In early 2019, Sea of Thieves introduces a new game mode called “The Arena.” PvP is at the center of it. For fans of competitive naval battles, this might be an incentive to play more.
The pirate adventure Sea of Thieves aims to make PvP fans happy with a new game mode. The developers at Rare have now presented “The Arena” with a trailer, showing fans what to expect.
Here, the battles between players are in focus. These take place on the water with ships or on land with firearms and swords.
The Arena – Trailer for Sea of Thieves
What is it about? The Arena will be released in early 2019 as a fifth free content update for Sea of Thieves. It will be a new game mode available alongside the well-known Adventure mode. Players will choose between Adventure mode or The Arena in the lobby.
Crews in The Arena fight for the same treasure maps and treasures on the map. This should lead to exciting battles.
Who is this mode for? The Arena is the typical PvP combat of Sea of Thieves, but highly concentrated. All players compete against each other to see who brings the most loot to the new faction of Sea Dogs.
How many players fit in The Arena? Rare has not yet specified a precise number of players. In the trailer, a maximum of 4-5 ships can be seen at the same time. Whether that is the limit of the map remains unclear.
What do fans say about The Arena?
Opinions about the new game mode are divided among fans. One side of the players is excited to finally receive a pure PvP mode. Others wonder if it is really good to split the community like this.
Voices for The Arena mode:
On YouTube, user MixelPlx writes: “YES! Consider me an excited PvP player. The seas have been very quiet lately. See you in 2019!
Hitbotc writes on YouTube: “This is what we’ve all been waiting for!”
Concerns about splitting the player base: User billabamzilla writes on Reddit: “Splitting the player base. I’m not a fan.”
In the Sea of Thieves forums, user Hudson RL writes: “Great trailer, but I’m not very impressed with the idea of splitting the community into two different modes,” but he would be open to any opportunity to change his mind positively. He also mentions that he is somewhat disappointed because Sea of Thieves has drifted so far from the original game.
User Thor from Blitz writes: “I’m absolutely not a fan of having a separate game mode. Sure, we need more information on it, but I don’t like it so far.”
Player KeetaLurk comments on the topic: “Great disappointment from Rare. Every time someone asked about PvE servers, the answer was no. They didn’t want to split the community. And now there’s a new game mode for PvP.”
Regarding this topic, Dutrah_Arcade writes on Reddit: “Splitting the player base with a free update? It sounds more like it would drive away old players and bring in new players. Those are great news for PvP players.”
Other users write that they would have preferred more PvE content. However, the developers also have plans for this area.
New PvE content is also planned
For fans of new adventures in Sea of Thieves, Mike Chapman, Design Director at Sea of Thieves, has good news.
On Twitter, he writes: “It’s so exciting to introduce The Arena and all the fun it brings. But there are also new features, tools, and opportunities for adventurers.” He is already looking forward to working on unannounced updates. “More surprises are coming,” he says.
