Before the release of Skull and Bones today, Ubisoft quickly solves a pesky problem from the beta

Today officially marks the start of Skull and Bones. Just in time for the release, Ubisoft quickly resolves an issue from the beta, and further improvements are already in progress.

What issue is it? Ubisoft’s new pirate MMO, Skull & Bones, faced an annoying problem prior to its official release today (February 16): an excessively slow respawn rate for crucial objects.

In brief:

• Players in Skull and Bones were tasked with gathering acacia wood for their own ship.
• However, for some players, the sought-after trees were simply nowhere to be found.

Players reported waiting up to 30 minutes for a tree that simply did not respawn. The issue with the high respawn rates is not new and affected games like The Division from 2016, for example.

Now, Ubisoft has resolved the problem and is planning further improvements, which we have summarized for you here.

Skull and Bones fixes issues before release, further improvements are already in progress

What exactly has Ubisoft improved? Skull and Bones has already made various improvements, with more in progress.

What has been fixed so far:

• The respawn time for acacia trees on St. Anne has been halved – from 60 to 30 seconds.
• The problem where players were kicked from the servers in the morning has been resolved.
• The requirements for certain contracts such as Tools of the Trade, Unwelcome Aboard, The Pirate Round, Untold Treasures, and Blood-Soaked Silver have been adjusted.

Here you can see the X post from Skull and Bones and what is planned next:

Further improvements and fixes are in progress, including fixes for client and server issues and difficulties with text and voice chat. Additionally, efforts are being made to ensure that everyone who preordered will actually receive the items they are entitled to.

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Ubisoft’s open communication and their efforts to respond to player feedback are well received by the community. Several comments have accumulated under the X post from Skull and Bones, including:

• BehavingBeardly writes: I cannot emphasize enough how well open communication and recognition of problems that need solving will be received by your (soon-to-be) fans ? Please keep it up! I’m having a great time; the mistakes so far have been superficial for me […].
• MixelPlx writes: Glad to see it. Really appreciate the quick handling of the bugs!
• Mad_Skull4 writes: Honestly, I love the game. Great work from the team.

What do you think about it? Are you looking forward to today? Feel free to let us know in the comments.

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