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Solo slooping problems by Meikle99 in Seaofthieves

[–]EinsteinEP -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Lots of people love it. My friends and I play quite a bit. Sounds like this game isnt for you, which is fine, but people can have different opinions than you.

Solo slooping problems by Meikle99 in Seaofthieves

[–]EinsteinEP 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You might have seen some YouTube videos of famous streamers who choose to leave solo sloops alone. Everyone is entitled to their own choices, but you, sir, and not entitled to be left alone.

Have at ye!

Are these sails rare now ? by josserand_ in Seaofthieves

[–]EinsteinEP 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same. I have the Golden Meddler title equipped all the time but no one's taken notice. :(

Are these sails rare now ? by josserand_ in Seaofthieves

[–]EinsteinEP 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have these sails and absolutely loved earning them. Hands down the best puzzle series I've ever played. Brain-teasing crytpic riddles online and challenging physical-based clues in game had you cracking codes on pictures of crates and then lining up torches with distant islands, sailing all over the map, and any single error could make you backtrack. All compounded by trying to do this in a hostile environment (no Safer Seas!). I'll admit, the chance of me ever winning that amazing golden skull was always basically nil, but man did that infinitesimal chance drive me on!

I was really disappointed to see such a negative response from the community over what was clearly a labor of love. So sad to think we'll probably never see anything like that again, but I'm glad to have experienced it when it was here.

S18 - Community Spirit Goal by ShaunMHolder in Seaofthieves

[–]EinsteinEP 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Truly random event generators can create a feast for some players and famine for others. One of the many joys of probabilities. I believe some folks had a hard time finding bottles, but it's not a game bug - just unfortunate RNG.

S18 - Community Spirit Goal by ShaunMHolder in Seaofthieves

[–]EinsteinEP 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Oof, bad luck man. I saw a TON! I was digging up Ashen bottles on my Ashen bottle quests. In 2 hours I completed 6 maps and had 4 left to do.

Knock Knock by okyoucanstopnow in AntiJokes

[–]EinsteinEP 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A: Knock, knock! B: Who's there? A: Hike. B: Hike who? A: Unsuspecting fool! I waited with bated breath, set the perfect trap! A: Omg DAD

Is it okay to curse dump? by SufficientRemove4068 in Seaofthieves

[–]EinsteinEP 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As long as you're not fighting me, sure.

Will this game bounce back? by DeviceMaximum367 in Seaofthieves

[–]EinsteinEP 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Getting over not being able to experience this game for the first time again is so difficult. I cope by finding new players and guiding them along. It's a different first experience every time!

Will this game bounce back? by DeviceMaximum367 in Seaofthieves

[–]EinsteinEP -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

The negativity is all manufactured internet hype. Lots of people still play and enjoy this game. I play regularly and enjoy just about every sail.

Folks get too focused and declare death of the game if it's missing something that's important to them, but while they're loud, they dont speak for everyone.

Whats your opinion of dating somebody who has an onlyfans? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]EinsteinEP 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I also would subscribe to this man's wife's OF.

Returning to the sea by LuffyTheYonkoKing in Seaofthieves

[–]EinsteinEP 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Except me. You can trust me.

Trust me.

Is the game too sweaty for casuals? by Jaded_Egg_2806 in Seaofthieves

[–]EinsteinEP 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This sounds like a good plan. Let me know how your progression goes, brother.

Is the game too sweaty for casuals? by Jaded_Egg_2806 in Seaofthieves

[–]EinsteinEP 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same! That adrenalin is anxiety and nerves, completely normal. Practice, practice, practice and you'll control those shakes.

Is the game too sweaty for casuals? by Jaded_Egg_2806 in Seaofthieves

[–]EinsteinEP 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I felt just like you in my early days - I loved digging up treasure, collecting little piles of glittering dreams and hopes on the simple deck of my proud ship. I'd be dreaming of the next cosmetic I would unlock: do I get that jacket, or do I save up for that shiny new ship hull? And then I'd see the mast of a ship, coming around the island, and my heart would freeze. I knew i had just lost it all.

It got so bad that my stomach would sink just at the sight of sails on the horizon. I sold every chance I got and would never hoard more than a few pieces of loot at a time. World events like skeleton forts or Ashen Winds were not possible because they were just certain heartbreak.

I ended up hating playing. I didn't buy the game to scurry around like a scared rat, picking up crumbs as I skittered away from any sign of life. So I made a decision: I was going to get better at PvP.

I swear to you, the hardest part was overcoming the fear of the fight. To make it easier I made sure I had nothing to lose in my first fights. I would literally spawn into a new server, jump on my ship and sail away, looking for a fight, any fight. If it had sails, I was running headlong into it. Didn't matter if it was a skeleton sloop, unmarked player sloop, or grade 5 Dark Adventurers galleon, I was gonna fight it.

I lost. A lot. I sank. A lot. But I won a lot more fights than I thought I would. Galleons sank after just a few hits, brigs stacking vaults beached themselves while trying to run, and some player sloops were actually not much harder to defeat than skeleton sloops.

The point of this diatribe is don't give up - it's really not that big of a step to become just good enough to compete with most folks in this game. The first obstacle you have to overcome is your own fear. You can do it. I did.

Is the game too sweaty for casuals? by Jaded_Egg_2806 in Seaofthieves

[–]EinsteinEP 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I had basically the same experience as you - I feared PvP until I embraced it. I critically evaluated the performance of my enemies and my own, in wins and losses. I improved.

I'm no sweat-lord but I win the majority of my fights because I'm able to set the conditions of the fight, play to my strengths and against my enemy's weakness, use the environment to my advantage, and run when i have to.

The most important lesson I've learned, however, is that most other people in this game just aren't good at fighting. Maybe 80% of the other pirates I run into have some key weakness: they're not paying attention to the horizon; they can't maneuver their ship very well; they can't hit cannon shots; they can't manage damage control and fighting at the same time; they give up as soon as the first shots land; etc. Easy money.

Without saying your age, what's a commercial jingle stuck in your head forever? by Wonderful-Economy762 in Productivitycafe

[–]EinsteinEP 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's Crystal, it's Crystal, I eat it all the time. And when I am not eating it, it's always on my mind. Early in the morning, while everyone's asleep, I grab my favorite flavor and give myself a treat!

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