10 Ways Sea of Thieves Has IMPROVED Since Launch

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00:00Welcome to Mojo Plays, and today we're taking a look at the 10 biggest changes and improvements

00:15made in Sea of Thieves since launch.

00:28Before we begin, we publish new videos all week long, so be sure to subscribe to Mojo

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00:37A Proper Tutorial

00:46One of the biggest problems when Sea of Thieves initially released in 2018 was how it kind

00:51of threw you into its world with no sense of direction.

00:54You were just told what the controls were and left to figure things out on your own.

00:59Sea of Thieves is no longer this ambiguous.

01:17Upon starting the game, you now have the option to play through a quick tutorial before venturing

01:22out into the open seas.

01:24You can get a grasp on the controls, learn what you should be doing as a pirate, and

01:28hype yourself up in becoming a pirate legend.

01:39The UI

01:46For a few years, Sea of Thieves did not have a great UI.

01:50Things were fine at the title screen, but when it came to starting voyages, things could

01:54be a little confusing.

01:56You could spend quite a bit of time finding the faction you wanted to sail for, and then

02:00decide what kind of voyage you want to go on before going all the way back to your ship.

02:10Now you can just do all of this from your own ship's table, and it is so neatly organized

02:15that you can start a voyage within a second or two.

02:18Handy, right?

02:28New enemies and combat mechanics

02:38At first, the only enemies you could encounter across the world of Sea of Thieves were just

02:43skeleton pirates, and they don't really put up much of a fight.

02:46Sure, there were also dangerous wildlife creatures, but who's going to want to fight

02:50sharks all day?

02:52Or just slaughter snakes?

02:54That's boring.

02:55These days, there are so many other threats you'll face throughout your quest for gold.

03:07You can take on fortresses haunted by phantoms, dive deep into underwater shrines and face

03:12sirens, get ambushed by a megalodon while sailing, or find yourself at war with skeleton

03:17and phantom ships.

03:19On top of that, you can also obtain different types of cannonballs to inflict different

03:24effects on enemy ships, whether it's immobilizing them, getting the enemy crew drunk instantly,

03:29or even forcing them to fall asleep.

03:40New landmarks

03:49If you felt things were a bit barren back when Sea of Thieves first released, you weren't

03:54the only one.

03:55Luckily, several updates have integrated unique landmarks for you to discover.

04:05Some might be a little more tumultuous to navigate through, like the fiery region known

04:09as the Devil's Roar.

04:11But you may find a bit of respite upon discovering the glorious Sea Dog Tavern, where you can

04:16down some grog, party with your crew, and maybe do some trading.

04:19But you might even stumble upon underwater temples, sunken ships of other legendary pirates

04:25like yourself, and more.

04:33Fire

04:39At first, this does not sound like anything super interesting.

04:43Come on, isn't the element of fire supposed to be in almost every video game?

04:47Well, Rare didn't implement fire until sometime after launch, and it can be deadly if you

04:53don't put it out in an instant.

05:01Enemy pirates can set fire to your ship, which will spread quickly and deplete your own health

05:06over time.

05:07So be cautious when traveling through the Devil's Roar, because one blazing volcanic

05:12rock could jeopardize your voyage.

05:21Fishing

05:29Every video game these days needs fishing, and surprisingly, Sea of Thieves did not have

05:34fishing either at launch.

05:35The audacity.

05:36Thankfully, when the game hit its one year anniversary, we finally got it.

05:47You can now cast out a line during your travels and see what bites.

05:51Once you got something, you have two choices on what to do with your prize.

05:55You could cook it and put some health in your reserve for health regen, or you could travel

05:59to a seapost and see how much gold it can earn you from the Hunter's Call.

06:10More trading companies Yes, the Hunter's Call is a new trading

06:21company you can work with in Sea of Thieves, and there are more that demand different voyages

06:26to be done.

06:27Originally, it was just the Gold Hoarders, Order of Souls, and Merchant Alliance where

06:31you could trade in treasure, skulls, and cargo for rewards.

06:35But now, you have the Reaper's Bones, which task players with stealing treasure from other

06:40players and demolishing their ships.

06:49You can also set sail for the Bilge Rat if you want to take part in limited time voyages.

06:53Once you reach Pirate Legend status, you can take on voyages offered by the Athena's

06:58Fortune Company.

06:59What do they offer?

07:00We'll keep that a surprise for you when you become Pirate Legend.

07:11Chest Types Sea of Thieves has always had a good variety

07:19of treasure chests for you to nab.

07:21Every one of them will net you different amounts of gold, however, every once in a while you

07:25may stumble upon a truly special chest that will demand extra care and attention.

07:30For example, there is the Chest of Sorrow, which cries so much that it can flood and

07:36eventually sink your ship if left alone.

07:39Then there's the Chest of Rage, which will explode periodically unless doused with water.

07:49Our favorite chest, though, is the Chest of a Thousand Grogs, which will make you instantly

07:55drunk off grog until you set it down.

08:04The Kraken One of the most abysmal aspects of Sea of Thieves

08:13at launch was the Kraken, or rather, it was the lack of a Kraken.

08:18While the Colossal Squid did serve as a boss fight, swimming underwater would reveal that

08:22you were really just fighting a bunch of disembodied tentacles.

08:25Well, that has seen a drastic change.

08:34Sea of Thieves does feature a fully animated Kraken now lurking in the waters, but you

08:39can only fight it during a world event and see it by playing one of the Tall Tales.

08:44Wait, you don't know what a Tall Tale is?

08:52Well, in that case, Tall Tales!

09:01Remember earlier when we said that Sea of Thieves initially gave no sense of direction

09:05to the player?

09:07It went beyond learning how to play.

09:09Sea of Thieves used to drop you into the world and simply expect you to start doing voyages.

09:14However, in a massive update in April 2019, Rare began implementing Tall Tales as a means

09:20to fill the world with proper missions, missions with stories, unique fights, unique treasures,

09:26and more.

09:34This facet of the game has only expanded further thanks to big crossovers with Disney and Lucasfilm

09:40Games for Tall Tales based on Pirates of the Caribbean and the Monkey Island franchise.

09:52Now tell us, have you been playing Sea of Thieves or are you interested in jumping back

09:56in?

09:57What have you named your ship?

09:59Let us know down in the comments below and be sure to subscribe to Mojo Plays for more

10:03great videos every day.

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