Sea of Thieves continues to be a success, probably the largest among those recorded in Xbox Game Studios productions in recent years, which is reflected in one constant growth of users and also of content, in view of a reorganization of updates that will start in 2021 with the Seasons.
Sea of Thieves: Season One will depart at January 2021 and will last about three months, as will probably the following seasons. Season One will start with a big addition in terms of content, while various live events will then be organized in the following period, with new rewards to unlock.
With the first season, a new type of journey related to the merchant alliance will be introduced, where we will play the role of detective pirates in search of a lost cargo, following clues around the world. With the arrival of the seasons comes a new progression system that provides 100 levels sequentials of pirate notoriety, with each one corresponding to new rewards.
Basically, everything remains free, but will be joined by an optional paid battle pass system, which will allow you to unlock additional levels and content with the Plunder Pass. There will be live events in the style of Fate of the Damned every month, in addition to the normal succession of special events that we have seen so far.
According to reports from Rare, the Adventure mode will play a central role from now on, so we can expect more structured quests like the ones that have been included more recently in the game. Arena will continue to work, but apparently there will be less attention to PvP and more to Adventure.
Finally, some data: as summarized by Benji-Sales, Sea of Thieves has seen in 2020 its third consecutive year of growth, with over 11 million players registered only in the year in question. PC and console users are roughly split into 50/50, while China and Korea have proven to be booming markets.
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