Sea of Thieves is shutting down the Arena, and it's a good thing
Sea of Thieves has had a pretty smooth sailing for the last year or two. The team at Rare Limited has worked its way to garner the trust of almost 25 million players in 2021. Thus, it's a bit difficult to come to accept that Sea of Thieves is shutting its door on Arena.
Home to some of the most competitive pirates out there, the Arena was a place to test the mettle of the sea's finest. But a lack of interest has forced the developers to pull the plug, and honestly, it might be for the better.
And that is precisely the reason why closing the doors on a less favorable game mode is a good idea. Senior community manager j0toro explained in an official forum post why the team took such a drastic step.
The forum post pointed out that since the launch of The Arena, it had only managed to pull in 2% of the player base of Sea of Thieves consistently. In addition to the small player numbers, The Arena never met the original goal as to provide an alternate way to play Sea of Thieves.
Keeping in mind that the Arena was a feature released back in 2018 and stopped getting any developmental support in 2020, one can see how this is not at all feasible for any developer. Based on that decision, from a financial and workload standpoint, The Arena became a hassle to maintain even in its base state.
The action of shutting down an entire mode, while difficult to come to terms with, makes sense when taking into account how much newer content is already in the works. Keeping something alive that only 2% of the player base engages with is not a financially sound decision.
We have to give some kudos to Rare Limited for that. The Arena, no matter how difficult to manage or balance, is a part of the game. It's a design decision that the team decided to
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