Can we talk about that roadmap though?

  • RealStyli
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    With all the focus on the death of Arena, let's try and bring some positivity. It's impressive we got this today as well....

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    What do we think? We got some information about Season Six but there's a lot of intriguing stuff beyond that.

    • Season Seven - New Ways To Play & Progress
    • Season Eight - Expanded Role Play & Quest Types
    • Season Nine - New Social Options For Crews

    Any theories on what these will entail?

    Also because I made it, I'm going to throw in a super niche meme here, just to see if anyone else thought this... I cannae be the only one?

    SCOTCH MIST

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  • Brunokuz
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    Gotta admit, I haven’t been this excited for Sea of Thieves since A Pirate’s Life!

  • BurnBacon
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    Season 9

    • New Social Options For Crews

    So we got to wait til Christmas before we receive this. :(

  • El Spaniardchi
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    I'm very curious what the new roleplay features will be, excited to see how the community will use them!

  • RealStyli
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    @burnbacon said in Can we talk about that roadmap though?:

    Season 9

    • New Social Options For Crews

    So we got to wait til Christmas before we receive this. :(

    Yeah, I'm excited for this too. But it's going to be an interesting year before that also. I'm very curious what the expanded role play is going to be? Are we going to be able to actually join factions, for instance?

  • Brunokuz
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    @realstyli Maybe our characters will have a lasting impact on other characters, or locations? Lots of possibilities.

  • Sgt Paloogoo
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    It's gonna be hard watching Golden Sands go... but at least it wasn't Sanctuary!

  • D3ADST1CK
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    @sgt-paloogoo said in Can we talk about that roadmap though?:

    It's gonna be hard watching Golden Sands go... but at least it wasn't Sanctuary!

    Be careful there...

    Your outposts must be dwindling by now!

  • Sgt Paloogoo
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    @d3adst1ck everywhere I go I see his face mocking me.
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  • CourtingNose1
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    @sgt-paloogoo
    Didn’t that say that Flameheart was retreating mysteriously and disappearing from the sky but shrouding golden sands?

  • a10dr4651
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    I'm getting Captaincy vibes from Season 8. I'm really looking forward to what this year brings.

  • Sshteeve
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    @realstyli said in Can we talk about that roadmap though?:

    @burnbacon said in Can we talk about that roadmap though?:

    Season 9

    • New Social Options For Crews

    So we got to wait til Christmas before we receive this. :(

    Yeah, I'm excited for this too. But it's going to be an interesting year before that also. I'm very curious what the expanded role play is going to be? Are we going to be able to actually join factions, for instance?

    Not much of a wait hopefully with all the new stuff to keep us distracted in the meantime. I mean, we don't really even know what this is, or will be yet. Could just be official launch of custom servers unless that was properly announced last night (I didn't get to see it all)?

  • a10dr4651
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    I'm guessing, S6 is the Athena update which we've seen in the preview. S7 will be adjustments to the old quests, new quest types for the other factions, increased usage of the features they've added in S5 and changes to the faction max levels. S8 captaincy update, new ship variants or customisability and S9 private servers being opened up to groups to create there own match plays so sort of a replacement for arena.

    That's my guesses, I'm probably way off though.

  • Liberance
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    It all sounds great. But it would've been nice to not know that one outpost was going to be destroyed. Or at least, which one.

    Other than that, the time-limited quests sound a bit stressful, because it borders on the game dictating when you play it rather than the other way around. Kind of like taking advantage of a FOMO feel to keep you engaged with it. That said, I suppose it comes with the territory if it's meant to feel like a living, evolving world. We can't be present at every single turn of events.

    I hope they thought of a way to stay in the loop and still enjoy the story progression if you miss out any of the events.

  • Peony7185
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    @realstyli Season 7 has me really intrigued, the fact that 'new ways to play and progress' is different to new quest types in season 8 is really interesting. Makes me wonder if more progression is gonna be added in some way.

    Maybe increase levels to 100 or maybe something new like emissaries to shake up the game. Excited for them all though

  • WolfManbush
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    It bothers me that I haven't been able to figure out the meme yet.

    I don't get plenty of memes and it doesn't irk me but I feel like this one could be more in my reference wheelhouse.

  • RealStyli
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    @wolfmanbush

    Garth Marenghi's Darkplace "Scotch Mist" Episode... Like I said, very niche, I don't expect many would know the reference.

  • ollieoxenfree
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    I believe they will convert the Sea Dogs Tavern to a social space where folks can shop, eat, drink, sing, and have a hot tub. You will be able to enter the tavern in adventure. Once inside the Tavern your weapons won't work.

  • WolfManbush
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    @realstyli said in Can we talk about that roadmap though?:

    @wolfmanbush

    Garth Marenghi's Darkplace "Scotch Mist" Episode... Like I said, very niche, I don't expect many would know the reference.

    ah its British origins are what kept it just outside my reference grasp. Something I need to work on.

    The good news is I'm gonna check this out
    thanks to you

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