A recent patch to Sea of Thieves already extended the game's ship respawn distance , preventing players from respawning their ship within sight of the ship that sunk them, but Rare states in the developer update that the studio has plans to improve that aspect of the game even further. Rare also wishes to address other problems with spawn-killing by adding in-game reminders to players of the "Scuttle" option, and possibly even moving ships to other world instances to avoid prolonged cases of spawn-kill

Still, there's something that lacks within the library when compared to competitors' critical darlings like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Horizon: Zero Dawn . Indeed, it appears as if the competition has a stranglehold on triple-A exclusive games, and in that light, Xbox's titles are lacking when placed head-to-head against the barrage of titles coming from Nintendo and Sony Interactive Entertainment. Admittedly, games like Sea of Thieves and PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds have managed to garner significant player counts within their first few weeks of availability, and that's great news for the firm. But the long-term appeal of these games remains to be seen, and the initial quality is far removed from that of the immediate competitio

Alongside the wave of permanent content within The Hungering Deep comes a bevy of time-sensitive content as well, the most exciting of which is a limited adventure. It all begins with the no-legged pirate Merrick, who'll set the player on a "trail of riddles and rumors" in pursuit of the creature he calls his nemesis. As is implied, the adventure won't be available forever -- and neither will its exclusive rewards. Just when the event will end isn't clear, but don't wait too long to join in the

The first, significant change that Rare plans to introduce will allow players the option of choosing whether their ship is "invite-only," rather than open to any matchmade players. This change would allow groups of less than four players, for example, to crew a ship without having another player assigned automatically to their crew. Rare apparently hopes that this change will discourage players from misusing the brig system to lock up automatically-assigned play

Finally, Rare briefly addressed the studio's plans for Sea of Thieves' post-launch content. Although the studio has chosen not to release any DLC roadmaps for the game's future development, the blog update states that the studio plans to release a video next week that outlines plans to improve and add content to the game in the coming mon

And while us players are certainly not getting what we paid for (yet), the devs are feeling the stress as well. This is where the devs step in to explain the situation and plan going forward, and Strategyreviewer.com they've done so in a very smart

Not wasting anytime since the game really only released worldwide yesterday, Rare Studio Head Craig Duncan and Sea of Thieves Executive Producer Joe Neate got together and shot the above video from their offices to offer the first official Sea of Thieves "Developer Update." In it they explain that the game has 3-4 times more players than they had in their final and biggest stress test beta, and had over 1 million players logging in within the first 48 hours - up to more than 5000 players trying to match make per minute. These are numbers they just didn't expect which is a positive nod towards Microsoft's marketing efforts on their big exclusive and a potential indicator of the success of the Xbox Game P

It works because a lot care and detail was clearly placed into crafting each island, from every cave drawing, statue, and wreck to the wildlife and foliage. The graphics in Sea of Thieves are amazing in general, nicely blending lush tropical landscapes with Rare's traditional, cartoonish style. The water in general looks astounding, with crashing waves spilling onto your ship as they tilt towards the side and physics are astonishing, with every hit from the ocean delivering a grand impact that you can feel. It almost gets to the point where just simply sailing around is a treat for the eyes.

In a recent developer update, Rare laid out plans to alter the way that Sea of Thieves ' multiplayer operates, while also explaining how the studio planned to deal with cheating in the game before briefly touching upon the topic of post-launch cont

The multiplayer changes planned by Rare also including a matchmaking system that filters by microphone status and language, allowing players to prioritize matchmaking with other players who have the same microphone status as themselves, and who are speaking the same langu

This update and how transparent and honest it is great. It's the right step, and an important one we hope Rare does very frequently. Being open and addressing feedback and constructive criticisms is one of the important keys to success for online games with passionate communities - and those devs who don't communicate or offer game updates quickly are the ones that turn advocates of the game into haters. We see it all the time among some of the other popular games online - especially the ones that streamers are actively play