Change pvp for curse

[MI]

I find very annoying when you play pvp for atena curse or reaper curse. Some matches can last for like 2 hours. Last time me and my 2 friends fought another team for like 1 hour and from nowhere galion came and start fighting and I cant lie it was fun but I think fights shouldnt last that long. What do you think guys?

[Panpan2019]

Sorry, but I can't agree. The curses are the ultimate reward for participating in Hourglass, and the PvP people deserve a reward for all the hard work they do; something unique that only committed Hourglass players can get. If you think it's annoying, that is just part of the grind. You will have to get over it.

[Keyrala]

There is no way you take 1 hour in a fight unless you guys are playing tag. Try to be more aggressive, take risks. Repairing every 2 seconds wastes a lot of time.

[Panpan2019]

Originally posted by Keyrala:

There is no way you take 1 hour in a fight unless you guys are playing tag. Try to be more aggressive, take risks. Repairing every 2 seconds wastes a lot of time.

This.

[Tufaк]

Hourglass is another one of the bad things that Rare created anyone who previously played Arena mode knows how much fun it was. Hourglass where players are running all the time I have the curses but I agree how bad this is

[Fail]

Originally posted by MI:

I find very annoying when you play pvp for atena curse or reaper curse. Some matches can last for like 2 hours. Last time me and my 2 friends fought another team for like 1 hour and from nowhere galion came and start fighting and I cant lie it was fun but I think fights shouldnt last that long. What do you think guys?

Personally I think it's fine as it is.
While I find it annoying when my opponent drops sails and runs to repair after only taking two hits, it pushes me to devise better strategies to prevent it from happening.
I don't personally do Hourglass for the curses, but for those who like them it's a fine reward for their efforts.

Originally posted by Tufaк:

Hourglass is another one of the bad things that Rare created anyone who previously played Arena mode knows how much fun it was. Hourglass where players are running all the time I have the curses but I agree how bad this is

Having only played the Arena a handful of times before it closed, I have to agree. I played with friends on a galleon, and it was some of the most chaotic fun I'd had (had only been playing a few months then).
Playing on NA servers with 150 ping just made it more special lol

Hourglass just doesn't seem half as entertaining as the Arena was :/

[CapoFantasma97]

Arena was indeed more fun, but as a gamemode it was significantly less popular than the main mode, which made an ouroboros of people waiting too long for a match, not wanting to play Arena because of it, and it increasing the matchmaking time even more.

Hourglass has the advantage of needing to matchmake only two ships of opposing factions instead of four and filling each with players. It's also directly integrated inside the main gamemode and has more inviting rewards, both things that strongly push the player to try it.

But the gamemode design is far worse. In Arena, everyone has the same equipment, you wouldn't dive in with more wood or cursed cannonballs, and winning is based on points, combining the damage given, ships sunk and collecing the chests that everyone fights for. Ships would sink rather quickly due to the aggressiveness and multiple crews, but you would respawn, and there was a time limit of 15 minutes.

Overall, more balanced and fun matches full of action.

[KONSTAN-RUS-ESP]

I agree. every normal arena battle in other games have the arena getting reduce in size from time to time. thats why our matches last that long coz playble area do not get smaller

[Tufaк]

As if it wasn't enough how bad hg is they even buffed blunderbass with a knockback that any noob can throw you out of the boat or make it impossible for you to board. Honestly I believe that Rare strongly wants to destroy the game. For the first time in 5 years maybe I'll give up playing SOT because all the updates don't make any sense it seems like Rare is always against players creating useless updates with bugs