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I think there is gonna be a few at launch with more to come but I'm pretty sure they are here to stay.
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Sea of Thieves: Mega Update Trailer and Info. Out April 30th
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Oh that's awesome. I haven't tried it yet. Can easily see using a keyboard alongside controller.
I haven't played since launch and my main issue with it was the combat and how bare bones it was. Has much changed in terms of weapons and enemies?
well if you wait long enough I am sure it will come to more devices / stores. they didn't change their studio name to "xbox game studios" for no reason. Sea of Thieves was the first MS game to be updated with the new logo too.
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They are supposed to be like the games story driven campaign. Would be weird if they just removed them after a few weeks. Especially with how long people have been asking for this.
This would be awesome but after the Game Pass on Switch rumour was debunked there's not much hope </3
well, it wasn't really debunked. just said its not near term if its true and nothing has been heard from his sources, which is not that surprising since xcloud will be needed to get the full catalog on switch and that won't start testing until late 2019. so 2020 at the earliest is not near term. so we'll see.
Can't wait for this to hit! Sea of Thieves is such a wholly unique co-op experience and is steadfastly approaching its promised potential with each update from Rare. So glad Microsoft and Rare have stuck with the game despite its arguably rough launch along and tepid critical reception.
There was a combat update to make the flow better, and it is.
There are no new weapons beside cosmetics, and honestly there probably never will be.
Ship combat has changed a lot with the magic cannonballs, and gunpowder ignition. And will change with the upgraded destruction system and harpoons and whatnot.
I'm so much looking forward for this, watched the trailer now for like 50 times.
It won't be timed exclusive, It's a story mode. There will probably be several of these in year 2
Yup, this game would be HUGE over here if it were on a another platform.
Interesting!
I'll jump back in because this update sounds great, so hopefully it will click for me.
You can use the Arena and it's Sea Dogs company to rank up to Pirate Legend if you're not one already, so yeah, it transfers to Adventure in that sense.
Solo by going into random matchmaking can be decent, especially if you use LFG/Discord to find people. Solo by literally being alone on a ship? It's definitely not the way to play this game when you're new, and even when you're experienced, the solo experience is massively more difficult (which can be quite fun), but it also massacres your ability to progress in the game because Rare have elected to multiply, rather than share, rewards between crew members.
A lot of the mechanics that make Sea of Thieves work as a co-operatiev experience make it a chore to play alone. I'd not recommend it, basically.
It does, but only if you're pretty good at it already, imo, and it's definitely better in co-op.
As for talk of 'maybe next patch' etc, SoT, barring a fundamental character change, will never be quite what many people are looking for. More features is always good, but the spirit of the game will (hopefully) remain the same. I know I always say this, but it's really crucial and I think a lot of people don't get it, as they're not so immersed in it as regular players of the game. This isn't some 'exclusive club' deal, more that the game is built in a very idiosyncratic way, and will ideally not deviate from that.
As for the new Trading Companies, I wonder how the progress to Legend will work? Will it be 'reach 50 in any three of these companies'? That seems the fairest way.
I sincerely doubt that when platforms other than Xbox and Windows are concerned you'll get native ports of anything but a few smaller, externally developed games, titles previously planned by their newly acquired studios, and of course, Minecraft. For everything else, there's streaming, with the added benefit of tying you to the Xbox system through subscription (at least that's how I presume the xCloud will be monetized). But yeah, we'll see, things are definitely changing in interesting ways.
They are, and again, I'm not sure that will change. There's a deliberate ramshackle quality to it all that is there absolutely by design, imo.
Yeah, you just have to get 50 in three of the five trading companies.
I have understood that Rare has never used voice actors, only in-house voice acting. And I quite frankly like it.
Mostly true. David Tenant did some voice work for the Kinect Sports franchise. Otherwise, yeah, I believe it has all been in-house, which is great. Imagine how much that must save on production costs?
OK, so all of the loot that you get in that mode goes towards that company? Also chests and skulls? Or do you level up based on rankings, kills and whatnot?
Yes. And it has exclusive cosmetics tied to that company, just like the others.
And the Hunters Call also is a new trading company, which is hunting/fishing/cooking, no idea what the missions are going to be like though.
Some improvements have been made already. Not sure if things will change this update.
This line is getting me pumped for flying enemies (Giant eagles, Fenix Birds) and new monsters that can be found in the lore of the game.
Also, I'm hoping they upgrade all of the islands with the new trap systems.
Really I'm just expecting generic captains that stand in for skeleton lords, maybe with a fancy mechanic here and there. Hard to say. Their PvE offerings can be really hit or miss.
Still pumped about this update. The wait since Shrouded Shores has been totally worth it with all this revealed. Great way to kick off the new year and speaks highly of content going forward.
Also, people, don't forget! They confirmed this update also brings pets! They don't talk about it in the mega update news, but I guess that's because they don't want the update to get mixed up in people's heads with microtransactions. I'm excited for them, though.
Nah, I'm fully expecting new smelly types and maybe a few unique captains, but in addition to that there will be probably more enemy types. Only time will tell :)
Also, I just realized that Arena will finally bring a game type where you can play for a short amount of time and actually gain something from it. It's going to be lovely for short PVP bursts.
Personally wouldn't recommend playing this solo due to the pvp concept , use lfg if you don't have anyone to play with
Hard. You have to manually operate everything yourself (Sails, map, anchor) And keep an eye out for other pirates.
Add to that the new updated destruction, your mast, wheel, anchor can all break and make life very difficult, add to that leakage on the ship and you are pretty much fucked the minute you're targeted unless you are very good or very lucky.
Solo play is hard mode for this game.
Tried out the console mouse and keyboard controls last night and all worked well. I was a bit concerned about M&KB at 30fps but it feels fine. I'll probably still use controller (I mean, I even use controller on PC when I play there) but it's nice to see that it's all very seamless.
yeah same. i prefer a controller for this game. probably has more to do with me being used to it but it does seem like its more designed for it. the rumble adds a lot imo.
If you firmly have no intentions to ever play with friends or even join up with randoms then honestly don't bother. You can play solo and I'd say at least half of my time has been spent doing so, but there are so many clear disadvantages to it that someone who's not very familiar with the game would probably get an extremely bad impression as a result. Just off the top of my head:
- Loading up treasure and cargo takes way longer by yourself
- Ship combat is tougher since you have to man the cannons yourself while also steering the ship
- An entire region (Devil's Roar) is extremely hard to traverse alone due to constant fireballs raining down and no crewmate to help patch up the holes
- You're basically screwed if any crew of two or more decides they want your loot
- You have to take more frequent stops at outposts to drop off treasure unless you want to be robbed of a massive hoard
- Skeleton forts take forever to solo
My cannons are about to engage in some serious monkey business.
With some experience and knowing how to handle the game its really not as hard as every one talks it up as, but its not how I would start playing it.
One thing I'd like to do is get multiple crews in the same server. Or at a sloop/brig as a support vessel. No way to do that at the moment apart from luck/persuading another crew to leave....right?
Correct. I imagine they don't want multiple crews taking over a sever and making it a hassle for the other players. I kinda get it.