You would suppose {that a} sport designed explicitly to be performed with associates would provide the choice to type personal events at launch, however Sea of Thieves dared to be totally different. Until lately, gamers have been left utilizing a vote system to exile undesirable crew members to the brig, however Patch 1.07 was meant to handle that, including (amongst different issues) an invite-only crew system.
Unfortunately, after deployment of the patch, the sport’s servers instantly started to tackle water, which I’m positive we will all agree is lower than very best. After slightly down-time, the patch has been no less than partially rolled again, with no estimate given for the return of personal crews.
Amusingly, even earlier than the patch went reside, Rare discovered some technical points stemming from essentially the most minor-seeming of recent options: the flexibility handy life-giving bananas (in addition to different, much less edible gadgets) to associates, and eliminated that from the patch notes till additional discover.
We have accomplished our emergency upkeep and the sport is again on-line. The beforehand added options have been turned off quickly and we are going to proceed to watch sport efficiency and develop a plan to reinstate the options quickly. Thank you in your persistence. pic.twitter.com/t8feB9hAcu
— Sea of Thieves (@SeaOfThieves) May 16, 2018
Sea of Thieves has been trying slightly seasick since launch, together with server issues and the builders backing down on planned (yet unpopular) features. When it’s working fantastic and also you do handle to assemble a crew of your buddies, it’s a gem. A extra social tackle aggressive multiplayer, with crews of backstabbing, scurrilous sea-dogs ready for the proper alternative to keelhaul their associates and backstab short-term allies.
While the central loop of treasure-huntage, fightitude and double-crossery is strong sufficient, gamers – together with our personal Sea of Thieves review – complained that there’s not fairly sufficient meat on Sea of Thieves’ rattling undead bones. Rare are engaged on some additional stuff to do at sea, however given the latest string of technical points, I’d be enthusiastic about seeing the lively player-base figures for the sport. Once these numbers drop low sufficient, it’ll take greater than shared bananas to maintain this ship afloat.