Skull And Bones Is Everything I Wanted From Sea Of Thieves

thegamer.com:

I’ve only had one experience with Sea of Thieves, and it was terrible. My friends and I were excited to customize our ragtag group of scurvy dogs and sail the high seas in search of fame and fortune, but all we found were shitheads and trolls who made it their job to ensure we had a bad time.

Things started off promising as we gathered our first contracts and set off to find buried treasure, but we didn’t even make it to our first island before our ship was boarded by terrorists who blasted radio ads over proximity chat while hiding inside our mast by - as I later learned is a meta exploited by griefers - using an emote that made them practically invisible. I still remember the crackly sound of the O’Reilly Auto Parts jingle our attacker spammed over comms for ten full minutes while we frantically searched our tiny sloop for him. I hate to give the trolls what they want, but we uninstalled shortly after and never went back.

Suffice to say, I didn’t get on with Sea of Thieves. I wish I could write it off as an unlucky experience, but at this point griefing has become part of Sea of Thieves DNA. The lack of meaningful progression outside of cosmetic rewards has fostered a make-your-own-fun mentality within the community. Things only got worse when big Twitch streamers like Summit1g took up the game and popularized harassment techniques. While a lot of Sea of Thieves players didn’t like the way Summit1g and others were representing the game, there’s no denying that they contributed to its sudden rise in popularity in 2019. For many, the appeal of Sea of Thieves is that you can be a piece of shit to other people who are just trying to enjoy themselves. I’ll admit, it’s a very pirate thing to do.

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