Why I am Worried About the New PvP Hourglass Mode

A ship sunk with a black powder barrel

One of the things announced alongside the removal of our doubloons was that, during part of season 19, sloop hourglass will be replaced with a 6 sloop free-for-all, where the last ship standing wins. I assume this will be in a separate area, and we were promised chaotic battles, but while this sounds good on paper, in practice, I have my concerns. Lack of focus A free-for-all sounds fun, but in a deathmatch scenario, a 2v2v2v2v2v2 battle has no focus what so ever. There is too much going on. In normal hourglass, sure, you can get third-partied by other people… [Continue Reading]