Hello everyone!
So I've thought long and hard about 2 new expansions we could add to the game, each complete with their own story lore, tall tales, possible cosmetics, npc(s), company expansions, voyages, raids, buildings, world events, treasure types, tools, etc.. I've put some serious thought into these. There's only so much I can put into words here, but I'd like to get these ideas out there so Rare can potentially see them and either implement them into the game or at least be inspired by them. Let me state though, my intent with these ideas is NOT to change the game, but rather to expand upon existing systems and ideas within the sandbox whilst keeping the overall integrity and charm of the game. Please bare that in mind.
So the first large expansion and update would be called Ancient Tides. This update is all about the Ancients and their origin and lore. Now, as we all know, The Ancients clearly have some South American influence (Mayan, Aztecan, Incan, etc..) as we can see from their cosmetics. I believe the new expansion should continue this theme with jungles, dense islands, rivers, and environmental dangers as well.
We would gain access to this area through Ramsey, the Pirate Lord. He tells us he struck a deal with the Ancients back in the day in exchange for being allowed to build his haven in the "Sea of Thieves" as he dubs it. However, something terrible and strange force is disrupting the remains/ruins of the Ancients and threating to disperse the Veil, allowing all manner of evil inside.
Once we gain access we learn more about the nature of the Ancients, the deal struck with Ramsey, why the Veil was built, how the Ancients made their home here, and who the Ancients have really been at war with long before Ramsey ventured here. We'll also learn more about the Dark Ancients, and how they split from their people.
The land will be primarily jungle, rainforest, rivers, large open beaches, and dark, twisted jungle and islands. There will be Quicksand, maelstroms that pull ships in, and large plants that will either spray large poisonous clouds or grab and eat people, (slowly breaking bones like a limping effect before it kills you).
For animals, there will be monkeys who can steal food from your inventory if you're not careful, but they run from confrontation. There will be alligators or crocodiles near riverbanks or hiding in shallow water. They can break your legs and pull you down to drown you. Instead of phantoms, there will be dark Ancient warriors who throw spears at range and use swords for close range.
New foods will include the cocoa beans to make chocolate, plants/aloe to make salves to heal a portion of health, eggs that drop from chickens, and a few other items (still in production)..
A (potential) new company that could be implemented are the Scriveners of Steel/Authors of Blade and quill/ Scriveners of Secrets. Their job is to obtain secrets from the world and universe to document for them to better understand how the world works. Thier loot would comprise of ancient scrolls, archaeology, ink of secrets, etc.. This new company will assist all other companies in gathering information and handing in their findings. (Still a work in progress..)
New types of forts and raids would commence in small ancient forts (similar to skeleton forts but involving traps, barricades and fortifications, and a large amount of loot inside.
The best type of fort in this area for raids or loot will be in the form of a ruined ziggurat. There will be some protected areas you can dock your ship safely from prying eyes while you descend below. There will be multiple traps inside, and multiple waves of ancients/dark ancients and new dark creatures to fight to get to the center of the ziggurat. Because of the level of peril and nature of this new expansion the vault here will have an immense amount of loot all at a high selling point. You will be able to set all the loot from the central vault onto a platform with a pull winch system You pull a rope to move in different directions to get back up. Every level up, you will have to face another wave of creatures to fend off before making it up again towards the surface. If you fail to retrieve the loot and escape in time you will be buried alive from the ziggurat collapsing in on you, so tread with caution.
There will also be 1-2 large forts (much larger than sea forts) either used for Tall Tales or as a special raid. You will have to defeat Ancient warships in order to capture the fort from Dark Ancients and then defend it from incoming ships and waves of Dark Ancients. In return the Ancients will reward you with treasure from their vaults.
New cosmetic sets would be Ancient sets of existing companies. So there would be Ancient Treasured sets (GH), Ancient Mystic Sets (OoS), Ancient Tradesman Sets (MA), Ancient Hunter Sets (HC), Ancient Reaper Sets (RB), Ancient Legend Sets, (A), and Ancient Scribe Sets (SoS-new company).
For Tall Tales, we learn primarily the history behind Ramsey and the Ancients, the origin of the Ancients and the Veil, the split between the Dark Ancients and the Ancients, a new, long forgotten enemy and land of the Ancients and Sea of Thieves, and potentially more backstory behind Flameheart and his people.
Please let me know your thoughts everyone!! Please share this post and write me your thoughts and comments below. If you'd like to know more I will be posting part 2 and 3 later today. I will also be replying to every comment if you have any questions. The more you interact with and share this post the greater the chances Rare or someone important will see this!
