Sea of Thieves offers potential for many fun pirate adventures. The community has thought about what changes could enhance the game.
After the launch of Sea of Thieves, many pirates have already embarked on their adventures. Climb aboard the wobbly ship, raise the sails, and sail towards a mysterious island where a treasure is hidden. However, many players in the community feel that there should be “more” to it. The community is bursting with great ideas that could improve the game.
Players are concerned about lack of content
Although the game looks really great and is a lot of fun in a group, there are also dry phases at sea. Eventually, things often repeat themselves, and a certain routine sets in while questing.
On Reddit and other social platforms, it becomes clear that part of the community is thinking about the future of Sea of Thieves. The current content available in the game is simply too little for many.
This leads to free-thinking discussions with other pirates about what content Sea of Thieves should have to keep the game on the right course.
It is noticeable that players do not claim, “No, the game is dumb. You should have included this feature. Bye, I’m out,” but instead express concern about the future of Sea of Thieves and sincerely want to improve the game.
The developers at Rare have already stated that community feedback is extremely important to them and has greatly contributed to the improvement of the game. Maybe the developers will also be inspired by the following ideas from the community.
In an interview with IGN, Rare explained regarding the fans’ concerns that Sea of Thieves is a game that grows and evolves. New cosmetic options, mechanics, and “ways to play” are part of these ongoing updates.
Improvement suggestions from the community – More to do
Fishing, rowing, and rowboats are ideas from the community that could be beneficial to Sea of Thieves. Because the feedback is often: The game is solid and looks great, but it lacks more content. Freshly minted pirates have a flood of ideas on what content should be added to Sea of Thieves.
Rowboats! Instead of jumping from your ship and swimming to the island, small boats would be a cool transport option. This would also allow you to approach enemy ships if you plan a raid on them. Like lifeboats, these could be attached to your ships or towed behind you. The artwork of Sea of Thieves also used small boats.
Sail damage – Sails should be damaged by cannon or weapon fire, slowing down the affected ship. This could introduce a new crafting material from fabrics that could be used for repairs (maybe by climbing up the mast).
Bounties on other players – If someone has ruined your tour and sunk your ship, you can take revenge with a bounty. The entire server should be notified: Whoever kills player XY within the next Z minutes receives a large sum of gold. Maybe the player with the bounty will be chased by a cloud or have their location displayed every minute on the map, making it easier to find and kill them.
More ship customizations – Changed sails and galleon figures are cool, but players want more to make their own ships truly unique.
Fishing – Anyone who has played Sea of Thieves knows that some journeys can become really boring for a part of the crew when traveling long distances. A mini-game with fishing would be a cool way to pass the time on deck.
A pipe – As another accessory, players would like a pipe to smoke. To avoid excessive promotion of it, this feature may not make it into the game. Or perhaps with bubbles?
Mau Mau or Skat? Card games would be a fun solution to pass the time between quests.
Weapon progression – A controversial idea from the community that receives both applause and a lot of criticism. Players want progress in Sea of Thieves not only to be cosmetic but also to be reflected in stronger weapons. Perhaps this should focus more on updates like better scopes that don’t directly affect weapon strength.
Fire! Imagine if you could set other ships (or your own) on fire. Or they could be struck by lightning and catch fire. That would add another thrill when you’re out at sea. Instead of bailing water from the ship, you’d then have to use buckets to put out the fire.
More animals in the water – If you look into the water of Sea of Thieves, you see very few sea creatures. Occasionally a shark swims by, or the tentacles of a bodiless Kraken emerge from the sea. With more animals, the water in Sea of Thieves, which already looks extremely good, could be enhanced.
Pet companions – By catching wild pigs and chickens, players came up with the idea that they want more animals in the game. These should belong directly to them and accompany them on their adventures as pets. Rare has already mentioned ideas for monkeys and parrots.
More musical instruments – Or at least more songs would be great. New songs could perhaps be unlocked by solving puzzles that would anchor the notes in the pirates’ memory.
Flags that can be swung – Not every player in Sea of Thieves is there for pure PvP bashing. Some players don’t want to harm other pirates and are perfectly fine with coexisting. A white flag that clearly indicates that you come in peace would be a sensible addition (this could also be used to ambush naive players).
More events at sea – The random appearance of the Kraken is cool, and the skeleton raids are interesting. But there should be even more happening on the sea. Sudden races with dolphins leading to a treasure chest would be awesome.
More loot! In the chests or barrels in the game, players should be able to discover more. Special rum or tobacco that can be collected and sold. This way, a general trader at the outpost (or a special island) could accept various knick-knacks in exchange for gold coins or special quest orders.
The community is overflowing with ideas. Some even want a Battle Royale mode that should be conducted with the ships. The developers at Rare have probably already had some of these ideas in mind, but for various reasons, have not yet implemented them in the game.
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