Why Were You Attacked? [PVP TIPS] | Sea of Thieves

[@steelresilience]

Short answer: You exist. I was once chased by a non-reaper despite passing by a PARKED SHIP.

[@Nabium]

Why would anyone attack a parked ship if they are chasing a target?

[@steelresilience]

@@Nabium Running is always an option. Why give a pvp thirsty pirate a fight when I could steal their time!?! Outpirated.

[@Nabium]

@@steelresilience Hm, the thing is a lot of hunters love the chase. You're not wasting their time, if you were they would just stop chasing you.

[@nitrolight1778]

@@Nabium I have outrun a brig and galleon a few times. Each time, karma has in some way helped me. For a brig chasing me, I led them towards a reapers mark galleon which proceeded to sink them, and for the Galleon that last chased me, a Kraken spawned on them and sank them.

[@Nabium]

@@nitrolight1778 So your tip is try to be lucky?

[@parkerj1776]

Completely random bit of information Blurbs: did you know you can grab the trident through the grate on the sloop? Don’t know in what situation you’d use this in, but to grab anything from the top deck while beneath is pretty cool.

[@zoober96]

does this work for anything

[@N3WH0R1Z0NS]

@@zoober96 no sadly, only tridents. We tested it when we discovered it a few days after tridents came out. :(

[@pomamoba]

So I ain’t the only one who noticed that. I checked for all other loot pieces, it’s trident only.

[@parkerj1776]

@@pomamoba it was by complete accident, but I immediately tested everything on my sloop to no avail… still, pretty cool!

[@parkerj1776]

@@zoober96 I misspoke by saying anything by the way, just amazed you could grab something at all!

[@pegasaurisrex9707]

It is annoying to get sunk when you have something that is related to a specific quest or tall tale... my only advice is to stash loot if you are in this circumstance. I was doing the quest to get the curse of the sunken sorrow on my own, and for that you need to babysit a chest for so long, while you're boat is just sitting in open waters, visible from a mile away. After I got my first key, and put it in the chest, on my way to the second I noticed a crab ship appeared right behind me. I managed to get to the point where the players were no longer rendering on their ship, sailed close to an island, jumped over with ship sailing as fast as it can past the island. I grabbed the chest and stashed it on the island, waited a good 30 seconds or so before scuttling. I came back to get the chest, and then just kept it in a tower at a skeleton fort, and made a trip to and from after every key. It didn't add that much time, since I got lucky with the ruins, but I was confident that it would be safe there, since nobody actually does server events anymore. The total time it took me to finish the quest was probably like 2 hours, and I just went for the key, leaving behind all the loot in the ruins, since selling them solo would take way to long. TL:DR, there is always something you can do to save quest required loot.

[@VoltieBird]

I did literally this and it saved my ass when trying to get the coral curse. I was solo-ing and knew that if I lost the chest I'd have to start the (annoyingly long and boring) quest all over, so I stashed my chest in the tunnels on Thieves Haven. Sure it meant that I'd have to go back for the chest once I got the final key and then sail back to the shrine I just came from, but when my ship got sunk on the way to the last shrine I was very glad that I had done that.

[@nitrolight1778]

I would always keep the chest with me, but I would stash it inside the mermaid statues of each shrine as I went. That way I could retrieve it from a statue whenever I saw fit, and whether I was inside a shrine or on my ship.

[@merylsmith5305]

Other reasons you may be attacked: - Another crew feels threatened by your presence - its impossible for anyone to know for a fact if that nearby ship has good or bad intentions - A crew wants to clear the server - sometimes more toxic, but there are some circumstances when an opposing crew would benefit by you leaving the server, either leaving that ship slot empty, or letting it be filled by a crew with more loot - People are starved for pvp interactions - even with server hopping, there are many days that you can hop for hours and still not get a satisfying fight. In those circumstances, a crew may just gun for any ship they see just to get that fix - they 'disagree with the way you are playing the game' - a fundamentally stupid reason for attacking people, but definitely one of the more common. As much as PvE oriented players have misconceptions about pvp, many PvP oriented players have misconceptions as well. Many people feel if you OWE them a fight, especially if you are flying an emissary. They get annoyed when you run, regardless of how valid a strategy is. This breeds a lot of spiteful attitudes from more aggressive players. Its not your fault, and there isnt really anything you can do to prevent it, but its just kind of the reality we live in.

[@Andyisgodcky]

When I see a ship beelining me when I haven't had the chance to get anything, I'll just run them around for as long as I can. If I notice them back off or lose interest, I'll sail back at them to get them to re-engage the chase. The more time of hyper-aggressive players I can waste, the better.

[@galgolombek7223]

-Had a play session today -Got sinked twice while doing a tall tale -FeelsBadMan

[@Makaveli13Xroy]

Dont use an emisery when doing a TT

[@nritnirt8382]

@@Makaveli13Xroy they probably weren't flying an emmisery tho..

[@KopperNeoman]

It's the nature of the game, sir. It's just not balanced for solo play. I for one don't mind manning the helm while my crewmen go meet Swabbie Jack Sparrow or whatever.

[@jakeheape8349]

@@Makaveli13Xroy ya cuse ppl use embisary to do tt lmao wtf do u think 🤔

[@jakeheape8349]

@@KopperNeoman iv herd way more ppl say that sinking tall tales ppl is toxic and honestly I agree u have literally nothing to gain from sinking a tter besides being a troll and turning a new player off to the game

[@jeramyhope2320]

You can also be attacked because: -I needed to warm up my cannon/ boarding skills before my crew logged on and you were the first ship I saw. - I just sold off and would rather blow all my munitions on a live target than send it to the bottom. - TDMers -Naval combat takes practice.

[@userhandle3378]

💯

[@blayneparsons1910]

Another reason - because I feel like it

[@KopperNeoman]

Because I spent 10 minutes swimming to you, and haha funni red barrel go boom.

[@lukesenesac]

I always assume I get attacked because people like to have fun in their pirate game. It wasn't always that way. Up until I started pvp I didn't understand that at all.

[@nitrolight1778]

I had some russian dudes attack my docked ship. I hadn't even started playing really. No loot, no emmisary flag on, default cosmetics, no supplies stocked up, I shot one of them with my pistol and the amount panicked russian I heard went off the charts, lile bro chill it's literally a dude on his first day in his little sloop, no need to sweat so hard XD

[@DodgeThatAttack]

@@nitrolight1778 i had the same experience. My friend was literally 5 minutes into the game and I only had like 4 hours playtime total, so we were very new, no cosmetics, docked at an outpost, showing off guns randomly and playing music, paying absolutely 0 attention, when out of nowhere we get shot and boarded, I killed 2 of them, then eventually died. Ended up just spawning at another outpost and not worrying about them Until 2 hours later where they were still there just camping the outpost and trying (and failing) to kill anyone who went there just trying to accept quests and stuff. Kinda sucky how they just did all that only to spawn camp and sink us when we had nothing.

[@therockingvolbeat3630]

Just got attacked the other day at ancient spire as I started the game. They left my ship up and started to spawn kill me in the tavern. Eventually they got bored and left. That’s not being a pirate, that’s just toxic.

[@cjloha91]

Making outposts pseudo safe spaces would benefit. It would encourage meetings with other pirates and allow alliances to be made easier.

[@tylerodonnnell6821]

The only problem is it might encourage camping. Griefers can camp right outside the safe zone and pounce on people leaving

[@rancidblock5615]

@@tylerodonnnell6821 Nah, camping wouldn't be a problem, you can just change lobby or sell everything. You would lose your resources but who cares lmao, small price to pay for not getting attacked while selling

[@tylerodonnnell6821]

@@rancidblock5615 you missed the point. one could just grief and troll players who recently spawned, and are trying to leave the safe zone to go do voyages, tall tales, etc. it’s not about the loot they may have. some people just like to be dicks, hence why I specifically mentioned “griefers.”

[@rancidblock5615]

@@tylerodonnnell6821 You missed my point, you can't get camped more than what you could get camped before, even if you are getting camped scuttle, even if not change lobby, or try to sink them. You dont have anything to lose since you just spawned

[@jakeheape8349]

That would ruin the game

[@Axel992]

no emissary flag, no treasure, no extra supplies, just doing the cursed rogue, gally pulls up to my sloop, no emissary flag of their own just starts unloading their cannons, and after sinking my sloop they come and take me out mid boss fight, love the game, hate the players sometimes

[@ritter3723]

@Pinned-by Crypt0 ZEUS no

[@Lordborgoth666]

People are assholes

[@godsofold]

reaper vlag helps us keeping people away. havent seen a soul al day since we started flying it

[@lukabrasi001]

sometimes we sink ships that are close to our goals, say they are close to the reaper's hideout if we fly the reaper flag, or close to FOTD when we want to run that, or just close to an island we need to scavenge, or on the outpost we need, we will literally sink you if we feel like you can be a threat. there are times where people can be excluded, when you outright say you are not there to cause trouble.. even then, we are keeping two steps of distance from you and stay on the ready if things get heated. you can't ever trust in a game like this so the only way to make sure, is to fucking be sure

[@t0mbst0neyt]

I like the sound of cannonballs hitting wood, and since I can't shoot my own ship. Yours was the best option

[@DiscoCokkroach]

Is the whole Flag of the Reaper's Mark thing actually true? I just find it hard to believe because it literally says that it marks you on the map in the description of the flag.

[@theheavysleeper2845]

If you’re in the devil’s roar and you see another ship they are not friendly.

[@joltganda]

Actually 90% of ships I found were friendly. If they’re a solo sloop there’s a pretty good chance.

[@jakeheape8349]

Ya devils roar is mainly pve lords

[@pirusaogostoso741]

Resuming: Always look at the horizon, never get too close, sink everything who come across you without mercy or excitation, then, you should be ok

[@lordofthecookie8555]

Yeah pretty much, but instantly attacking everything will make you miss out on some very nice and cool moments. Like one time, I had just finished fighting Ghost fleet, and saw a ship with 2 rather newer players, and decided to give them few of the skulls, they were happy. Then we ran into each other on an outpost and spend like 20 minutes drinking near an campfire, sharing stories and me giving them tips.

[@KopperNeoman]

On the other hand, NOT sinking newbies can be a disservice to them, setting poor expectations on the behaviour of other players. If there was a reliable "never sunk by another player" mark, I'd sink everyone bearing it. As cool as it can be to be the nice guy, I wouldn't want a Sea of Friends enthusiast to sink ten hours into the game before being disillusioned. Better it be ten minutes.

[@TheAuNinja2]

@@KopperNeoman 📝 Kill all the noobs I find. Got it.

[@simonwilliamnoelmurray9179]

The only thing I'd like in the game is either "Guard" NPC's at Outposts as well as Guard cannons. I think having Outposts be pseudo-safespaces would encourage the entire community to muck around at them. As well as let people AFK a bit. Would be a place to pick up alliances as well. I don't think it should be restricted, but there should be an incentive to not fight. (Guards do that well, as if you're skilled enough you could escape.)

[@inkromancer_studios]

I don't blame new players for being confused about how Sea of Thieves works. It seems like all the devs do is promote their PvE content, all you hear from them is how cool the tall tales are, how good the loot from forts are, how excited they are for new raids and enemy encounters, when in reality doing any of the PvE content in the game is a death sentence. Like, yes, the Shroud-breaker stuff is awesome, but it's also the quickest way to get your ship sunk while you're not paying attention... Hell the new Siren dives will probably be ignored entirely because no one in their right mind is going to leave their ship unattended in the middle of the sea for that long...

[@KopperNeoman]

Pirates appreciate a good lookout as much as a good quartermaster. ;)

[@regen3128]

Kinda describes me tbh. Im not new…but im also not very good at pvp at all. Like ill just be chilling doing my gold hoarder quests and some ship will see me and automatically chase me and sink me. And im sitting there like “wow nice job being toxic. If ur gonna sink people for literally no reason go to the Arena :/

[@TheAuNinja2]

I find the fact that new players apparently like flying the Reaper Flag to be so amusing. When I first played the game and saw that flag, I was like: "Wow, that looks really cool, but... I don't think I want everyone knowing where I'm at when I'm still new."

[@pikpikgamer2346]

I’m fine with being attacked it a game mechanic by design it still just makes me pissed off when I’m in port with no loot just hanging with my friends and some clowns will come and flatten us, other types of combat at I understand but when you ambushing a defenseless group like that makes me lose almost all respect for you as a player.

[@theonecombatwombat]

Same goes for tall tales/a pirates life and in my opinion the coral shrines aswell, since its kinda scummy sinking someone who may just be trying to get their journals without giving them a chance to put up a real fight (happened to me twice in the last 3 days)

[@pikpikgamer2346]

@@theonecombatwombat yeah it’s annoying in my story some guys sunk us in port after we already sold stuff, we were planning what to do us and we got ambushed, they rammed us into the dock so we couldn’t get out dropped out mast and set us on fire, and didn’t bother taking our few storage crates, we came back for revenge and they just ran like cowards, they had only a few things but we still demolished them, just makes me mad cause they weren’t that good they just didn’t have the balls to face us in a even fight

[@pawepakura5404]

@@pikpikgamer2346 relax, it's just a game

[@KopperNeoman]

It's usually PvE lords who get the saltiest when attacked. They haven't played enough VS games to gain the experience required to lose gracefully, I guess.

[@simonwilliamnoelmurray9179]

The only thing I'd like in the game is either "Guard" NPC's at Outposts as well as Guard cannons. I think having Outposts be pseudo-safespaces would encourage the entire community to muck around at them. As well as let people AFK a bit. Would be a place to pick up alliances as well. I don't think it should be restricted, but there should be an incentive to not fight. (Guards do that well, as if you're skilled enough you could escape.)

[@willropa4226]

I think newer players are just looking for a way to lie low until they can get their footing with the basics of PVE before progressing to PVP. It is understandable, wanting to walk before they run, so knowing what they were doing that drew other players' attention is worthwhile knowledge to have. The number 1 rule though for new players to learn is to expect someone to attack you. Don't read this as always be on the offensive, far from, just always have a plan for if things turn south.

[@ihopeyoulikemytasteinmusic2144]

At 2:10 you mention being able to see how many crews are currently flying that flag, what's the indicator for that?

[@mirrormagic6584]

There's little toy boats on the table where you raise each emissary flag, and each correlates to a boat flying that trading company's flag

[@be.7224]

i used to play gta v online and as you know 60% of the player would just be friend with you, they wont attack you unless you attack them first, i tought it would be the same in SOT,well actually i've try to be friend with others in SOT by shooting a firework to see if they are friendly ,and turns out it worked and since then i always carry a lot of fireworks :)

[@gregtheegg5236]

So I got a question Whenever my friend and I are playing, he always puts the loot at the base of the sail. I find it as a tactical disadvantage, since passerby ships could see you as a target, so I always put it below deck instead. Should I be worried about the placement?

[@nritnirt8382]

ILY blurbs thank you for the videos, and the tips on the PvP videos❤

[@Javan_Skibinsky]

Great guide could you make a video on how to always stay on a ships broad side I seem to have trouble with that

[@yay8474]

Look at his "death spiral" video

[@Javan_Skibinsky]

@@yay8474 thanks but I’ve seen it already

[@ItsRy_666]

Raise sails and turn the ship, accordingly. Not much else you can do besides that

[@Javan_Skibinsky]

@@ItsRy_666 ok thanks

[@HomingRocket1]

basically moral of the story: Don't do what he mentioned, if you don't want a fight.

[@cuckt8253]

Should always expect a fight in this game

[@fluffezic5183]

if im fishing and i get attacked. i can do 1 of 2 thing based on why they attacked me. do they want loot or just a good fight? when its the 2nd i wont fight back to take the fun away. if its for loot i fight back. take the most valueable fish i have into my inventory and let them have the rest

[@Un-known-117]

Man if I could play at higher fps I would have a change at fighting

[@cuckt8253]

Lower your settings. Running never wins ever and makes you a joke on the seas

[@brendanlove9739]

@@cuckt8253 Not every time. If you’re outplayed it’s completely realistic to run occasionally. Not every time so don’t take it as I’m some salty pve lord. But sometimes. Also it’s kinda boring to fight every time. Switch things up sometimes

[@cuckt8253]

@@brendanlove9739 it’s still a sandbox pvp game and pvp will happen. Whether you want it or not you still shouldn’t run unless you have zero supplies

[@brendanlove9739]

@@cuckt8253 I don’t know, man. It’s hard to explain but I don’t like playing with a rule like “you have to pvp or gtfo”. One of the reasons I love the game is because you can do what you want and there’s so many different ways to play. It’s hard to explain but I like to try to play cinematically I guess. I like to get into different scenarios and do different things and give my character a story. And in stories the characters don’t always fight. Jack Sparrow even has a quote “We must fight… to run away.” I don’t know if you’ve ever watched, which btw if you haven’t you really should, but in black sails, Flint, the most badass pirate ever, runs away twice from ships he knows will fuck him up. It’s not as fun to always fight. It makes more sense to sometimes run

[@cuckt8253]

@@brendanlove9739 still pvp exist in this game. Have to accept it or it’s not the game you should be playing.

[@ship_sinker4543]

I remember playing PVP. Good ol days.

[@OldMotorcycleAdventures]

First time playing in a few years just this morning. I spawned in with my boat sinking, some crew had sunk it before I even loaded in. Had a guy a few hours later sink me(not a single piece of loot). He proceeded to hunt me down later, and kill me while I was fishing. This game has not gotten any less toxic, don't know how anyone can play this. I have probably 200 hours in, and have not met a single pleasant person

[@ToolitMan]

Pirates aren’t pleasant

[@andrepirex2209]

Nice content! How do your giveaways work?

[@dawidscheffler7152]

Be in Stream on Wednesdays

[@brookemcb]

What people need to understand is that Sea of Thieves is not a PVP sandbox. Sea of Thieves has PVP in it, but there is so many other aspects of the game that doesn’t include PVP and sometimes I personally prefer not to fight other people. I wish there was a separate server where PVP is not included. And to whoever is reading this that doesn’t agree who’s only defense is that Sea of Thieves is a “pirate game,” Yes, it is. But fighting is not the only thing that pirates do. Have a good day everyone.

[@ccscrew7728]

Yes but by design you can play however you want, whether that be sinking everyone or avoiding pvp it's all valid

[@KopperNeoman]

The existence of no-crossplay servers is bad enoufh. PvE servers would remove all the soft targets that make Reapers different from Arena.

[@brookemcb]

@@ccscrew7728 Sure, there are no limits in Sea of Thieves, but if that’s your way of thinking when you’re sinking someone for no reason or spawn killing a family for a example, then you’re simply an asshole. Same goes for everyone else.

[@midlayf167]

It's just frustrating to discover the game, go search for some treasure... and get attacked by a big ship with overpowered player... I wish there are a way to avoid that ting

[@tristanr7581]

1:12 yeah lol this is always fun

[@AnthonyWilliams-gq2sw]

yeah a buddy of mine and me went to a world event ran into some reapers and they killed us so if I'm correct the reapers live for PVP so it makes sense why they attacked

[@TheWatchmaker_]

That brigantine at the beginning I sunk 2 hours ago. Lmao

[@DraconixDG]

I was attacked and sunk by another sloop just for existing lmao, I spawned in and died

[@spongebakesquarepansgaming]

i understand the flags but would it not be better to always get a grade five flag?

[@KopperNeoman]

Guaranteeing that takes either a lot of tucking, or spawncamping to artificially boost the victim's Grade.

[@spongebakesquarepansgaming]

@@KopperNeoman yeah

[@NorgeSquad]

You are a player, you just saved 3 min of your life

[@johngoepel5263]

Because Blurbs needs to make a video.

[@CroweSoT]

This game is so special because with all of the quests, tall tales, and world events the one thing that separates this game from others is the aspect of engagement with other players. At any point in time you can be attacked, no matter what you’re doing, and that is what makes this game work and why it has stayed relevant for years. The people that can’t understand that just shouldn’t be playing the game. It’s ok to get upset about sinking you’d be a bit weird if you enjoyed it but the same players that sunk you and took hours worth of loot from you have had the same thing happen to them, again it’s how the game was created to be played.

[@Robert-ks8yx]

I had a level 5 flag sold all my stuff was going for more a reaper tried to sink me I out ran it buried my storage box full of my stuff and turned in the flag before they sunk my ship at an outpost lmao then they talked mad trash mad cause they got out played

[@yoshyfoods]

You see, I’m just a fisherman, and I sell when my pirate’s food inventory is full. I never store surplus in my barrels. I still see myself getting attacked so much though.

[@thecobaltemperor]

Usually it’s considered ungentlemanly to attack fisherman but watch the video. They might need supplies or just think you have loot.

[@eazie8897]

All I know is since I've rocked DA sails and clothes, people seem more eager to engage.

[@dawidscheffler7152]

Dark Adventurers sails SCREAM "Come at me bro" :P

[@kie9683]

I'm fine with pvp. Just stop attacking a solo sloop when it has nothing on it yet. With one person and no supply crate, it takes forever to get supplies.

[@thepiratedoggo1996]

Honestly people will attack you for anything. at all. you should ALWAYS be ready to expect company, don't achor, check the map, the aera, etc. it will save your life and loot a lot.

[@Makaveli13Xroy]

the other day i was on a talltale ; i even called out that i had 0 loot and doing a TT ; and the response i got : its called Sea of thieves not sea of friends he said While the guy was playing with Friends , the Irony

[@CroweSoT]

obviously that’s not what he meant but doing TT doesn’t mean we won’t push. If anything i’d steal your tall tale progression items and finish it myself.

[@Makaveli13Xroy]

@@CroweSoT Thats why they have checkpoints lmao , there was nothing to gain cause i reached a checkpoint , so if you wanna finish it go ahead; i can just restart on a new server and continue from my checkpoint 🤷‍ just because i see a ship doesnt mean i will attack it ; especially if its newer people

[@jeramyhope2320]

That might have been my crew. M8

[@CroweSoT]

@@Makaveli13Xroy yeah checkpoints are dope. Another reason getting attacked shouldn’t bother you just body the other team

[@Makaveli13Xroy]

@@jeramyhope2320 Probably not . region ?

[@Cheshire5174]

Me: (has been playing sea of thieves for two years) Also me: "yes. I am a new player, that's why I need to watch this video, not because I am really bad at the game.

[@ivanov6603]

>open the game >have 1500+ or more hours in this game >meet random pve lords >engage -> board -> spawncamp -> sink the ship -> sink the loot >troll if they are hotmics >repeat 5-10 times per one game session >close the game

[@lordofthecookie8555]

Even thought I am an rather PvE lord myself, I understand that avoiding PvP is not gonna fix anything, since you won't have the practice and ability to defend yourself when you get inevietably attacked.

[@joshicus_saint_anger]

Thank you!

[@Rmason3156]

The Red Sea Reapers are the most frustrating players

[@Emankind]

Good video.

[@Sess-fv9ie]

Thank u

[@traceyhiscoe1140]

I’ve sunk ships at outpost because I want to sell there and there in my way

[@joltganda]

Much better than AbsolutePixel over there who sounded like an asshole through the entire video. Thanks for the info, I’m sure it’ll come in handy for the new crews out there.

[@KopperNeoman]

Pixel was more in-depth though. Both guides are gucci.

[@TheBaumax]

When i see a ship i just assume they want to fight

[@benlozier3290]

You're free to attack freely..... you're also free to end up playing the game alone. Enjoy.

[@cainsmyth53]

I get that its a sandbox but i hate players who just force pvp chssing you shooting at you etc when your judt tryjng to chill and sell plants 😅

[@Fesh3314]

they can also kill you because they have a lot of loot and are scared that you are gonna attack them

[@X360PHILNUMBR1]

0:20 That Brig... Is an idiot. He's a literal beacon of "Come, sink my ship and take my loot!" Pro tip from one of the best pirates on this game, Captain Falcore.... When you do these events/missions... Scuttle. Your. Ship!! Yes you'll lose your supplies like food, cannonballs and the like but SURELY that is better than bringing up ALL the loot that you RIGHTFULLY just earned to a ship that is passing you beneath the waves as you come up right??? Think like a Pirate kids.

[@PeterJDeer]

Additional reasons I might sink someone: 1. I'm stacked, about to turn in and you show up and I don't want to take the risk of having you around while I'm trying to sell 2. You shot at me. Duh. 3. I was going to let you go, but then you talked trash. 4. You just sailed right up to me at an island what'd you think I'd do? 5. I'm playing Reaper and you were there and I didn't know you were doing a tall tale. 6. You ran for a long time, I assumed you had something worth it

[@KopperNeoman]

7: Sinking your ship will give me enough Grade to increase the value of what I already have.

[@tyconnolly]

Tldr the player base is a collective a22 hole that's y 10 mins in was attacked and I just was sailing no were close to anything just learning to pilot the sloop and try out the tricks I heard of either way the nice people in the community are gone only pvper a22hats are there now and take pride in choosing the option to pick on the smaller guy I gt it that it's PvP sandbox kool I'm fine with that I wish players had a nicer approache to new players nobody wants to join a game they can never win or even 1200hrs in idk maybe ihighlevel players could be restricted against low levels but that would be immediately abused I just think flagable PvP is better and would encourage multiple types of player to create community's and ecosystems not to mention get people to try PvP more often when forced into most things people will avoid it but given a choice they don't get nearly as mad but mostly it doesn't demoralize them encouraging then to quit rather then ever get good and add to the community when they feel comfortable idk it's always been like this PvP world gamesdie always like this because the learning curve is just so intense it drives people away

[@cohioh]

You get attacked if your ship set is ugly/doesn't match

[@dawidscheffler7152]

You get attacked if your dress code offends them ;)

[@KopperNeoman]

You get attacked because you looked at me funny. Or because you fly the rainbow - your political ideology claims to represent me while offending everything I stand for.

[@normannutbar424]

I only play this game to sink ships. If I can’t find any other players, I sink my own ship!

[@Arstozka1982]

No. Just no. I don't agree with you in any kind. There is no reason to fight somebody who does not have anything, is not attacking or providing you and doesn't even give a good fight. It is an act of stupidity. You destroy the day of another person. Don't judge me, let me explain: I have never been a person that was angry because I sunk. I sunk because I wasn't good enough to fight my enemies, so crying does not make any sence. And even if I play just since Season 1, I got 2.6k hours which at least gave me the time to change my opinion. But it never changed. There are 3 reasons to fight sb.: 1. Defence (Possible risk included) 2. Gold 3. Out for a fight But if you are out for a fight, you want a good one. A fight where you dominate or have to stay calm, or anything. It just is not cool to shoot a ship that is not moving, because it's player is not even here. Defence... is the person you fight a risk? If the person attacked you, probably is planning to sink you or steals from you, that is a reason to engage. Huh? The person is obviously a beginner or doing tales? Here is no point to attack. True, you said that people don't really need a reason to attack. But if this is the point, they want a fight as I discribed or at least kind of. But what do you think are reasons to attack somebody? If you would say...: "It is a pirate game" - Yes. But even pirates have their reasons. Sooo... which are they? "People are irrational" - Yes. But people have always their reasons. The reasons might not be rational and this is not important. "Some like to destroy others days" - Okay... [ I N S U L T ]. This is just associal. And if you want, you can count how often I wrote "But". Have a good day and a nice voyage!

[@benlozier3290]

Literally just redownloaded, spawned, found a bunch of merchant crates at the outpost. Merchany emmessary comes up as I slink off. I swim over and offer to bring the stuff back. One guy agrees, swims over and lights my ship on fire. Enjoy being PVPers alone on the sea of twats.

[@normannutbar424]

I’m not remotely interested in treasure, or quests. I just like putting holes in ships. Every ship that I find, I chase it and sink it, if I can. I don’t even bother checking what treasure is left floating in the ocean after they sink.

[@7GSC251]

You were attacked because: No reason. If I see a boat I find enjoyment in sinking it. Some players have no use for gold and have met so many friends that new ones don’t matter. Some players enjoy chasing you for 3 hours just to sink you for no reason. Your best bet is to immediately scuttle or fight if you see telltale signs of death. Signs include: High quality mics that sound too good to be headsets. Fat pirates wearing end game stuff Sea dog clothing pirates Gold curse skinny pirates Obsidian guns or clothing Default sailor pirates moving around at inhuman 3,000 hour player movements Merchant costume or reaper pajamas Two guns Default boats If 3 or more signs are present you should probably just fight and face the consequences. We will follow you for 3 hours for the thrill of the hunt. You cannot understand until gold has no value anymore. Its all about the spirit of things. No hate only tough love

[@praxi2082]

Yep, when your gold is in the literal millions and you've bought everything you want, voyages and world events can lose their appeal so you have to make your own fun. Sometimes that fun involves fighting other players.

[@KopperNeoman]

Two guns is notable, because while the sword has the highest skill ceiling in the game - double gunning is comparatively a doddle to master - it also has the lowest skill floor, and anyone can haha sword go chop. The difference between a sword lord and a landlubber with a club is purely in what he DOES, but people who double gun often are at least competent 7 times out of 10.

[@Lordborgoth666]

Reasons why people want to engage in PvP because they watch streamers that make this game out to be a top-tier PVP game which is clearly false second reason because they are assholes and third reason because they want to and in all honesty they need to find something outside of sea of thieves to boost their ego and ruining others day my response to that is hitting the gym and doing something productive with that negative energy because it's not about the loot it's about the wasted time and some of us unlike the people who enjoy PVP in this game have lives outside of it

[@nominal9036]

Damn someone is mad

[@Lordborgoth666]

@@nominal9036 Just saying my opinion have a issue with it counter it with something that proves my point wrong and I'll respect it.

[@nominal9036]

@@Lordborgoth666 Nah have your opinion man but that doesn't change the fact that you are mad.

[@nominal9036]

@@Lordborgoth666 Like 1/4 of your comment was about SOT and the rest is just being mad towards PvP'ers lmao

[@Lordborgoth666]

@@nominal9036 Ight man glad you enjoy the game seems like it gives you a ego boost.

[@user-ni7qv1nd8o]

´´By design this is a PvP sandbox´´ No it´s PvPvE.

[@jaytee3557]

Because people like me exist- True Pirates! But yeah, people don't seem to like me unless they're on my boat.....To all the haters let me refrain -Sea of THIEVES-

[@dominikmokos4590]

This video doesnt tell any truth… The only reason u probably got attacked is, because they felt like griefing someone

[@cashbanucita0025]

Why were you attacked? Simple because it's fun

[@teddems]

What if we change the perspective.. Calling players rude for playing the game how it's intended, while you bought the title called "sea of thieves". Doesn't that make you the bad guy?

[@nominal9036]

100%

[@mountainrogue3448]

I only attack/sink because: You have loot./You ran/ You're at the outpost I need to sell at/ You annoyed me./ You're running emmisarry. I won't sink someone on a tall tale. Just camp you until I have supplies

[@simonwilliamnoelmurray9179]

Why would you attack someone at an outpost? They have no reason to attack you lmao

[@mountainrogue3448]

@@simonwilliamnoelmurray9179 re read the previous comment, then watch the video

[@nominal9036]

I attack any ship I see unless it's a new crew who has no idea what they are doing. The PvPvE game has PvE which I finished in three weeks time. Which means only the PvP is left and that is what I enjoy out of the game.

[@MusicalMadman1two3]

Oh and it’s a pirate game

[@Pinksalmonsabbath]

First

[@toastandbread1809]

who asked

[@Jvd3s]

@@toastandbread1809 I did

[@iconicnzz6414]

If you are sailing on the SEA OF THIEVES, a PIRATE GAME, based almost solely on PVP, and asking why you got attacked... I dunno I'm just saying maybe this game isn't for you.

[@captaincool6785]

yeah still trash sometimes when toxic players randomly attack you and still sink you , even when they notice you have nothing on board

[@f.b.i7444]

Do you guys even know what pirates were? They didn’t kill for no reason,they killed for loot and self defense,if you have no loot and get attacked it would be a question to ask.Idk why so many people say”PiRaTe gAmE” when they don’t know what pirates even were.

[@f.b.i7444]

I also like how you say “Sea of thieves” not “Sea of Murderers”

[@jackstod]

@@f.b.i7444 do you even k ow what pirates are?

[@f.b.i7444]

@@jackstod people who steal from ships on the seas? If that’s not it then what is it

[@HiradC]

I get that you have to try and cater for widest audiences to gather followers etc, but I think you should play to your niche. You are respected for your sword and pvp skills running debatably suboptimal weapons so I think your channel should stand out for that as your brand. I know there's only so many sword tutorials you can make but I feel like there's lots still for you to share even if it's just footage without lots of analysis etc.

[@CroweSoT]

There shouldn’t be any reason you don’t strive with a sword. It’s waaay to easy to use

[@HiradC]

That doesn't mean there's not ways of getting better

[@CroweSoT]

@@HiradC tip: spam the “use” button for your sword

[@KopperNeoman]

@Crowe If this were actually true, 0% of people would double gun. Double gunning is harder to learn, but easier to master.

[@CroweSoT]

@@KopperNeoman ummm no i double gun because it’s fun and the sword is too easy lmao when i’m getting clapped I switch to sword and I typically thrive

[@ShavDance]

Wow this video was so not worth it.

[@miketrujillo3677]

Lmao says the overwatch player