They should expand the map for the sea of thieved

So enlarging the map requires too many resources, and ESPECIALLY the size of the map is calculated according to the number of ships on a server - distance etc.
Enlarging the map even more creates an imbalance in the calculation of all this.
On the other hand, it's true that creating worlds accessible via portals would be cool (it already exists, but only for APL and MI).

@zeyrniyx
While that would be great the is currently memory issues with the game that the severs can not handle, especially with the older consoles in the mix. So an map expansion outright will not happen. Maybe in Sea of Thieves 2 with a new engine. However, it would be possible to have instances, for instance a voyage to the frozen wastes that takes you to that long requested ice zone. It would act just like a tall tail except other players could join you there. We did have one adventure that did this. This would handle the server issues.

If rare ever goes down this track, it should be on rotation/limited time so players do not lose interest. Once every season for two weeks, or once a month the ice zone or what ever it is, is available before the passage to it closes again.

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@zeyrniyx
While that would be great the is currently memory issues with the game that the severs can not handle, especially with the older consoles in the mix. So an map expansion outright will not happen. Maybe in Sea of Thieves 2 with a new engine. However, it would be possible to have instances, for instance a voyage to the frozen wastes that takes you to that long requested ice zone. It would act just like a tall tail except other players could join you there. We did have one adventure that did this. This would handle the server issues.

If rare ever goes down this track, it should be on rotation/limited time so players do not lose interest. Once every season for two weeks, or once a month the ice zone or what ever it is, is available before the passage to it closes again.

Except... we've already seen what happens when several crews gather in a small area... Hello Adventure 6...
Yes, the community is what it is, and we won't change that!
So if there is an off-map area, I doubt it'll be an area accessible to several crews.

And I don't know what you're up with with the ice zone, but you're still forgetting that the game takes place in the Caribbean....
So, I'm all for it, the magic and all that... But hey, there are limits, though...

Let's do it !!!

@zeyrniyx
Well if is an instance its your choice go there. It can be as small as the last one or as large as the current map.

I was not advocating for the ice zone nor am I against it simplity using it as an example.

Well maybe turning the roar into an ice region is a good idea, don't need too much resources for the servers as the roars is already there and nobody plays it so would be a good idea to motivate players to go there... and lore-wise it could be interesting to find a reason why the roar turns cold...

Memory Leaks my beloved

It would be awesome to see new map content, but as many others have said, SoT already does eat up resources quite a bit.

@curmbarell said in They should expand the map for the sea of thieved:

Well maybe turning the roar into an ice region is a good idea, don't need too much resources for the servers as the roars is already there and nobody plays it so would be a good idea to motivate players to go there... and lore-wise it could be interesting to find a reason why the roar turns cold...

Now we are on battle net, cross over with WOW, frozen throne ;)