Online

This mode lets you to connect online and fight with opponents. You need to have a stable internet connection to access this feature.

Online Menu

Use the left stick or D-pad to select an option.
Press the  button to confirm.

Ranked Match

A competition that uses special ranked-match rules, where your performance affects your online ranking.

Leaderboards

View your performance in ranked matches.

Player Match

Create a room and fight against players who join it, or join another player’s room to fight against them.

Battle Record

View your online battle record, as well as data on your battle and support characters.

Player Settings

View earned titles/emblems, define which ones you want to use, and view/change your pirate crews.

Ranked Match Flow

Select Match

Select the type of match.
Quick Match: Fight against a player close in rank to you without defining any more settings.
Custom Match: Search for players that match your desired connection speed, rank, and language.

Adjustable Custom Match Settings

Network: Choose whether to fight only players with at least 4 or 5 bars, or to match you with anyone regardless of connection.
Rank: Choose whether to fight players around the same rank as you, or stronger.
Language: Choose whether you only want to fight people who speak the same language as you.

Off to Battle

If fighting a Quick Match, you will go right into battle. In a Custom Match, you’ll choose among players who match your required conditions before the fight begins.

Results

After battle, you’ll see a results screen followed by a screen that shows any titles or emblems you’ve earned.

Player Match Flow

Select Match

Select the type of match.

Quick Match: Fight against a player without defining any more settings.
Create Room: Make a room with your own defined settings.
Search Rooms: Search players who match your requirements for Room Participants, Language, Pirate Point Limit, Fight Order and Network.

CREATE ROOM SETTINGS

Room Message: Select a message to search for, such as “Anyone OK!” or “Experts OK!”
Room Participants: Select whether the room should have two or four people.
Private Slot: Select between 0 and 4.
Language: Choose whether you only want to fight people who speak the same language as you.
Pirate Point Limit: Set the maximum number of pirate points allowed to 3000, 7000, or 9000.
Fight Order: Choose whether winners or losers stay on after the battle.
This cannot be defined for two-person rooms.
Network: Choose whether to fight only players with at least 4 or 5 bars, or to match you with anyone regardless of connection.

Room Participants

If you’re searching for rooms of two or four people, battles will take place between two participants at once, with the winning player battling the next player in the following match (if “Win through” is selected for the fight order). After battle, you’ll go back to the room screen and change opponents as needed before the next one.

Create a Room

Create a room as the host player and wait for other players to come in. Once an opponent arrives, press the button to move on to the room screen and start the battle.

Search for a Room

Define your desired conditions and press the button to confirm.
You’ll see a list of available rooms. Select one, and you’ll go into battle after the player in the room with rights to the next match is ready to go, or after enough time passes.

In each room, you’ll see the current and maximum number of members, the room message, information on the host (gamertag, rank, network connection), and rules (pirate points, fight order).

Room Screen

In the room screen, press the button to see the Gamercard of your opponent. Press the View button to open a message window, letting you select a message to send to others. Press the button to confirm your selection.

    

Confirm Invitation

Room hosts can invite friends into their room in Player Match mode. Invitees can accept the invite by clicking on the notification in Steam Mailbox or by clicking on the invite pop-up on task bar.

LEADERBOARDS

Select the type of ranking.

Single Point Ranking: A ranking based on the Single Points earned in ranked matches.

Character Point Ranking: A ranking based on the Character Points earned in ranked matches. These are tabulated for each battle character.

Battle Record

Select the type of battle record. Use and to switch between types.

Results: A ranking based on the Single Points earned in ranked matches.
Battle Character: A ranking of battle characters based on Character Points and number of times used. Press the button to change the display order.
Support Character: A ranking of support characters based on number of times used. Press the button to change the display order.

Player Settings

This screen lets you view and edit the titles and emblems you’ve earned.

Title: View and edit the titles you’ve earned.

Emblem: View and edit the character symbols and pirate flags you’ve earned.

Online Battle Pause Menu

You can bring up the Pause Menu while fighting online, but the battle will continue and you might be attacked while it’s displayed. You can also opt to “Give Up” and leave the online battle, which counts as a defeat for you.