Main game goal (please developers read this)

@johnnybfox

There is no progression because the point of the game is not to focus on the cosmetics, reputation, commendations or currency, but the adventures and memories you have with a crew of your own or another crew you met on the Sea. There is no linear progression, and everyone is equal in power except for their skill. You don't get better guns, or better ships, or any of those kinds of advantages. The things you suggest are the opposite of what the game is meant to be. Focus on the journey, the enjoyment of being on the Sea of Thieves and doing different things (a crew will help immensely, for anything from messing around with far too much grog to getting things done), not the destination of whatever unlock you intend to get. Further, anyone can do anything, there are no level-based locks. If a legendary pirate wants to place down an endgame content voyage from a faction you don't even have access to, and you can help them, then you can, and you get the full rewards for it. You can do whatever you want to on the Sea of Thieves, it's a sandbox, after all.

@galactic-geek @william-flint Sorry but in life you don't start with the same tools that others that already lived more than you do, in life itself you as a pirate would only go risk your life if it meant that with that came a chance to buy a better weapon or a better/bigger ship or impress your loved one (get her that diamond ring) or buy more beer... In other words we as humans tend to go after objectives, a progression system.... To improve/grow ourselfs... And any game without that, it's risking it's lifespan.

@ultmateragnarok If you read my entire post you'll notice I didn't suggested any locks at all...

And for the other arguments you kindly gave, I'd answer the same way I did to the other people... Life itself has goals, without them, you get depressed... And you live/enjoy your journey trying to get there... I loved the feel of being at sea, the game in that aspect is awesome... But without goals, no pirate would had risked his life, and no men would had lived!

@galactic-geek there is no goals for me to make one mine... That's my point...

Can I make my goal to have a bigger ship? No, Can I make my goal to improve my weapon dmg? No

If I was a pirate in the 1500's could I had made my goal to have a bigger ship? Yes... Could I had made my goal to improve my pirate skills? Yes... Could I had made my goal to buy a better sword or gun? Yes

The game will get bored at some level (all games do) but without a progression and objectives for me to aim for that lifespan will be shorter...

And I get the feeling it's not only me who thinks like that.

@galactic-geek Why you want to get rich if there's nothing to buy buddy and money is not important? Why fishing if you don't starve to death or you don't have anything in mind to buy with the money you get from it? Why forming Alliances if money/survival isn't important? All stories in the world are based on some natural and human thrive.... Besides there's no roleplay here just a poor sail navigator simulator... The game isn't natural like life is.... there's no goals here, you say that are, but with every goal in life comes a reward, here all there is are SKINS...

Anyway, that's my opinion and I hope the Devs can look this post with nice eyes.

@d4m0r3d Freedom is having some goal to choose from with a reward in mind, in life you're free to choose your path, and you have to grind to get there, and that's whats awesome about life... You feel so good when you accomplish some goal. In this game the only reward for any thing you might want to do in it are SKINS.

@ofury23 there u go... Thank you Ofury.... I'm not the olny one here!!!!!

@surveyorpete I became to understand that... And it's a good time killer for that... But it will soon be left aside... unfortunately

@NaviLlicious Indeed sir!

And I only started this post coz I see so much potential... RARE and MICROSOFT have a rough gem in hands... There aren't other pirate games out there... They can still HOOK us UP.... but.... If they don't see this, this game will be left aside like a lego toy when a better one, one that resembles our nature in life comes around.

@johnnybfox

Sea of Thieves is a sandbox game, there are many things to do on the waves but nothing truly required. This style of game isn't for everyone, some people (like yourself, it seems) need something more substantial in terms of instructions. Here, you're intended to mess around, or make your own instructions based on what you want to do. There doesn't exactly need to be an end-goal most of the time, other than commendations you won't find that many. The Tall Tales can be interesting (they're not meant to be 'edge of your seat gameplay', they're meant to be interesting puzzles, stories and traps), you can try to level everything up if you want, but none of it is really required. Again, it's a sandbox, you choose the tasks. If you want some sort of thing you have to do, the monthly time-limited commendations and cosmetics may be what you're looking for. There is also some (really not enough, but there's some) partially hidden end-game content for leveling up 3 factions to 50.

@ultmateragnarok Not instructions... I'm an old-timer... I don't like everything chopped and handed to me... The reason is not lack of instructions but lack of reasons to keep playing. Why you keep living? To achieve your goals in life... Family, Love, money, wisdom, everything requires effort (you can say GRIND if you want)... But the rewards must worth it and in life they DO.... Unfortunately, skins don't.

EDITED PART @UltmateRagnarok Ok now I see a goal... Leveling up those three factions to access an end game something... But still, they might be just cosmetics... And as I said before... I love my look already.

@galactic-geek I'm an old-timer Galactic... I am always open to change my mind... Thank you, I'll check it out

@ofury23 @NaviLlicious We think alike guys....

The thing is I loved the game... I wish to be hyped up about playing my new game... But instead I'm playing something else coz my friends are offline and there's no point for me to log in.

@johnnybfox
The point of the game is the path, not the goal. 'The glory, not the gold', 'the journey, not the destination', 'the adventure, not the reward', there are many forms of this said in the game (some directly). If you want an end-goal, make it the commendations, or becoming a legend (it's a title, if you're confused about the term), but don't focus solely on the grind unless that's how you like to play games. There's as much time as you need to complete most goals, so you can take it slowly if you want to. The endgame is more or less a changed version to the rest of it, but the game is changing all the time from the suggestions here, the ideas within Rare and the community's changes to itself as a whole. As for loving your look already, maybe you'll find something else that you like better. I've personally stuck to the same look the whole game, and taken to decorating my ship instead when it comes to cosmetics. There are many more things coming, with the game planned to last another 8 and a half years with constant updates, so chances are you'll find quite a few new things if you stick around, or if you come back from time to time.

@NaviLlicious
The game was released a year early, and the legendary status wasn't even implemented at the time. It's been somewhat neglected for now in favor of finishing the rest of the game, but it has several large plans for major updates to it. Be patient.

@Galactic-Geek
Disappointing that Atlas never lived up to its potential, though the modding community from ARK will likely somewhat fix it eventually too.

There is Skull and Bones coming up, but I've wanted a more relaxed game, cartoony like... That's why I thought Sea of Thieves would fill it for me... Unfortunately Skins are not enough to get me hooked. Hope the Devs could fix this though

I've sent a message to one of RARE employees active on the Forum... Hope they can give their input on this... I wish I could be Hyped up... it's such a beautiful atmosphere, such a nice world... Skull and Bones is another pirate game that is coming but I'd stick around if that were more then just skins to unlock...

@navillicious

The team that makes mercenary voyages and time-limited cosmetics is not part of the main development team. They're in place specifically to keep players coming back, because your not supposed to rush the grind. Again, it's the journey that matters, and you rushed through it, so of course you've found yourself disappointed at the end. As for its finished state, legends were supposed to have a lot of things. Captaincy was the big thing, but again, as the game was released a year early due to pressure from Microsoft, they had to finish the game before working on those kinds of things. As for both you and @Ofury23 , Sea of Thieves is not Destiny, and Rare is not Bungie. Sea of Thieves 2 is not a thing that will likely happen, or at least not soon, Rare is doing far better with their community than most companies nowadays.