The best way to earn gold quickly in Sea of Thieves is simply to raid and the game's version of that mission archetype comes in the form of Skeleton Forts . Players will know when these become available and where they are when seeing skull clouds form in the skies with glowing e

Elsewhere in the DLC, there’s going to be a new month-long campaign centered around this new area, with new Cargo Run quests at the Merchant’s Alliance (alongside lots of other things, changing on a week-by-week basis). Think of them as Monster Hunter ’s egg-carrying quests, only with a whole lot more oc

That is the long and short of it. To become the best pirate you can be, you have to complete a bunch of fetch quests to level your reputation with the three factions. In the first few hours, these voyages are fun and intriguing. However, they quickly become tedious, repetitive, and unsatisfying. The gameplay loop of Sea of Thieves requires you to take multiple trips from your ship back to your destination, no matter which faction's tasks you are completing. The gold you earn after completing these voyages and turning in the treasure you found to the correct vendor is nowhere close to the amount needed to purchase the simplest of items. Even when you do finally have enough to buy an item, you don't actually benefit from it. Since the items are cosmetic, the only perk is looking c

Skeletons are the only enemy type in Sea of Thieves but come in several varieties. They all only appear on land and cannot enter water beyond the depth of their legs. Some come with swords, some with ranged weapons, and some even eat bananas to heal themselves, while others can use cannons at fo

Most importantly, the update brings a new region to explore: The Devil’s Roar. If you remember sailing along a vast and empty The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker -style ocean in the early days, you’ll be glad for any new area, but this is just on a whole new level. As the official trailer demonstrates, it’s a perilous place, with earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, fireballs and scalding geysers to avoid. If you were looking for an exciting new area to explore, The Devil’s Roar is sure to bring all the excitement you could’ve asked

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 they've done so in a very smart

Now, the DLC’s arrival was slightly delayed. Pirates don’t tend to set much stock by the rules and time-keeping, though, so there’s no surprise there. Regardless, it launched on September 27th for Xbox One and PC, and has certainly brought some curious new wrinkles to the gamep

Skeleton Captains (Bosses) - At the end of a Skeleton Fort raid, and on Order of Souls Voyages, Skeleton Captains will appear. These boss-style characters have unique names above their heads in red text and can absorb a lot of damage. You just have to grind them down with your crew if ship cannons and red barrels aren't available for the fi

Sea of Thieves is a pirate game so embrace that reality. Other players will steal your loot, so steal theirs first. Another way - and certainly the most fun and dynamic - is to steal loot. There are a few key strategies to being effective at this, and while we won't detail combat strategies here, we will say that looking for opportune times to attack enemies can earn your crew bountiful rewa

In the early hours of playing it's hard not to be enamoured with the idea of capturing chickens and pigs (and later, snakes) and housing them on your ship, either as a mascot, or as an item to sell to merchant traders at an outpost. Do

Sea of Thieves is a mixed bag of emotions for me. It's a great social experience to play with a group of friends and sail on the prettiest water you will ever see in a video game. It's also bogged down by tedious and repetitive voyages that reward you with meager pay. When you can eventually purchase an item, it will only affect how you look. If that is the case, it seems puzzling that I can't create a character I want to flaunt to any passerby. There is enjoyment to be found in Sea of Thieves , but not enough to keep you interested in the long t

We noted in our first impressions of Sea of Thieves that the server issues are a problem all too common in online games and one that after all these years shouldn't still happen, but it does. So please be prepared going in that there may be difficulties joining with others in a crew, and that it's possible to lose connection while playing, and with it, your loot that you've yet to redeem at an outpost. This can be infuriating but it's part of the growing pains and reality of this game at the mom

In addition to the new region itself, Forsaken Shores brings a plethora of other interesting elements to gameplay. Rowboats are also new. You can find them washed up on beaches, claim them for your own, and sneak around largely unseen. As Destructoid reports, the uses of This Web page in PvP are going to be as devious as they are hilari