How to join a random ship?

[Roy]

I thought this was a feature in the past but upon revisiting the game i can't figure out how to join an existing crew or matchmake for one?

[Panpan2019]

Honestly I have the same question. No clue how the open crew guys can join my lobby.

[Bloodartist]

The only way to join an existing crew and their ship is via the friends list, by joining a friends crew or accepting their invite to the game. I think it can be done also via windows game bar.

You can do the open crew, but that always creates a new ship with random people and I wouldnt recommend it.

Yes, I know it sucks, and I think its the worst problem this game has.

[Batabii • Suikoden I&II HD]

Originally posted by Bloodartist:

You can do the open crew, but that always creates a new ship with random people and I wouldnt recommend it.

Pretty sure that answers the question

Also no it doesn't always create a new ship. Sometimes it'll put me in another crew but it's generally not worth it regardless

[Raft]

Play > Adventure > High Seas > Charter a Ship > Select Galleon/Brigantine/Sloop > Open Crew > Confirm and Assemble a Crew > Set Sail

The game will randomly put you in an open crew. It could be a fresh new crew waking up at an outpost. It could be a crew that is already doing a voyage in the seas. It could be crew that is in the middle of a fight with other pirates.

Open crew can be ♥♥♥♥. Meet a mix of newbies and experienced pirates. Often deal with griefers (who sabotage own crew/ship). And many pirates like to randomly leave mid-game. This applies even with crew recruited through SoT Discord.

But every now and then, open crew can be functional enough. Good luck.
One of my smooth open crew sessions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rj6sjOaZLwI