Rare has released a new video explaining what the MMO Sea of Thieves is all about.
In principle, the MMO aims to allow players to live the life of a pirate and fully immerse themselves in the game world. You can do whatever you like. If you feel like steering a ship, you simply go to the helm and set sail. When you see an island on the horizon, you sail towards it, jump overboard, swim ashore, and explore the isle.
Do what you want
If you see a jug of grog, you simply grab it and drink until you can hardly walk straight. If you encounter another player, you won’t know if they mean you harm or if they are a friend. The same goes for when a ship appears on the horizon. Do the players want to trade on board or will they open fire? While in other games such things can be predicted through GUI elements or similar, Sea of Thieves operates much more naturally.
Sea of Thieves will not be comparable to other MMOs that have preset encounters where you know that Boss XY is lurking in that dungeon and if you defeat him, you will receive a legendary item. You will never know what happens or what someone is planning. And you won’t know where to find which treasure. You will have no idea what will happen when you log in. Will you encounter another ship while sailing? Sometimes you might even be completely alone on an island.
Sea of Thieves is an MMO, but not a Massively Multiplayer Online Game
Therefore, you will play an online RPG that is not massive. You don’t want players to be constantly surrounded by other players. Each encounter with a player should be special, and the player should feel like they are something unique, precisely because not everyone does the same things and finds the same items as everyone else. It is believed that each gaming session is unique in this way and remains in the player’s memory. However, the term MMO will be retained, which in Sea of Thieves means Memorable Multiplayer Online Game.
