Sea of Thieves Season 9: Release date, Fort of Fortunes tweaks, gameplay updates, and more

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As Rare gears up for the fifth anniversary of Sea of Thieves, the developers recently revealed when Season 9 begins and what it is slated to be added. The half-a-decade anniversary of the action-adventure sea-faring title is set on March 20 and will be celebrated with much pomp and splendor, with festivities already begun.

While the early days of Sea of Thieves faced numerous criticisms regarding gameplay and lack of content, Rare has remained steady and become one of the most popular online multiplayer titles.

This article jots down all the available information regarding the upcoming Season 9 of Sea of Thieves that players must prepare for.

Sea of Thieves will see the arrival of Season 9 on Thursday, March 16, 2023. Instead of focusing on one major content update like becoming a Captain or the on-demand PvP faction battles, the upcoming season will focus on many changes to the existing gameplay mechanics, as explained in the official content update video.

First and foremost, changes are being brought to the Forts of Fortune. Players will now be able to find the Chest of Fortune along with other treasures within the Fort vault. The video further states that the Chest of Fortune will award players a lot of gold and count towards new Commendations.

Once players unlock these Commendations, they can get items from the Fates of Fortune Ship Set. Future Seasons will see more items from this particular set being added to the game. Season 9 will update Reaper and Reapers Bounty Chests.

With the update, they will award weapons from the Fates of Fortunes Cosmetics Set when unlocked, and their unique beacons will be visible irrespective of whether they are buried or have been picked up by a player. The difficulty of world events, like