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by Photek » Wed Jun 16, 2021 11:35 am

Jenuall wrote:Sexbox Squad :datass:

How does the Tall Tales stuff actually work in this then? Is there much actual story content to things or is it just a loose structure over the top of the usual island hopping and chest grabbing action?


I haven't done many but they pretty story heavy and bring you to locations you can't get to normally within the islands. They are very long though but thankfully you do get checkpoints along the way.

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by kazanova_Frankenstein » Wed Jun 16, 2021 11:38 am

Jenuall wrote:Sexbox Squad :datass:

How does the Tall Tales stuff actually work in this then? Is there much actual story content to things or is it just a loose structure over the top of the usual island hopping and chest grabbing action?


Previously the Tall Tales use existing mechanics, but make them far more focused. They largely take the form of a book that acts as a treasure hunt, which can take place on a micro or macro scale (kind of). Some of the vaults etc you can end up in are massive. Its far more engaging and rewarding than the simple quests that you accept from the different factions.

Actual story takes place when certain macguffins are returned to quest givers. Its really great stuff and introduces really interesting mechanics and a far more curated experience. But it really needs 2 or 3 people minimum for them to be fun imo (much like the rest of the game).

Will be interesting to see if this expansion follows the same route.

Failing all of that, its just an excuse to hang out with the Sexbox Squad :datass:

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by Monkey Man » Wed Jun 16, 2021 5:35 pm

twitter.com/klobrille/status/1405193534676901900



6pm.

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by kazanova_Frankenstein » Wed Jun 16, 2021 7:15 pm

Looking forward to seeing a bit more info on it. I really want to get back on this.

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by Monkey Man » Thu Jun 17, 2021 7:05 pm

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There's a more in-depth stream on Sunday evening.

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by Monkey Man » Sun Jun 20, 2021 6:43 pm



Showcase starting at 7pm.

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by LewisD » Sun Jun 20, 2021 7:08 pm

I'm an incredibly novice pirate with no microphone (yet).
Room for me on a boat?

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by Photek » Sun Jun 20, 2021 7:24 pm

For these new tales you are not online with others so no chance of getting griefed.

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by Frank » Sun Jun 20, 2021 7:56 pm

Woah the Pirates of the Caribbean ones are... private online games? Have Rare actually listened? :o

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by Robbo-92 » Sun Jun 20, 2021 8:09 pm

Frank wrote:Woah the Pirates of the Caribbean ones are... private online games? Have Rare actually listened? :o


Shut up and take my money! Well my game pass subscription :lol: will definitely be downloading this at some point shortly. Wonder if they might extend the private servers to more areas of the game?

Not watched this as I’d forgotten it was on, any good?

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by Garth » Sun Jun 20, 2021 8:12 pm

Photek wrote:For these new tales you are not online with others so no chance of getting griefed.

Thank goodness :lol:

The new enemy types will appear in the shared world too btw.

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by Jenuall » Sun Jun 20, 2021 8:14 pm

Have they introduced anything to stop Pedz from setting fire to the boat yet? ;)

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by Garth » Sun Jun 20, 2021 8:20 pm

its core storyline is said to last around 8-12 hours, with Commendations and "in-depth" side quests supposedly boosting that considerably

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021 ... vers-right

Fantastic that this is free!

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by kazanova_Frankenstein » Sun Jun 20, 2021 9:28 pm

This sounds great. Would love late night sessions with you guys (hey you guys etc).

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by rinks » Sun Jun 20, 2021 9:41 pm

Garth wrote:
its core storyline is said to last around 8-12 hours, with Commendations and "in-depth" side quests supposedly boosting that considerably

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021 ... vers-right

Fantastic that this is free!

It really is. And similarly, the Top Gun DLC for Flight Simulator. They could have really cashed in on both of those, so it’s incredibly cool that it’s all included in Game Pass.

Preparing to give SoT another go.

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by LewisD » Sun Jun 20, 2021 10:02 pm

Re-installed this evening to prepare for PoTC SoT :datass:

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by Photek » Sun Jun 20, 2021 11:09 pm

kazanova_Frankenstein wrote:This sounds great. Would love late night sessions with you guys (hey you guys etc).

:lol:

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by rinks » Tue Jun 22, 2021 10:33 am

Update is live - 16.5GB (Series X).

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by kazanova_Frankenstein » Tue Jun 22, 2021 10:34 am

Nice. Anyone planning on playing tonight?


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