Rare,
I love Sea of Thieves, and that's exactly why it's frustrating to see so many long-standing issues continue to affect the experience. The game has incredible potential, but right now it feels like technical problems are taking priority over the fun.
From Last Ship Standing not functioning correctly, to Fort of the Damned breaking because skeletons sometimes fail to spawn, there are still gameplay issues that prevent players from completing activities as intended. The Crew Ledger loading bug that can occur when starting a session—sometimes requiring a complete game restart—is another example of a problem that has lingered for far too long.
Beyond those, players continue to report issues such as hit registration inconsistencies, rubber-banding, server desync, long black loading screens, unstable server performance during busy encounters, and UI bugs. Not every player experiences every issue, but they're common enough that they remain a regular topic of discussion within the community.
One area that also deserves another look is the Chest of Fortune. The World Event rotation itself is fine—it keeps the seas feeling varied. The issue is that the Chest of Fortune is locked almost exclusively to Skull Forts. This funnels a huge portion of the player base toward a single event while making the other World Events feel less rewarding. Rotating the Chest of Fortune between different World Events, as has been done in the past, would make every event feel exciting again and encourage crews to engage with a wider variety of content instead of repeatedly sailing to forts.
Another concern is the continued reduction in the requirements for achievements and commendations. Making content more accessible is understandable, but repeatedly lowering the requirements can reduce the sense of accomplishment for players who earned those commendations under their original conditions. It would be great to see Rare preserve the prestige of difficult achievements while introducing new commendations that everyone can work towards.
The community isn't asking for perfection. We're asking for stability, consistency, and confidence that long-standing issues are being addressed. New content is always welcome, but it's difficult to fully enjoy it when bugs that have existed for months—or even years—continue to affect core gameplay.
Please make game health the priority. Fix the long-standing bugs, improve server performance, address the persistent gameplay issues, and let new content build on a solid foundation. Sea of Thieves has one of the best sandbox experiences in gaming, and it deserves the level of polish that matches its potential.
