SHOUT OUT - Just when you think you’re done, Rare drops yet another Sea of Thieves update and hooks you back in
Well played, Mr. Rare.
By Jonathan Garrett
16/01/24
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There have been numerous revisits to the Sea of Thieves in our sessions ever since Rare first dropped their beautiful, at times clunky, but still charming pirate adventure. However, despite its tendency to encourage a “just one more try” approach, we very much believed that our time fighting skellies, bemoaning the terrible first person shooting, and marvelling at their selection of instruments was over.
Then, Season 11 gets unveiled, with a streamlined quest system, and get this: fast travel. Although there’s a penalty of losing any untraded loot if you dive underwater and head straight to the desired island, if your intention is to make meaningful progress in a session when time is at a premium then Rare now finally has your back.
It’s a testament to their ongoing commitment that they’ve ensured the game continues to evolve and fans are satiated. Now that there’s rumblings of a multi platform release (which for an online title multiple years deep makes much more sense to me than Starfield going to PS), it looks like the Sea of Thieves will be open for the foreseeable. Congratulations to Rare for listening to the community and making meaningful changes.
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