Of course, there's also the possibility that it doesn't and the game is a technical disaster (frame-rate ain't looking so good).
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So what do you DO in Sea of Thieves?
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Of course, there's also the possibility that it doesn't and the game is a technical disaster (frame-rate ain't looking so good).
That's good to know, I always thought this was MS's answer to Destiny (along with Division) considering Destiny has a few trivial PS exclusives. I thought I read something about a survey that asked questions that were similar to the Destiny experience of quests/progressions
Is "What do you DO in X?" a meme, now? I hope it is.
The lack of RPG elements, skills and stats is a definite plus for me. I'm hoping there's plenty to do outside of the ships, roaming around on land and such. And, similarly, that what you can do outside of the ships isn't woefully underdeveloped. Oh, and that it runs well on PC-er, W10.
The lack of RPG elements, skills and stats is a definite plus for me. I'm hoping there's plenty to do outside of the ships, roaming around on land and such. And, similarly, that what you can do outside of the ships isn't woefully underdeveloped. Oh, and that it runs well on PC-er, W10.
Your point is valid and I never disagree. All I'm saying is that the old employees of Rare are also most gone and there's a new era of Rare which exists as Rare.
This is what I was getting at. As someone said, Rare don't have a history of lying about their games so no need to draw NMS comparison, it's flimsy and desperate at beat.
Some of the oldest members of Rare are working on SoT. Infact the father of Banjo is directing it, it's his dream project.
Probably good for you to research Playtonic, a good portion of Kinnect Rare are working on Yooka Laylee.
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
People even knocking NMS in an XB1 game thread?
StrongBlackVine
Banned
I think this has cross-play with PC. That's how I will play it if I do. I'm not too keen on games that require a group to have the most fun though. I like to play solo most of the time.
I love comfy and charming. Really looking forward to this as well.
Bits N Pieces
Member
There are still some of the old guard at Rare, in fact I can't think of anyone I'd be wanting to head up this game more than Gregg Mayles and he has been there since pretty much the beginning.
And of course its not going to be the 'same Rare' as when the Stamper brothers were running things but that was over 30 years ago, lol.
And of course its not going to be the 'same Rare' as when the Stamper brothers were running things but that was over 30 years ago, lol.
Aztechnology
Member
Doing world PVP in a natural way is incredibly hard. You have to include world elements and factors that promote and subsequently penalize PVP dependent on the situation. Do that wrong and you over incentivize one type of behavior often destroying the other. It's why the Dark Zone in the Division is so deeply flawed and games like Rust/DayZ just turn into KoS bigger group wins game dynamic.
A huge factor is PVE integration of elements and enemies to be a constantly present danger, so players have to think about the environment as well as other players which changes how they may engage in PVP. PVE in these games generally has to come first, with PVP being an intermittent force that makes the game more dynamic. The problem is so many people just want to go around blowing everyone up, that it kind of falls apart usually.
User 479360
Banned
Press X to call people matey.
StrongBlackVine
Banned
No Man's Sky has become the game every one cites as a cautionary tale for just about any upcoming game. It's ridiculous.
daTRUballin
Member
The Stampers were running things as late as 2007. Well, technically, Microsoft was the one running things at that point, but the Stampers were still there until 2007.
StrongBlackVine
Banned
I bet it will be full of microtransactions.
oof, maybe so.
one cool thing about the game is pirates. if they slam dunk the cartoony pirate feel and aesthetic it'll go a long way
texhnolyze
Banned
No NPC ships sounds disappointing for me. It'll be great if the game is a huge success with lots of players around, but it'll be losing its players at some point, whether you like it or not. And what will happen then?
Also, ship battles with boss NPCs would be awesome. Especially if they're equipped with special weapons and technology. And you can loot them after you beat the boss.
Also, ship battles with boss NPCs would be awesome. Especially if they're equipped with special weapons and technology. And you can loot them after you beat the boss.
People hate shit posting and repetitive posts on who Rare is rather then focusing on the game. What does the makeup of Rare employees got to do with the mechanics of SoT? Who cares, we're here to discuss the games merits .
the developer's history should play a part in discussion, but I can see your point. it's a fine line with games that are pretty far out. the shit posting will start in earnest after release
daTRUballin
Member
Rare IS past its heyday, but that doesn't mean it can't make good games. We're not annoyed about people saying they're past their prime. We're annoyed about people making it seem like Rare won't ever be good again just because they have new people working there. Which doesn't even make any sense at all.
Did you know that 8 out of 10 people from the Goldeneye development team weren't just new to Rare, but new to the industry completely? Goldeneye was made by an inexperienced group of people and look how the game turned out. One of the most revolutionary games of all time. Sometimes hiring new people is for the better. Maybe Sea of Thieves will be the same way.
I mean, by that token, can we say that studios like Naughty Dog and Retro Studios are "shadows of their former selves" as well? Nobody's there from the "old days" either.
SensibleSucker
Member
I'm genuinely excited about Sea of Thieves, despite not really being into MP games that much.
I really enjoyed my time with the Division, because it struck a balance which allowed me to do my own thing a lot of the time and rare seem to be pushing this too, with the smaller single person vessels.
Probably more so than the Division though, this game looks like you'll need to actually chat over the mike to do well, which is always a barrier to some. Looking for Clubs will hopefully help in this regard, but there will be some simply unwilling to play that way.
As to the Old Rare/New Rare thing. Rare was always known for innovation and doing something new. It's nostalgia that seems to have linked them more with mascot 3D platformers more than anything else. As much as I think YL will be well received, there's no doubt that Playtonic are lifting wholesale a format from years ago, with little in the way of innovation. I guess as a smaller studio there's less room for risk taking and they have sniffed in the wind a nostalgic desire for this type of game. Fair enough, there's room for everyone.
That said, it's SofT that is continuing the Rare tradition for innovation more strongly than YL.
I really enjoyed my time with the Division, because it struck a balance which allowed me to do my own thing a lot of the time and rare seem to be pushing this too, with the smaller single person vessels.
Probably more so than the Division though, this game looks like you'll need to actually chat over the mike to do well, which is always a barrier to some. Looking for Clubs will hopefully help in this regard, but there will be some simply unwilling to play that way.
As to the Old Rare/New Rare thing. Rare was always known for innovation and doing something new. It's nostalgia that seems to have linked them more with mascot 3D platformers more than anything else. As much as I think YL will be well received, there's no doubt that Playtonic are lifting wholesale a format from years ago, with little in the way of innovation. I guess as a smaller studio there's less room for risk taking and they have sniffed in the wind a nostalgic desire for this type of game. Fair enough, there's room for everyone.
That said, it's SofT that is continuing the Rare tradition for innovation more strongly than YL.
I mean its fine if there's genuine curiosity about what teams are making these games, it's something that does come up to help with confidence, but UK is full of talented game creator's and Rare is still one of top studios to work for so, in that sense we could still see something special from them, but the topic is really dated now and seems to grate on people. We'll let the games do the talking.
And the poster above makes a good point about previous teams at Rare.
I'm so hyped for this game, and so glad I just bought an Xbox One S so I don't have to skip it 
Everything about it just sounds fantastic and fun so far; really fresh and different, lots of cool ideas and concepts. I just hope it all comes together (and soon).
2017 is officially the Year of SoT and LoZ in my house.
Everything about it just sounds fantastic and fun so far; really fresh and different, lots of cool ideas and concepts. I just hope it all comes together (and soon).
2017 is officially the Year of SoT and LoZ in my house.
And NX. Maybe
justsomeguy
Member
This game just looks FUN... not withstanding my usual concerns about being stuck relying on other people... but they've said you will be able to do single-crewed boats...
Really enjoyed my brief spells of hands-on time with it - my reaction was exactly like the people in the E3 video.
Really enjoyed my brief spells of hands-on time with it - my reaction was exactly like the people in the E3 video.
aygomyownroad
Member
Hope there are GAF ships as I will end up playing alone on a dinghy with just a singular cannon for company
Played this during the Gamescom and it was the best experience I had there. Manning the ship with friends is gonna be awesome!
From the bit I played there, it seemed to be going into a F2P direction - is it known if that's the case yet? Would be fine with me, it would be extremely unlikely to convince 4 other people to buy something on the windows store and I would most likely be more versed to that as well.
Are there Clan-ships as well? Would be awesome to have a boat that we could upgrade through questing but only together...
From the bit I played there, it seemed to be going into a F2P direction - is it known if that's the case yet? Would be fine with me, it would be extremely unlikely to convince 4 other people to buy something on the windows store and I would most likely be more versed to that as well.
Are there Clan-ships as well? Would be awesome to have a boat that we could upgrade through questing but only together...
Sea of Thieves Inn-side Story #3: Engineering Great Water
I'd love to see Scorpio output that imagery in native 4K with all the trimmings, it would look absolutely stunning. If the gameplay matches the visuals, Sea of Thieves could certainly be a flagship for the new console.
IOnEI Falcon
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The lead designer on Sea of Thieves, Mike Chapman, just made a great post on the official forum delving deeper into the hand to hand combat and their approach to weapons.
https://www.seaofthieves.com/forum/topic/2197/our-approach-to-personal-combat
I personally like how they are going to be handling the guns at the moment. The idea of them by default not being in threatening state should help with with most encounters in games like this start with a fight right away.
https://www.seaofthieves.com/forum/topic/2197/our-approach-to-personal-combat
I personally like how they are going to be handling the guns at the moment. The idea of them by default not being in threatening state should help with with most encounters in games like this start with a fight right away.
WaterAstro
Member
Until they show something more, it's a 4v4v4 ship pvp game.
OdysseusVA
Banned
I mean, that doesn't sound bad tbh
If they can execute the gameplay then I may pick up an Xbone again.
WaterAstro
Member
There are already games like this in the same vein. Guns of Icarus and Blackwake.
What supposed to set this apart from the others is that they're selling the fact that you can roleplay as a pirate, hang out with friends and find treasure. That's the part they're using to trick people until they convince me with actual gameplay of those features.
Darryl M R
Member
Yea that's what I'm seeing at the moment. You can roleplay as a pirate and go to some islands but the main game will be less exploration and more ship battle.
I would love to see more of what the game has to offer and it sounds like they understand that eyes will be on them to show proof of concept.