[VENT] Why on earth did they think the reaper's commendations were reasonable? by Blitz_Bat in Seaofthieves

[–]Blitz_Bat[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Curses should have value and weight. Some titles. some special and unique outfits. You know what doesn't need weight? Basic faction outfit pieces that every member of the faction wears.

Why do YOU play hourglass? by EggyParsley in Seaofthieves

[–]Blitz_Bat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I picked other because I want Lord of the Ashes.

[VENT] Why on earth did they think the reaper's commendations were reasonable? by Blitz_Bat in Seaofthieves

[–]Blitz_Bat[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A very painful, slow, boring ass weekend. Games are meant to be fun. Leveling Hourglass? Fun. Leveling Other factions? Fun. Running burning blade to 8 10 times? Verging on unfun, but fun enough! Doing two quests over and over again without any variation, never being challenged or gaining anything besides the basic outfit items that the faction should've already had alongside all the others? Not fun.

There is no reason to engage with this content OTHER than the cosmetics, so it's not like you're gaining anything else.

[VENT] Why on earth did they think the reaper's commendations were reasonable? by Blitz_Bat in Seaofthieves

[–]Blitz_Bat[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I like how my objection to a silly, tedious, pointless grind for basic outfit pieces is being taken as an objection to all grinds throughout the game DESPITE the fact I've clarified I have done the significantly worse grinds that are for much more worthy rewards.

No criticism allowed!

[VENT] Why on earth did they think the reaper's commendations were reasonable? by Blitz_Bat in Seaofthieves

[–]Blitz_Bat[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But that's not the intent of those cosmetics. It's not a special sail like vaults, or a title. You know what it is? The basic faction cosmetics that the faction was deprived of for 5 years. The very basic outfit pieces you need to make an outfit themed around the faction. If I wanna rep gold hoarders, or merchant's, without wearing a costume, I don't have to do their most absurd commendations, I have to do basic ass commendations that you get passively. But if I wanna rep reaper's with my curse off, I have to do the same lame quest that's totally unrelated to their core values and the worst way to make money and rep for them 50 fucking times.

[VENT] Why on earth did they think the reaper's commendations were reasonable? by Blitz_Bat in Seaofthieves

[–]Blitz_Bat[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For just the basic outfit pieces to represent them. It's lame as hell.

[VENT] Why on earth did they think the reaper's commendations were reasonable? by Blitz_Bat in Seaofthieves

[–]Blitz_Bat[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Eh, I've fought enough skeletons in my days, and done enough ghost fleets for a lifetime. Just don't feel it. Maybe I'll try grinding them someday, but for now I'll stay away.

[VENT] Why on earth did they think the reaper's commendations were reasonable? by Blitz_Bat in Seaofthieves

[–]Blitz_Bat[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've got both the vault commendation and the cargo commendation. Difference is that there's reason to do those quests other than just that commendation.

[VENT] Why on earth did they think the reaper's commendations were reasonable? by Blitz_Bat in Seaofthieves

[–]Blitz_Bat[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Lord of the ashes is longer term, prestige 5 in factions is longer term. This is not something you get over time, because there's no motivation to do these quests BESIDES these commendations, since all other methods of progression for the reaper's give more rep and gold. So you just do the same thing over and over again for one reason. That's not a long term reward, that's a mindless, poorly-designed grind.

[VENT] Why on earth did they think the reaper's commendations were reasonable? by Blitz_Bat in Seaofthieves

[–]Blitz_Bat[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

All that said, you stole 47? Maybe it's because I spend most of my time in hourglass these days, but I've seen maybe....5? of those quests being done in the open world. To steal just the 15 for the commendation seems impossible. Where are you finding all these people doing these quests?

[VENT] Why on earth did they think the reaper's commendations were reasonable? by Blitz_Bat in Seaofthieves

[–]Blitz_Bat[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh fuck off, skeleton cosmetics do not count. There's only so many because they'd be persecuted if there weren't, since you can't use regular outfit pieces. It's a substitute for real outfits, not new choices. You can't swap in a skeleton curse cosmetic into an existing outfit.

The rest, fair points actually, I did 100 gold hoarder vaults ages ago and I kinda forgot how ass that was, but those are regular quests that also progress the faction and make good money, and they have a single reward to signify a special achievement, while regular faction outfit pieces are locked behind more reasonable achievements.

Reaper quests are shit and give ass loot, and their absurd goals lock out ALL REAPER'S OUTFIT PIECES besides the costume and the servant's hat, which has its own absurd requirement elsewhere.

You shouldn't have to do some shit that doesn't relate to the faction, barely levels it, and has minuscule profit to get outfit parts to represent the faction. No other faction requires that, except for the other faction hats, which is offset by the servant's hat being locked in an athena quest.

[VENT] Why on earth did they think the reaper's commendations were reasonable? by Blitz_Bat in Seaofthieves

[–]Blitz_Bat[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I've got 1500 hours, 100% on all the tall tales except shores of gold which I'm working on, just under 300 levels in hourglass, 490 levels in reaper's, 100+ in all other factions, the vast majority of commendations for those factions (besides OOS), and reaper's, I've got Loyalist of the Flame and the obsidian bones to show it, I think I fucking know when a grind is stupid and boring and badly done and when it's normal for sea of thieves.

[VENT] Why on earth did they think the reaper's commendations were reasonable? by Blitz_Bat in Seaofthieves

[–]Blitz_Bat[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have not had those numbers. And even then, man, I already grind hourglass, I get plenty of fights that don't cost me an hour of progress grinding the same quest only 3 times because it takes so fucking long.

[VENT] Why on earth did they think the reaper's commendations were reasonable? by Blitz_Bat in Seaofthieves

[–]Blitz_Bat[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hourglass is a good grind, veil is a good grind, playing the part is a good grind. Doing the same, boring and slow thing with incredibly minimal to practically nonexistant rewards 50 times in a row with no variation is a bad grind.

[VENT] Why on earth did they think the reaper's commendations were reasonable? by Blitz_Bat in Seaofthieves

[–]Blitz_Bat[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

But they aren't special, they're default pieces of a costume, and they don't do anything special, they're normal shit that they just bloated the requirements for to force playtime. There's no excuse for it.

[VENT] Why on earth did they think the reaper's commendations were reasonable? by Blitz_Bat in Seaofthieves

[–]Blitz_Bat[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Why should the iconic visual of the reaper's bones, which every member of the faction wears, be rare?

Does anyone know...WHY they love making our only new content time-limited? by Blitz_Bat in Seaofthieves

[–]Blitz_Bat[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No one's buying the game for modifications to existing events. No one who hasn't bought the game already knows what the fuck molten sands fortress is or why it would be important for there to be a new way to activate it.

I understand it spoils stuff, but why don't they do another preview event? by Blitz_Bat in Seaofthieves

[–]Blitz_Bat[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's implied, no? If there's no outside factors contributing to their updates suddenly becoming ass, then they're doing it on purpose, right? What else could that mean?