Developer Update [4/15/2026]

Weird video. Explained the "confusion" by then just saying "Yup it's exactly what you thought, no content" It's still a giant mystery what the point of season20 even is. This game heavily depends on its reward structure but custom seas being user generated by nature can't have any reward structure. And in terms of what would be "act 2 & 3" being "listening mode" Yea because we have so much evidence of them actually listening and how fast they actually update the game based off feed back. Shrinking hourglass circles was a requested add from the week it was released. The streaming changes sadly coming a bit too late as even the most dedicated SoT streamers are kinda over the way updates have been handled all these years. A "too little too late" change can't undo 8+ years of damage done by ignoring the streamers cries for help. Raid voyage removal I am behind. I hate being forced to leave the server to do content. However they have had several limited events that only functioned through the raiding system. Problem is some of that raid loot is rare outside of raiding. They tend to not think changes like this through so how are they addressing that? Chest of Fortune on all world events... Isn't that my idea that you yourself dumped on me over? Oh but since they are making it a high chance to happen rather than a guarantee that's somehow better? I would argue that sure, if we want to not make it a guarantee then at least have something else spawn if the CoF doesn't IE some of the raid loot that will no longer be obtainable due to its removal. All in all I think they are highly over estimating how much people will care about custom seas. It's a great concept. But like everything Rare has done not well thought out. Making it free at least means most still around will dip their toes into checking it out, but the number of truly creative people who might do fun things with it seems small. Especially as it is a limited editor not a fullon map editor. Allowing us to design a whole giant island and placing obstacle courses, puzzles, basically craft your own tall tale... That could have been cool. However what we are getting is the ability to spawn random loot, force move ships and players around a map, turn on and off events and weather conditions etc. I haven't been on insiders forever and don't follow those notes any more but honestly doubt they have the option in custom seas to straight up craft your own tall tales. Now that would be something.