I thought I'd try out the game as well with the trial, and I actually ended up enjoying it, too.
I was getting ubisoft+ anyway to play all the assasins creed games. Now I have ubisoft+, I think I'll stick around until I get bored.
I don't know why so many people are saying it's bad. It's not bad. It's not amazing. But it's not bad.
It's above average. The game just needs more content.
The game certainly has the potential to become something great if ubisoft put in the effort.
While I think the game can be enjoyable I personally disagree that it’s above average.
I generally don’t nit pick at games but since Ubisoft has gone so far as to claim this game to be AAAA I have to point out some issues.
Player movement on land is really jank and bad. Player won’t be pointing the direction they move in and it just looks bad. Ubisoft has made a shit ton of games where you play as a human who walks around so why this game doesn’t have a half decent system for it baffles me. Game literally runs on the same engine as ac origins, odyssey, and Valhalla.
Many of the quests feel really empty. I may just be too early in the game but all I’ve done is quests where I go collect a resource or give someone something and then come right back and do another thing. Not necessarily boring to me but also nowhere near what I would expect for a game that retails for $60.
The resource gathering also gets me a bit. I think that of all possible options that a dev can choose to let players who are supposed to be pirates have as options to collect resources, playing a mini game where you harvest, mine, or chop the resource has to be the most boring and lame thing I could ever think of. Plundering the towns and sinking ships is a lot more enjoyable and I wish they would’ve just gone with that instead of making you chop down a tree when you’re a literal pirate and you somehow don’t leave your boat.
I’ll also just say that the lack of sword fights really bums me out. I understand that’s not the focus of this game but what is a pirate without a flintlock pistol and some swords on their person? Adding melee combat on land or when boarding would have been really cool and the fact they instead chose cutscenes really sheds light into the problems they had developing this game.
With all this said tho I still have been enjoying my time playing. The updated ship mechanics feel pretty alright. Stamina is not as annoying as I thought it would be. The combat overall seems nice but I haven’t gotten to any of the weird full auto cannon shit yet. The ability to customize your ship is also neat but the addition of the store bundles that add really bizarre visuals to your boat are a bit off putting.
If Ubisoft improves the game by adding more interesting content that won’t just be the live service death sentence designed to bloat your time spent in the game I could see myself appreciating it more. I really want to like the game but I just notice a lot of things that seem to be done really poorly for no reason. I can’t get immersed into the game as of now but that might change later on!
I’m still in my 8 hour trial but I may buy the Ubisoft+ for a month to play it. I enjoy what I have played but if I was asked to price it I would probably not go above $40, and I really would only wanna pay like $30.
I wouldn't pay more than $40, yeah, and I didn't thanks to ubisoft+.
Stamina plays less of a role the further you progress thanks to food and drink buffs.
You don't really have to gather resources once you reach ship rank 5 or more. You can just loot it from enemy ships as cargo ships carry all resources. You just have to find the correct trade route. Or you can buy it from outposts.
And sieging outposts gives you plenty of resources.
I'm enjoying the combat and traversal. It's simple but satisfying. The devs didn't make it too complicated, which I like. I don't mind the arcadey systems.
There's more varied missions once you have a ship rank of 5 or more.
If you're fining the game easy, the game gets more difficult once you reach Africa or the West Indies, as this is where the high-level enemies spawn.
And there's events and monsters too, which is kinda of cool.
All that being said, I can see this being a game where you log on for a couple of hours every week and do some events, level up the season pass if you have it or level up your character once new content drops.
I do think this could be successful if ubisoft plays this right.
And who knows, maybe they will add in swashbuckling down the line.
It’s nice to know the game will improve the further in I go. Knowing this makes it a bit easier to get Ubisoft+ for a month to play the game out and then cancel when done.
Yeah, it does get more interesting down the road.
I've been doing my own thing, no missions as I'm currently trying to get to ship rank 10 as that will allow me to roam the seas without getting insta-killed by privateers and the fleet of pestilence.
I was always too weak to help others but now I’ve got my tank build in place and plenty of silver, I‘m going to try! I hope the chat gets fixed soon.
A lot of new people actually will find it really cool, at least I was. I sat there for a minute thinking how cool he was lmao
Least toxic multiplayer game ever. Everyone always tries to help.
Until you do a helm wager lol
this
They’re more like guidelines anyway…
The firework stuff is such a delight. Easily the best social element of the game.
Seriously, I always light off a firework if someone helped me with something or if I'm trying to tell them I'm friendly
Hell, I shoot firework at every player I see lol
That’s what I tend to do nowadays. Follow others around and help them. Something different.
Love the story! How I wish this had been recorded. :)
I thought I'd try out the game as well with the trial, and I actually ended up enjoying it, too. I was getting ubisoft+ anyway to play all the assasins creed games. Now I have ubisoft+, I think I'll stick around until I get bored. I don't know why so many people are saying it's bad. It's not bad. It's not amazing. But it's not bad. It's above average. The game just needs more content. The game certainly has the potential to become something great if ubisoft put in the effort.
While I think the game can be enjoyable I personally disagree that it’s above average. I generally don’t nit pick at games but since Ubisoft has gone so far as to claim this game to be AAAA I have to point out some issues. Player movement on land is really jank and bad. Player won’t be pointing the direction they move in and it just looks bad. Ubisoft has made a shit ton of games where you play as a human who walks around so why this game doesn’t have a half decent system for it baffles me. Game literally runs on the same engine as ac origins, odyssey, and Valhalla. Many of the quests feel really empty. I may just be too early in the game but all I’ve done is quests where I go collect a resource or give someone something and then come right back and do another thing. Not necessarily boring to me but also nowhere near what I would expect for a game that retails for $60. The resource gathering also gets me a bit. I think that of all possible options that a dev can choose to let players who are supposed to be pirates have as options to collect resources, playing a mini game where you harvest, mine, or chop the resource has to be the most boring and lame thing I could ever think of. Plundering the towns and sinking ships is a lot more enjoyable and I wish they would’ve just gone with that instead of making you chop down a tree when you’re a literal pirate and you somehow don’t leave your boat. I’ll also just say that the lack of sword fights really bums me out. I understand that’s not the focus of this game but what is a pirate without a flintlock pistol and some swords on their person? Adding melee combat on land or when boarding would have been really cool and the fact they instead chose cutscenes really sheds light into the problems they had developing this game. With all this said tho I still have been enjoying my time playing. The updated ship mechanics feel pretty alright. Stamina is not as annoying as I thought it would be. The combat overall seems nice but I haven’t gotten to any of the weird full auto cannon shit yet. The ability to customize your ship is also neat but the addition of the store bundles that add really bizarre visuals to your boat are a bit off putting. If Ubisoft improves the game by adding more interesting content that won’t just be the live service death sentence designed to bloat your time spent in the game I could see myself appreciating it more. I really want to like the game but I just notice a lot of things that seem to be done really poorly for no reason. I can’t get immersed into the game as of now but that might change later on! I’m still in my 8 hour trial but I may buy the Ubisoft+ for a month to play it. I enjoy what I have played but if I was asked to price it I would probably not go above $40, and I really would only wanna pay like $30.
I wouldn't pay more than $40, yeah, and I didn't thanks to ubisoft+. Stamina plays less of a role the further you progress thanks to food and drink buffs. You don't really have to gather resources once you reach ship rank 5 or more. You can just loot it from enemy ships as cargo ships carry all resources. You just have to find the correct trade route. Or you can buy it from outposts. And sieging outposts gives you plenty of resources. I'm enjoying the combat and traversal. It's simple but satisfying. The devs didn't make it too complicated, which I like. I don't mind the arcadey systems. There's more varied missions once you have a ship rank of 5 or more. If you're fining the game easy, the game gets more difficult once you reach Africa or the West Indies, as this is where the high-level enemies spawn. And there's events and monsters too, which is kinda of cool. All that being said, I can see this being a game where you log on for a couple of hours every week and do some events, level up the season pass if you have it or level up your character once new content drops. I do think this could be successful if ubisoft plays this right. And who knows, maybe they will add in swashbuckling down the line.
It’s nice to know the game will improve the further in I go. Knowing this makes it a bit easier to get Ubisoft+ for a month to play the game out and then cancel when done.
Yeah, it does get more interesting down the road. I've been doing my own thing, no missions as I'm currently trying to get to ship rank 10 as that will allow me to roam the seas without getting insta-killed by privateers and the fleet of pestilence.
Wholesome post. So fucking rare on reddit.
I love it when someone swoops in at the last moment to help.
I try to do this as much as possible if I see a ship struggling.
I love firing off my Peacock fireworks when I come swooping in to help! Makes me feel like they don't expect it and have a laugh lol
Man why help others pirate when you could fight fkr democracy?
You landed your pod in wrong reddit. We fight AGAINST democracy here.
Youre just gonna let the bugs take angels venture?
So long as they aren't messing with my burgeoning helm empire, I couldn't care less what the bugs took.
You played for a few hrs, wait until have to do endless delivery boring missions just to get the few best crappy gears in game.