How To Get BETTER at PvP in Sea of Thieves!! 

i very often hear people talk about sot as if it was a childrens game. that is entirely laughable to me. PVP in this game is very very very hard to master and incredibly sweaty. i literally never ever played a game in my entire life which is consistently able to make my pulse explode. i have over 350 hours and while i'm starting to dunk on people, i still get yeeted A TON. much more than I win. you need A LOT of hours of practice in this game to hold your own. some people have locken in thousands of hours and you're going to meet them on the sea. add to that solo slooping and your disadvantage is even larger. but i don't care. i absolutely adore this game and it's the only one in my entire life i didn't stop playing 20 hours in. so for me, i'm just going to continue practicing until I am sick of it. :D see ya on the seas.

u so smart wow

@@dustindemuth1605 yes, they used a correct term U muffin

I would agree with this. Oh sure, Firebombs would *eventually* cause holes in an enemy ship, but competent crews can easily snuff out those flames. Alternatively, just shoot Cannonballs on their ship. However, if you are spawn-camping them until they sink and they have Firebombs in their barrels, set their ship aflame. Will damage them over time when they spawn in, sometimes.

fire spread really quickly on galleons and is a really big annoyance so use 1 or 2 fire bombs each time you get a gally in your broadside

I know, fire bombs are really good when i board someone, but i see lot of new players using firebombs instead of normal cannon balls becouse they think its doing more holes to ship and also burn it

@@Wibracell you don't know what they are thinking

@@zhuyuchen8324 thank u. The guy who left this comment hasn't played the game enough.

I doubt there are any new players that'll stay any longer than a week with this toxic community. No chance to gain a foothold on learning this hot garbage of a game.

@@wbdk20 as a recent new player, I’ve never experienced any of this super toxic community everyone talks about, apart from fighting over high profile treasure, most people will just leave me alone unless they are provoked

@@wbdk20 as a recent player i've learned to be ready for anything and not listen to any toxicity, i mean im used to that toxicity on other games so its not doing much harm while learning how to play. i have 50 hours in and have learned to pvp against others if i have a friend boarding while i take care of our ship and shoot cannons effectively (learned the death spiral just recently) its fun

@@bighenchman3266 what he means by this is that some toxic pvp players will provoke you in chat and maybe in voip too but you live that in other fps games anyway

@@bighenchman3266 and there was this one toxic player who would hide in my ship and kill me over and over again, for at least an hour. i was going crazy

There aren't any new players. The only ones left are the ones with 2k hours. We new players don't stand a chance of learning this game because there are too many very poor design choices coupled with a very toxic community

Mhm

Or how to find good pvp servers

I love the conten too

@@DioButCursed bruh😂😂😂

yooooo

cheers bro

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hello there

thanks :))

Lol I know right! I get a couple of skulls with maybe a chest and I'm all noid...next thing ya know I'm looking for the nearest outpost.

thank you? 😭

Y’all didn’t even watch it

While not the most effective the main way i know im getting boarded is 2 diff sounds, 1 if they shot from a cannon its different enough if a sound than a ball being shot (kinda quieter), and 2 is the kinda slapping sound of when a pirate is swimming (not as reliable cause they can dive and mitigate the sound, but still useful)

yup, overlapping audio can make it HARD, and my hearing in my left ear is worse than my right so I do miss the cues sometimes

this. the sound of the cannonball vs player is that the player sound has a whistle and less bassy.

Needless to say dont just practice once and then never do it again, That will only result in you getting rusty, Taking u back to the stages of before u practiced and this is something I myself experienced after not practicing or playing for large amounts of time

Eh, what good is practice if the players you fight are always better than you? Cannons are impossible to aim cause you can't tell when the ball will curve left or right until you shoot once. You spend so much time missing trying to find the right angle to land a hit but when you do you're out of balls so you get more only to repeat the cycle. Then when you fight a player the engagement lasts a minute or less due to them being better and all you learn is "ok I'm trash and they're better" I say stick to PVE.

@@keybladegames_real I hope this is a troll comment cause you are literally NEVER going to get better with that mindset lol.

@@Humandust666 That's what I keep being told "you cant win with that mindset" well its the mindset I have after losing every. single. encounter. I did win a fight today though. Although I wouldnt count it much as a win cause his ship was already banged up and he claimed he "gives up" and I did interupt his attempt to raise his mast. But I guess he wanted me to lower my guard cause he snuck on with the chest of sorrow. I heard it crying and wondered when I got it and left the harpoon to see him on the back of my sloop. I actually managed to win the fight. It was my first win against a reaper and I couldn't be happier. Selling his grade four flag was satisfying despite it not being much of a fight. One less reaper piece of shit the better but I lose any other encounter. So I know im going to lose. I mean ive been running from fights since the hungering deep

@@keybladegames_real What is your main issue? Are you missing a lot of your shots? I'm very new to this game myself, but i have been playing pc games for 21 years, and a lot of my experience with other fps games carries over. If you know what you NEED to practice, it can help you learn much quicker.

Me who owns sea of thieves but doesn’t like PVP: 🙃

thanks :)))

the only way to improve is to get used like a cucumber on an OF page, you’ll get better and pick things up along the way - it’s just tedious

I'm the exact same way...need a partner?

@@michaelslack4937 I could always use more crew

@@keybladegames_real Ahoy! Thank you sir for the reply...and I could always use more help lol! So lets you and I get better together...I don't like losing. Please forgive what's coming... My biggest problem is I can't communicate (No Mic...yet) with anyone. Every time I text I run into something and sink...no Bueno. Stopped doing this. So when I meet a cool crew...you get the idea. I really want the portrait of Merrick before I lose my chance. I work a LOT! What game time I've had was spent being either spawn camped or Rared! I'm still somewhat new Jan 22 Season XI (random play tho) I also must admit that I am in my mid 60's fixin to retire but still learning the gaming tech as I go. Last time (ever) touching an Xbox controller was when Legend of Zelda first came out, then never gamed again till SoT Jan 2022. In game (I use Xbox game pass) I am OG PRIVATEER, can we exchange more info that way? Message maybe? If so I will send my email. Don't let my age fool you, I'm not stupid nor ignorant to tech, just never used this type of tech this deeply till recently is all...I learn fast! If we should ever meet upon the waves my ship is a sloop, The RAVEN...all black Eternal Freedom ship set w/ really bright Season XI Community day flag lol. I am in Roswell NM (we use Mountain Time btw) I open at work all this week, get off early afternoon, Wed I will be in game at 3pm ish my time...then I am off Fri and Sat will try to be in game at 3pm again on those days as well. (Barring something coming up) What would work for you? Before I continue please accept my apologies for this novel I seem to be writing (sheesh) was not intended but I kinda wanted to introduce myself. I most certainly do look forward to gaining booty (LOL!) and honing our skills but most importantly developing lasting relationships through comradery...and victory! I look forward to hearing from you sir...Michael ☠

@@michaelslack4937 I cant help but get a feeling the name Raven comes from an attraction to raven from teen titans.... But anyway I prefer to be on my own ship, The Reaper Leviathan. Also I did the commendations in one go, I dunno how I managed it considering I had no idea what to do and spent most of my time on my sloop waiting for something to happen and I got all commendations done....somehow. No one tried to sink me, they did the adventure and I had no idea how to do anything. I had no idea where to get the flame of souls. But I had no interest in doing that stupid adventure a third time. I got in a second time but it was about over and judging by what I heard on their mics they had no idea what to do and didnt seem to notice you had to talk to Merrick in order to complete it. The last time I did the cutscene I had to bitch slap a pirate playing a stupid some on a banjo just to get him to shut up. I dont want to risk dealing with tryhard reapers wanting to kill everyone and I already have what I need. But if you must we could do it. But I play on xbox. So i'll need a microsoft name and I dont need your email. Im ok with you talking in text. It doesnt bug me

@@keybladegames_real lol ok. I'm not good enough to text and play...yet. But I will do my best. I would prefer to talk over text but oh well... The RAVEN bit comes from my Anglo Saxon/Viking heritage...I'm 66 I don't do teenager anything. Good on you for the completion...I tried again last night and got smoked like a blunt, it is what it is right?! It is starting piss me off a lil tho as I want that damned Merrick Portrait! Lol! So this Wed I will be in game about 3ish in the afternoon Mountain time USA. My current game goals are Gold naturally, commendations, and unlocking stuff, and eventually Pirate Legend only to unlock more stuff.. I have no desire to be a sweat lord, or Reaper just me a humble Privateer with a crap load of Gold of course lol. I look forward to sailing with you, may your day be splendid sir...Michael. OG PRIVATEER