So happy seeing a professional player commenting on the bad hit reg, broken combos and unpredictable guard/range. There's so many issues with melee combat in this game I wish more players would acknowledge it as a serious issue so Rare would devote more time to fixing it.
Rare listen to complaints about their perfect pirate game? If you don't like other pirates being better than you at sword fighting you just gotta get good.
I know I’m late but some higher-end mouses have a dpi switch button, so if you have one you can use it to switch between ‘sword mode’ (high dpi) and ‘gun mode’ (lower dpi).
I jist started playing SoT and watched a lot of your tutorial. I really love the sword and watched your old video so this is a perfect timing with the video :D
I'm more of a defensive player and never going to get that good, but this will be golden for better defense. Nice tips, they make sense and well explained!
I took a good break from fighting in Season 4 and 5 due to all the new content really just being PvE and a lack of good fights. Even your inaugural Reaper day was sadly lacking for my crew. But this is a good reminder of using the sword hop, my last few sessions I started to see new players (roughly 200 hours) picking fights so I need to brush up on my hand to hand.
Solo play being harder is only good because us solo players are used to it. These buffs make solo play genuinely viable against a competent large crew specifically the respawn timer and I love that. A shorter respawn timer just means more time playing the game and less waiting and more player interactions in pvp. This is strictly a good update from my perspective and I don’t understand your point at all of it needing to be longer.
Would the slash n grab be harder on console? I feel as though the way sticks work would make even the most skilled Xbox users unable to do it, but I’m unsure if it’s even harder on console or not.
Harder for some sure. With an Elite controller or similar you can map your jump button to a button underneath, meaning you can keep your thumb on the rightstick more frequently. That one simple thing actually makes a lot of parkour moves easier with controller.
The turning your mouse really quick (last tip) it's really thing since ever, specially when I was sword user. It's so op that when u do it, the enemy cant see u turning to him at all, form his PoV u will be looking the opposite way and still get hit. Just waiting for Double Gun guys come here and rage on this xD (I also double gun) PS - the jump, slash and grab ladder was actually a thing I never tried, and I did play with sword a loooooooot (if I did, I don´t remember lol). So, good tip right there! Get to practise boooooys
oh i was experimenting that thing about jumping off board and hit boarders and climb back. but since it felt weird with the timing + the delay with the lag i felt it more reliable to just pistol them off, i didn't know basic atacks would pull them off stairs too...now i'll start working on it again.
What if they came out with some different types of swords to spice up the pvp a little more. Like a normal sword, short sword, and long sword, all with different abilities
I also would recommend not to forget about your secondary. For sword i guess pistol is best. Just hit you enemy with it before doing your combo. Or after.
I noticed people interrupting my sword combo and thought to myself, did Rare add a new repost mechanic or something while I was gone? So I came to check up on the PvP tips and well. Nope turns out Rare did nothing to the sword combat, the servers have just been getting worse. But in the end, keep up the good work, although the servers are as reliable as the average house cat hunting mice, it's neat to see new PvP tricks show up.
Excellent guide as usual! I had a sweaty reaper pj after me and some kids in my alliance. He wouldn’t give up no matter how many times I killed (and sunk)…. Which is admirable
Remember when you brutally murdered me and my friend PaxerWaxer? I do. I have been training for a thousand years, and now we are ready to face you once more. Watch your back Blurbs.
SoT's sword be like "Press the block button and hop to play Dishonored." The test assistant guy popping up and down on that ladder was oddly hilarious to watch.
Play on a higher sensitivity instead of high DPI Do everything in the video, but with a controller I'd say a controller player's best weapon is the sword - You're going to do just about all the same techniques except you won't always have the luxury of vision.
hey blurbs. i have been playing this game for 3 days and i cant find a single person other than my crew in the game. is the map really big or is there no one playing. how often do you encounter people?
I just started 2 weeks ago (gaming ever btw @ 66) got about a half dozen trips in...got sunk and smoked like a blunt in west Oakland each and every time! That's ok I choose solo I even got spawn camped lol. But each new trip out I'm a lil bit better, right thumb is my worst adversary at the moment tho lol. So buckle up Matey...we got this! Once I get the hang of this controller SoT is in trouble Lol. Happy Sails Matey!
Can u give us tips how to play against shotgun (blunder) they insta 1 shoot me when i go to range sword range... They are just w8ing for me to hit sword and then they 1shoot me insta. Any tips? Thanks in advance. Great playstyle and content. Cheers!
I feel like whenever I try and sword hop through an enemy I consistently get backtrack one-blundered. Like they shoot where I was 2 seconds ago and the game is just like yeah go on then you can have that one it's close enough 😂
The only pvp tip you need is run a 3-4 man group. I love SoT but until they address how much it sucks to play solo and run into gallons player hunting I just get back into the game.
@@Drimirin or just don’t play the game. It’s not fun to be 2 hours in to just get ran up on by a 4 man and lose 2 hours worth of your life. All because no matter how good you are you need all the luck and be against bad players, to be able to 1v4. Until they address that issue, the community will stay at the same 100 people playing.
@@brennancondon3357 I hear you. I don't really even carry treasure for that reason. If I want to make some money I do merchant cargo missions, want my stuff then you can have fun delivering it. I'm not going to give my enemies the easy option of a reaper's hideout turn in. Hide on other people's ship and keg and slay them out when they go to turn in. I don't have the time to waste grinding for someone to steal my dopamine rush. I have a wife and kids and a real life, I don't sit in front of a computer streaming all day.
I've sunk about 200 galleons as a solo, wasn't that hard but that's just me. 1000 ships sunk as a solo but yet I don't blame you for struggling as a solo. Keep on sailing with your friends :)
@@nominal9036 I’ve sunk galleons as a solo as well, but you need luck, or they need to be bad. If they are not bad it’s over you just lose. If you eat a canon ball and get knocked off the ship, if you die in anyway, if they land any decent special balls, if they take down your sail, it’s just over. You will never beat a 4 man, when all 4 of the guys are just as good at the game as you. At the end of the day it does come down to just raw man power, until rare addresses this you won’t ever see the game grow.
falling damage, say from shooting out of cannon up high and hitting the ground, or from jumping down from the crows nest without grabbing the ladder, also happens if you get hit with the cursed cannonball called the "limpball"
blurbs thanks for teaching newer players to use high dpi. Now when I'm double gunning, I can stand back and shoot them without fearing their pistol/sniper aim will be insane. also real chads don't slash and grab, they charge and grab, basically you can get the charge hitbox to scrap anyone off the ladder because it lasts so long. (works 10x better on gallys than sloops cause of how ladders are angled)
@@youtubecommenter9612 it's true the sword lunge drop is a thing. Most SoT partners are reluctent to showcase it as I believe it's deemed an exploit by Rare and as such is discouraged from being shown.
@@youtubecommenter9612 actually I think there's a clip of PhuzzyBond doing it from the crow's nest - not the same situation, I know, but the theory is roughly the same.
I'm playing all players on xbox with sword pistol . Oh my days its pure sightseeing on the ferry I just wish they would make controller weapon slots to they are customizable.
Sword combat has been so dumbed down to the point where it's literally just how fast you can click. I also have dogshit Internet so people hit me facing the wrong way on the other side of my ship with the sword. Blockings not even a thing for me anymore because of how terrible the servers have been recently.
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So happy seeing a professional player commenting on the bad hit reg, broken combos and unpredictable guard/range. There's so many issues with melee combat in this game I wish more players would acknowledge it as a serious issue so Rare would devote more time to fixing it.
pros have been commenting on bad hit reg since release
Rare listen to complaints about their perfect pirate game?
If you don't like other pirates being better than you at sword fighting you just gotta get good.
Good news is that these issues are going to be fixed in season 10, which releases today precisely.
Oh boy, who is gonna tell him?@@DetectiveCosteauRCM
2:17 That puke and sword lunge combo 🤌🏼
The Tactical Worm-Eating- your stomach is a weapon too!
just wanna say thank you for making this awesome videos, I absolutely sucked at pvp but you've helped get so much better at it.
I know I’m late but some higher-end mouses have a dpi switch button, so if you have one you can use it to switch between ‘sword mode’ (high dpi) and ‘gun mode’ (lower dpi).
I jist started playing SoT and watched a lot of your tutorial. I really love the sword and watched your old video so this is a perfect timing with the video :D
I'm more of a defensive player and never going to get that good, but this will be golden for better defense. Nice tips, they make sense and well explained!
I took a good break from fighting in Season 4 and 5 due to all the new content really just being PvE and a lack of good fights. Even your inaugural Reaper day was sadly lacking for my crew.
But this is a good reminder of using the sword hop, my last few sessions I started to see new players (roughly 200 hours) picking fights so I need to brush up on my hand to hand.
200 is new?
@@falsehashtags6581 Yes it's sort of new, but that sounds more like the average player imo
@@nominal9036 and my entire crew including me is 50 and I thought I was a seasoned player 💀
I hope your having fun now with season 8.
Solo play being harder is only good because us solo players are used to it. These buffs make solo play genuinely viable against a competent large crew specifically the respawn timer and I love that. A shorter respawn timer just means more time playing the game and less waiting and more player interactions in pvp. This is strictly a good update from my perspective and I don’t understand your point at all of it needing to be longer.
Love love love you tips man. Happy sailing
I really needed this for my PVP, and it released on my birthday too! What luck.
From one random stranger to another - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
@@AnteSocial86 thanks
Would the slash n grab be harder on console? I feel as though the way sticks work would make even the most skilled Xbox users unable to do it, but I’m unsure if it’s even harder on console or not.
It would absolutely be harder but not impossible. Assuming you’re used to a high sensitivity.
Much harder, Mouse and keyboard is just more tactile.
Harder for some sure. With an Elite controller or similar you can map your jump button to a button underneath, meaning you can keep your thumb on the rightstick more frequently. That one simple thing actually makes a lot of parkour moves easier with controller.
@@AnteSocial86 Those things cost hundreds I've heard
I’m on console and I can do it, it’s about timing
The turning your mouse really quick (last tip) it's really thing since ever, specially when I was sword user. It's so op that when u do it, the enemy cant see u turning to him at all, form his PoV u will be looking the opposite way and still get hit.
Just waiting for Double Gun guys come here and rage on this xD (I also double gun)
PS - the jump, slash and grab ladder was actually a thing I never tried, and I did play with sword a loooooooot (if I did, I don´t remember lol). So, good tip right there! Get to practise boooooys
This is something i have get into many times as a double gunner. Well its time to learn use sword again.
oh i was experimenting that thing about jumping off board and hit boarders and climb back. but since it felt weird with the timing + the delay with the lag i felt it more reliable to just pistol them off, i didn't know basic atacks would pull them off stairs too...now i'll start working on it again.
i saw you do the slash and grab on stream and managed to pull it off a few times now, it's my favorite.
sword hop buttons:
space + W
space + A
space + S
space + D
Oh shit, that slash and grab is nasty. You’re a better man than I, cause I would’ve kept that trick secret LOL
I did enjoy the video thanks blurbs
Thanks for the video! King of Machine actually does a sword lunge and grab on the ladder regularly
I just started playing Sea of Thieves again so this was really helpful, thanks!
What if they came out with some different types of swords to spice up the pvp a little more. Like a normal sword, short sword, and long sword, all with different abilities
Slash and Grab is probably a new technique I should try out. Should have tried it in Arena matches when it was still around. Ah well
I also would recommend not to forget about your secondary. For sword i guess pistol is best. Just hit you enemy with it before doing your combo. Or after.
Ayy started watching your stream after binging these videos. Captain Blurbs doesn’t miss! Keep up the great content my guy💯
you are the best player in sot yt
I noticed people interrupting my sword combo and thought to myself, did Rare add a new repost mechanic or something while I was gone? So I came to check up on the PvP tips and well. Nope turns out Rare did nothing to the sword combat, the servers have just been getting worse. But in the end, keep up the good work, although the servers are as reliable as the average house cat hunting mice, it's neat to see new PvP tricks show up.
@@UA-camViewer-dy4bx I wish there was at this point, also yes I know I made a spelling mistake 10 months ago you don't need to remind me of it
@@UA-camViewer-dy4bx I respect that, do as you wish
What a great bday video. :)
Excellent guide as usual! I had a sweaty reaper pj after me and some kids in my alliance. He wouldn’t give up no matter how many times I killed (and sunk)…. Which is admirable
thanks for the tips once more !
Remember when you brutally murdered me and my friend PaxerWaxer? I do. I have been training for a thousand years, and now we are ready to face you once more. Watch your back Blurbs.
The window in the sloop you can grab the ladder
I was doing the sword drag before I saw this video. Nice to see the other tactics tho
i usually block a slash and dash through them and hit from behind
Even if you double gun its good to watch to learn how to avoid swords
ahhhh thx for the info
SoT's sword be like "Press the block button and hop to play Dishonored."
The test assistant guy popping up and down on that ladder was oddly hilarious to watch.
Great vid, are there applicable to the Xbox control pad?
legit stopped using the sword the very first time i came across a decent double gunner. haven't gone back since
you can also pistol shot the bottom of the ladder from the railing in front of the cannon barrels. just don't fall off lol!
Awesome sord lording :) Btw couldn't you just lower your sense for your flintlock individually to get it to a decent spot?
Sword Lord 4 Life!
CUTLASS GOD
can we see a sword-lord guide for those on console or controller?
pick a struggle
Play on a higher sensitivity instead of high DPI
Do everything in the video, but with a controller
I'd say a controller player's best weapon is the sword - You're going to do just about all the same techniques except you won't always have the luxury of vision.
I think the ledder move is very usless because you can just shoot at you'r apponement. But it looks very nice!
With his combo you can't. If you try to shoot with pistol you have to find an angle, then the player will just climb the ladder and anchor you
ill be honest, ive expirienced perfect hitreg, when i get hit i get stunned and the other way arround
On console I just play on max sense using a razer controller... doubt it's as fast as yours but it's as fast as I can physically go
Or just.. you know... become Yoda from ep2 and jump around like a maniac.. You'll win either way :D
died from a guy swinging 3 times in a second in a sword fight, can you also explain how to do that??
*Me with a DPI of 3200 and 5 sensibility:* Interesting
ty
Very good
Sword hop into the water or with broken legs is nerfed? I cant do it
kingdomofmachine been doing lunge and grab for a long time
hey blurbs. i have been playing this game for 3 days and i cant find a single person other than my crew in the game. is the map really big or is there no one playing. how often do you encounter people?
You've just had bad luck.
I can be difficult but there are certain strategies for finding people. My tip would be to look for reapers or forts
Playing at certain times of the day will effect how often you see others too
I just started 2 weeks ago (gaming ever btw @ 66) got about a half dozen trips in...got sunk and smoked like a blunt in west Oakland each and every time! That's ok I choose solo I even got spawn camped lol. But each new trip out I'm a lil bit better, right thumb is my worst adversary at the moment tho lol. So buckle up Matey...we got this! Once I get the hang of this controller SoT is in trouble Lol. Happy Sails Matey!
depends on what you do people also may have avoided you xd
Awesome video!
Can u give us tips how to play against shotgun (blunder) they insta 1 shoot me when i go to range sword range... They are just w8ing for me to hit sword and then they 1shoot me insta. Any tips?
Thanks in advance. Great playstyle and content. Cheers!
Blunder Bombs and Being a moving.
Also Sniper (eye of reach) in the eyes
How do you sword hop? I've been playing for a while but have never been able to sword hop.
you consider 1800 dpi crazy high? I currently use 3400 down from around 6000
what curse are the blue hands or what cosmetic???
Yo thanks for this btw
What sword are you using?
Nice video
I feel like whenever I try and sword hop through an enemy I consistently get backtrack one-blundered. Like they shoot where I was 2 seconds ago and the game is just like yeah go on then you can have that one it's close enough 😂
Is sword dragging possible with a remote?
Whats recommended for console users ?
What bandana are you wearing?
How many damage does the cutlass do? 20 or 25 hp?
25 hp per hit.
What were those green things on floor at 2:58
Tridents
Sword dragging seem to get eaten up by hitreg a lot.
I never knew the sword jump thing
Just started playing, got no loot and was killed over and over 10/10
I did the slash and grab earlier today when a guy tried to board me. Xbox btw
The only pvp tip you need is run a 3-4 man group. I love SoT but until they address how much it sucks to play solo and run into gallons player hunting I just get back into the game.
Some people are cowards and only roam in gangs. Be the bigger man and stand on your own two feet.
@@Drimirin or just don’t play the game. It’s not fun to be 2 hours in to just get ran up on by a 4 man and lose 2 hours worth of your life. All because no matter how good you are you need all the luck and be against bad players, to be able to 1v4. Until they address that issue, the community will stay at the same 100 people playing.
@@brennancondon3357 I hear you. I don't really even carry treasure for that reason. If I want to make some money I do merchant cargo missions, want my stuff then you can have fun delivering it. I'm not going to give my enemies the easy option of a reaper's hideout turn in. Hide on other people's ship and keg and slay them out when they go to turn in. I don't have the time to waste grinding for someone to steal my dopamine rush. I have a wife and kids and a real life, I don't sit in front of a computer streaming all day.
I've sunk about 200 galleons as a solo, wasn't that hard but that's just me. 1000 ships sunk as a solo but yet I don't blame you for struggling as a solo. Keep on sailing with your friends :)
@@nominal9036 I’ve sunk galleons as a solo as well, but you need luck, or they need to be bad. If they are not bad it’s over you just lose. If you eat a canon ball and get knocked off the ship, if you die in anyway, if they land any decent special balls, if they take down your sail, it’s just over. You will never beat a 4 man, when all 4 of the guys are just as good at the game as you. At the end of the day it does come down to just raw man power, until rare addresses this you won’t ever see the game grow.
At 3:46 I do that all the time
I never saw you eat a banana, should i throw away all bananas?
4:06 blurbs cmon
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Sword tip: Keep swinging
I hit some guy with a point blank blunder buss shot and two sword strikes and he didn’t die classic hit reg
It's worse on double gun
Ik
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FYI your Twitch link is broken.
Apparently it's been broken for almost a year...my god. You're a life saver, thank you.
Can you start doing some console stuff?
Blocking is so redundant purely because of that ridiculous 2 second cool down after attacks
Broken leg? How do you break a leg in this game?
falling damage, say from shooting out of cannon up high and hitting the ground, or from jumping down from the crows nest without grabbing the ladder, also happens if you get hit with the cursed cannonball called the "limpball"
i did slash n grab one time and i was like oh shit xDD
Sword lords are true pirates
Double gunners are Spanish
4:30 overwatch rein mains 😂
blurbs thanks for teaching newer players to use high dpi. Now when I'm double gunning, I can stand back and shoot them without fearing their pistol/sniper aim will be insane.
also real chads don't slash and grab, they charge and grab, basically you can get the charge hitbox to scrap anyone off the ladder because it lasts so long. (works 10x better on gallys than sloops cause of how ladders are angled)
gonna need a vid of you charge attacking someone off the absolute bottom of the ladder lol, because I can almost guarantee that's not true.
@@youtubecommenter9612 I've done it in arena plenty of times when farming sword kills, also don't really use sword lmao
@@goman115 i mean you can say you definitely did it 100 more times and that's still not a vid lmao
@@youtubecommenter9612 it's true the sword lunge drop is a thing. Most SoT partners are reluctent to showcase it as I believe it's deemed an exploit by Rare and as such is discouraged from being shown.
@@youtubecommenter9612 actually I think there's a clip of PhuzzyBond doing it from the crow's nest - not the same situation, I know, but the theory is roughly the same.
blUrbs
LET ME SAIL WITH U BRO
Sword drag? I just say the sword cleaves because that's what it does.
wow
I'm playing all players on xbox with sword pistol . Oh my days its pure sightseeing on the ferry I just wish they would make controller weapon slots to they are customizable.
b l u r b s
Ive done evrything else than sword leaping
Tip 1 equip a blunder 😈
And a sniper
Edit: I just realized I was commenting on logic
@@Hugh08 sword blunder 😈
@@LogicICore blunder pistol😈
@@Hugh08 Firebomb banana 😈💦🔥
imagine playing for this long and then dying to two skele sloops.
Sword combat has been so dumbed down to the point where it's literally just how fast you can click. I also have dogshit Internet so people hit me facing the wrong way on the other side of my ship with the sword. Blockings not even a thing for me anymore because of how terrible the servers have been recently.
That sword drag shit is why I don’t play with pc players
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