Sea of Thieves Fifth Anniversary Celebrations and a First Look at Season Nine

It’s been nearly 5 years since Sea of Thieves launched on March 20, 2018, and we’re planning on celebrating the momentous milestone in true fashion! Starting in the present day, a tremendous array of actions, bonuses and swag might be on provide for eager corsairs to gather as they set sail all through the month of March.

All the main points have been introduced on this night’s stream, recorded at Rare’s on-site tavern – so should you’d prefer to atone for the reveal because it occurred, please head over to our YouTube channel for the complete unveiling. However, for these of you who would possibly recognize a word-based whistle-stop tour via March’s seafaring schedule, we can assist you out with all the important thing dates to mark in your calendar now.

Marauder’s Medley

Today noticed the kickoff of the Marauder’s Medley Event, with Challenges that revisit updates and additions from Sea of Thieves’ final 5 years over the course of 10 days. Drop in usually to finish Goals and unlock cosmetics, and take pleasure in being taken on a biggest hits tour of some of Sea of Thieves’ most memorable updates.

A Cornucopia of Cosmetics

Joining in with the festivities could also be its personal reward, however simply in case you continue to want a little push, all gamers who sail the seas from March 17–22 (10am UTC) may even be awarded the celebratory Lustrous Legend Figurehead.

Players swinging by the Emporium to spend their Ancient Coins will discover that their forex travels a little additional too, as there’s a enormous low cost sale energetic from March 17–28 – together with some traditional ship units, costumes, weapons and Sea of Thieves: A Pirate’s Life gadgets. Visitors to the Emporium may also decide up a Down the Hatch Emote totally free throughout this sale!

Twitch Perfect

Anyone hoping to seize extra free gear ought to head on over to their Sea of Thieves Twitch stream of alternative from March 16–20. Just a few hours of viewing will assist pad out your beauty chests properly, with a suite of sought-after skins obtainable all through this era. Before you tune in to any taking part streamer, simply ensure you’ve acquired your Twitch account linked to ensure your goodies making it to your pirate safely.

Sea of Thieves: Voyage of a Lifetime

On the anniversary itself, March 20, we’ll be premiering a feature-length documentary concerning the journey of Sea of Thieves from inception via to in the present day. Featuring beforehand unseen footage and a candid look at the highs and lows of Sea of Thieves’ growth and launch, this trustworthy and in-depth doc pulls again the curtain and reveals the sport’s evolution in essentially the most detailed and uncooked method it’s ever been mentioned.

Community Weekend

The coronary heart of Sea of Thieves has at all times been its group, so we are able to’t let an anniversary move by with out a likelihood to have a good time our pirates throughout a Community Weekend from March 25–27! Double the size of common Community occasions, this particular weekend comes with the promise of large multipliers, unique login bonuses just like the gold and black Community Day flag and Baker’s Barrel Disguise Emote, and a free Pirate Legend Voyage for all who log in whereas the occasion is energetic.

Not solely that, but when our gamers efficiently push us to Community Emissary Grade Five, Ancient Skeletons will seem extra ceaselessly throughout the recreation whereas the occasion remains to be stay. These particular skellies may have 50m Ancient Coins at hand out earlier than their appearances begin to gradual as soon as extra – so be fast off the mark to make sure you can capitalize! There’ll be extra on how this occasion will work nearer to the time, so please maintain your eyes peeled for the particulars.

Sea of Thieves Season Nine

While the primary half of in the present day’s stream centered on how we’re celebrating the journey to date, the second half centered on the longer term of Sea of Thieves – particularly Season Nine, which is able to launch on March 16. To shut out the stream’s shenanigans, the Season Nine Content Update trailer premiered, giving gamers a full preview of what to anticipate from the subsequent few months on the seas:

Season Nine’s headlines embody a high-value loot merchandise named the Chest of Fortune, which brings its personal new Commendations and cosmetics. Players may also count on linked adjustments to Reaper’s Chests, new Voyages for Captains and Pirate Legends, World Events being higher balanced primarily based on crew measurement and a lot, rather more – together with 100 extra ranges of Seasonal development for gamers to work via and earn rewards by elevating Renown!

Community suggestions has fuelled a lot of Season Nine’s adjustments and updates, with enhancements coming to harpooning treasure, the introduction of a meals radial menu and seagulls circling the loot from sunken participant ships. Reapers will now not have the ability to run into the Devil’s Shroud to make their treasures inaccessible, with loot from these out-of-bounds working ships now spawning to a safer spot close by – a fairer end result for chasing crews.

We’ll be revealing extra about Season Nine in a Deep Dive video quickly, with our builders spilling the beans on new options and their design intent, so ensure you’re subscribed to the Sea of Thieves YouTube channel to catch that when it lands! However, for now, we’re thrilled to offer such an thrilling month for sailors previous and new – we’ll see you on the seas!

Find Out More

For extra info on the newest Sea of Thieves replace, together with full launch notes, go to the Sea of Thieves web site. The replace is accessible totally free to all Sea of Thieves gamers who’ve purchased the sport on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows 10/11 PC or by way of Steam, or gamers who’ve entry to it with Xbox Game Pass. Simply obtain and set up the newest Sea of Thieves replace to get entry.

New to Sea of Thieves? Find out concerning the newest free content material updates on our What’s New web page, get acquainted with Who’s Who or decide up some gameplay suggestions from our Pirate Academy, which supplies invaluable info on matters starting from crusing to swordplay as you put together in your maiden voyage. Learn extra about Sea of Thieves right here, or be part of the continued journey at www.seaofthieves.com the place you may embark on an epic journey with one of gaming’s most welcoming communities!

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About the sport
Sea of Thieves presents the important pirate expertise, from crusing and preventing to exploring and looting – every part you could stay the pirate life and change into a legend in your individual proper. With no set roles, you could have full freedom to method the world, and different gamers, nonetheless you select.

Whether you’re voyaging as a group or crusing solo, you’re certain to come across different crews on this shared world journey – however will they be associates or foes, and how will you reply?

An enormous open world
Explore a huge open world full of unspoiled islands, sunken ships and mysterious artefacts. Take on quests to hunt for misplaced treasure, hunt down cursed Skeleton Captains or collect beneficial cargo for the Trading Companies. Go looking and fishing or select from a whole bunch of optionally available targets and side-quests.

Unforgettable tales
Play via the Tall Tales to expertise Sea of Thieves’ distinctive tackle a story-driven marketing campaign. With 11 tales to play via throughout two epic storylines, these immersive and cinematic quests present round 30 hours of the last word pirate fantasy.

Become Legend
On your journey to change into a Pirate Legend you’ll amass loot, construct a status and outline a distinctive private fashion along with your hard-earned rewards. Adventurer. Explorer. Conqueror. What will your legend be?

A recreation that’s at all times rising
With 5 main expansions and nearly a 12 months’s value of month-to-month updates, Sea of Thieves is a service-based recreation that’s frequently rising and evolving. Check again every month to see what new content material has been added.