If you're not having fun in this game, find another game. Why play a game that isn't fun? What does that get you? I find hourglass matches so stressful compared to PvP anywhere else in the game because nobody is there to have fun. They just want to have a epeen measuring contest. Really? In this game where you eat bananas wrong and puke on people? HAVE FUN PLEASE
@@SeventhEve what do u mean nobodies having fun in hourglass? I fucking love it and have a lot of fun. Plus, he was joking. Learn about jokes before u comment
Helming is quite simple when you get the hang of it, but it can be very chaotic and overwhelming in the beginning. You did a great job of explaining it. This will be a huge help for the new crowd of PS5 players coming to the seas!
"win or learn" is such a badass ending to that video. 10/10 video! I think you've inspired me to start trying HG. It will be a painful process, but if it teaches me good naval in the long run I'll definitely be better for it.
This is an S++ tier video, haven’t seen anything that has explained all of this so well before, feel like I could go on a solo sloop 100 win streak now.
"Win or learn" I like it, much better than the commonly used "get good". Furthermore this is the absolute most comprehensive PvP guid I've ever seen! Most other videos just give fragments of information I already know, but this video I actually learned something from, very top-tier
When someone's clearly better in combat i just run and when I can't run away, i run into a nearest reaper, world event and if that doesn't then i sail into the red sea.
@@thedarkone5049 You're not going to get "better in combat" if you don't just fight. If you're willing to lose everything by going into the red sea, just fight it. It's either over straight away or you surprise yourself and gain confidence/learn something.
about repairing wheel, you repair only 1 or 3 on a sloop but on brig and gally you do that only if both boats are stationary. if someone's doing a circle on you you often need at least 2 planks on wheel to keep angle (especially that on gally when back mast is down it blocks shots going to helm)
Oh man so much in depth knowledge that, Ngl I understand why spread shot is going to screw over sloops, the way it fires will kinda make it so no side is safer
Epic guide. Wow. I learned more in this one video than in all the hours of watching other streamers. Subscribed and definitely will be watching you on Twitch!
wth this guide was SO good. My crewmate always trys to cooridnate cross-snipes, but he usually does it whenever I'm not ready or available, so it never usually works. The only time we actually get a kill like that is when we both snipe at the same time without even communicating to each other. XD
Hey new PS5 player here, this guide is really useful and I love how in depth the left vs right side of the ship was, I'm the helm for my sloop and I find the enemy circling us and not the other way around so I need to get better
I haven't played in months since the god forsaken update, but as a helmsman, I found it works well to be confusing and unpredictable, like anchor turning to get behind someone when close enough and such.
A sot content creator with a positive number of braincells? Didnt think Id live to see this. This videos is very heartwarming for me, I used to helm an NAL level team back when arena was still around, and this is the FIRST sot helming video thats not only not dogshit, but is also actually really good. Thank you for providing the new helms with actual knowledge thats not bs, and for restoring my hope in humanity a bit. I hope I can catch one of your streams
It turns out that I've learned to do a lot of these things after 400 hours of SoT, but I still learned something new. Didn't know left side has less holes. I've also learned that for all the skill I've acquired, there's always a better pirate 😂
Thank you for this guide Sponge! I just picked up the game this week and im trying to get the hang of it. I did nog enter high seas yet because i want to play arround first but tbh even as a hardcore shooter pvp player, im a bit “scared” going to high seas. Scared about having no fun because you get shot and sunk all the time by more exp players, does not sound like fun for me haha. Anyway, keep those tips comming and i might give it a shot. Gr from the Netherlands from a 54 year young gamer!
Thanks so much for this guide, I've improved my helming so much the last couple of months from watching this! Are you still planning on doing a sniping guide as well, been trying to figure them out as well. Thanks Sponge!
@@ferdievanderwalle7631not sure if you have found it. but you can get it for like $2 on G2A. just make sure to get the right key for your launcher you run
Parallels tend to result in two boats travelling at full sail. This means that both boats are travelling with lots of waves, and generally randomly shooting cannons because of the effect of the waves rocking the cannons up and down, (which affects the trajectory of the cannonballs)
A in-depth guide for hitting snipe shots furing naval battles would be awesome. Also show the one where you reload at the same time as loading the cannon ball
Damn, I always look down while bucketing out of habit. I never stopped to realise that it didn't matter and it is just more work to aim if there is a boarder.
At my sister's graduation Alton Brown was the speaker. He said: "85% of what you learn is from making mistakes. 15% is from watching other people make mistakes." All you can do is learn and do better yourself. Can't control others or use their faults as an excuse.
Hey sponge. I’m lvl 62 servants now and I use your tips daily! I might have to record a good match and see what you think I could improve on. ;) excellent guide lots of great prioritizing info here.
Random question that's not entirely about hourglass battles but what's your opinion on firebombing sloops cause I got called an idiot by a sweaty duo sloop cause I as firebombing them and my counter was it gets them off certain vital parts of their ship due to them not wanting to be standing in the fire
Regarding recent ship speed rebalancing, I understand that 1/3 centred sail no longer provides a standard turning arc making int more difficult to keep steady spiral or angle. Comments?
with bucketing, i always use the window next to the stairs and i dont get backlash, just aim at the board, you will think you are gonna backlash but it just clips through
My biggest problem trying to helm on ships other than the sloop is that my teammates always want to go full sail on every sail and I gotta run down and raise sails in order to turn and keep an angle on them. Then they immediately re lower the sails cuz we need to "ram" them. After watching this I now know It's not me who sucks but them.
Saw the vid, tried to replicate it since you made it look so easy, then learned real quick it’s not that easy. Maybe I need a couple hundred more hours in game 😂
Perhaps the best sea channel on TH-cam, in my opinion, but... dude, you should get dentures...😁😅 p.s. Although it makes the character look like a real pirate, those fangs. Maybe.
So the most armored area is on the left side. Noted. So if Brigs is attacking us. I’ll make sure use the most armored area and use my pin point accuracy gun shot to blows the holes to Brigs as much as possible. They called me The Gunner for no reason. Yes, I can use cannons and lead the shot with 80% of accuracy at quite decent range. Long range might need a timer shot. To estimate their ship speed and cannon travel time. Then adjust it to keep the gun at bay. I used to do this alot of times when it comes to Brigs raid. T cross it and damage them as much as possible and then runaway. Making holes as much as possible while also disable their compartments. I usually do this just to keep my ship afloat. Brigs are annoying for me. And I’ll shoot any Brigs who dare to get close. I always Brigs as hostiles. Heck, sometimes if I found an opportunity to found a random Galleon I usually sail towards it. If Brig keeps following, I’ll make sure the Brig is fighting the Galleon. Sometimes I distract them with Skeletons. Making your sea be part of your body. Take all advantages if I can. Solo Sloops can be rough at times. But I usually never going down without a fight. And I’ll make sure if I know I’ll never make it out alive. I’ll make sure Brigs going down with me.
I was really hoping you would put this in there but when you are holding helm keep the enemy boat in line with the lantern on the side of your ship or as close to it as you can. Doing this will make sure your MC always has shot angle. If you struggle with angle a lot this is a quick way to find it. On brig it is the little rope between the second and third post on the handrail and on galley it's the lantern again.
One thousand hours in this game but i still learned usefull things :) Also i'm sorry i'll stick to sword/sniper and rely on blunderbombs to defend against boarders. I like to tell myself it's because i mostly solo sloop but i simply find loosing less unpleasant than using a blundie x)
That ending. 'Win or Learn' is SOOOOOO True in this game and I feel like that is the mindset you need to have in order to excel in this game. A lot of bad or new players dont understand this and they blame arbitrary stuff like, double gunning for example, for why they lose. Nah bro, you still will lose with that mindset. You need to have self reflection and improve on your own gameplay. 10/10 guide btw
Thank you Sponge, this really helps. I have much knowledge about beiing Helm but through this i got a bit of a Updated look at the meta and stuff. Been having some pretty tough fights lately in HG bc enemys are just so fking sweaty. But this motivates me and keeps me going thanksalot 😂❤
@@massivesponge I'm new to sot and was in a circle jerk off with another sloop last night just going in circles and nobody sunk they ended up leaving (probs ran out of balls wood etc) but these tips will 100% help us change that
Nice Vid man. If there‘re goining to come more Pvp Guide for The other Roles (Flex, bilge and so on) i think im gonna leave my subscribe. Keep it up boi
"This guide is not about having fun, it's about winning," he said, barely suppressing his laughter. 🤣
No fun
If you're not having fun in this game, find another game. Why play a game that isn't fun? What does that get you? I find hourglass matches so stressful compared to PvP anywhere else in the game because nobody is there to have fun. They just want to have a epeen measuring contest. Really? In this game where you eat bananas wrong and puke on people? HAVE FUN PLEASE
@@SeventhEve what do u mean nobodies having fun in hourglass? I fucking love it and have a lot of fun. Plus, he was joking. Learn about jokes before u comment
For me I'm only having fun if I'm winning, so it's one in the same for me lol
@@SeventhEve not having fun is how i have fun😊
The trinket adjuster is the most important role on the ship
I forgot to mention this
Lol thats me! Glad we got some recognition
LMAOOOO! 💀
You can turn that off in settings but it doesn't stick so you have to set it every time you fire up the game. Same with the messages etc.
@@bobwoods1302if you are on pc, you need to reset to default your controllers binds to stick or save any settings you changed.
Helming is quite simple when you get the hang of it, but it can be very chaotic and overwhelming in the beginning. You did a great job of explaining it. This will be a huge help for the new crowd of PS5 players coming to the seas!
Big up ps5
When are they coming? And will there be cross platform shared with them?
We hit the eas yesterday and yes there is crossolay @thelastwoltzer
@@thelastwoltzer its here, and yes, full crossplay or controller only crossplay(inc PC players on controller) is the server options
"win or learn" is such a badass ending to that video. 10/10 video! I think you've inspired me to start trying HG. It will be a painful process, but if it teaches me good naval in the long run I'll definitely be better for it.
Win or learn, number 1 attitude
Oh its painful 😂
"badass"
Very excited for the helm snipes guide
In-depth snipin guide coming soon
@@massivespongeYeeeeeessss. I can finally not get yelled at. You‘re my saviour
Yayayayayaya
What about solo guide. I found it hard to balance the priorities in different situations@@massivesponge
dw dude, i got you.
click on bad guy to win
i love turning wheel in pirat game
This is a real love
This is an S++ tier video, haven’t seen anything that has explained all of this so well before, feel like I could go on a solo sloop 100 win streak now.
Go for it mate, believe!
Couldn’t agree more
I usually cannon, but I always make sure to take the time to thank my helm. A cannoneer can only be as good as the angle and speed that they have.
Based
This is so far the best pro guide video I've ever watched in any game. No BS and the guide is very straightforward
Big up straightforwardness
Everyone making “helm guide” videos but this one my fav so far 💪🏻
Based Beckoning Beauty, triple B
The best combat breakdown video I've ever seen after playing this game for 3 years
👀👀👀 we gamin
"Win or learn" I like it, much better than the commonly used "get good". Furthermore this is the absolute most comprehensive PvP guid I've ever seen! Most other videos just give fragments of information I already know, but this video I actually learned something from, very top-tier
Gotchu
sponge on the hole til its practical
She sponge my hole till I hit cannon
crud if you reply to this i will kick a hole in my wall
Hey Crud.
True
Man, thanks a lot for this guide, I've been playing sot for about 400 hrs and now I want to fully dive in pvp sweatiness, your tips will help a lot.
Good shit
One of the best guide I've ever seen. Amazing work with good hints and analysis!
Big up bona
Personally, I just wouldn’t sink.
I NEED TO TRY THIS
When someone's clearly better in combat i just run and when I can't run away, i run into a nearest reaper, world event and if that doesn't then i sail into the red sea.
@@thedarkone5049that’s so cringe
@@thedarkone5049 just fight
@@thedarkone5049 You're not going to get "better in combat" if you don't just fight. If you're willing to lose everything by going into the red sea, just fight it. It's either over straight away or you surprise yourself and gain confidence/learn something.
about repairing wheel, you repair only 1 or 3 on a sloop but on brig and gally you do that only if both boats are stationary. if someone's doing a circle on you you often need at least 2 planks on wheel to keep angle (especially that on gally when back mast is down it blocks shots going to helm)
Yeah, hence why I said this is for sloop
@@massivesponge yeah i know, just pointing out as you said most stuff applies to bigger ships
Oh man so much in depth knowledge that, Ngl I understand why spread shot is going to screw over sloops, the way it fires will kinda make it so no side is safer
I think it’ll be fine :)
im here from the future, and scattershot stinks
amazing understanding of the game!! i wonder how much naval will change with the new mechanics in the upcoming seasons
Prob not too much
Saw rule #1 and was hooked. Great video!
Big up rules
good to see crud goblin mastercrud taking helm lessons
Based
Epic guide. Wow. I learned more in this one video than in all the hours of watching other streamers. Subscribed and definitely will be watching you on Twitch!
Based
I am impressed, you perfectly nailed it on that one, big ups sponge
Big up max
This helm guide helped me further my understanding on the meaning of life.
Same
wth this guide was SO good. My crewmate always trys to cooridnate cross-snipes, but he usually does it whenever I'm not ready or available, so it never usually works. The only time we actually get a kill like that is when we both snipe at the same time without even communicating to each other. XD
jerry is REALLY looking forward to the sniping guide... frfr
This is real
Hey new PS5 player here, this guide is really useful and I love how in depth the left vs right side of the ship was, I'm the helm for my sloop and I find the enemy circling us and not the other way around so I need to get better
Real
Let’s gooooooo. This is the one we needed! Now we need a bilge guide😂
Wha
Lol, I love the hard ass mentality. Win or learn. This is the mindset people need to have. We are not here to have fun we are here to win.
Subscribed.
Big up ed
If you aren’t there to have fun quit the game and play smth that makes you have fun
Absolute W guide as always, thank you for sharing your knowledge master Sponge
Big up knowledge
Amazing guide water absorber, I’ll keep these tips in mind next time I dive on a sloop. Now make that sniper guide😼
Big up snipe
I haven't played in months since the god forsaken update, but as a helmsman, I found it works well to be confusing and unpredictable, like anchor turning to get behind someone when close enough and such.
A sot content creator with a positive number of braincells? Didnt think Id live to see this. This videos is very heartwarming for me, I used to helm an NAL level team back when arena was still around, and this is the FIRST sot helming video thats not only not dogshit, but is also actually really good. Thank you for providing the new helms with actual knowledge thats not bs, and for restoring my hope in humanity a bit. I hope I can catch one of your streams
We helmin
It turns out that I've learned to do a lot of these things after 400 hours of SoT, but I still learned something new. Didn't know left side has less holes.
I've also learned that for all the skill I've acquired, there's always a better pirate 😂
Big up learning
Thank you for making this. I realized that my crew often times prioritizes the mast WAY too much.
Just ur crew? Not urself?
I CAN’T BELIEVE IT’S FINALLY HERE
Me when
This guide is actually really good ngl
Big up guides
10:15 "Do everything at once or lose."
Real
Thank you for this guide Sponge! I just picked up the game this week and im trying to get the hang of it. I did nog enter high seas yet because i want to play arround first but tbh even as a hardcore shooter pvp player, im a bit “scared” going to high seas. Scared about having no fun because you get shot and sunk all the time by more exp players, does not sound like fun for me haha. Anyway, keep those tips comming and i might give it a shot. Gr from the Netherlands from a 54 year young gamer!
The best attitude going into high seas is to take every fight you get, you’ll either win or learn!!!
I gather a bottle of courage and I'll face my fears than 😎👌🏻@@massivesponge
Thanks so much for this guide, I've improved my helming so much the last couple of months from watching this! Are you still planning on doing a sniping guide as well, been trying to figure them out as well. Thanks Sponge!
Eventually
Proud of you Sponge keep up the great work.
Big up work
I would totally like to see a second channel where you do stuff that's not SOT. Stuff like other games, basketball, IRl, ect...
👀 potential for this on massive sponge old
Thank u oh great Mr. Sponge for blessing our unworthy eyeballs with this most fabulous helm guide to ever exist
Correct
i can finally turn wheel to my fullest potential thanks to spong guide!
This is correct
8:12 which paint is that for the hull?
Valiant Corsair
@@massivesponge How do you get it? Or is it a buyable one?
@@ferdievanderwalle7631not sure if you have found it. but you can get it for like $2 on G2A. just make sure to get the right key for your launcher you run
Probably dumb question because im new, but why does a parallel make a more random game?
Also u make rly good content ty
Parallels tend to result in two boats travelling at full sail. This means that both boats are travelling with lots of waves, and generally randomly shooting cannons because of the effect of the waves rocking the cannons up and down, (which affects the trajectory of the cannonballs)
@@massivesponge oh alright that makes sense, I forgot abt the waves being worse at higher speeds 😭 ty
thank you very much for this guide. i think its the best one ive seen
Big ups seeing
A in-depth guide for hitting snipe shots furing naval battles would be awesome.
Also show the one where you reload at the same time as loading the cannon ball
Reload while shooting is in guides playlist
@@massivesponge oh okay, I'll check it out, thanks!
Finally, I can rest knowing the helm guide is out.
Same
Great guide and fun watch!
Big up the V
Best helm guide I've seen!
Any cannon guide in the future?
Cannon guide in guides playlist
Damn, I always look down while bucketing out of habit. I never stopped to realise that it didn't matter and it is just more work to aim if there is a boarder.
Yarr
I think I do this as well, old swabbie habits die hard
im the only one in my group who can pass a field sobriety test with nobody even drinking, this guide taught me some shit i didnt know
Based
Spong guide will feed families
Many
i won 50 games in a row and got gold curse after this guide, thanks spunger
Same
At my sister's graduation Alton Brown was the speaker. He said: "85% of what you learn is from making mistakes. 15% is from watching other people make mistakes." All you can do is learn and do better yourself. Can't control others or use their faults as an excuse.
Real
"this video isn't about fun, it's about winning" spoken like a true tryhard.
Real
Hey sponge. I’m lvl 62 servants now and I use your tips daily! I might have to record a good match and see what you think I could improve on. ;) excellent guide lots of great prioritizing info here.
Comp
I am usually the one entrusted with the helm on me and my mates ship, so this helped a lot
Based
@@massivesponge that's crazy bro
This is a great informational video! Thank you! 🎉
No worries haladriel
Random question that's not entirely about hourglass battles but what's your opinion on firebombing sloops cause I got called an idiot by a sweaty duo sloop cause I as firebombing them and my counter was it gets them off certain vital parts of their ship due to them not wanting to be standing in the fire
It does nothing, very easy to put out and helpful for draining water
Regarding recent ship speed rebalancing, I understand that 1/3 centred sail no longer provides a standard turning arc making int more difficult to keep steady spiral or angle. Comments?
th-cam.com/video/qUjUOB-X1DY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=vFHPM3pMLycWwbf3
Full right sail, it’ll never be as good but it’s better than flat
Big Up ⬆️
True that
as someone who just got to pirate legend and who just got a friend who loves using the cannon, a help guide is exactly what I need.
thanks king
Big up helm
with bucketing, i always use the window next to the stairs and i dont get backlash, just aim at the board, you will think you are gonna backlash but it just clips through
So you didn’t listen
@@massivesponge i dont mean that the window is better, i was saying that its easy to throw through the windows if you wanted to
Crud taught his dog how to say more than "hit cannogn"
Crud dog ain’t got shit on me
"win or learn" is such a good tag line
And attitude
@@massivesponge O7
I really wanna get good at this game, this guide was super helpful!
Big up games
My biggest problem trying to helm on ships other than the sloop is that my teammates always want to go full sail on every sail and I gotta run down and raise sails in order to turn and keep an angle on them. Then they immediately re lower the sails cuz we need to "ram" them. After watching this I now know It's not me who sucks but them.
Best Helm Guide on YT! I wish you would have made it earlier.
Real
Win or learn got my thumbs up on the video right there. Nice
Big up attitude
I don't even PvP but this was a great video!
Big up pvp
Saw the vid, tried to replicate it since you made it look so easy, then learned real quick it’s not that easy. Maybe I need a couple hundred more hours in game 😂
Big up hours
Following because you said don’t be afraid to ask dumb shit 😎
Seriously this guide is fantastic man. You boiled it down perfectly
Big up dumb shit
Perhaps the best sea channel on TH-cam, in my opinion, but... dude, you should get dentures...😁😅
p.s. Although it makes the character look like a real pirate, those fangs. Maybe.
Big up teeth
Is there any deeper, more useful information than this? Thank you so much for this information GOAT👍
Big up meshcling
Any advice when fighting a bigger boat as a sloop
Full sail, keep distance, get kills (either one balls or snipes), board LATE
there can only be one sponge. ive been on youtube longer than you. therefore i am the senior sponge
Nor
So the most armored area is on the left side. Noted. So if Brigs is attacking us. I’ll make sure use the most armored area and use my pin point accuracy gun shot to blows the holes to Brigs as much as possible.
They called me The Gunner for no reason. Yes, I can use cannons and lead the shot with 80% of accuracy at quite decent range. Long range might need a timer shot. To estimate their ship speed and cannon travel time. Then adjust it to keep the gun at bay. I used to do this alot of times when it comes to Brigs raid. T cross it and damage them as much as possible and then runaway. Making holes as much as possible while also disable their compartments. I usually do this just to keep my ship afloat. Brigs are annoying for me. And I’ll shoot any Brigs who dare to get close. I always Brigs as hostiles. Heck, sometimes if I found an opportunity to found a random Galleon I usually sail towards it. If Brig keeps following, I’ll make sure the Brig is fighting the Galleon. Sometimes I distract them with Skeletons. Making your sea be part of your body. Take all advantages if I can. Solo Sloops can be rough at times. But I usually never going down without a fight. And I’ll make sure if I know I’ll never make it out alive. I’ll make sure Brigs going down with me.
Noted
This was actually helpful 🔥✅
Spong guarantee
big ups we didn't lose we learned
Exactly
Great video! Thanks for the tips
Gotchu
YESSS HELM GUIDE
Me when
I was really hoping you would put this in there but when you are holding helm keep the enemy boat in line with the lantern on the side of your ship or as close to it as you can. Doing this will make sure your MC always has shot angle. If you struggle with angle a lot this is a quick way to find it. On brig it is the little rope between the second and third post on the handrail and on galley it's the lantern again.
Interesting
3:16 Finally! Someone says it.
It’s crazy the crosshair placement on some sotters
the only guides for sot that have any point lol. Very good videos
Big up pumpkin
Does the hole calculation apply to brig too? For galleon it’s less likely because it has 2 floors and on the bottom there are no objects
Idk
Now nessie needs to make the ultimate cannon guide
Check guide playlist, this guide exists :)
Good video, this should be the intro to sea of thieves lol.
Intro cinematic
"win or learn" cold af
Based attitude
Great video
Big up kel
One thousand hours in this game but i still learned usefull things :)
Also i'm sorry i'll stick to sword/sniper and rely on blunderbombs to defend against boarders. I like to tell myself it's because i mostly solo sloop but i simply find loosing less unpleasant than using a blundie x)
Trust me, you will learn blunder if you try it
That ending. 'Win or Learn' is SOOOOOO True in this game and I feel like that is the mindset you need to have in order to excel in this game.
A lot of bad or new players dont understand this and they blame arbitrary stuff like, double gunning for example, for why they lose. Nah bro, you still will lose with that mindset. You need to have self reflection and improve on your own gameplay.
10/10 guide btw
Big up mindset
Thank you Mister Sponge
That’s me
Im level 912 still watching this, love u spongebob
Huge
Ultimate cannons guide next?
In guides playlist already
Thank you Sponge, this really helps. I have much knowledge about beiing Helm but through this i got a bit of a Updated look at the meta and stuff. Been having some pretty tough fights lately in HG bc enemys are just so fking sweaty. But this motivates me and keeps me going thanksalot 😂❤
Big up helm
Great video, sir. Thanks for the information and hope to see you on the seas. 🏴☠
Big up the sea
Great video, thanks for the tips
Big up tips
@@massivesponge I'm new to sot and was in a circle jerk off with another sloop last night just going in circles and nobody sunk they ended up leaving (probs ran out of balls wood etc) but these tips will 100% help us change that
sporgme do u prefer diamond helm or iron helm
iron look cool
Nice Vid man. If there‘re goining to come more Pvp Guide for The other Roles (Flex, bilge and so on) i think im gonna leave my subscribe. Keep it up boi
Sloop don’t have flex or bilge, bilge is helm