Today's Sea of Thieves Update Was Controversial...

[@barberz3126]

Its also worth mentioning that the horn of fair winds is now guaranteed from ocean treasuries, more common in shipwrecks and can now be found on beaches

[@Void_pineapple]

WAIT HYPE?

[@LuckyOwI777]

that's a ncie change. Don't know about it spawning on beaches. That might make it just a bit too common, but good changes overall. That's awesome

[@happiness7544]

@barberz3126 My Brother thank you for mentioning that, I was about to do some more grinding today to finish my selling commendation for the horns, now I know I wont suffer as much 😭

[@partyboaties]

confirmed in a skeleton fort :)

[@Koki-qe7vz]

Tldr: they made the burning blade nerfed in terms of damage, and being able to actually sell. Greattttttt…

[@roguestar9141]

My fear with an exclusion zone for the BB that I've seen some others share is that trolls will simply sail in circles around the hideout to prevent you from selling. As strong as the BB is, it's incredibly slow, so it's almost impossible to catch a sloop that's not trying to actively attack you.

[@Koki-qe7vz]

Plus with the horn being easy as pie to get now, the fire has no use against them really, plus running is that much easier.

[@Hes008]

It's only slow if you don't have a crew to man The sails properly. And for sure players will do this, cause they dont know how to be tactical, besides using the easiest and cheapest tactic available.

[@Hes008]

You can try to lure them away from Reapers, a good distance, and act like you're not going for sale and then when the wind changes make a beeline for Reapers and sell

[@Maethendias]

@@Hes008 but... running around stopping burning blade from selling IS tactical? wat like, using the sloops superiour manouverability is like... the point of using sloops?

[@g.p.3909]

The problem ist rather that most sloops are too scared to fight and waste everyones time by driving around the island waiting for more ships to join the fight which isn't guaranteed. Imo this change will make it unbearable to pledge to the bb.​@@Maethendias

[@themostexpendable]

If blunderbussing people off ladders actually prevents re-grabbing the ladder 50 times. I’m stoked.

[@giga8922]

It should because they said you won’t be able to move when you get knocked back

[@Yoojoeee]

It deff doesnt lmao.

[@jamesman114]

deff doesnt work. the blunder is honestly almost unusable

[@cmdrwaffle]

It'll be nice seeing everyone start using different weapons instead of the same stuff all the time

[@Pepsicoladrink]

I trained myself to never miss shots because I knew this would happen. I'm a sniper pistol and it's 2 tap

[@samuelramirez4985]

honestly i wish fights lasted longer ive never been one for the fast kills i always liked pvo to feel more like boss battles

[@dootguy6696]

Yup thank the lord

[@voidedcreator]

i wont cuz skeeting is fun now

[@yono367]

im still blunder sniping because the blunder is now arguably more OP for ladder guarding and boarding

[@apps9129]

As a solo player running the BB sometimes you just have to beat all the crews to the turn in. If there’s ships camped around reapers how am I supposed to sink all of them and turn in before they come back?

[@tyranusarchive6984]

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ That’s the risk of playing solo as the server pvp world event

[@Zug75]

what if ships scuttle, does that count or not??

[@TheBrickSquad11]

Especially if it's a full gally

[@cheezysot]

Just take the l at that point

[@TheThinkingGamer]

Maybe try getting some friends and stop trying to solo a ship designed for more than one person?

[@LeoDeC-bk9km]

I like the idea of having a zone around reapers for the BB, but if a crew on it is dealing with more than one crew and manges to sink one they'll be back while you're still fighting. I think if a crew sinks near the BB and Reapers they should move severs to prevent this.

[@uwmakkertje7693]

BB isnt nearly as contested as it was the first week so i dont think its a big deal imo

[@Koki-qe7vz]

@@uwmakkertje7693tell that to the 2v10 I did yesterday. There is always at LEAST two ships on you.

[@zerconic]

move servers? nah. Maybe just spawn farther away.

[@Axo359]

This is stupid me and my friends took out 0 ships while on the BB and when we looked at the map going to turn in we saw 4! Emissary’s just sitting at reapers when we got there they weren’t even fighting they were waiting for us there didn’t come and fight just spawn camping us we would have fought them if they came at us before but we spent around 2 hours doing camps and we were done so we turned in. So I think it’s fair if the BB can’t run people shouldn’t be able to spawn camp at reapers for it.

[@Theprince034]

At that point if they were just camping just scuttle and sell the sword I’ve encountered a BB who did that

[@silverstar_97x]

@@Theprince034 I mean you could do that but what about people aiming for the achievement for the cosmetics

[@lifeunderthestarstv]

That's what it's supposed to be dude. You ARE the pvp world event. God I don't get gamers these days. Y'all just want wins.

[@sSteppingStones]

I like the blunder nerf because it makes pistol snipe viable again It also means i can skeet people again with the extra knock back

[@Cqat1]

Fr, these changes are so fking good

[@aidanjackson5084]

I'm curious how the changes to the Blunderbuss will affect its use in PvE. I imagine it could still be used against Skeleton Lords and Ashen Lords for big damage, but taking slightly longer now. Granted, Throwing Knives have sounded like the new way to handle them, since more damage can be dealt quicker by throwing them rather than reloading a Blunderbuss

[@trentsund4411]

From my experience today, it seems like the damage may not have been adjusted against pve targets. I have no data to support that claim, it’s just what it felt like. With the pellet changes, to me at least, it seemed to actually improve its consistency. But again, no data for that, just what it felt like to me.

[@aidanjackson5084]

@@trentsund4411 could be like how the double-barrel pistol only deals 40 damage to players, but does 50 to PvE encounters. Assuming it's still 10 pellets per shot, their damage is probably 9 against players but stays 10 against PvE. Either that or because the average skeleton and fort phantom has 50 HP, so stays the same

[@Hawkeye_2346]

I’m happy that the BB can’t turn in when another crew is present makes you actually use its cannons instead of letting them fall quiet

[@wingzzzzz875]

What does bb mean?

[@CarlThePirateYT]

​@@wingzzzzz875 Burning Blade

[@thewinddemons8515]

​@@wingzzzzz875 Burning Blade

[@wingzzzzz875]

@@CarlThePirateYT ty

[@Hawkeye_2346]

@@wingzzzzz875 Burning Blade, sorry I didn’t specify

[@llwicket1411]

the Blunderbuss change is so much fun I can finally hit good looking skeets again without quickswap

[@Merlin-6225]

Blunder knockback - nice, its bigger, but still sometimes doesnt work when should. Easier skeets, wonder how nice it would be with qs. Dmg change - controwersial but it was so annoing to get oneblundered on the ladder, or in very stupid situation. It mostly required 0 skill, depended on serwers stability and just luck.

[@sSteppingStones]

Yep

[@joshuaserrano8807]

I would rather get oneshot than have to waste food when i'm chunked

[@Koki-qe7vz]

@@joshuaserrano8807not to mention this places the defense at a disadvantage once anchor is dropped I’d rather die and get a fast respawn, then swim for 30 years for a mermaid, or get screwed in the water.

[@jericogreen6559]

What i dont like about the change in the burning blade is that it dont matter if you sink them, when they will respawn close by and when there's more then one crew trying to stop the burning blade, makes selling impossible. Its a bad change. Dont get me wrong, i love using the blade to sink ppl that come to me, but i dont like endless fighting. Now ill just have a tall-tail portal ready on standby to server hop with the burning blade when theres more then 2 ships camping reapers.

[@fishingcat4000]

I think that's been patched out.

[@TheBrickSquad11]

Someone could just camp reapers and never let you sell

[@grubbyrocks6368]

Wonder if the ladder bugs and getting stuck under the water are truly “fixed”

[@acidguy]

Under water bug is still here, annoying asf

[@sssveden]

The BB exclusion zone is fine on paper but turning it in with 2-3 crews contesting might be impossible because Rare decided that it's a good idea to make sunk ships spawn 1-2 islands away from death. They should make them spawn at the other side of the map in my opinion

[@DaveDaChicken21]

Literally all Rare need to do is add more earnable cosmetics every update and I will be happy. Bug fixes much appreciated also!

[@lifeunderthestarstv]

This, after 6 years not having a cosmetic tied to every commendation is just poor game design and business sense. The fact they don't realise they have one of the best first person mmo experiences but they market it as a sandbox solo adventure is so dumb.

[@DaveDaChicken21]

@@lifeunderthestarstv “Cosmetic based progression” with shit all cosmetics to actually unlock…

[@JPooger]

Saw on Twitter someone saying a player can completely lock down someone's sloop. If they know what they are doing someone can knock you off your sloop and never let you back on XD.

[@AntiPlastic]

It’s insane that they’re changing up the meta when there are literal game breaking glitches in the game. Submarine bug after diving for a voyage or playing hourglass. Crud launching (not complaining about it, I use it) funny launch, and cheaters are STILL in game a shit ton because they won’t fix the heartbeat on the anti-cheat. Why not spend more time FIXING those game breaking glitches? Let me remind you, Rare had a team SPECIFICALLY for the Pirate Emporium before a team for game health.

[@TheYardninja]

Because most of rares resources are focused on their nebulous game Everewild

[@lifeunderthestarstv]

Literally all those things are in the same patch bruv. Maybe read the patch notes instead of listen to bot youtubers if you actually care xd

[@rcdless]

I have played a lot Sea of Thieves and it is currently one of the worst games to play for a casual... hourglass full of sweats and cheaters, safer seas trash, just collecting loot.... getting rolled over by fckn burning blade what happened to this game man

[@Slynnwen]

You missed the halter tops that got added to the outpost stock as well, they’re simple but incredibly nice to have.

[@AustinsEdits]

burning blade change is an L. You need to STOP them from getting to reapers, not camp there and force them to fight you. Running, fighting, sneaking, tucking, and selling are all valid tactics for everything you do in game. Everything else you do in game allows for these strategies to win. This makes only fighting viable.

[@silentshadow2620]

Not gonna mention the fact, that if bb is fighting more than one crew, they might be stuck without opportunity to sell. Sink one crew, and it will return by the time you sink the second one

[@Jadeblades_]

Why yes stop the BB before they get to reapers aka getting multi boarded, bone callered, and anchored = free sell for the BB. W change L take

[@guacsauce7402]

Or you could use the massively powered warship you're on to kill the people "camping" at hideout and turn in?

[@byronbarrientos8471]

or.... if you cant fight with a ship, sink it and take the actual literal blade instead, they both increase in value based on the rituals..

[@AustinsEdits]

@@Jadeblades_ Or maybe skill issue on your part?

[@Eddiember]

You know how annoying it was to fight a Crewed Burning Blade when it turns tail and runs when you scratch its paint. I can normally solo sink a Burning Blade provided I have the proper supplies at the time (Scatter Shot and Ballastballs mainly). Especially since the Obsidian Skellys aim is dogshit when up against a solo sloop. The main issue with fighting the BB while its crewed however, is the fact the masts take two chainshots to take down, which it already a difficult enough shot to make when you cannot stay in front of the BB due to the Roaring Maw. Exclusion zone is a step in the wrong direction. They should have just made the BB masts take one chain shot to take down.

[@awalkthroughthewoods157]

I still do feel the Blunderbuss change isn't good, but we'll see how it plays out. My main worry is that people, primarily solo's but bigger ships too, are now just going to be spending their combat time trying to find a mermaid because of its inconvenient spawning, making fighting slow and annoying. I also felt that from the start, the one tap was entirely a defense for the sword. They made this change to make it "focused on defense" when it already was a defense weapon. Since the sword can stun you on every hit, i always felt the blunderbuss was made to be a counter/punishment to that, and sure, it still is technically with the knockback change, but now the aforementioned issues of combat time now being spent more with finding a mermaid rather than just going to the ferry and jumping back into the fight will feel worse. But as I said, we'll see how it plays out. Good luck to everyone, and maybe one day, Rare will actually deal with the cheaters rather than focus on nerfing weapons that help make dealing with them tolerable.

[@StarMechV]

I'd say the ability ti create kbockbak easier should actually benefit the Blunderbuss/EoR combo. Push em away and if you didn't downright got them off your ship it'll create easy distance for you to pop out the EoR and finish them off

[@Cqat1]

i have about 2600 hours right now, most of those being pure pvp (either hg camp or tdm) and MY GOD, playing duo camp hourglass with these changes was INSANELY fun! Hitting skeets is finally possible again, no oneblunders means that skill rules once again and, eventhough 1v2s are more difficult, boarding is madde easier by the fact you can hit someone off their boat when blundering them while climbing the ladder lmao. i still miss old quickswitching but this really, really lessens the pain

[@giga8922]

I just want them to fix the submarine bug 😭

[@MP88413]

​@@giga8922fax it's so annoying

[@Lemoncoder103]

The boarding tip is true. Was playing earlier today and boarded a guy after putting a bunch of holes in his ship, launched him off with the blunder and kept waiting to launch em off again. I will say that I’m going to miss the punch that the blunderbuss had, it was really satifying to hit the one shot. All good though, I think I’ll stick with blunderbuss sniper as it still works pretty well

[@Cqat1]

​@@Lemoncoder103no I mean while I board I can let go of the ladder, shoot my blunder at the guarder to knock him off/away from ladder and board safely.

[@RoadWulf]

I cannot tell you the number of times we have been chasing the Blade only for them to basically crash land at Reapers, sell the CoF and turn in. Running like scared cowards to make sure they get their turn in. This change is great because it means if you have a ship fighting you and you are the BB, you HAVE to fight and win in order to turn in.

[@Tacticalsnails]

It's a very fair look at the patch frankly going from dieing to 1 taps from a blunder sometimes to being launched overboard and swimming for 2 minutes to get back on my ship to have the exact same thing happened again kills the fast paced combat for me

[@enescihanli]

Blunderbuss is more of a buff for larger crews

[@namantih]

I agree, if you allow anyone to board your sloop with that thing and try to fight near the anchor, you are out of the ship after one shot.

[@keilafleischbein59]

Enter the reapers hideout alliance-camp meta. Burning blade is just going to be five Athenas waiting at the only outpost the burning blade can turn in. Imagine trying to play as a solo vs up to 20 other players. All because a bunch of whiny nerds were upset they couldn't sink the ship before it got to reapers hideout. There is no point in trying to attack the burning blade anywhere but reapers, because then the BB will have time to run to the hideout and sell. The ONLY logical play is to wait at reapers hideout to guarantee they cannot turn in the ship.

[@lifeunderthestarstv]

That's just not gonna happen bro, get real xd

[@winters5321]

kinda feels like they are gonna rework combat next season and are testing the waters with the blunderbuss

[@giga8922]

I mean they are adding the harpoon gun which is why they nerfed the blunder

[@derekbateman7378]

I'm happy about the blunderbuss nerf. Honestly the meta has needed to change for a while. I for one welcome this because it will finally break up the old "board and blunder" meta and bring something new. I'm excited to see what new ideas people come up with to defeat their opponents now.

[@CT--qf6om]

Got the omen ship set back in 2019 before it was added to the pirate emporium I sure can’t wait to see thousands of people buy the ship set and say they earned it!

[@Random_guy82]

Honestly the blunder changes were going to have to happen at some point. Its the people who see it as a 100% nerf that make this a problem. I think getting knocked off ladder is way worse than getting one shot because of the awful mermaid spawning in hourglass but most people just want the one shot they crutch back

[@Critirus]

The more commendation unlocks the better. They don't all need to be long grinds either. Recolors could just be tiers 1-5 each tier giving a recolor and that's literally 5 minutes of extra work for rare to click a texture and change the colors. Recoloring anything is super simple in unreal engine and someone with zero experience can learn to do it and master in under an hour.

[@keilafleischbein59]

One does not simply "click a texture and change it's colors" in five minutes. First, you have to create the new asset, with a new file nme to distinguish it from the other one. Then you have to program the game to unlock access to that cosmetic through progression, which as you describe is different from the progression already in place. Then you need to open up the texture files in a compatible photo editor. Then you have to redesign the cosmetic, assuming it was designed to have its color changed in the first place. If the asset's textures are not designed in grayscale, then you will need to redesign that entire texture from scratch with the colors you have in mind. And at that point, you are basically just making an entirely new asset for the game. How long have you been working in computer graphics?

[@hodge2739]

@@keilafleischbein59 lmao, that's probably a kid that doesn't have a job 🤣

[@Noah-ss5fm]

I thought the blunder changes were bad... i watched Sponge's video on it and now I'm actually excited to use it, the rework has made it stronger in other ways. Better movement is more rewarding now, also skeeting will be more common so its also more rewarding if you're accurate... its widening the skill gap which is what this game needs at the moment, I feel like anyway.

[@Indioh]

I doubt that the blunderbus changes will affect the actual meta tbh, and might be the perfect tool to counter boarding, that depends on how strong the knockback is. Also the spread nerf was super unnecesary, now doing damage will be even more rng than it already is, meaning it will take even less skill

[@hodge2739]

I did 1 hg fight using knife and blunder earlier and it was pretty fun, it was a duo, one of the guy's we were against was getting pretty mad because I kept knocking him off the boat and then throwing a knife at him after, seems like its pretty strong but I was mostly using it for knockback, not so much trying to get the max damage I could with it, it was still 2 tapping with the knives.

[@UnknownCamaroHD]

since this update ive gotten onto a brig, and they had a horn and all i use is blunder to knockback people then use horn to keep them off the boat and let them sink by fire damage. this new BB change is far more toxic towards new players, the horn and blunder are now purely used for trolling new crews. and thus will be abusing this change till rare sees the mistake and reverts it back. as a main solo player the BB is used to counter bigger crews and ships from getting onto my ship. how does Rare expect me to fight a gally as a solo if i cant kill anyone bc my gun wont kill anymore. and even then the BB 1 shot is point blank and even then its not gurrante with the hit reg. this game has so many bugs and problems and and they would rather risk there hardcore fanbase to accomadate new players that might not even stay active for 5 months

[@Butonz1]

One taps from the blunder being helpful to less skilled players is pure gaslighting lol. A blunder in the hands of a swabbie does nothing for them when that same blunder is also in the hands of a sweat. Maybe 1 out of 10 times the swabbie gets lucky, but by that time they're already been sent to the ferry 4 or 5 times and any naval/boarding engagement will be over after a sweat has killed you twice. This argument actually boarders on gross lol. It's essentially using swabbies and less skilled players as an excuse... so you can keep on one taping swabbies and less skilled players with impunity...

[@TreebeardXIV]

It takes no skill to use on either side. So I don't get what you're on about.

[@prettyobgoose]

oh my overreaction

[@benw8766]

Someone had a bad day at work….

[@Butonz1]

@@TreebeardXIV Take someone with 5 hours in a game and someone with 500 hours in a game and give them the same weapon. The outcome won't even be close, man. That's what I'm on about. Pretending the one tap is good for the players who get hit hardest by it is just backwards to me and I see this opinion parroted by players all the time.

[@Butonz1]

@@benw8766 Wait, there are good days at work? Why wasn't I told about this?

[@SCG2001]

The blunderbuss rework was a little annoying to me, but I see why they did it But I'll say I did rely on its one-shot capabilities a lot as I most often play solo as a lot of my old friends have retired from the game... and I've already experienced the fact that 3-4 man crews will be much more of a threat to me than they already were

[@andyfletchxr]

Never did I think Id hear pokemon and AC music overlayed on SoT... But I'm enjoying it.

[@snowthewolf9816]

Im sorry but this blunder update is actually awesome i still used it and got a 4 streak on HG

[@mcgehrkehotrhymed5847]

The changes to bb is weird because people are tdm'ing it always now and allegiencing its stupid because it now makes camping a legit way to just sit and do nothing so i want action with it not camping so its weird for sure lets see how good it works and we can judge it later honestly its too early to tell if these changes will work

[@jgd5ygdyhcr6]

I'm so upset about the blade selling thing because I didn't knkw about the change and I went to sell whilst being chased by the sweatiest crew I've ever played against with shrouded ghost figure head and all. So annoyed

[@johannesaarto1631]

Whoever came up with the grapple needs to be fired

[@M_Montalvão]

As someone who has solo slooped for several years (and much benefited from the one-shot kill property of the blunderbuss several dozen times) as well as played with friends on larger ships quite often, I cannot stress how much I agree with the blunderbuss nerf. Been playing with friends all of last week and time and again we were competent up to the point where we died and then got constantly spawn-camped by a lucky boarder or two. This change is long overdue. Kudos to Rare for having the balls to do it.

[@Orlington17]

Thats just one opinion. As i see it, it was the only thing that could save you against tdm sweat lords, so good ladder guarding gave you chances against those, now nothing will stop them from getting on your ship. If you cant handle spawn-campers its usually not because of one blunder, but they are just better and you made crucial mistakes allowing this to happen. 2 blunder shots also dont save you from spawn camp advantage. Soon you will realize this and will be missing one blunder.

[@M_Montalvão]

@@Orlington17 it will still work to repel boarders if you are solo, they greatly increased the vertical knockback and made it easier for the effect to trigger. If you shoot them point blank on the ladders or even next to them they will be pushed off the ship 100% of the time.

[@hodge2739]

@@Orlington17 if you can't ladder guard in this update its a skill issue, all I'm gonna say

[@haydenschalow4951]

​@@Orlington17Have you tried to effectively ladder guard as a solo-slooper, you've got maybe a 50% chance of even getting a shot on a boarder, not to mention that during this time you cannot fight back, you cannot repair or bail, and you cannot focus on trying to run. At least with the blunderbuss fix, we have a chance to respond to a boarder before we die and/or sink.

[@LuckyOwI777]

Did they fix the bug with the BB having insanely long blackscreens respawining if you die? I had the BB sink 3 times and lost it due to not spawning back on it

[@giga8922]

It’s not just the bb

[@LuckyOwI777]

@@giga8922 Ah really? I've never had the issue, but I had it constantly with the BB. I know a few other people had similar experiences, but I didn't know it was happening on normal ships. Legitimately the first game-breaking bug I've experienced in this game

[@jimbodee4043]

You talk about needing to pad out the season, but for people who work and own multiple games with seasons requiring hours of playing each, the sea of thieves season can be too short. My friend who only is able to play on PC Saturday and Sunday has found it a struggle to get 100 in the seasons of the past.

[@burnbaconxbl]

Two ships, opposite sides of RH BB chases one, both ships circle the hideout. Do this for two hours....BB gives up and quits. :D

[@CaptainBrooo]

Would've loved a side by side view of the blunder change for us visual learners 😂

[@IamBarry]

Yeah the blunderbuss isn't a guaranteed knockback™ -- I've already had multiple instances of sword users ignoring the knockback after blundering them point-blank. It's honestly a joke.

[@mrnoodle3777]

BB change is great, people can’t just run every though they’re much tankier than any other bot in the game.the blunder change is kind of stupid because as a solo it’s gna be tough if someone with a blunder boards and keeps yeeting me off my boat.

[@mrpulcino]

Really great video! Thanks! Question: currently 22/08/2024, 20:31 GMT+2, and when i try to play SoT it gives an error for the servers. The official site says that the game's under maintenance. Is it true? Thanks.

[@themobiusquadron]

i'm glad of the annoying blunder 1 shot kill was removed, allows better counter play cause getting camped and then shot again is no longer common, it needs a good follow up and with the two new gun/knife can make it possible. More strategy

[@rayaustin141]

I'm telling yall, new player here, throwing knives are a sleeper

[@djratchet6931]

For real. No reload, massive hit box, typically two shots.

[@rayaustin141]

@djratchet6931 it's a guarantee to 2 shot btw. 60% health per hit on players

[@CarlThePirateYT]

Completely agree

[@no0btu63rscorner]

Yeah, but they just nerfed/fixed the hitbox on them so its kinda hard to hit people again like when they were first added. Makes sense though considering they have the fastest ttk now because of the blunder changes.

[@EightToMatto]

They fixed the hitboxes on them btw, definitely harder now.

[@voidedcreator]

I'm crying, not cuz i'm sad or so, cuz i'm laughing. They made skeeting possible again! YAY!

[@A_real_freak_fr]

I honestly view the blunderbuss changes as a buff. I always try to blast people off my ship instead of killing them

[@l0l._.l0l]

It doesn’t include the double barrel pistol or throwing knife for 749

[@copycatorkittysenpai7459]

Patch did change alot of things but they still need to make secret stash selling a level 0 blade of souls

[@madd9171]

Sometimes blunderbuss just doesnt deal knockback new identity:useless

[@Hes008]

What do you mean by " No new gameplay additions to this season"? This is the season that they added the burning blade to the game, forever changing the Seas

[@Hes008]

Nice video dude, keep up the hard work!

[@EDEN-227Agent]

Also! The blunder buss nerf! Brooo it’s a shotgun it’s meant to oneshot!!!!!

[@haydenschalow4951]

Yeah to birds, and before you mention deer and stuff, we don't bleed in-game. If anything should be a one shot it's the eye of reach. Also! Do you realize the problem with a front loaded pellet shotgun? If you don't, get some marbles, put them in a paper towel tube, and point it down.

[@tatsunithelennyking2540]

@@haydenschalow4951 You're an insane individual. I pray for your family and friends because I can't tell you're not fun to be around.

[@Yoojoeee]

Updates playing out like i figured. The blunderbuss is just gonna start collecting dust. Pistol-sniper ftw tho

[@gorydream]

Instead of nerfing blunder they should nerf the bug that your gun sometimes doesnt shoot after u sprint

[@fordalels]

i dont think thats a bug i think thats an unintended feature when they removed quickswap

[@williambutcher7429]

I have a feeling that the harpoon gun is gonna be miserable to play against

[@themobiusquadron]

Blunderbuss "something that assisted smaller crews and new players" ahu, and completely abused by the sweaty of the sweat.

[@flashroyal9933]

Ships riding underwater during hourglass battles is still a thing and yet they rework a fucking blunderbuss . A change no one asked for

[@Fishbait4202]

Chill

[@giga8922]

A lot of people asked for the blunder nerf it was inevitable

[@Hungaryball103]

Is it normal tho to Download a 108GB Update which is this small?!

[@Max-prime1212]

What are you talking about. The blunder eye or reach combo is even stronger now. Not weaker.

[@AShinyRay]

Damage wise, it's weaker.

[@Jurassic1705]

kinda surprised we dont have the 2 new weapons bonecrusher varients yet, also 2 time limited ones? obsidian and?

[@charliehodgkinson7179]

weren’t we promised custom servers at some point? have they abandoned this?

[@Goobliet]

I’ve set up before I’ll say it again. The blunderbuss nerf is a GOOD change.

[@russellborders3047]

well based off all the people I've talked to and how fast the numbers of players are dropping on sea of Thieves I think it's safe to say the blunderbuss Nerf was not needed at all and the majority of the players did not want that but you can think what you want to think

[@TheObsessedTapGamer]

​​@@russellborders3047based on what source are the numbers decreasing? If you say steam... I got two pieces of info for you.. 1.numbers on steam always decrease mid season 2. That's only a part of the player base as their are xbox and PlayStation users

[@TheObsessedTapGamer]

​@@russellborders3047according to what sources? If you say steam... I got two things to say. 1. Steam player count goes down mid season all the time. 2. Steam is only one part of the player base... There xbox and PlayStation.

[@russellborders3047]

@TheObsessedTapGamer no I'm talking about people from Playstation and xbox I've talked to a great many people about that even some streamers don't like the nerf

[@russellborders3047]

the majority of my friends that I have on Xbox and Playstation have either stopped playing sea of thieves or don't play it as much and then random people that I've talked to while I played the game don't like it because lil cry baby's don't know how to get better at the game or just don't play the game

[@CaramelCraft]

They need to fix the submarine bug in HG.

[@Hes008]

Sorry just one more thing. Why isn't anyone mentioning the new Ashen Owl pet!? It's so very cool! hoot hoot!

[@AceBountyHunterRex]

I'm a bit confused by expecting new gameplay content mid season. Like I've never assumed they're would be so why is it expected?

[@darkking857]

It's funny that they are trying to say the change for the blunderbuss will affect new players the most. When we all know that PvP players and streamers are the ones who use it the most.

[@giga8922]

You do realize the most common thing new players run is the blunder along with a sword right?

[@tkobenzo8840]

Newer players depend on that one blunder more tho, PVP players and streamers recognize at the game has very horrible hit rig, so already when we board we go into it thinking our one tap isn’t gonna work cuz it’s really RNG at this point, so we have to follow up with a second shot to get kills anyways, so tbh in reality all the newer players that use it as a crutch or in general for kills are more affected than the “pvpers” or whatever you call them, cause two tapping just got easier now that I am not gonna get one blundered and I can just spam pineapples through getting sworded so I don’t think the meta is gonna change much tbh

[@tkobenzo8840]

Also skeets are back too so it’s double GGs

[@rastajoe3203]

Blunderbuss Nerf Is Soo bad for soloes when goin against bigger ship

[@QuacKING48]

I didn’t like Blunderbuss but im also really bad at PVP and have yet to even kill another player so I like the change

[@thecoolaxolotlnova8523]

Blunderbuss change was a buff

[@Faded1429]

At this point, every Sea of Thieves update is controversial.

[@kb-nm4uk]

Nerf was definitely needed a blunder throwing knife combo was way to op or sniper for that matter

[@Diegoggs900]

No nerf on blunders that was a big buff actually

[@dath7369]

hä from 100dmg to 90dmg is a buff? craaaazyyyy^^

[@alpharius1706]

Can't wait for everyone to use harpoon gun and blunderbus

[@dannyperez5436]

Nerfing the blunderbuss was the best thing they could do, as someone who never took advantage of it and always got 1 shot by it, I would say that it was needed

[@Eastonfection]

If you’re always getting one shot by the blunderbuss you’re either, using poor spacing and allowing the enemy to get too close to you (since you say you aren’t using it you have no business being that close), OR you are getting one shot while trying to climb ladders, in which case it’s performing its purpose as a defensive tool. Having your anchor dropped is the worst thing that can happen to a solo slooper and having no way to effectively prevent that anymore is an enormous nerf and completely unjustified. I don’t run blunder typically but I understand the purpose it serves and now that it’s incapable of performing that purpose, it’s going to be left behind

[@haydenschalow4951]

​@@EastonfectionAs a long term solo-slooper, I can say that getting one tapped after a guy in reaper pj's canons onto my ship after which they drop my anchor anyways... is a much bigger problem.

[@Hes008]

right!? I can't wait to wreck all those Blunderbuss players with my Flintlock and sword! We will still get one shot a lot but not nearly as much as before!

[@ca11k]

its all going backwards since drew appeared

[@kruziikal]

nah the reaper thing is absolute bs. u get pennies on the dollar for sinking the ship either way and if u cannot stop them from sailing that slow azz ship to reapers and selling then they deserve the win

[@marcfrei9087]

I think it's actually good that the burning blade is forced to fight. It makes the reason why it has flamethrower and more cannons than any other ship clear to the runners

[@lifeunderthestarstv]

It's a world event. Designed to be fought, not designed to be chased. As usual rare doesn't think of HOW their players will play and as usual the player base are lame cry baby main character types that just run and want wins.

[@kruziikal]

@@lifeunderthestarstv ur correct it is designed to fight not run. exactly why if they get to reapers and sell you are just bad and deserve the L the only thing it has is survivability other than that tbh the ship is a hassle to manage at all. all other ships are just better than it in alotta ways. so the only option imo is do your best to sell b4 they inevitably kill all your skeletons and you sink SUPER ez

[@marcfrei9087]

@@lifeunderthestarstv well rare does indeed care about how we are playing it but they dont want that the playerbase to ruin a great feature by running away with a Battleship that has the same amount of cannons like 2 Galleons and 1 sloop

[@XMoeiskingX]

BB needs to lock chest of fortune if they’re gonna force you to fight off every player before turning it in.

[@tyranusarchive6984]

No. You can either turn it in at an outpost beforehand or hide it on your ship. If a boarder is able defeat you, break through the skeleton defense and make it all the way to the bilge and back out with a chest they are more deserving of that loot than you are. If you disagree that’s fine, it’s still within your ability to take it back

[@decepticonsoundwave297]

Then what's the point of heists if you have to use brute force?

[@XMoeiskingX]

@@tyranusarchive6984 "fight through skeleton defense" as if you dont just walk down there lmao

[@hodge2739]

dude just grab the chest and leave the bb alone, this season is the easiest chest of fortune ever

[@LuckyOwI777]

Wasn't there a commendation for 1-shotting an enemy player from behind with the blunderbuss? If so...is that removed, or...?

[@giga8922]

I don’t think so

[@akiri4484]

i hope rare will try to pick up the pace on content again

[@Woglodyte6056]

The harpoon gun is so broken and shouldn't be put in the game

[@prodjlane]

100 percent at least from the early footage of it. I would be very happy if it was a spawn item like a trident, that would make it cool

[@Lemoncoder103]

Hopefully they design it so it has a long reload and one shot capacity. Would make it harder for players to spam it but would still make it viable. I’m thinking maybe you could harp with the gun to another persons ship and ride it like a jet ski, That’d be fun

[@Techno_Bunny433]

The blunder can kill keg skellies at range now so im happy

[@gibbosgaming]

The harpoon gun is gonna suck

[@tekrantgaming7424]

Mate wtf is that background music at 2:15 😂😂

[@SnaxMang]

Art

[@Cr0w1997]

Resittis theme from Animal Crossing

[@Jonas-ee3nu]

i tried to play blunderbuss but i don't like it anymore

[@volauron]

The blunder should have been nerfed back in the beta test. It has been overpowered since games release and a huge problem. I’ve refused to even use it in the past because it was so unbalanced and unfair to one hit KO people

[@charleshermey3498]

So pretty much everyone quick swapping is some sort of macro using cheater?

[@jonrisen]

Can't wait for the reapers hideout to be chock full of ships hoping to sink the bb instead of chasing it around the map now. Why chase when you can just kill at hideout

[@-fireball65-]

I agree, the change is mostly good, but there should be a better way to do it

[@Retrohunter1994]

Cuz its boring? You really gonna afk at RH for 3 hours?

[@troublesome3546]

You underestimate the patience of SoT players. When they do something like waiting, 9 times out of 10, they are committed.

[@Verin100]

I mean, they can wait all they want, but the reward goes to the ship who actually goes out to the BB and sinks it. What if the BB sails to an outpost and sinks themselves? Turns in the sword to sov?

[@-fireball65-]

@@Retrohunter1994 you underestimate the patience of a player who wants half a million gold

[@marcusjohansson365]

What is that skullmask cosmetic he is wearing in the video?

[@confixilman7976]

The Horn of Fair Winds change and Burning Blade Selling Prevention were VERY needed. I think this uodate was extremely necessary and I look forward to combating more Burning Blades!

[@keilafleischbein59]

Burning blade is ruined now. It's just going to be five Athena's in an alliance camping reapers hideout every game. It will be impossible to sell the burning blade, especially as a solo. All because a bunch of whiny sweats cried about not being able to stop the slowest ship in the game from running. Major skill issue.

[@ginko-1163]

The update sucks for the Burning Blade. It's the slowest ship in the game, you can see it on the map at all times. The Burning blade has nothing to gain from fighting other ships, which is just as stupid.