A tip on boarding if you play blunderbuss: if you get your gun out before boarding and you are on the top of the ladder (still grabbed onto is) and someones guarding it, you can let loose of it shoot him really quick and grab the ladder again. its very hard though and requiers some practice
I love how a full crew would attack a 1-2 man ship with no treasure on it cause they want to feed that power fantasy then blame them for ruining the game "cause it's a pirate game".
Interesting. I'm more of a PvE Player, but I know that unless someone has an aliance flag up, always treat them as a threat. There is one type of PvP player I hate: Those pirates that are willing to persue you for an hour without having any evidence of you having loot.
@@Nodrasta naw I had no flag up it was the attacking ship that was a level 5 gold hoarder, I never raise an emissary when I grind hunters call in case any reapers are on lol All I had on board for loot was stuff I had found on the beach so they really didn’t get anything outta it except for my fish🥲
I didn't know about the fishing rod one with the Kraken. Did you know that if you are boarding a galleon and the ship is rocking enough toward the opposite side, you can let go of the ladder and literally run up the side of the ship. This makes boarding a gally with good players easier as they won't expect you to simply run up the side of the ship.
One of the things I really struggle with in this game is being able to defend myself as a solo sloop. If I am attacked but pretty much anyone it's extremely difficult to survive. Even PvE skeleton ships are extremely difficult to survive against as a solo sloop. I normally just try and not sink and outrun them until they skuttle. And certainly it's absolutely impossible to defend yourself against other hostile players when they are in brigs or galleons. I don't know what to do about it. I really enjoy solo slooping most of the time but very regularly I find myself putting in hours of game time to work on emmesary and then getting dunked by much larger groups. I know it's a game but it also feels unfair and like a waste of my time.
Not sure if you know, but the smaller the ship the faster it is when going against the wind, and the more sails/bigger the ship, the faster it is going with the wind. Knowing that made my life so much better as a solo slooper
@@oqueenbavmorda2021 be good on the cannons, always carry a blunderbuss, draw ships into bad positions and against any other ships, surprise keg them, or straight up ambush them via drive by or explosives. just sunk a galleon yesterday that were doing a sea fort with a keg and some fire bombs.
Something extremely cringe about sweaty veteran players that feel empowered by completely shitting on casual players or newcomers that have no idea what they’re doing and just want to enjoy the game.. But thanks for the tips, sorry for ruining your game
When I first started sea of thieves I got surprise attacked by a galleon ever since that day I'm always expecting a pvp fight to occur so I'm always keeping an eye out. Situational awareness is key!
Dunno if I've ever heard someone talk about the cannonboat as an extra cannon. I do that quite often if I'm duo slooping or got an alliance member with me. Definitely makes sloops so much more dangerous
This is the first “SoT Tips and Tricks” I’ve actually learned something new in a long time, does the running quieter with no shoes on also apply to the footwear that’s just raps around your feet?
I tried to put a lot of tips into a short video. Let me know if you guys want more descriptive videos on specific things in sea of thieves. I stream here - www.twitch.tv/itzsigy Full videos here - ruclips.net/user/itzsigy
One more tip...there's an alliance offer flag for a reason. Forming an alliance with someone allows you to get money when they turn in and allows you to track a crew who has nothing to steal so that you can steal from them later. You don't have to pvp everyone. If your willing to form an alliance, sometimes you'll find other crews who are fun to sail with and talk to on the seas.
@@simula152 actually, not bad because it covers all aspects of the alliance flags and reminds people that they don't have to seek to be pvp lord's all the time. Alliances can be fun even if they are shaky. It's even rarer to alliance with a reaper but know that they are probably going to sink you when it's convenient for them. The pvp can be fun but if pvp is all you sail for, you're going to have a very one dimensional experience of the seas.
@@beastmaster2752 you're probably one of the ships that ran from me today thinking that I was going to sink you when an alliance with me today would have netted you about a million. 😝
@@Sigy Now I will say the same line when playing with my sister. (yeah, she also bought the game, but she doesn't like to chase other players, because of that, we died a lot of times where we actually had a lot of attemps of to escape or fight, we end up dying for following my sister's instructions... then she tells me why I'm mad only because a reaper's ship sunk us in 30 seconds but 30 minutes before I said to her: We have to go... WE HAVE TO GO THERE'S A FREAKING REAPER'S SHIP ON THE NEXT ISLAND!! And she was like "I don't care" XDDD. What was she expecting? a Reaper's player giving her a kiss on the cheek?? That's why I told her: You are playing a Pirate game, killing and robbing other players are a extremely big part of the game. It's not a secondary thing like the Str1p Club in GTA V.
I already knew almost everything except the tips with the harpoon so you don't touch the loot. It's a very good tips omg. Imagine playing since 4 years and you don't know that ah ah...ah...Thanks !
The way I got good at pvp, it’s actually crazy. I went and actually did pvp. And after so much practice I got good. People gotta understand that SOT is like anyone other game on the earth. The more you play it the better you get at it. But I swear people put it in their minds that pvp is this toxic part of the game that should be taken out. IMO it’s the best part of the game and the only reason I’m still playing it. Yeah it’s fun to loot but after you buy everything you want cause it’s all cosmetics, you kinda are only left with pvp unless you like the grind. Edit: I also learned something new, that sloop tuck spot is so over powered, will for sure be trying it out thanks!
I think the main problem is that SOT is designed kinda like an MMORPG and has a lot of similarities to world of warcraft. Could you imagine if people could steal your whole inventory in World of Warcraft? There would be hell to pay. 75% of players are playing SOT like an MMO grinder and the other 25% are playing a PVP game. Its made even worse since there is nothing to encourage the grinders to fight. Why do people run? Because it is objectively the best strategy if your not good at PVP. And because of the way SOT is made it is practically impossible to encourage PVP since any PVP objective could be achieved through cooperation. The game has 2 halfs that actively harm each others experience.
Tucking to steal loot is why I took off cross play. The amount of Xbox + controller only players that tuck is next to none, haven’t had a run in with pvp in weeks and it’s so refreshing
This whole "it's a pirate game" notion shows how little you know about the history of pirates. It's a sandbox game and not everybody gets on to be an asshole or an annoying little kid. When you see somebody standing on the front of their boat by themselves fishing. Then they don't even fight back when you first attack. Move along. Pirates had a code.
First of all Rare: "Anyone can attack you for any reason" So no pirate code broken Let me tell you something. Attacking ships who even fish does give ingame (captaincy ) and even SOT website progression that will be worked on even more in the future. So even though it seems harsh, there is nothing wrong with it because it gives progress.
@@nominal9036 Let me tell YOU something. Anyone can walk up to you on the street and pop you in the nose for any reason. That doesn't make it right. Not everybody gets off on being a snotty little shit just because they can.
@@nominal9036 The problem is risk reward there needs to be a penalty for getting sunk so crews have to decide if its really worth attacking a target. Because right now the game is just attack, attack, attack and everyone is a murderhobo because of it. Also another big thing is persistent harassments what's the point in sinking a ship when they will be back in 5 minutes to harass you? When you sink an enemy crew they should be transferred to a different server to prevent this. Honestly this game should have never gotten past the drawing board do to how many flaws it has and this is coming from a person who has made 5 games and takes part in Game Jams. The moment a similarly themed pirate game comes out its gonna eat Rares lunch. Its pathetic that after 8 years of development they only NOW have the ability to name and customize a ship in detail. Honestly Marauders is a better pirate game than Sea Of Thieves and its not even pirate themed.
Believe it or not, you dont have to be toxic or rude to engage in pvp. It's generally easy to tell who is looking for a fight and who isn't; Just leave people alone if you can tell they just want to chill and be left alone. Look for people who actually want to fight you, instead of being a sea bully.
Believe it or not, just because I am going to fight someone doesn’t mean I’m a “sea bully”. Believe it or not, nobody cares if you wanna fight or if you don’t. if you got an Athena on board ima get it from you.
@@Sigy that’s much different than a galleon killing you while you’re grinding tall tales, apologizing, then alliencing with you just to spawn kill you for 20 minutes while slowly sinking your ship
Dude, the one thing that sucks about videos like this, is when you bring to light something that is (quite honestly) an exploit(talking about "silent reapers") the devs will patch it out. Great tip though, gonna give it a try tomorrow while stacking Sea Fortresses the way LD Sylvr showed. Btw, if anyone knows how long the silent reaper technique has been a thing, please let me know.
"It is a pirate game, you shoot other pirates" is pretty much the complete opposite of what real pirates did. I really like the idea Rare put out there, they want us to share the world. So having PvP is fine, and you should also respect people who try to avoid it. Just keep in mind arena mode has been removed, not the standard game. So from my point of view, shooting each other is definitely a way to play the game, but you miss out on a lot of adventures and social interactions like this. My most epic moments aren't about PvP at all. So i can understand his frustration to a degree. Also I really suck at PvP even if I try really hard, so getting flamed for running away when I know for a fact that I will simply lose is equally toxic. This game is not entirely about pirates shooting pirates, you are just playing this like it is fortnite. This game can be so much more.
You’re not completely wrong but I wouldn’t call merchants or treasure hunters “pirates” as a pirate by definition is someone who attacks and robs ships at sea. Therefore one could argue reapers are the only real pirates in the game. So a reaper attacking a merchant sloop isn’t unrealistic. The other thing though people can cry about you running away all they want but a good pirate will catch you and a good runner will get away. If you know you’ll lose the fight then hell yeah run away dude but just as it’s okay for you to run there’s nothing stopping them from chasing you. Don’t listen to what people on the internet say at the end of the day play the game you want to play but you just gotta recognize in a game called “Sea of Thieves” there are going to be thieves.
People react like the pirate legend cause, yes its a pirate game, but "passively" (srry for the english im italian) is very competitive sometimes. When a server is create different type of players join in: not only pro player, most of the times are random players. I think rare need to improve a sistem like "pirate rank" so the people can find players at their same level. Cause if ,for example, a random one spend hours for looting a try to make some money and same-level player fight with him is a equal battle, if one like you sink him without giving a chance is normal he get angry a start to be toxic. Most of the times is not skill, but hours spend in game which made you a good pirate.
They get mad because they lose and they didn't wanna lose. They probably underestimated their opponent too, thinking they're gonna win with little effort because they're "so good", then they lose and their ego is hurt, so they have to blame something other than themselves instead of looking at what they could've done better.
The reason I dont think match making would be good in this game is because its designed to have pve mixed with pvp. People who are really good at pvp would have nothing to steal and people who only play pve would have nothing to fear. It would hurt the very core system the game was designed around wich is loot being used as a pve mechanic with the purpose of drawing multiple players together to battle or cooperate.
The best Tips and Tricks I've watched on SoT. Thank you, Zigy! You forgot the most important trick of them all, though : Always have a Aveman the trashcan around to save your butt or deckshot you!
I'm actually pretty good at the game, got like 1.4k hours, a decent amount of which are pvp, I only clicked because I felt mildly insulted by the title. My favorite one of these tips is the funny grab one- love that mechanic.
Fishing rod trick has been patched out, silent board ads does not work if moving in water u must b not moving in water for it to b silent, immobilize ships first, then cannon lowers, this will cause cannons to slow, fire is best friend vs gallies especially under helm. Gg well played says aye!
a pirate game yes, but when a group of 4 bastards attacks you in the back while i am busy with a boss, you are just bastards. If you want to fight me ... face me.
@@nickogrizzly2707 No, that means you actively have to check the ships position in order to not get "sneaked up on". You can't have this game on easy mode. Nor can you control other people's time, they don't have to wait for you to finish. Do better
honestly this. and also.. pvp only players like this kid don't understand the cost of time for people with real jobs. losing 2 hours of rewards is terrible when you had only two hours to play with your girlfriend this week. getting pestered for an hour with no loot is just toxic. RUclips has ruined video games honestly. its too easy for every shithead kid with 10 hrs after school to run game cycles made up of 40 toxic RUclips tips lmao.
I've been playing SoT since release and it's my all time favorite game. I also loved pvp. So I understand the argument that it's a pirate game. But I became Ill. I was often in the hospital and whenever I was at home I wanted to play SoT but without the stress. I love SoT. But PvP has become too stressful for me and I can't take it physically anymore. But sailing and enjoying in peace is unfortunately not possible. Yes, it's a pirate game. But now I wish there was an alternative so I could play my favorite game. But the Tips are good, thank you. Especially the silent Reaper and Kraken Tip :)
dont listen to this guy.... he is noob... this game is not pvp. this game is optional pvp. there is no points, rewards, achivements for killing and sinking other players. you can do your own voyages and get your own loot. it will be faster and better for you commendations and achievements. look on this dude he is playing this game for 2 years and have 125 achievements. i can understand in 2 years he didnt maxed out tall tales (but some he even didnt completed at all) but he still didnt collected 300 barnacle chest, still didnt sinked 500 ghost ships, still didnt killed 1000 captains, and other achievements are completed in so low lvl so im guessing in game commendations also are not completed like selling 100 grog barrels. dont learn to play from people like him....
@@kostuch9275 Dude, if I attack you before you can start running away, that's not fucking optional for you, the pvp is happening at that point. It's a PVPVE game. Mix of both. Nobody can choose not to get attacked by other players. Are you really that delusional?
@@kostuch9275 People can enjoy this pvpve game how they like, if they don't like grinding achievements then they don't like grinding achievements lmao. Get off your high horse you pve lord.
Knowing and achieving commendations doesn't make you good at the game. Im teaching people why they keep sinking and how to avoid it which is being confident with your PVP. People can enjoy the game how they desire but no matter what, PvP will find its way towards you.
For the silent reaper, u have to sunken first and take the loot? or drop all the loot to the water and take it back with the harpoon and touch it? I still dont get it
Once you sink a ship. Just harpoon the loot and aim the harpoon to the very top left corner and shoot to drop the item onto the ship. Make sure you don’t pick up any items until u put on reaper
The skill issue i have is with cannon aim im getting the hang of naval maneuvers just cant get the cannon aim for the life of me im also not terrible at hand to hand combat with blunderbuss and sword need to start carrying more blunder bombs
nice video i wonder if anything can be done to avoid being spawnkilled, last time i was in an alliance of 3 boats and someone kept spawnkilling me in my own boat i couldn't do a single shit he just one shots me i didn't have time to make a move i also want to know something stupid but does fat characters have a bigger hitbox ?
Started playing this gam recently solo bc I hate grinding w other people since most time I move faster and after a long treasure hunt and I had like 5 chests and I make it safely to an outpost until I start unloading my stuff and out of nowhere a ship full of try hards wearing metal masks (I belive they’re called reapers or something) rammed into my ship and bombarded it then boarded and started taking my treasure while one kept me off my ship. Logged out and haven’t touched the game since
Impossible for a ship to "come out of no where" without it being your fault. It is really easy to spot ships from really really far away. Just next time watch out and remember there are pirates lurking.
@@Sigy well it literally did, I was unloading a truck load of loot by myself and it was taking quite a bit for me to do it. 5 min after I had gotten there a reaper ship came around the corner full speed and did what I described. It’s not like they were waiting there and I went at them like an idiot. Also I a assumed it was a safe haven bc the pirate rules flyer in the tavern i first spawned in said soemthing about being friendly in outposts. I’m not mad at the game or saying it’s a bad game so no need to defend anything I’m just telling y’all that I lost hours of loot my first time around lmao
That 'don't anchor' one doesn't work when you need to go ashore for treasure hunting though. The number of times the waves just sent my ship off into the distance are innumerable. "Just use the harpoons" I hear you cry. Yeah, those are about as reliable as a rowboat in a storm. Even when they don't magically disengage for no good reason, they can still stretch backwards as your boat wanders to the far corners of the map without you.
Game needs skill based matchmaking, like so many games. There are tons of people in every video game that know everything and will wipe you 10/10 times. The only solution is to be matched properly with other players. There is a large enough player base for this too
@@Sigy ??? IT needs Bcs some players want only pvp and another want only farm, looting, story etc. Pvp need every time skilled matchmaking or a extra sever who all players can destory each other!
@@Sigy Game needs skill based matchmaking. Getting absolutely destroyed by a galleon of pirate legends isn’t fun, it’s just fucking annoying. I’m new, so I have no clue what I’m doing. So, if I get placed into a server with other people who also have no clue what they’re doing, it’s gonna be much more fun. If we both suck at shooting our cannons then it’s gonna be an equal fight, unlike having a level 5 reaper sloop pull up on your treasureless, emissaryless (not even a word) ship and sink you without reason. Chances are people who aren’t good at the game just wanna have a good time, putting everyone in that server with other people who wanna relax, no PvP. People who DO wanna PvP and are good at the game get placed into servers with eachother, it’s a win for everyone then. Even if they don’t add it, they should just add an extra server with increased rewards, but I know damn well the egotistical tryhards are just gonna stay in High Seas and torment new players anyway, because they have nothing better to do.
I don't have anything against the pvp I just hate how toxic most people in this game are. Thanks for the tips tho, they should be able to help me and my friend a bit.
Yep, you Cant Play sot story without fucked or hunted without Reason! Many players want a passiv Mode or Story Server, tja i am free for All pvp Player
So wait... we're we not supposed to go after other pirates that aren't expecting it? Well I guess my multi-island swims to troll have been all for nothing.
I have just started and I am trying to play pirates life and the game when I go into my crew and try to vote to open crew, it remains closed can anyone help? So frustrated.
@@Sigy Though I have noticed people join and leave immediately. Anyone know why? I get loads of people join and then leave a second later. It is so weird.
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The amount of information you put in a 7 minute video is amazing, this will definitely help me destroy some sweats!
Dark adventure sail people: u can’t defeat me
Non sweats: oh I know but he can
That one kid on ur crew who doesn’t touch grass
I AGREE! NEED MORE SEA OF THIEVES CREATORS LIKE THIS. W CONTENT
@@Koolest_Kyle fax
Sweats?! There are sweats in this game?? Omg
@Yeetdafeet that's facts
A tip on boarding if you play blunderbuss: if you get your gun out before boarding and you are on the top of the ladder (still grabbed onto is) and someones guarding it, you can let loose of it shoot him really quick and grab the ladder again. its very hard though and requiers some practice
GOOD TIP! THIS IS VERY USEFUL BOARDING A GALLEON SINCE THE LADDER IS LONG AND THE ANGLE IS NOT VERTICAL! W COMMENT
thank you for this tip. it seems like it will help me because i am just getting back into sea of thieves and want to get better at pvp. thank you!
I love how a full crew would attack a 1-2 man ship with no treasure on it cause they want to feed that power fantasy then blame them for ruining the game "cause it's a pirate game".
It’s not sea of friends
It happens sometimes and will still happen. Or they usually have a good reason and don’t want ships around them
If a full crew attacks a ship with no loot. Most likely they suck.
@@Sigy Oh yeah they 100% suck. But they still use the same excuses to feed their egos
I attack pretty much anyone but repair the ship after I board and see no treasure. There is honor amongst thieves.
Interesting.
I'm more of a PvE Player, but I know that unless someone has an aliance flag up, always treat them as a threat.
There is one type of PvP player I hate: Those pirates that are willing to persue you for an hour without having any evidence of you having loot.
Even IF they have an alliance flag, you should be ready for a betrayal.
@@thepanman674 happened the other day to me with a level 5 gold hoarder, lost 2 hours worth of fish🥲
those players sound like Arena Refugees xD
@@BrookieMacc You had a valuable flag, when this happened to me(multiple times) I had either a lvl 1-2 flag or no flag at all.
@@Nodrasta naw I had no flag up it was the attacking ship that was a level 5 gold hoarder, I never raise an emissary when I grind hunters call in case any reapers are on lol
All I had on board for loot was stuff I had found on the beach so they really didn’t get anything outta it except for my fish🥲
I didn't know about the fishing rod one with the Kraken. Did you know that if you are boarding a galleon and the ship is rocking enough toward the opposite side, you can let go of the ladder and literally run up the side of the ship. This makes boarding a gally with good players easier as they won't expect you to simply run up the side of the ship.
One of the things I really struggle with in this game is being able to defend myself as a solo sloop. If I am attacked but pretty much anyone it's extremely difficult to survive. Even PvE skeleton ships are extremely difficult to survive against as a solo sloop. I normally just try and not sink and outrun them until they skuttle. And certainly it's absolutely impossible to defend yourself against other hostile players when they are in brigs or galleons. I don't know what to do about it. I really enjoy solo slooping most of the time but very regularly I find myself putting in hours of game time to work on emmesary and then getting dunked by much larger groups. I know it's a game but it also feels unfair and like a waste of my time.
Not sure if you know, but the smaller the ship the faster it is when going against the wind, and the more sails/bigger the ship, the faster it is going with the wind.
Knowing that made my life so much better as a solo slooper
@@theoutcastt6 I'm aware. And I often am forced to run away lol
@@oqueenbavmorda2021 be good on the cannons, always carry a blunderbuss, draw ships into bad positions and against any other ships, surprise keg them, or straight up ambush them via drive by or explosives.
just sunk a galleon yesterday that were doing a sea fort with a keg and some fire bombs.
@@aztekenen1 bro you’re literally just saying “be good at the game”
@@loxxedinabox oh even better, i'm promoting the enforcing of unfair odds like a true pirate :)
Something extremely cringe about sweaty veteran players that feel empowered by completely shitting on casual players or newcomers that have no idea what they’re doing and just want to enjoy the game.. But thanks for the tips, sorry for ruining your game
To be fair.. most veterans suck at this game. I never sink someone w/o a reason
"You're not supposed to go after guys that don't expect it"
"Well EXPECT IT next time!"
legend
lol
When I first started sea of thieves I got surprise attacked by a galleon ever since that day I'm always expecting a pvp fight to occur so I'm always keeping an eye out. Situational awareness is key!
Dunno if I've ever heard someone talk about the cannonboat as an extra cannon. I do that quite often if I'm duo slooping or got an alliance member with me. Definitely makes sloops so much more dangerous
Great video. I’ve been PvPing since launch and still learned something.
This is the first “SoT Tips and Tricks” I’ve actually learned something new in a long time, does the running quieter with no shoes on also apply to the footwear that’s just raps around your feet?
I have not tried that out yet. Just the no footwear at all is way harder to hear than with boots!
I just tried it, it does not make you quieter, only bare feet
@@bluspade1340
wraps having boot sounds, including the wet boot effect, is a grievance i've had for a year now
it sucks too cause i don't want ppl seeing or smelling my stinky ahh feet while trying to tuck
The foot wrap makes a different sound than a boot but it is not as quiet as being barefoot
I tried to put a lot of tips into a short video. Let me know if you guys want more descriptive videos on specific things in sea of thieves.
I stream here - www.twitch.tv/itzsigy
Full videos here - ruclips.net/user/itzsigy
The cannon being the primary target is a great piece of advice!
Have fun out there, ya salt!
Can you make a video on best boat sets, I think the MTN Dew set is number 1
One more tip...there's an alliance offer flag for a reason. Forming an alliance with someone allows you to get money when they turn in and allows you to track a crew who has nothing to steal so that you can steal from them later. You don't have to pvp everyone. If your willing to form an alliance, sometimes you'll find other crews who are fun to sail with and talk to on the seas.
Bad tip
@@simula152 actually, not bad because it covers all aspects of the alliance flags and reminds people that they don't have to seek to be pvp lord's all the time. Alliances can be fun even if they are shaky. It's even rarer to alliance with a reaper but know that they are probably going to sink you when it's convenient for them. The pvp can be fun but if pvp is all you sail for, you're going to have a very one dimensional experience of the seas.
@@ianbelletti6241 horrible tip
@@beastmaster2752 you're probably one of the ships that ran from me today thinking that I was going to sink you when an alliance with me today would have netted you about a million. 😝
@@ianbelletti6241 yep but 80% of that crack players are kill you :(
I want to make every time a alliance, but only new players like this😊
I like these new tips and tricks videos! Hope we get to see more, since I do indeed suck 😅
I finally got pirate legend today and the reason I got it is because I learned off you so thank you
its not true that you run quieter without shoes. its been disproven. it just makes a slapping sound instead of a knock but its the same volume
TIL right click sword to grab ladder quieter. TIL grab the sloop ladder through the window. TIL kraken fishing pole. TIL reaper loot strats. Thanks
SEA OF THIEVES IS NOT A PIRATE GAME! It's a god dammned sailing game! IT'S NOT ABOUT FUCKING RUINING PEOPLES DAYS!!. Btw, nice tutorial :)
"Well then expect it next time" XD, that was hilarious
Glad you enjoyed lol
@@Sigy Now I will say the same line when playing with my sister. (yeah, she also bought the game, but she doesn't like to chase other players, because of that, we died a lot of times where we actually had a lot of attemps of to escape or fight, we end up dying for following my sister's instructions... then she tells me why I'm mad only because a reaper's ship sunk us in 30 seconds but 30 minutes before I said to her: We have to go... WE HAVE TO GO THERE'S A FREAKING REAPER'S SHIP ON THE NEXT ISLAND!! And she was like "I don't care" XDDD. What was she expecting? a Reaper's player giving her a kiss on the cheek?? That's why I told her: You are playing a Pirate game, killing and robbing other players are a extremely big part of the game. It's not a secondary thing like the Str1p Club in GTA V.
That got my like
I had no idea about the silent reaper trick, I’ve been playing for years… thank you!
Happy to help!
@@Sigy late, and idk if you'll see before i get to test, but does it work on any ship, or just the sloop?
I already knew almost everything except the tips with the harpoon so you don't touch the loot. It's a very good tips omg. Imagine playing since 4 years and you don't know that ah ah...ah...Thanks !
Was some good tips in there. Thank ya! Time to check out some of your other vids.
Bro I LOVE your intros, there just.... Perfect
Ty!
@@Sigy you should do a video with someone who is relatively new to the game 🤷♂️ (maybe me)?
The way I got good at pvp, it’s actually crazy. I went and actually did pvp. And after so much practice I got good. People gotta understand that SOT is like anyone other game on the earth. The more you play it the better you get at it. But I swear people put it in their minds that pvp is this toxic part of the game that should be taken out. IMO it’s the best part of the game and the only reason I’m still playing it. Yeah it’s fun to loot but after you buy everything you want cause it’s all cosmetics, you kinda are only left with pvp unless you like the grind.
Edit: I also learned something new, that sloop tuck spot is so over powered, will for sure be trying it out thanks!
I think the main problem is that SOT is designed kinda like an MMORPG and has a lot of similarities to world of warcraft. Could you imagine if people could steal your whole inventory in World of Warcraft? There would be hell to pay. 75% of players are playing SOT like an MMO grinder and the other 25% are playing a PVP game. Its made even worse since there is nothing to encourage the grinders to fight. Why do people run? Because it is objectively the best strategy if your not good at PVP. And because of the way SOT is made it is practically impossible to encourage PVP since any PVP objective could be achieved through cooperation. The game has 2 halfs that actively harm each others experience.
@@dizzyplatypus9646 well said!
PVP would be fun if it wasn't so sweaty, like, 3:13... seriously?
He forgot to say that when you say "swing swing swing" as you swing your sword it demoralizes the enemy.
Lol
Tucking to steal loot is why I took off cross play. The amount of Xbox + controller only players that tuck is next to none, haven’t had a run in with pvp in weeks and it’s so refreshing
That air ladder grab tho....sub'd
Ty man!
This whole "it's a pirate game" notion shows how little you know about the history of pirates. It's a sandbox game and not everybody gets on to be an asshole or an annoying little kid. When you see somebody standing on the front of their boat by themselves fishing. Then they don't even fight back when you first attack. Move along. Pirates had a code.
Exactly Pirates were business men first criminals second.
First of all
Rare: "Anyone can attack you for any reason"
So no pirate code broken
Let me tell you something. Attacking ships who even fish does give ingame (captaincy ) and even SOT website progression that will be worked on even more in the future. So even though it seems harsh, there is nothing wrong with it because it gives progress.
@@nominal9036 Let me tell YOU something. Anyone can walk up to you on the street and pop you in the nose for any reason. That doesn't make it right. Not everybody gets off on being a snotty little shit just because they can.
@@nominal9036 The problem is risk reward there needs to be a penalty for getting sunk so crews have to decide if its really worth attacking a target.
Because right now the game is just attack, attack, attack and everyone is a murderhobo because of it.
Also another big thing is persistent harassments what's the point in sinking a ship when they will be back in 5 minutes to harass you? When you sink an enemy crew they should be transferred to a different server to prevent this.
Honestly this game should have never gotten past the drawing board do to how many flaws it has and this is coming from a person who has made 5 games and takes part in Game Jams. The moment a similarly themed pirate game comes out its gonna eat Rares lunch. Its pathetic that after 8 years of development they only NOW have the ability to name and customize a ship in detail.
Honestly Marauders is a better pirate game than Sea Of Thieves and its not even pirate themed.
@@nominal9036 In other words "Let me sink you while your fishing because I only care about myself and my ship's progress"
I find that firebombing areas like cannon or helm makes them spend time taking damage or spend time putting out the fire
Dudes giving away his secrets,my crew is so paranoid he wouldn't get aboard
Hey sigy I just saw you and one blunderd you sorry for mic. I love your vids tho lol.
Also when do you stream usually
Believe it or not, you dont have to be toxic or rude to engage in pvp. It's generally easy to tell who is looking for a fight and who isn't; Just leave people alone if you can tell they just want to chill and be left alone. Look for people who actually want to fight you, instead of being a sea bully.
Believe it or not, just because I am going to fight someone doesn’t mean I’m a “sea bully”. Believe it or not, nobody cares if you wanna fight or if you don’t. if you got an Athena on board ima get it from you.
@@Sigy that’s much different than a galleon killing you while you’re grinding tall tales, apologizing, then alliencing with you just to spawn kill you for 20 minutes while slowly sinking your ship
On the last point, if I’m forced into a fight I don’t want to take and can’t run, I’ll just scuttle and be done with it.
Dude, the one thing that sucks about videos like this, is when you bring to light something that is (quite honestly) an exploit(talking about "silent reapers") the devs will patch it out. Great tip though, gonna give it a try tomorrow while stacking Sea Fortresses the way LD Sylvr showed.
Btw, if anyone knows how long the silent reaper technique has been a thing, please let me know.
It’s been a thing since the start of emissarys
@@Sigy Ah, so in other words, Rare no Care
I know all this, my issue is, I freak out and get flustered, I can't think or remember anything
Best way to get better at pvp, just keep pvping. And solo sloop against the AI. If you aren't careful, those skelly ships with eff you up.
thats gold content! I didn't knew some tips
"It is a pirate game, you shoot other pirates" is pretty much the complete opposite of what real pirates did. I really like the idea Rare put out there, they want us to share the world. So having PvP is fine, and you should also respect people who try to avoid it. Just keep in mind arena mode has been removed, not the standard game. So from my point of view, shooting each other is definitely a way to play the game, but you miss out on a lot of adventures and social interactions like this. My most epic moments aren't about PvP at all. So i can understand his frustration to a degree. Also I really suck at PvP even if I try really hard, so getting flamed for running away when I know for a fact that I will simply lose is equally toxic. This game is not entirely about pirates shooting pirates, you are just playing this like it is fortnite. This game can be so much more.
You’re not completely wrong but I wouldn’t call merchants or treasure hunters “pirates” as a pirate by definition is someone who attacks and robs ships at sea. Therefore one could argue reapers are the only real pirates in the game. So a reaper attacking a merchant sloop isn’t unrealistic.
The other thing though people can cry about you running away all they want but a good pirate will catch you and a good runner will get away. If you know you’ll lose the fight then hell yeah run away dude but just as it’s okay for you to run there’s nothing stopping them from chasing you. Don’t listen to what people on the internet say at the end of the day play the game you want to play but you just gotta recognize in a game called “Sea of Thieves” there are going to be thieves.
People react like the pirate legend cause, yes its a pirate game, but "passively" (srry for the english im italian) is very competitive sometimes. When a server is create different type of players join in: not only pro player, most of the times are random players. I think rare need to improve a sistem like "pirate rank" so the people can find players at their same level. Cause if ,for example, a random one spend hours for looting a try to make some money and same-level player fight with him is a equal battle, if one like you sink him without giving a chance is normal he get angry a start to be toxic. Most of the times is not skill, but hours spend in game which made you a good pirate.
They get mad because they lose and they didn't wanna lose. They probably underestimated their opponent too, thinking they're gonna win with little effort because they're "so good", then they lose and their ego is hurt, so they have to blame something other than themselves instead of looking at what they could've done better.
The reason I dont think match making would be good in this game is because its designed to have pve mixed with pvp. People who are really good at pvp would have nothing to steal and people who only play pve would have nothing to fear. It would hurt the very core system the game was designed around wich is loot being used as a pve mechanic with the purpose of drawing multiple players together to battle or cooperate.
i feel like that last guy... i just started. trying to do some quests. LOL
When picking a pirate pick the short skinny ones will reduce your hit box unlike fat beard.
Very useful for fellows such as yourself
My new favorite channel
The best Tips and Tricks I've watched on SoT. Thank you, Zigy! You forgot the most important trick of them all, though : Always have a Aveman the trashcan around to save your butt or deckshot you!
aveman does nothing but die
@@Sigy yeah he's such a loser
@@SigyAveman best player
Been playing since day 1 and why am I just learning about the silent reaper 🤦♂️ dam lol nice video dude
The silent reaper just got patched last week..
I'm actually pretty good at the game, got like 1.4k hours, a decent amount of which are pvp, I only clicked because I felt mildly insulted by the title.
My favorite one of these tips is the funny grab one- love that mechanic.
Fishing rod trick has been patched out, silent board ads does not work if moving in water u must b not moving in water for it to b silent, immobilize ships first, then cannon lowers, this will cause cannons to slow, fire is best friend vs gallies especially under helm. Gg well played says aye!
W VIDEO. NEW PLAYERS NEED TO SEE THIS. LETS GET SWEATY ON THE SEAS AND ENJOY SOME PVP! W
a pirate game yes, but when a group of 4 bastards attacks you in the back while i am busy with a boss, you are just bastards. If you want to fight me ... face me.
If a 4 man ship can sneak behind you without you noticing. That’s all on you. You can see boats from so far away it’s unfair.
@@Sigy so on the pretext that i see a ship on the horizon, i have no right to confront captain grimm alone?
@@nickogrizzly2707 No, that means you actively have to check the ships position in order to not get "sneaked up on". You can't have this game on easy mode. Nor can you control other people's time, they don't have to wait for you to finish.
Do better
@@nickogrizzly2707 yep, i agree
These Art of players need a extra Server, than they can kill each other
honestly this. and also.. pvp only players like this kid don't understand the cost of time for people with real jobs. losing 2 hours of rewards is terrible when you had only two hours to play with your girlfriend this week. getting pestered for an hour with no loot is just toxic. RUclips has ruined video games honestly. its too easy for every shithead kid with 10 hrs after school to run game cycles made up of 40 toxic RUclips tips lmao.
Ez tip, play arena to get better and to practice. If only it was still a thing by the time you get to legendary sea dog you forget how to sink
U cant tuck from me if im suspicious of a tucker. Ik all the tuck spots and i will thoroughly check every one
I've been playing SoT since release and it's my all time favorite game.
I also loved pvp. So I understand the argument that it's a pirate game.
But I became Ill. I was often in the hospital and whenever I was at home I wanted to play SoT but without the stress. I love SoT. But PvP has become too stressful for me and I can't take it physically anymore.
But sailing and enjoying in peace is unfortunately not possible.
Yes, it's a pirate game. But now I wish there was an alternative so I could play my favorite game.
But the Tips are good, thank you. Especially the silent Reaper and Kraken Tip :)
dont listen to this guy.... he is noob... this game is not pvp. this game is optional pvp. there is no points, rewards, achivements for killing and sinking other players. you can do your own voyages and get your own loot. it will be faster and better for you commendations and achievements.
look on this dude he is playing this game for 2 years and have 125 achievements. i can understand in 2 years he didnt maxed out tall tales (but some he even didnt completed at all) but he still didnt collected 300 barnacle chest, still didnt sinked 500 ghost ships, still didnt killed 1000 captains, and other achievements are completed in so low lvl so im guessing in game commendations also are not completed like selling 100 grog barrels. dont learn to play from people like him....
@@kostuch9275 Dude, if I attack you before you can start running away, that's not fucking optional for you, the pvp is happening at that point. It's a PVPVE game. Mix of both. Nobody can choose not to get attacked by other players. Are you really that delusional?
@@kostuch9275 People can enjoy this pvpve game how they like, if they don't like grinding achievements then they don't like grinding achievements lmao. Get off your high horse you pve lord.
Knowing and achieving commendations doesn't make you good at the game. Im teaching people why they keep sinking and how to avoid it which is being confident with your PVP. People can enjoy the game how they desire but no matter what, PvP will find its way towards you.
started this game yesterday! Im trying to do the main quest with my brother but its so confusing game.... cant even go back to the "lobby island"
The game is so fun and fun to learn. Really just a different type of game.
I’m a solo would you still recommend boarding
You should make a video on your favorite fits for your pirate
Im an pve player, this can be useful tho, remember that you shouldn't attack an gally asva sloop whwn you arent good at pvp
fax
anchored + sails down on a sloop can be almost impossible to recover from
I like the "you can't attacknpeople who don't expect it" rule. I didn't know about that one.
lol
A good pirate never steals another person's property
@@samwise495 Especially when the other person isn't okay with it.
yeah that was honestly helpful im tired of getting my ass kicked 😂
lol glad I could help!
For the silent reaper, u have to sunken first and take the loot? or drop all the loot to the water and take it back with the harpoon and touch it? I still dont get it
Once you sink a ship. Just harpoon the loot and aim the harpoon to the very top left corner and shoot to drop the item onto the ship. Make sure you don’t pick up any items until u put on reaper
Wish i had the mentality to spend a year of getting one balled, constantly sunk by sweats who hit every chain shot to get better
There isn’t much sweats in this game. You must just be extra below average
@@Sigy LOL
@@Sigy Nah ill be diving and win maybe 2 fights in a row then ill get in a fight with a decent player who keeps constant pressure on me
The skill issue i have is with cannon aim im getting the hang of naval maneuvers just cant get the cannon aim for the life of me im also not terrible at hand to hand combat with blunderbuss and sword need to start carrying more blunder bombs
nice video
i wonder if anything can be done to avoid being spawnkilled, last time i was in an alliance of 3 boats and someone kept spawnkilling me in my own boat i couldn't do a single shit he just one shots me i didn't have time to make a move
i also want to know something stupid but does fat characters have a bigger hitbox ?
To avoid being spawn killed you cannot get boarded. Thats it.
if u keep getting spawnkilled u should probably just sink your ship and try again since u already lost your treasure and stuff
@@zGoldenHawk didn't know i could do that thanks, so i wouldn't have to wait 10 minutes before i can play again
Bro your actually crazy at the game
i try
Love your content, keep going dude you are gonna go far
Everyone puts their anchor up so I just set sail when I jump on their boat 😂
Thinking about playing again but worried I'll get bored quickly doing solo
Solo is fun
"My teamate made a good play for once" -someone who speaks facts
Aveman is a trashcan. 🤣
I'm actually getting pretty good at pvp due to duo slooping with my friend and we are doing really well
God I love the title 😂
Started playing this gam recently solo bc I hate grinding w other people since most time I move faster and after a long treasure hunt and I had like 5 chests and I make it safely to an outpost until I start unloading my stuff and out of nowhere a ship full of try hards wearing metal masks (I belive they’re called reapers or something) rammed into my ship and bombarded it then boarded and started taking my treasure while one kept me off my ship. Logged out and haven’t touched the game since
Impossible for a ship to "come out of no where" without it being your fault. It is really easy to spot ships from really really far away. Just next time watch out and remember there are pirates lurking.
@@Sigy well it literally did, I was unloading a truck load of loot by myself and it was taking quite a bit for me to do it. 5 min after I had gotten there a reaper ship came around the corner full speed and did what I described. It’s not like they were waiting there and I went at them like an idiot. Also I a assumed it was a safe haven bc the pirate rules flyer in the tavern i first spawned in said soemthing about being friendly in outposts. I’m not mad at the game or saying it’s a bad game so no need to defend anything I’m just telling y’all that I lost hours of loot my first time around lmao
YOOO THATS MY COUSIN AND I IN THE FIRST CLIP!!!
Revealing all his secrets, and I bet he will still catch them all slipping
That 'don't anchor' one doesn't work when you need to go ashore for treasure hunting though. The number of times the waves just sent my ship off into the distance are innumerable. "Just use the harpoons" I hear you cry. Yeah, those are about as reliable as a rowboat in a storm. Even when they don't magically disengage for no good reason, they can still stretch backwards as your boat wanders to the far corners of the map without you.
Your ship doesn't move because of the waves.. Your sails are either a little bit down, or your ship has not gone to a complete stop.
Game needs skill based matchmaking, like so many games. There are tons of people in every video game that know everything and will wipe you 10/10 times. The only solution is to be matched properly with other players. There is a large enough player base for this too
Game doesnt need skill base matchmaking.
@@Sigy ??? IT needs
Bcs some players want only pvp and another want only farm, looting, story etc. Pvp need every time skilled matchmaking or a extra sever who all players can destory each other!
@@Sigy Game needs skill based matchmaking. Getting absolutely destroyed by a galleon of pirate legends isn’t fun, it’s just fucking annoying. I’m new, so I have no clue what I’m doing. So, if I get placed into a server with other people who also have no clue what they’re doing, it’s gonna be much more fun. If we both suck at shooting our cannons then it’s gonna be an equal fight, unlike having a level 5 reaper sloop pull up on your treasureless, emissaryless (not even a word) ship and sink you without reason. Chances are people who aren’t good at the game just wanna have a good time, putting everyone in that server with other people who wanna relax, no PvP. People who DO wanna PvP and are good at the game get placed into servers with eachother, it’s a win for everyone then. Even if they don’t add it, they should just add an extra server with increased rewards, but I know damn well the egotistical tryhards are just gonna stay in High Seas and torment new players anyway, because they have nothing better to do.
I'm going to start playing this game soon for the first time with 2 friends, so we need tips
I actually got better at this game tysm
I don't have anything against the pvp I just hate how toxic most people in this game are.
Thanks for the tips tho, they should be able to help me and my friend a bit.
Lots of toxic players but sinkin toxic players is just the best!
RUclips deadass recommended this to me after i got sunk
lol
How to become a better PVP player: you can't, arena isn't in the game so you can't practice against people who are actually half-decent.
Ive never played arena and still better than 98% of players
@@Sigy That ain't exactly a high bar. 98% of people in adventure aren't worth the time.
Yep, you Cant Play sot story without fucked or hunted without Reason!
Many players want a passiv Mode or Story Server, tja i am free for All pvp Player
@@stevenlang9052 Honestly, I don't care anymore if passive mode or PVE severs get added. Without arena dogs there isn't anyone worth fighting.
I am I horrible pirate so hopefully this video helps me out
Loving your PVP techniques, PVP definitely my favourite thing to do in Sea of Thieves
2 years? You are new!
Good info
I think they fixed the harpoon thing. Tried it last time and it didnt work.
I think your right
can u show settings for a vid
I'm back and it's you're graphic settings why play on potato?
Do u have a higher fov or am I tripping
I got 90 FOV
Can you tell us how you get these great servers?
Ill make a video on that soon
@@Sigy thx bro
Awesome vid
I mean I just sank some season 1 legendary curse people 5 time in a row and I’ve only been playing for a few months
silent reaper was patched out unfortunately
Yep. Rip
Of course the guy at the end is wearing full PL attire smh
I don’t get it I know the tips and I try and get better but I just think I’m not cut out for this game
i suck because i play by myself and don't have the coordination to do everything by myself haha
Me I get board and eventually approach a ship and ask. Hey do you want to join an alliance.
Then 90% of the time i take a cannon to the face 🤷♂️
So wait... we're we not supposed to go after other pirates that aren't expecting it? Well I guess my multi-island swims to troll have been all for nothing.
lol
Haha - Punk! You shot me! ;)
I have just started and I am trying to play pirates life and the game when I go into my crew and try to vote to open crew, it remains closed can anyone help? So frustrated.
It shouldn’t remain closed. It takes awhile for someone to join sometimes someone will never join. Make sure the crew type says open.
@@Sigy thanks. Sorted it.
@@Sigy Though I have noticed people join and leave immediately. Anyone know why? I get loads of people join and then leave a second later. It is so weird.
you will never successfully cannipy tuck on my sloop. I check those spots like every 2 minutes
lol smart pirate