How about a tutorial or newbie island for those starting out? The island could (for the sake of lore) technically not be in the "Sea of Thieves," but take place the day before you mysteriously arrive. This tutorial island would be single-player and teach you the absolute basics of gathering bananas, using boards, and firing cannons as well as sailing your ship. Perhaps a single simple mission from one beginner island to another to dig up treasure and fight a couple skeletons and then you're off to sail to SoT. I feel like this would help a lot of players who have no idea what they're doing when they jump into the game.
Tutorial Island
@maia This would ruin the experience in my eyes learning as things happen is fun at the start but for those who don't, I don't see why they couldn't have too tips or something
Back on my first voyage in the scale tests a very patient sailor taught me the basics of the game which was a great help. In turn I spent an hour showing someone else the ropes last Friday and would happily do so again if there were other players in need of guidance on their maiden voyage.
At most we could do with a system of connecting new players up with experienced seamen who are happy to spend some time showing them the ropes. A full blown tutorial island sounds like a lot of programming work and I think the development team has better things to spend their time on.
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