In Sea of Thieves, you play as pirates. But should one always behave that way, or is harmony more important? Players say: You can also be too much of a pirate.
What’s new? In recent months, the popularity of Sea of Thieves has grown. This is evident from the many new players on social media and the viewer counts on Twitch. Especially the streams from Summit1g are well attended. However, in his role as a ruthless pirate, he is often criticized.
Is that too much pirate? Or just right?
This is what happened: Summit1g’s streams regularly attract thousands of viewers. He plays the pirate adventure Sea of Thieves and consistently pulls off exciting raids. He boards ships from other players, hides on board, and then stealthily steals their hard-earned loot for himself.
Clips of his adventures are popular in the gaming community.
The background: Since the release of Sea of Thieves in March 2018, the community has established its own rules to ensure better interactions. The developers published the Pirate Code (via seaofthieves.com), to which the community has contributed significantly. These are guidelines designed to assist in resolving conflicts.
Among other things, it states that experienced pirates should help new players. Newbies should be treated with respect, and one should share their knowledge with them. Everyone should be nice to each other. But would pirates do that?
The problem: Theft and deception are part of a pirate’s daily life. And so Summit1g and many other players play Sea of Thieves. But opinions differ here. Players say that you should indeed be nice to each other and not steal the hard-earned loot from other players. Others say: Yes, that’s exactly why I’m here!
On Twitter, you can often read Summit1g’s responses to this topic. Recently, he was looking for access to a Discord server where players with PvE intentions gather. The players there refrain from PvP and only want to collect chests, loot, and deliver treasures. Without shooting or bothering others.
Summit1g wanted to infiltrate such a server. Players are upset that he wants to rob people who do not want to participate.
The accusation: One streamer writes on Twitter whether that wouldn’t be the same as stream-sniping. So exactly what streamers generally do not want.
The problem with this is that there are no official PvE servers for Sea of Thieves. Thus, it’s also not quite right to be upset that Summit1g wants to take advantage of these servers.
Summit1g says he does not specifically attack anyone – unlike stream-snipers, who are targeting a specific character. “If PvE players can take a detour to avoid PvP, then I can do the same for the opposite reason.” He envisions that real pirates would do it that way.
Many players defend Summit1g’s playstyle and say: It’s called “Sea of Thieves” not “Sea of Friends.” The people who build PvE servers would exploit the game and deserve to be robbed (via Reddit). Many see the thrill precisely in never knowing when an opponent might show up and ruin your journey.
What do you think? Can you be “too mean” in a pirate game or is it all okay?
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