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[Apathy]

Hope the endgame on top of fighting prates gets me fighting a kraken

 

[IOnEI Falcon]

I made a list of info that came from question and answers during the weeks worth of Mixer streams. If you don't have time to watch them all it's a nice round up:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGhXI5uF4eg

• There will be Easter Eggs of other Rare games hidden in Sea of Thieves. Currently there is a Banjo-Kazooie figure head that can be found on the front of ships and during Comic-Con last year, a Joanna Dark figure head was shown.
• The gold pirates have been collecting during the Technical Alpha will be able to be used for more than just buying a mug of grog. Players should be noticing that the Outposts have been getting more and more detailed with more buildings and boarded up shops. Once the boards and removed and the doors have been opened, those shops will be very important when it comes to spending your gold.
• Players who do not have a group of friends to crew up with will still be able to find a crew. An easy-to-use matchmaking system has been implemented so you can join up with random players.
• Rare is actively working on a smaller ship that will allow for single player crewed pirates to sail the seas. No date on when we will see this ship, but it is in the works. Solo players are just as important as crews to Rare.
• The map and islands are not randomly generated. Rare wants the world of Sea of Thieves to be a place you can learn and master. It has grown over time. It is three to four times bigger than at last years E3 showing. Each island has a unique shape that helps you remember it. The ever evolving world doesn’t stop the islands from changing though. With feedback the islands have changed to meet player needs.
• Has Craig Duncan, Studio Head at Rare, worn is Goonies shirt at Gamescom? Sadly no, but he did pack it though! He was busy wearing his shiny Sea of Thieves shirt.
• When you are in the middle of a storm, be it on the ship or island, lightening can strike you can take away health.
• You can explore underwater. There are plenty of shipwrecks to explore filled with resources and treasure chests.
• When you die in the game you go to the Ferry of the Damned. On the Ferry you can meet other pirates, regardless of crew who have died around the same time.
• Proximity chat is enabled in the game. You can always hear players in your crew, but also other pirates not in your crew close by.
• Everyone who has signed up to be an Insider will get to play the game before it is released.
• You can drop the anchor of another crew’s ship.
• You can’t take a chest with you if you travel with a mermaid.
• A treasure chest will shield you from being splattered with vomit from a bucket.
• You will be able to customize what kind of pirate you look like.
• You will turn into a ghost when you visit the Ferry of the Damned, but return to human form when leaving.
• Rare is looking into emotes. They’ve done some animations for them already. Player expression is very important. No timeline for when we will see them, but they are in the works.
• You can you tac when you sail.
• When your crew mate has been killed and falls to their knees, you will have the opportunity to revive them.
• Rare is working hard on non-verbal communication.
• The day/night cycle is one minute for every hour, 24 minutes per day.

 

[Jumeira]

Apparently they have added in the ability to throw up into your bucket and throw the contents at someone to distract them during fights.
This is why I've missed Rare.

That is classic Rare all over. Also, if your drunk, you can play you instruments but it's completely out of tune.

 

[IOnEI Falcon]

That is classic Rare all over. Also, if your drunk, you can play you instruments but it's completely out of tune.

Exactly! The Rare humor is showing up more and more. The terrible sounding music you can play while drunk, shooting yourself out of a cannon and puke buckets. I am hoping that tweet Aaron Greenberg posted a couple years ago about fish slapping finally makes its way in!

 

[gamz]

I made a list of info that came from question and answers during the weeks worth of Mixer streams. If you don't have time to watch them all it's a nice round up:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGhXI5uF4eg

• There will be Easter Eggs of other Rare games hidden in Sea of Thieves. Currently there is a Banjo-Kazooie figure head that can be found on the front of ships and during Comic-Con last year, a Joanna Dark figure head was shown.
• The gold pirates have been collecting during the Technical Alpha will be able to be used for more than just buying a mug of grog. Players should be noticing that the Outposts have been getting more and more detailed with more buildings and boarded up shops. Once the boards and removed and the doors have been opened, those shops will be very important when it comes to spending your gold.
• Players who do not have a group of friends to crew up with will still be able to find a crew. An easy-to-use matchmaking system has been implemented so you can join up with random players.
• Rare is actively working on a smaller ship that will allow for single player crewed pirates to sail the seas. No date on when we will see this ship, but it is in the works. Solo players are just as important as crews to Rare.
• The map and islands are not randomly generated. Rare wants the world of Sea of Thieves to be a place you can learn and master. It has grown over time. It is three to four times bigger than at last years E3 showing. Each island has a unique shape that helps you remember it. The ever evolving world doesn’t stop the islands from changing though. With feedback the islands have changed to meet player needs.
• Has Craig Duncan, Studio Head at Rare, worn is Goonies shirt at Gamescom? Sadly no, but he did pack it though! He was busy wearing his shiny Sea of Thieves shirt.
• When you are in the middle of a storm, be it on the ship or island, lightening can strike you can take away health.
• You can explore underwater. There are plenty of shipwrecks to explore filled with resources and treasure chests.
• When you die in the game you go to the Ferry of the Damned. On the Ferry you can meet other pirates, regardless of crew who have died around the same time.
• Proximity chat is enabled in the game. You can always hear players in your crew, but also other pirates not in your crew close by.
• Everyone who has signed up to be an Insider will get to play the game before it is released.
• You can drop the anchor of another crew’s ship.
• You can’t take a chest with you if you travel with a mermaid.
• A treasure chest will shield you from being splattered with vomit from a bucket.
• You will be able to customize what kind of pirate you look like.
• You will turn into a ghost when you visit the Ferry of the Damned, but return to human form when leaving.
• Rare is looking into emotes. They’ve done some animations for them already. Player expression is very important. No timeline for when we will see them, but they are in the works.
• You can you tac when you sail.
• When your crew mate has been killed and falls to their knees, you will have the opportunity to revive them.
• Rare is working hard on non-verbal communication.
• The day/night cycle is one minute for every hour, 24 minutes per day.

All of that sounds amazing.

 

[Albino_Yeti]

I made a list of info that came from question and answers during the weeks worth of Mixer streams. If you don't have time to watch them all it's a nice round up:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGhXI5uF4eg

• There will be Easter Eggs of other Rare games hidden in Sea of Thieves. Currently there is a Banjo-Kazooie figure head that can be found on the front of ships and during Comic-Con last year, a Joanna Dark figure head was shown.
• The gold pirates have been collecting during the Technical Alpha will be able to be used for more than just buying a mug of grog. Players should be noticing that the Outposts have been getting more and more detailed with more buildings and boarded up shops. Once the boards and removed and the doors have been opened, those shops will be very important when it comes to spending your gold.
• Players who do not have a group of friends to crew up with will still be able to find a crew. An easy-to-use matchmaking system has been implemented so you can join up with random players.
• Rare is actively working on a smaller ship that will allow for single player crewed pirates to sail the seas. No date on when we will see this ship, but it is in the works. Solo players are just as important as crews to Rare.
• The map and islands are not randomly generated. Rare wants the world of Sea of Thieves to be a place you can learn and master. It has grown over time. It is three to four times bigger than at last years E3 showing. Each island has a unique shape that helps you remember it. The ever evolving world doesn’t stop the islands from changing though. With feedback the islands have changed to meet player needs.
• Has Craig Duncan, Studio Head at Rare, worn is Goonies shirt at Gamescom? Sadly no, but he did pack it though! He was busy wearing his shiny Sea of Thieves shirt.
• When you are in the middle of a storm, be it on the ship or island, lightening can strike you can take away health.
• You can explore underwater. There are plenty of shipwrecks to explore filled with resources and treasure chests.
• When you die in the game you go to the Ferry of the Damned. On the Ferry you can meet other pirates, regardless of crew who have died around the same time.
• Proximity chat is enabled in the game. You can always hear players in your crew, but also other pirates not in your crew close by.
• Everyone who has signed up to be an Insider will get to play the game before it is released.
• You can drop the anchor of another crew’s ship.
• You can’t take a chest with you if you travel with a mermaid.
• A treasure chest will shield you from being splattered with vomit from a bucket.
• You will be able to customize what kind of pirate you look like.
• You will turn into a ghost when you visit the Ferry of the Damned, but return to human form when leaving.
• Rare is looking into emotes. They’ve done some animations for them already. Player expression is very important. No timeline for when we will see them, but they are in the works.
• You can you tac when you sail.
• When your crew mate has been killed and falls to their knees, you will have the opportunity to revive them.
• Rare is working hard on non-verbal communication.
• The day/night cycle is one minute for every hour, 24 minutes per day.

This game is gonna be the surprise hit of 2018. Mark my words.

 

[mjc]

I'm hoping that the pvp combat is getting touched up, specifically the fighting with guns and swords because right now it's janky as all get out. (Ship combat is super fun though)

 

[gamz]

I think this is going to be very cool feature.

"When you die in the game you go to the Ferry of the Damned. On the Ferry you can meet other pirates, regardless of crew who have died around the same time."

Sounds very social.

 

[BananasWithGuns]

I made a list of info that came from question and answers during the weeks worth of Mixer streams. If you don't have time to watch them all it's a nice round up:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGhXI5uF4eg

Ever since I first played the alpha I firmly believed that this game has GOTY potential and this just reaffirms that for me.

Sea of Thieves is going to be incredible.

 

[daTRUballin]

I really, really hope for Rare's sake that the game will be a success.

 

[Aeqvitas]

This game has been seriously been downplayed and not given the attention it deserves. Anyone who's played it will tell you how great it is, it is pure joy.

Hopefully people will be more receptive to it whenever it launches and not ignore it because it is xbox/win 10 exclusive. This is the game Rare has always wanted to make, and it's very apparent. Everything is crafted with love and it has a charm unlike anything else out there.

 

[Smutpeddler]

I will be there day one no matter what, but I applied for the insider program to hopefully get a jumpstart on playing. This game will consume a lot of my time, just based on the footage so far.

With all of the future tweaks and promises coming this will be the game to beat next year.