitreg was implemented / a side effect of fixing quickswapping?

[@PhuzzyBond]

Hit reg first became a problem after the first iteration of trying to fix the old Quick Swap. Shortly after shrouded spoils.

[@roko710]

@@PhuzzyBond interesting, didnt know that yet

[@PatMB6969]

@@PhuzzyBond correlation =/= causation

[@KopperNeoman]

@PatMB6969 In this case it does though. Reg issues are a direct result of server sanity checks on player actions.

[@roko710]

@@KopperNeoman doubt that is the case. The only thing Server is checking is the delay between u firing ur shots, which shouldnt (emphasis) cause any issues regarding registration of ur bullets. It is rare tho so anything couldve happened really

[@pigxstix]

I play console, I don't think the double gunning glitch was a thing anyway. The sword has always behaved weird though.

[@magicpyroninja]

I think I'm going to continue using the same sword pistol I've been using since the beginning

[@elmasmiller4371]

i love you phuzzy but i think you should rethink the claim that there is a boarding meta, because there just is none, if you watch toptier PVP no crew spams boarders, fwiw sending boarders at the wrong time could loose a fight. the truth is there is a boarding meta when better players fight against less skilled players because its just easier and more convenient. this will not change after QS is removed. i would guess season10 will have way less impact on PVP outcomes than people think.

[@KopperNeoman]

It will alter the meta. Bad players won't suddenly wreck good players, more good players will just invest time learning how to sword effectively.

[@elmasmiller4371]

@@KopperNeoman it wont...people will still doublegun and its still gonna be strong

[@pyerack]

@@KopperNeoman QS removal is just a difference of miliseconds, maybe you get an extra second at best. You still won't have enough time to run for cover or heal. I don't understand how people can snort so much copium on this game that they will take the "quickswitch is fixed" notice and just run with it like if the game's pvp is no longer a clunky and buggy mess. People double gun because it still is the fastest way to kill. Sword is fun, and frankly in a god damn pirate game there should be more attention put into sword, but no we gotta allow this moronic wild west combat to run rampant for years.

[@hawkecro]

I dislike how boarding become MUST to sink someone. Get few good shots (maybe even only one good), board enemies and throw blunderbombs/gun down enemies - gg. I would like a penalty for boarding, so far only penatly is - if you miss boarding you have to take siren to go back to your ship. If the focus more on Naval combat I am all in for that.

[@slaytanicx7633]

Yeah right, I'll believe things are fixed when I see it, not just because Rare says so. And what about new bugs this update will bring? What about other current bugs like the audio glitches, the rowboat glitches, etc etc etc

[@Sarnt_T]

Probably to push out the sweats and increase the casual player experience.

[@135Jaeger531]

Naval should always be balanced as king imo. It's a game on the seas, the boarding meta completely nullifies the purpose of ship combat. Furthermore a buggy meta is not fun for new players who do not understand why they are losing fights. New players are always the life blood of a game. Hardcore fans support it consistently but without new players games eventually die

[@TheDireWookie]

This sounds amazing, but then I really dislike the current meta because I love the naval aspects which then become irrelevant by getting boarded and double-gunned. If this works as intended then my play group will probably return to the game as we got fed up with it a few months back due to PvP being more annoying that fun to learn.

[@GoodvibeRaider]

I can't wait for anti cheat. I also like the option of safer seas. I dont mind pvp, but some people just want to grief/troll and they can pop up at any point.

[@plaguemouse5549]

Boarding is cancer for solo players, because that means someone will just sit on their cannons mowing you down while two players will spawn camp you with your anchor down.

[@leeskaterlee]

These were the main reasons i left, as i didnt want to double shot in order to be competitive, if these are fixed i will consider returning.

[@MallowPix]

Personally I don't feel that double gunning has a proper place in the game. Call it controversial but I feel as if the game should have a sword slot and a gun slot, maybe add in different sword types like we have guns. Dual daggers? Rapiers to align with the more european style of cosmetics? Just some random ideas sitting in my head that would make the game more interesting.

[@darksaber1397]

When people say your bad for spamming sword it’s so dumb, like what am I supposed to do with it? 😂

[@nesta2984]

hit 3 slashes and then quickswap to sniper and kill that guy or skeet him with sword launch and sniper not just pressing w and left click

[@darksaber1397]

@@nesta2984 i don’t use sniper I use blunder

[@darksaber1397]

Your a fake account I’m not dumb

[@darksaber1397]

Your account was made 10 minutes ago 😂

[@huffy737]

Iv missed those sword battles of 2018. But at least Sea of Thieves still exists. Who knows how long the new updates will take to break. New glitches on the horizon!

[@Keimeri803]

Double guns is still in to game, hit reg is still broken. Rowboats goes trough the walls and rocks. If devs want to fix this game for good, they have to make new hit reg system. But problem is, whole game is build on it now. so they have to change all of it, just to fix hit reg.

[@matthewmiller8297]

I'll believe it when I see it, but I might actually come back to the game if Rare pull it off...

[@Telendil]

Great changes and for everybody complaining that quick swapping needs skill and isnt bugusing actuall competetive games have constant buffs, nerfs and banns. If you actually have skill having to adapte to changes isnt a problem ... also half of the guys that are quickswapping is using macros anyway.

[@pokebronyborn]

Not enough to bring me back to SoT. I miss it a lot, but PvP just isn't fun for me. I hate the constant paranoia required to play solo (the way I want to play).

[@nikolai1326]

Come back in December, safer seas let's you play with just your boat and up to 3 friends based on your ship

[@NickMcD5]

You are incredibly informative with your videos. I've been on and off with SoT since launch and never knew of the origins of the PVP exploits and Meta. I am looking forward to how swords handle in the next season.

[@XtremeDogg]

Wowaaaa Weeeewah! Phuzzy!

[@PirateJamm]

Let’s face facts here. Not matter what the developers do they will never make everyone happy 😂 I welcome the changes and people moaning about how the games become boring should welcome the changes as now you’ve gotta change your play style

[@Noglle]

No more quick swapping making double guns clunky I like the sword revert tho back when it took little more then 2 brain cells to use. I’ll still use double guns just not going to be as fun also gotta get rid of muscle memory

[@xxDAMRONxx]

Problem is how many people have moved on. The game is on a serious decline and the REAL REASON is this: The game has become to easy. Simple as that. Now it just get on and do a quick grind for cosmetics. The thrill of completing these tasks while avoiding serious conflicts or surviving conflicts is no longer there. We currently have turned this game into the sea version of Diablo IV.

[@keybladegames_real]

Im so glad that double gunning has been nerfed. It amuses me people are whining about a mechanic that wasnt even intended and now will have to use guns in the roles they were built for. Hopefully this is the permanent end of the close range eye of reach.

[@nesta2984]

they wont patch quickscoping at the same time so eye of reach will still be goated at close range because of the 70% damage it does

[@keybladegames_real]

@@nesta2984 yeah but since quick swap has been patched it'll make them vulnerable since they can't guarantee a kill by shooting the blunder at long range to do minor damage leaving you vulnerable to an instant shot from the eye of reach. It'll leave them wide open and it'd be too risky to try and get a cheap kill

[@HoneyBadgerVideos]

i'm going to make as many people mad as i can with my noob sword skills.

[@TheTheLifeIsHard]

You need to board a ship to sink it. When there are more then 3 players alive.

[@TheAncestor6]

sword lord here, to everyone who is unhappy about these changes: stay mad lmao, time to start learning to play a game based on your skill and not through an exploit

[@haswordmaster1497]

Now that I've seen a video example what a quick swapping looks like, I'm actually kinda embarrassed for people who are angry at its removal. OBVIOUSLY you are not supposed to be able to do that. If you learned how and decided to use this exploit, you're not playing Sea of Thieves, you're just playing Sea of Exploits and nobody cares for that.

[@nicoerramuspe2304]

Welcome to the age of the sword

[@vidarramchand7057]

This reminds me of the 1.9 minecraft update

[@sadqurter1085]

at 1:35 i see you upset about the anchor not going down but you just missed it, this is why the PVP community makes fun of you, and why we are all mad that quickswapping(a key mechanic in the game for 3 plus years now that we all know and love) is being removed

[@R34p3r94]

It’s not a mechanic, it’s a bug cry over its removal, it wasn’t meant to be there in the first place

[@Mangoz_AL]

Well I don’t like double gunning so I’m happy that’s getting nerfed.

[@sSteppingStones]

w+m1

[@pyerack]

@@sSteppingStones (me when I can't press M2 and block)

[@nesta2984]

hard to block when you dont play with sword @@pyerack

[@lananiru]

oh my god, it's time to finally return. stuff will be fixed xD

[@ramblingdominguez5387]

Sword lord for life!

[@CR4ZYxRY4N]

When is season ten

[@Icasus]

October 19