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You know I never thought about the music, thanks for the tip.
I used to use that whenever climbing Ranks in Mobas. it's easier to avoid getting angry whenever you're not being motivated to drastic action which is what epic soundtracks tend to make you feel like doing, but since Sea of Thieves is usually such a slow paced game, with occasional high speed moments I never thought about it in the same light as I did a moba.
I've never earnestly tried hourglass beyond tipping my toes in the water to see whether I liked the pvp meta but being solo that didn't go well x3
If it works out I'll be sure to try and do something to thank you for the help. who knows how long that'll take though lol.
can you link music playlist in description?
Those tipps n tricks arw a nice thing, if.. well.. your pc is great 😅.. losg a battle just now, with like 8 fps
Love it, great advice. Some additional great advice is: you WILL lose, a lot, and that’s okay. Have fun and stay relaxed, having a good time let’s you learn, getting mad blocks everything out. Stay focused while losing, what could you do better, what did the enemy do that worked well? And ALWAYS give a GG, don’t be the salt in the sea. Much love Phuzzy!
This is something I still had to keep in mind even at 1500+ hours. Despite being experienced, I would still sink a lot as a solo in hourglass.
Ggs!
Legend has it, the Sea of Thieves is just a giant puddle of sweat from the ancient sweat lords.
I cant have fun and be relace while fighting and losing 20+ times because Im depressed
I have to say, I hate pvp, partly because I suck at it, but mostly because I don't enjoy it in this game.
Me and a friend duo sloop. We often have a 3-4 win streak at times. I am a god at cannons, maneuvering, and maintenance prioritization. Meanwhile, my friend is an expert border and close combat pvp er. He can board a duo sloop and take control of the ship while spawn camping (Not toxic) while I bombard the ship with cannon balls. Teamwork and Delegation can be the difference between winning and losing over and over again (What is the fun in that?). Having one person do one task while the other person does another contributing to an end goal, will result in a pretty satisyinf outcome. Also the music tip is really effective. While hourglassing, listening to piano or jazz keeps me relaxed and calm whenever I get blundered. It also might help you focus a lot more.
the best tip i could give is doing your best and beeing okay with beeing sunk, and asking yourself after the fight, what could i have done differently. thats it, maybe get some supllies before diving, at least better food than the standard supplies.
Ive just started playing sea of thieves on ps5 and i started to watch your videos. Love your tips and your videos. Im trying to get better in pvp in sea of thieves . And your tips have helped alot. I hope i Will get my curse one day!
So idk if this helps but tip with the cannons shoot the cannon balls near the cannons it will stun the people trying to shoot u and if shot high enough 1 shots people
as always a very informative nice short video from my favourite SoT streamer
I can run into a Dark Souls Boss for 3 days without any emotion but getting 1tapped by blunder kills any interest in hourglass for me.
just some good general advice to give to everyone no matter what your doing out on the seas is to just make sure you dont get too frustrated with it and always be willing to take a break and come back later its always better to take a break and come back later to try again when your feeling better and ready to instead of pushing yourself to keep going and causing mental burnout
Some good things are to practice naval combat just sail around a fort and practice aiming on various land marks. Bailing on a sloop isnt top priority u gotta remember to fight back and steer to avoid being presured. If your mast falls dont prioritize it. Prioritize fighting back and repairing to keep them from pressuring you. You can actually win by fighting back and force them to repair. In reality the best way to deal with broken mast is to catch it. As for borders blunderbombs are your friends. Best strategy is to not let them on in the first place. If they do board blunder bombing or ganging up on them will overwhelm them. The best tip is to just practice and learn from your mistakes. Communicate and learn you will sink a lot at first that is ok. Whats not ok is giving up
For my console brothers you want to focus more on naval combat than hand to hand TDM because the PC players can do some crazy stuff when it comes to TDM, but in boat to boat combat, it is more even. Also don’t cover your deck in crates because the button to switch weapons is the same to open crates
Thoughtful tip about music near the end of vid!
One thing you can do, especially if your short on time and actually want to get better, don't leave broadsides as much. It may be tempting to get scared when someone annihilates you with cannons as soon as they get an angle, try to see how long you can wait before your certain any long would mean sinking. Yes it's risky but otherwise you'd be having fights that are 30 minutes+ which is why most players run out of time. If the other person is seriously better than you then don't inconvenience them by you wasting their time, if you know you're going to loose, go for the broad, stay in as long as you can, and try to see what they're doing and repeat it for your next match instead of padding out the fight time needlessly.
for me my main issue is confidence
ive sunk tons of skeleton ships of both varieties, ive even sunk a couple of players (definitely less than 5) yet have played since 2020
im a PL but im too afraid to even do athena stuff, my reapers is level 30 solely from alliances selling to them and the occasional "meh im near reapers, ill sell there"
i completely shut down when in a pvp situation because i never know WHERE to start with the fight
"am i being shot? um, ill go repair i guess?"
"do i have shots? yes! but my aim is so shaky, im terrible with this!"
there just feels like theres never a moment in pvp where i can breathe and understand what to do, its all too fast paced even in a duo sloop fight
i know im probably just gonna get told "just practice fivehead" and "ur gonna sink sometimes anyways just get used to it" but that stuff isnt gonna help me, i need some way to relax in that situation
so please, if anyone has advice for THAT, please tell me
I’m not the best at pvp but I can hold my own and one piece of advise is you win some you lose some don’t let the loses get you down
I need to start the grind to get the skelly curse, im good at aiming cannons but its maintaining the ship i cant do. my friend is great on the wheel but he sometimes ignores what i say and thats when we sink. i tell him "steer right or else we will end up in a deadzone" ect, he then for some unknown reason, heads straight into the other ship. we have sunk at least 10 times to this, but he is getting better at realising the cannons are on the side of the ship. hopefully a few months of grinding reaper pvp can get us the curse then we never touch that ungodly mode again lol.
sometimes i cant even do anything because the battle starts before i load in and i load into a mostly sunk ship :/
Pineapple in pizza is... kinda... ok, i guess? but man, kiwi? that's a crime.
As a double gunning pvp sweat: hourglass is very hit or miss. sometimes you get free wins and other times you have no chance. Don't worry about losing. i have almost 500 hours and still get dumpstered.
I’m working on getting lvl 200 in both factions now and the thing I see the newer PvP players do the most is play defense too much. Other than obviously practicing, getting good at your ship type and crew I seriously see most players playing too defensively as a whole. Learn good timing but boarding will win and lose games. You seriously can’t sink a sloop without boarding. So have a player or two get really comfortable with running around and boarding. My two cents
i dont think its the loss itself that hurts, its the prep before hand. ive seen people prep for half an hour going to ships-islands etc, and losing all that is disheartening because going back in with a new ship, youll most likely lose due to low supplies. unless you're a god lol
I like the music Idea I want try that now.
I just came back from a long hiatus. I have launch crew rifle and the 1 eye patch, so yeah, day 1 player, but 4 years I haven't played.
I scuttled my ship after a long play session and went to check out something, but as I was running/swimming I got a load screen and message saying I had sunk.
Is this what happens to all crew members when a ship sinks now? That's pretty dumb, if so..
You got to be positive even if you lose and have fun
What about golden athena curse? Ddoesnt that make it 8 curses
I love this video it really feels like you believe in me
Repair the ship whenever you are not fighting, even if it is just one hole
I got my ghost curse by solo slooping alot and got so tired and lazy to grind for the skelly curse so i decided to just meme my way too lvl 100 for the skelly and decided to roll dice and i they didnt want to id litterally just let them sink me and idc if ita farm loss cuz im memeing 🙃
I’m level 65 in servants rn, and i get really demotivated because 10% of the players are hacking, another 30% have golden ghost curse and another 40% are just crazy at the game, and then theres that 20% depending on the time of day that are brand new to the game and I am able to sink them pretty easily
HAHAHA, bro just said 30% have lvl 1000 curse
I just got my skelly curse solo slooping and best advice I can say is learn from your mistakes and don’t get angry. Remember it is just a game. If you really want to get better watch pvp streamers and really keep an eye on what they do and when they do it, I recommend damo8778 and nessiedoes on twitch.
it takes 1200 loses to get level 100
Thanks?
Bro above took that personally 🤣
ima lose 1200 times
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It took me 135 wins to get level 135... even if you lose 2 out of 3 matches, just going for the win will be a lot quicker
One suggestion I have, if you’re running sloop hourglass is find someone you can play with regularly. I was horrible at naval and tdm before season 8 started. My friend and I even though we kept losing badly in the beginning started learning something from each match. We began to improve and then figured out what each of us were good at. He was good at helm and boarding and I was good on canons. We kept at it, talking about what we did well and what we could improve. After a month we were winning on a regular basis and having more fun. This not only worked out well for hourglass, it translates well to PVE as we were no longer running scared every time we saw a ship on the horizon. It has most definitely helped with obtaining Chests of Fortune this season where we now go for steals with confidence.
Id love to be like you but i wont
@@Buffy03if you try you will
I barely touched hourglass because it feels more like being in an arena than being on the regular seas. I'd be more willing to do hourglass if we could have bigger battles. The battle strategies in hourglass are way more limited than in normal seas conditions.
That would be nice if I had friends and stuff
@@WardErickson-nl1jk true
As a person level 800 in both factions, the best way to get better is to solo sloop these fights. If you just wanna hop right into the action and start progressing, solo for me was the way to go. Just remember you do not have to repair and bail moment you are hit on a sloop. But keep the water down and turn out of the fight if you get hit too much! Keep practicing pirates! You'll win your battles over time while improving! Happy sailing!
Exactly this is what I tell people. Sloops sinks incredibly slowly bailing is usually not top priority. Further more if your mast is down and you fail to catch it and aren't able to lift it fight back. Don't let them pressure you otherwise you are not going to recover.
people just run so much in 1v1
@@zwartzaad4879 I haven't played hourglass in such a long time so I don't know how bad it is for running now. But just keep grinding my friend
@@tysonjewell4673 from playing for about 2 weeks now, around half the matches I enter as a solo sloop have people who just run to the edge of the border, or just run out of the border. Someone even stopped to blow me up with a keg they found at an island in the arena once.
How many hours did it take you to unlock 1 curse, and how many for both?
Here is a tip that helped me. Don't aim for level 100 immediately. Aim for level 10, then 20, then 30, then 40, and so on. This way you will feel accomplished for hitting milestones instead of feeling burnt out for not being 70 levels away from your curse, after such a long grind.
Duo sloop fights are also great because the sloop is an extremely tanky ship. Don't give up if your ship gets in a bad spot!
Brigs and galleons require several people on bail once only one side of the boat opens up, but a sloop can be efficiently bucketed and repaired by one person until both sides are leaking. A team who is really active about repairs can outlast some of the most extreme pressure. If you want to see this in action, look up Erin Stirling or ItzMino's sloop battles - there are a few videos of their duo rebounding from a full death spiral.
To gain every edge when in tough situations, there are a few strategies you can use: (Just keep in mind these are on the sweatier side).
1. Maintain helm over mast. Being able to control your ship's angle is super important, because even if you're in a really bad spot with your mast chopped, you can keep your ship broad to broad with the opposition and match their spiral. This makes it so that the amount of holes the enemy ship can open is limited, under the threshold that a single person can maintain, and you can ideally be able to return fire. If you can kill the enemy cannoneer, or chop their mast as well, that greatly equalizes the situation. (Just remember to straighten wheel after the other boat stops moving, that way you don't overturn and lose the broadside angle).
2. Keep a long ranged weapon equipped. Blunder + sword can be forgiving for new players, but if you want to beat the more challenging fights consistently, you want to have a pistol or sniper in your loadout somewhere (ideally the latter, but you're entitled to what you like better). Since sloops have such a limited crew, getting kills has a huge impact, and your guns still work even from ship to ship distance! Really good helmsman/support players will fire potshots at the other boat's cannon line when they have no other ship management tasks to worry about, and if your shots are on point, often you'll kill the cannoneer because of the splash damage they likely took from your own ship's volley. This is also critical in defensive positions. If you are getting shot at but don't have angle, or aren't able to get on cannon and return fire due to repeated splash damage, gunshots can kill the enemy or at least require them to back off for a bit to heal, buying you a little bit of time. Coordinated crews will "doublecross" enemies by calling out shots and both firing at the same time, which is a really good way to guarantee a kill from range. This is an excellent and fairly reliable method to relieve pressure when your ship is hurting, and tip the scales a little bit.
3. Use the ship's harpoons if you're able. It's risky, but you can pull an enemy on to your ship and kill them if you're quick. Furthermore, the auto aim of the harpoon makes this more reliable than sniping, especially if you also have a blunderbuss to one tap the pirate you just yoinked over. Though, be mindful of how bad your ship is hurting and call out to your teammate when you're doing this. The last thing you want is to have a player jumping around on your deck when your ship has water up to the map table.
There are many more things to be said, but I hope this puts a lot of valuable concepts on the table.
Don't play for the curse, play to become a better fighter. Treat HG like a training mode, not a grind. Each game is an opportunity to learn and improve. The curse will come along the way.
Remember, the best thing you can do to get better is practice.
Very hard to practice if you get crushed each game
The most important thing is looking back on the fight and working out where it went wrong, and what you might be able to do about it next time, which you can do even if you get crushed.
Bro you know a lot of these players dont even know how to tie a shoe. lol
@@aidanc6672 you can practice shooting against skeleton ships and ghost ships
Hard to practice if you don’t have the time
I tried the instrumental music and it really helped me. I have problems with my nerves when I do hourglass PvP and the music really helped me stay calm. Thanks for the help!
I've just been playing dice all the way to level 200. I play on European servers and most people I encounter always willing to play. I've actually made more friends in the PvP mode than in the adventure mode.
thats a weird way of saying you are a bot
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Props, actually. Most people dont have that level of dedication. Good luck getting skelly customizations, though.
Perfectly valid.
The best tip I have for anyone that is new is to not go for plays like ramming and spamming board, these plays can be effective if used in the right places but if used wrongly they can lose you the match.
My biggest tip for hourglass is to stop caring about whether you win or lose battles and instead just enjoy the fights and mess around with friends. Doing this makes the grind feel less like a grind and you just gain levels while enjoying what you're doing rather than forcing yourself to grind.
There's no point in grinding for the curses if you're not enjoying it.
Only thing I don’t like is restocking supplies. Even after the new update, you usually need to stock up a bit
@@cloaker7237 Same, I recommend (if you're solo slooping) just going default materials & getting your supplies from the other ship, just make sure you buy a supply crate from the merchants first. If you don't have that much gold though I do recommend at least stocking up to get value out of your supply crate purchase
I personally think Galleon battles are the best for obtaining the curses. You'll come across newer galleons more than newer sloops because most people don't have 3 friends to play with so the gellons you play against are more often than not open crew. Secondly, galleon battles don't drag on forever like sloop battles do as it's a lot harder to bring yourself back if you're losing heavily.
its been a while since I've watched a video and just went, "i like this guy"
To practice cannons I would say skeleton fleets are better than ghost fleets as u have to hit specific spots to sink them
Honestly, I don't know why Phuzzy gets so much flack from tryhards. He's the only SoT PvPer who truly understands PvP newbies.
Thanks for the advice. Now I will annoy my friend even more, so that he finally starts playing Sea of Thieves with me.
I recommend watching a ridiculous amount of pvp streamers/youtubers. I have my coral bones for the skelly curse (which means you have to get to level 200) and I still do this. There is still so much to learn, even with the best of the best. Watching this kind of content helps to get a grasp of what to do in specific situations.
I will run from everyone and waste all of your time. Thats my strat. To ruin your game play like you have ruined mine so many times. "Its just a pirate game"
Thank you so much for this video. It was reassuring to hear how even you, someone very skilled at the game, have experienced feeling discouraged from time to time. It's rough out here trying to grind for these curses, and I appreciate you encouraging us to have more confidence and give it a go :)
I'll be honest: I am very average at PvP. My win/loss ratio is about 50/50. Despite this, I have the Ghost and Legendary curses and am working on my commendations for sailing disgusting distances while having the hourglass active. I wasn't always very confident in my PvP skills, however. So how did I change and improve, and what is the best way that someone else can do the same?
The secret lies in the mindset. Think about this: even if you get absolutely demolished by a PvP sweatlord, you will still get reputation from that battle. In other words, as long as you are willing to put in enough time, you are GUARANTEED to get to level 100 eventually. Once you realize this, you'll notice that your PvP skills will begin to improve a lot. Like Phuzzy always says, you walk away with something after every encounter, whether that be gold from a win streak or experience from a loss. This is why I did not give up when I hit a massive losing streak from levels 60-70. I pushed through, getting better and better with every battle. Eventually, I reached 100 and got my curse.
Of course, another thing Phuzzy likes to say during his streams a lot is that hourglass PvP becomes a LOT more fun after you get your curses. All of a sudden, you don't feel the pressure to reach a certain milestone. You have your reward, so you don't have to worry about reaching some milestone. Even level 1000 doesn't sound intimidating, especially if you're like me and know that you'll probably never reach it nor have any real reason to. I've seen very few people that get the curses and stop altogether. Whether they keep going for extra rewards, practice, money or just for fun, it's a lot more enjoyable past level 100.
So get back into the game and put in as much time as you need. You'll be rewarded for your hard work, and who knows? It just might make me feel better about how many hours I have in this game.
50/50 and with curses (esp legendary) already means ur good lol. Less than 1% of the playerbase has the curses meaning the majority of the playerbase are not even doing PvP. Theyre a cakewalk to fight
Just treat the game as any other skill in your life - learn from other skilled people, practice their actions, experiment, analyze, and be cool.
The best advice is to just have fun, for real. I never get upset about it when I choose to make it a fun experience.
One of the biggest things that's improved my PVP is recording my battles, watching them later on and discussing with my crew what went wrong and what went right. I think this is important even for battles you won. I highly recommend it to anyone who has the capability and if you don't maybe someone on your regular crew does.
Agreed. Be sure to record both the good and the bad moments. Even when you win there'll still be something you could have done better.
My suggestion to new or casual players is to cancel hourglass matchmaking when the 1 minute ‘searching for opponent’ banner pops up. Matchmaking is skill based, but from what I can tell, if you can’t find a match sometime around the 1:20 mark, the matchmaking expands to include players with higher and lower MMRs who also couldn’t find a match.
So if you find yourself facing major sweats too frequently, trying my suggestion might fix it.
The most important tip is to not get discouraged because the only way you'll get better is by playing over and over and see your weaknesses and your strengths and find someone which has the opposite traits and you'll slowly get better the more you play. Just don't quit.
For me it is not about me getting better or worse. I am locked at being a 8,5 player if 10 is being an absolute god without flaws. Maybe a straight "9" player on good days.
No what makes me wanna kill myself is the sheer amount of time the grind has succed out of my life. 😒🥱
The mode rules.
The grind SUXX and is way too long. I stole my first FoF today, almost accidentally. What can I say? It was fun! Winning an hourglass battle feels like *NOTHING* to me by now.
_"Don't you dare go hollow"_
that last clip reminds me of my favorite time in SoT. Teaching 2 new players to sword lunge, as we were sailing away we saw them on the beach lunging back and forth practicing. it was so cute!
My advice has always been to figure out what you're doing wrong. Be specific and dont blame the other crew for being "too good."
Figure out what was the point of no return and what mistake led to it. What could you have done differently that would have kept your boat floating for anpther 2 minutes? If it's unclear, then tecord your fights and watch them back afterwards. Or if you have a crewmate, talk it over with them every time you sink. Figure out what you guys would have wanted to do better and where everything went wrong. Then make a mental note and try to avoid making those mistales in future.
Don't focus on the level 100 goals. Its just a cosmetic. Focus on making these tiny incremental improvements and learning from your msitakes every time. Atttiude is everything.
This is very healthy advice. Self-reflection > beating yourself up over losing.
I mean ...if you lose because you did SOMETHING Wrong it means the other crew indeed was better so that's not Exactly blaming it on that thing
Yes you should Focus on improving your skills but if you get better crew against yourself And you lose because they Are better...well then Its just a fact they indeed were better
Im lvl 46 right now with reaper faction and im kinda burned out so taking a break from all pvp perhaps will play at some time but the problem with casuals like me is i can play max 2 hrs so cant do much pvp in that 2 hrs long matchmaking then getting an equally skilled opponent which drag ur fight to 20 mins or so well it become tiresome i have lost many battle due to this dragging out and at the end i just gave up and give vicotry to my opponent
You rock man, I love everything your doing for the SOT community!
Something that has been working wonders for me in hourglass is to get my ship stuck and keg my opponents when they let their guard down!
I just did solo hg and won 3 ships in a row before i had to leave. One was a duo sloop. Im not very skilled.
Your TikTok brought me here.
How many streaks should i go for? Is it best to try to win two in a row if your not that good? Or maybe risk going for 3?
Just play during community days... So much more xp and people are often giving wins away
Hourglass should be scrapped or rework tbh. These curses are not only grindy as heck, but PvP exclusively and wanted by the entire playerbase. Hourglass actually made me quit SoT.
Ask to roll the dice. If you win, nice! If not, start shooting anyways!
I like to do hg after playing for a lil while since i have free supplys.
on the sloop brigantine and galleon you can bail water and shoot at players through the grate
So...my story goes as such. Ive played since launch. Ive made great friends through the game, and met great crewmates over the years. Even with that, ive mainly stayed a solo slooper. Its always great to have a crewmate to watch your back, but ive appreciated the challenge in being solo. These days, i have no choice but to play solo, for a variety of different reasons. And even since lauch, i still suck at pvp. Ive put in many hours, and with that alot of practice, but theres always someone better than you out there. It was this knowledge that led me to just not care. It was really as simple as that. Keep reminding myself, it genuinely dosnt matter, win or lose, its all about what you can learn and grow off of. As i once heard Phuzzy say, all loot is just pixels. I wish i had obtained this knowledge sooner as even i have noticed that my game play has slowly improved. Its much easier to win, when you dont really care if you do or dont. Its not an easy thing to do with general toxicity, but if you can train yourself to remain calm, and focus on your strengths as Phuzzy so kindly described, you will always win, even through defeat
Bro no wonder you've always got so much tasty jazz playing in the background. I had no idea you had a background in music. I just graduated with a degree in jazz studies so thats really cool to hear.
I would like to say that duo is one of the ideal ways to play pvp hourglass but the hard part is that since it’s like that there are ALOT of sweaty players that play duo. Solo can be fun but it is less then ideal at times you can just sink because the other player got lucky and solos is better for players who are good at tdm. Galleon is good but you need your team to all the the exact right things at the moment needed causing battles where it can be a really easy fight if the other galleon is bad but it can also mean you can get completely rolled at times since there some galleon with very good player. Brig is the most fun in my opinion it hasn’t got a ridiculous amount of sweats but it still does have them so brig can be fun the only tough thing about it is that the brig is a glass cannon so when your in a bad spot it’s really hard to get back on you feet if the other crew is confident
I dont think tdm is a problem in solo when you start learning how to succesfully defend your ship from boarders with blunder
There are just two things you need for pvp:
1. Always be doing something, there are so many players out there that have some sort of brainfog and dont act or think the game will play itself, if you arent shooting a cannon, be handling sails, repairing, bucketing, preparing to board. ANYTHING, you cannot win pvp if you do not act.
2. The ability to triage or prioritize what you should be doing, this is an extension of #1. Always be doing something is good, but to always be doing the RIGHT thing given the information at hand is better. See someone trying to board or is already on board? Priority.
Everything else is stuff that cant easily be taught, aim, movement, game mechanics etc. That all just comes by pvping and you dont get better at it without doing it.
Honestly when I was grinding for both curses rather than looking at level 100 as a goal I just set a different goal for each day for example on weekdays I’d try 3 levels a day and try get 5 levels on weekends and it felt like I had the curse in no time. If your not the best at PVP just try get 1 level a day and then you’ll have the curse in 100 days or less, so long as you keep at it you’ll get it eventually you just need patience.
I love your channel. I often get discouraged in HG because I almost always lose. Half the time I am matched with people who already have the curses and/hackers. But your videos on PvP gives me confidence and motivation to keep going. I love your videos
I'm far from great at pvp, probably in the middle mostly, but grinding a few hourglass fights solo have taught me a few things.
1) Naval is as important as being able to pvp, if you are good at one, and the opponent outclasses you in the other, the fight may not go well, so as said, doing world events to practice naval helps.
2) Learning to tank bilge can win fights. I've had fights where mast is down and every hole that can be there is there. being able to bilge and repair between a shot here and there against the opponent can swing momentum in a large way. So getting bilge practice is always helpful.
3) Knowing when and how to keep pressure. As above, if a ship is sitting and having to repair or even anchored, if your ship isn't immediately sinking, apply cannon pressure between your own buckets or repairs, or if you're more pvp, and your ship isn't actively sinking, then when you know they are forced to repair, shot over and distract them at the least, making time between repairs or buckets even a fraction of a second longer can be a deciding factor.
4) Anti-tilt/when to take a break. If you're unseasoned with pvp, or in general just come up in a losing streak, that's ok. When you hit a losing streak, you can take a step back, log out for an hour or so, let your mind relax before trying again. As Phuzzy said with music and being hyped up, that can distract you and keep you from your end goal or delay reactions. This also applies to dealing with toxic players, as much as you want to be upset, just remember, they most likely have done what you're doing and are toxic to make themselves feel better, but if you don't react, then it hurts them.
5) Honestly, watch other people play. If you watch guides and practice what fits your style, that always helps. On the flip side, if you watch what your opponent does, you can see patterns they use and play around that to try and get the upper hand.
6) Play the game to have fun. If pvp isn't your thing, then don't try to actively grind the curses. Instead think of ways to try hourglass out, maybe one or 2 battles a session, or be on defense while doing mid tier voyages/world events. That helps lessen the impact of doing something you don't like. When I started solo hourglass, I sold my wins every time i only had 1, and slowly worked up, to now I try to get a streak, sell and lower and repeat.
What is tank bilge?
@lynic-0091 it's also referred to as turtling, but essentially you're able to repair and bilge out water in such a way that the other crew mates can continue to fight without having to send a second person below deck and lose firing power.
I always lose anyway and 40 mins just to lose, i decided to just scuttle to get the curses
I have been matched as a solo sloop with a duo crew so it doesn't always match your crew size. It does it's best.
So, I have a few points as someone who plays with players in the "pro" scene (competitive) and has been on multiple 30+ streaks against other pro teams (weird flex, I know).
I am more talking in a sense to help people try pvp. Or learn, and not get discouraged.
I know a lot of people can be stuck in their PvE ways, but hear me out.
Grinding hourglass, even if you are decent at the game is all about the mindset. It's designed to take a while, you're also meant to lose 50% of the time.
If you're learning pvp, instead of worrying about how far away you are from Level 100. Or how long it's going to take if you don't win your next fight.
Just play the game, enjoy it and find enjoyment in developing your personal skills.
The curse means nothing. Sure, it looks cool. But a bunch of PvE Alliance only players exploited to get it, etc... So having the curse proves nothing to anyone.
The much more impressive thing is improving on key game mechanics like; aim, ship repair priority, resource management, peoples roles on a ship, etc... Those skills carry along with you and help you make new friends & regular crews to join. It even helps your everyday time on Sea of Thieves, no matter what you are doing. You are then more equipped to deal with anything that comes your way in adventure.
If you aren't willing to try, you will have to accept that not all cosmetics are super reasonable for you to get. That's fine, they aren't meant to be. I don't have any fishing stuff, because fishing doesn't grab my interest.
People are too fixated on cosmetics in SoT, needing to collect everything, feeling shorthanded that they can't get every curse in the game if they aren't willing to "learn the game".
And I say "learn the game". Because there is so much more to learn in SoT than most casual PvE players know.
Anyway, try view hourglass as a catalyst. It is an easy way to learn and try fighting with very little to lose.
Buy some basic captaincy supplies, or don't. And go fight. Takes 5 minutes to setup, if that.
Would you rather do that, or still possibly lose your next adventure fight after spending 3+ hours gathering loot?
And yes, of course there will be tilting moments of being curseball spammed. Or being 1v2'd. Or being out supplied, outskilled, etc...
But they aren't factors you can control. So just accept that's part of the game and go again. The more you play, you will just eventually get to your goal.
I hope this helps at least one person figure that losing isn't a bad thing.
Peace!
Some of the solo sloop battles can last what feels like forever so I'm glad there are some alternatives.
I seriously had one go on for like an hour the other day and it only ended because TWO galleons decided to join the fun.
Luckily the galleons sunk my opponent first, and I ran away while the galleons fought each other.
I for sure need to figure out something to speed up the process. I do like PvPing, but just not forever.
I might was on the galleon that helped u sank ur opponent 😅
That's honestly why I don't do solo anymore. People just run away and waste your time until you give up.
@@kiro-fo9qg but solo is hands down the fastest and best way to get better in this game, i used to be a terrible pvper back in the day but through endless solos slooping my skill went up really quick , now im saling around wth arena cosmetics cause i managed to compete in the arena because of all the solo slooping
@@Makaveli13Xroy im gonna ignore the part where you said handing in the arena chest uncontested required pvp skill
@@KirBYEonyt he didn't even say that though?
As always a very calm approach to how to improve in little steps to get better, thank you as always for being the helpful guiding legend that you are phuzzy!
Btw I didn't know you're an audio expert and even teacher!
Best of luck to you!
My crew and I are really bad at pvp, we are all level 5 in combat (achieved by losing), and we get matched vs crews with the golden ghost curse. Rare???
I am really bad in PvP
You gotta learn to treat dives like a game of Halo or Call of duty where you know you might lose or might die or might win or get a lot of kills but the games can be short and you always go to the next dive don't get too attached just play and have fun
ofc you have to practice but you have to study too, watching videos from cracked pvpers will help you noticing what you have to do in different moments of the battle
Dont panic, enjoy the fight and dont get discouraged imo is key to getting better at pvp. I know for a fact that rn hourglass is so much harder since all the casual players have quit and moved on to PvE and all that remains are very sweaty players but playing with the big boys is what helps you improve ALOT
im only like 58 in the guardians i dont surpose if i join the discord i can sure need the help i need to get the ghost curse.
Listening to music on Spotify while fighting: *KALM*
When the ad break hits: *P A N I K*
I've gotten the skeleton curse mostly solo, and it was probably one of the worst 2 weeks of my life. it was NOT good for my mental health. however, I've found that when I'm due slooping with a buddy of mine that is REALLY good with canon shots, that I was much more calm and actually enjoyed the mode even more
By now, its very difficult and extremely flustrating to play the hourglass. Those who start up and think it will be a simple grind are not ready.
You will meet sweats, extreme ones. Im talking master cannoneers who can shoot your ship accurately from distance, somehow are able to land almost every sniper shot despite you moving and keeping to cover, those that carry blunderbuss and only have goal to knock you off ship or slay you to sail you out of ring... and then most will also disrespect you for losing, like laughing, saying it was easy, or shouting profanity at you during the battle cause youre avoiding their effective cannon fire. And be happy if the match lasts less than 30 minutes and lose.
I played an entire week the hourglass, hoping that id get some meaningful progress, barely getting only 7 levels. Its brutal to the point youtube is now constantly showing me videos where people on hourglass try to tell you how to get good. Mostly, those things dont work because they are highly situational.
My advice? Know when to play defensively and run, and when to brace and pepper the enemy with cannonballs. Lately players are trying certain strategies. Keep you far away but still in their preferred range to shoot your ship, launch themselves repeatedly to board you from miles away, or turn themselves into a tower, standing still and just waiting for you to sail close enough. For these, avoid that range and dodge, forcing them into an eventual bad angle and an opportunity, dont let that boarder get on your ship cause he will be difficult to get off, and for the tower... tower back. They will start moving again eventually.
But even these small tips are not enough. Community days are so rare I didnt even know for a long time they were a thing and dont even happen for the weekend, disrespecting players only anger you with both words and the fact they do this with one of these curses we oh so much crave, and the crushing weight of seeing how little does every long-fought victory bring can make one quit for a year. I know I did.
So, the best advice for anyone. Patience. Time. Its ok to rage at their accuracy. At the waves throwing your shots elsewhere. At your ship sinking once again. At them laughing that you gave it your best and still failed. You may end at the bottom of the sea, but you should never sink to their level.
600 hours gamer here in 2024, achieved both curses and currently grinding for green bones(31/50 champion streaks).
Here are tips i've gathered so far:
Things to note with current meta & misconception about solo = hard:
If you're in NA region, hourglass is incredibly *dead*. There are a lack of good players most of the time and usually you won't get matched against extremely insane gamers.
This means that solo is the optimal way if you are simply just trying to get good and build up from nothing. Usually duo sloops have more experienced players these days, usually with eople that run 10+ streaks confidently
Additionally to that, you don't want to think enemy players are infinitely better than you and that you won't get good like they are. I've only experienced fights against a small amount of gold curses and most fellas in solos aren't as good as competitive players so you can definitely achieve that if you want to be better than Adventure mode's 90% player base.
Less talked about ways to improve:
-Adopt a win or learn mindset. Either you win or you try your best to learn.
-Take a break from the game when demotivated.
-NEVER say "never", or "I'm so bad at cannons/helm/tank/etc, I'm not getting any better at it." You have to be patient when learning new things and improving. You NEED an optimistic mindset and a healthy relationship with yourself. You can NOT learn pvp if you are constantly in a bad mood.
-Do NOT feel rushed to get the curses. I am aware this is a video to help you get the pvp curses but if you are a new player that wants to get either the skeleton curse or the athena's blessing, you HAVE to learn how to pvp first, and you have to learn it properly. The more rushed you are to get the curses, the more frustrated you feel when you lose. Don't think of it as numbers. "I'm so far from lvl 100 still, 59 more levels."
-There are no other ways to get good at fundamental skills like aim, movement or game sense except to just play more.
-Other people suggested to review your own videos to get good. This is a really good method to improve your gameplay, but what you should also do is send your vods to other more experienced players to review them for you. Currently I know that MSponge does that for free on his stream. I don't know about the others but I am sure they do too.
-Notice your improvements. People(me) often get tunnel visioned by their losses and think they are not getting better. You are. From your journey of lvl 1 to lvl 100, you improve massively and you begin to separate yourself from others normal sotters very early. Sometimes even as early as lvl 60-70.
Gameplay tips:
Even though I am a solo hourglass players, these tips will still apply for duo sloops.
-Keep up on reps often. Yes, you can out bucket, but as you play more you would start to realize that you can not just leave the holes open. Generally, the non broad sided holes are prioritized, then front hole, front broad, and then back holes. Front broad like the ones next to stove holes are more risky but they do pay off if you rep.
-PLEASE, DON'T PARALLEL. Of course, better players will always be better at shooting cannons even on a parallel, but from personal experience, the fight feels a lot more random and the waves are heavier when parallel sloop. It is especially bad in solos games, because even if you mast a player, if they are not dead, you can not just quickly turn back and have an angle for chains before they raise mast. You usually move too fast for that.
-Your mast is by NO MEAN a condition to win. Yes, no sails make your boat rocks more and it sucks, but you need to practice that. The better you get at non moving cannons, the easier your life is while tanking. Against good crews, if your mast is fully dropped and you try and raise, not only does it waste time but it also makes bilge worse. If the death spiral is close enough, raising mast just also makes yourself a big target for getting one balled. Unless your opponent is also not in a favorable condition, such as:
+Moving enemy but they are losing broad and about to be masted
+Dead players on enemy
+Too much pressure to shoot back
You should ONLY raise and rep mast when you have very minimal pressure and you are confident it will not put yourself in a losing position.
*Raising mast in a solos game also is just annoying because all it does is prolong the fight since they can't board you to stop you from running.*
-When clear angle is presented with no sign of being shot back, you can try to aim for the stairs which makes bilging a pain in the butt. It also can kill someone if they are unfortunate enough.
-Bucket from the front stairs, never the back of the boat. You can bucket from stairs but sometimes you backsplash and it is a little annoying. Yes, there is a chance of 1 ball but all you need to do is to time the enemy's cannons the moment it hits your boat then you bucket. It's not rocket science, don't get 1 balled.
-Dodge by running to the front of the boat. I'm not sure about this tip as I don't do it so often myself but it does make sense. Usually the enemy aims close to where mast, wheel, cannon, and stairs are. In this case, try running to the front of the boat instead since that might help you with not getting 1 balled. I've had my fair share if getting balled while attempting to dodge. This tip is not 100% guaranteed to work so let me know if it is wrong.
IMPORTANT SOLOS TIP(Mainly helm)
-It is fine to underturn as if you are losing angle, all that you need to do is turn a tad sharper and you'll get angle back. What you DON'T want to do is to over turn. Overturning puts your nose to enemy broad, not only you lose angle but it is easier to get 1 balled. Your mast is also an easier target to hit because the boat is moving directly to their cannons as opposed to matching their turn. If it is bad enough, they can also shoot your wheel even by complete accident, as well as front, right side and rarely back. Do NOT over turn, it makes it harder to fix and you will lose. Keep practicing your helm, the more you do it the better you'll be.
When in orbital, have yourself an imaginary center line. If your enemy is moving to the left a lot more, that means you're either slower than them or you are not turning enough. If you are slower than them, you want to turn a bit harder otherwise they'd go behind you. If they are moving slow, you can get away with a bit tight turn to a medium turn, but don't turn too little since you will go too far from them. Generally, my go to for turns are:
Starting broad: 4-5 clicks.
If enemy moving fast: +2-3 on top of 4-5.
A lot about helming sloop is watching the enemy and making slight adjustments. Don't take your eyes off of where they are moving. Look at them and analyze, and you'll make a better decisions.
ADDITIONAL: For high seas. If fighting BRIGS, do not get too close to it. Prioritize mid range broad to long broad otherwise you will be in trouble. If you are close enough for chains then you are a sitting duck. If fighting GALLEONS, you WILL lose, unless the enemy do not know what they are doing. If the enemy is bad enough, you might be able to just keep repeatedly boarding them and try to go for anchor. Even on bad crews, a broad side of a galleon is deadly unless they just zoom past you on 3 sails.
I am aware that this is long and I talked too much crap here, but these are what I think will be beneficial for new pvp players trying to explore sloop hourglass, solo hourglass, or just pvp in general.
I used to be really good at pvp and I took a long break from the game. I'm extreamly washed and can't seem to win no matter what. I really need some tips to get my confodence back but its really hard when I lose almost every battle.
Just a question cause I such will trying my hardest and listening to calm music really make me play better aka I use to be good at pvp till I quit then came back and everyone is killing me (I am gonna try I will tell you is it works and thank you for the tips man!)
Good luck ☺️
@@PhuzzyBond thank you I will need it😊
@@PhuzzyBond IT WORKED MAN Jesus this makes my focus crazy thank you!!
As much as you all dont want to here it
The simplfied version of getting good is just practice
Keep going, keep winning, keep failing, and you will be victorious
Its not about gold, its about the glory
1. Don't over-sup. Get some pockets, at most the outpost. Don't spend money. Knife and Go. Get sunk and repeat.
2. Make peace with losing. You're going to. A LOT.
3. Pay attention to W/L ratio vs Time of day. Maybe you're playing when only sweats are on.
4. Find friends. Solo-Slooping is hard mode. It's annoying and daunting but non-toxic people are out there it just takes a little time. Don't Open crew find people on discords like Phuzzy's.
4.1. Read the room. "LF2 AthenaHG 2100+ hours Skelly curse only TDM sweat lolgitgood" is probably not a lobby you're looking for :p
5. Fight. Seriously. Don't run even outside of hourglass. The only way to get better is to try. The jitters and nerves will go away eventually I assure you. Once you cut your teeth and win a couple you'll see what I mean.
I don’t know what to do anymore man. I’m not good at pvp but I never even get a chance to improve. I did 5 matches today and all 5 were against runners. Can’t line up a shot cause they’re already across the circle, can’t board cause they park and shoot when I try. I can’t win man. All I have left is to loss farm but that doesn’t sound any fun.
i am a really good pvp'er BUT!!! this que for pvp is driving me insane its the same crap over and over beat the other team bla bla bla but id rather do it solo but you cant becuse of the bounds system so i have to kill 2 pirates while i anchor my ship and hope the other ship sinks in time before mine does most of the time my ship sank for stupid reasons so i hit a wall and now the game is not fun anymore becuse it reminds me of the grind so i quit to keep my sanity even tho id love the rewards but its not worth it atm not at the cost of my sanity...
I had someone tell me the key is to win. Also I found this very helpful thanks Phuzzy ❤
1:25 the lesser of two evils: a pizza with pineapple and a pizza with kiwi lol. love the subtle humor
I think it is important that one understands that if you want to improve one specific skill, whether in game or not, it will take its time. we humans are a species which perform by habbit, so if you want to improve yourself you need to build yourself some habbits, be that getting a bucket of water while reballing or as helm going for a snipe after you cranked that wheel as an example. it will help creating a calm environment because your memory already knows what to do so you can adapt your playstile and focus on other problems
my goal. only play in 2x xp wekends. get level 105 guardians and never touch this garbage hourglass again
A lot of people you fight will be in the same boat as you, you want to make sure that this is their boat so you can steal their stuff. But joking aside I think what helps with the pressure in games like this and similar games where you loose everything is realising how many people are as bad or afraid of combat as you, sure you will run into people who are better than you, or maybe they are just more used to fighting so they panic less, but the only solution here is exposure and knowing how to cope with losses, it's the same for SoT, Hunt or Tarkov. Confidence wins fights.