Risk-loving pirates not only have to compete against other players, but also against server issues in Sea of Thieves.
The developers of Sea of Thieves announced in a video that they are particularly focusing on server issues. One of the errors is called AlmondBeard. When it occurs, players lose their progress. Those who play riskily feel the disadvantages of this error quite significantly.
Record attempt with 130 chests goes down the drain
The AlmondBeard error occurs when players have lost their connection to Xbox Live or the Sea of Thieves service. Due to the server issues that have become more frequent since the launch of Sea of Thieves, this error is well known to some players.
It is quite annoying when you are thrown out of the game while sailing with your buddies and the crew has to wait on more stable servers.
However, if you are out with a group and gather as many chests as possible on the ship before handing them in, the AlmondBeard error comes at a particularly inopportune time. Especially when you get kicked from a nine-hour session.
Sure, this play style is risky. After all, you are storing a large load of treasures on your ship instead of handing them in directly and getting the cash. But if you feel confident that you can fend off the other pirates, there is little wrong with the “Let’s store as many chests as possible before we hand them in” play style. Well, except for the server issues.
On Reddit, user Daphonic posted that he was out with his crew for 9 hours to fill the ship shown above with loot. It reportedly contained:
- 130 treasure chests
- 15 relics
- 30 skulls
- 8 tea chests
- 5 spice chests
- 5 silk chests
- 2 sugar chests
- 3 fortress chests
As Daphonic suspects, the number of chests on the ship was supposed to represent a world record. Within seconds, the nine-hour loot run was for nothing, as the AlmondBeard error took everything they had collected. At least they have a memento of their loot through the photo.
In the Reddit thread, players express their sympathy, but also explain that the crew is “to blame”. Storing such large amounts of chests on a ship always comes with a great risk. One should also factor in server issues.
Others write that they have also lost ships with many chests due to server downtimes. However, they did not have nearly as many chests on board as the shown crew.
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