as a newer player, ive only gotten to scrape the surface of the past of this game. so many changes have taken place, and so many more are to come. i cant wait to see where this goes, and to live in the age of legends
Great video! This would require SO much digging and research, but it would be cool to have a video from you that talks about all the immortalizations-the stories behind them, and roundabout when they were added. The biggest one is Glitterbeard, which I understand why you didn’t cover in this video considering Rare’s feelings around it. There are also so many little quality of life changes that have happened over the years, like the ladders and lifts added to the big islands. I also love when Rare added in-universe explanations for them, like when they removed an annoying sand bar at Reaper’s and left shovels below the water where it once was.
I’m eager to see how New Golden Sands is going to change. I would like to see a fort, similar to the sea forts at the islands, making it like a garrison of some sort. Almost turning into a version of Port Royal
I'm still gutted that Reapers lost Golden Sands and that it wasn't a ghost garrison. I guess that shows how close of a decision it was. I'm hoping for more Ancient catacombs to be discovered, a completion of Golden Sands and hopefully a map expansion (unlikely tho)
favorite changes: sea forts, new golden sands, sea dog's tavren and the changes for the trapmaker tall tale least favorite: the swamp in front of the reapers hideout, skeleton fleet in the middle of the map, ashen reaches and merrick (my favorite NPC) behind a door that requires to be a ghost for it
The biggest map change is all the dents in Krakens Fall from that time I tried and failed to get up to the dead tree when we did Rogue’s Legacy together 😂
It's amazing how much has changed when you go through it like that. I'd forgotten some of the changes from way back but definitely remember all of them having seen this! Great video as always ☺️
Sea of Thieves has been going through some crazy changes. I'm honestly waiting for when something happens like the Ancients get pissed off at us pirates and punish us by reforming the Sea of Thieves with new islands and keeping some fan favorite islands. I would find that cool
I was watching this video while sailing the seas, and at 12:28 Right as i heard "but the rocks are still there" my friend called out to turn and we smashed right into those rocks. ironic
I came back recently on the game and after traveling a bit I was questioning myself about something : has it always have been that much rock in the middle of the ocean before the « Pirate’s life » update or I didn’t paid attention before ? Like seriously, I can’t look at the horizon without seeing (or cashing into lol) those random rocks in the middle of nowhere.
Yes its more rocky now thanks to portals, they added bunch of smaller rock formations to make them blend in with portals around. Its too much imo, whole portal idea is silly but eh.
I had a very intense experience in lockdown with this game. Since then, I can’t play it but I’m happy that so many new players get to have that experience.
as someone who tends to come back to these game once a year/once every 2 years, its always fun to see what they've added. I've playing again recently after 2 years since peak lockdown and I must say, I feel like for me personally this game finally isn't really that extremely repetitive anymore. I feel like it has enough to do now to keep going. the plunder pass is fun and doesn't feel like a total grind, leveling reapers is so much more fun than any of the other factions and I finally became pirate legend which opened up so much more.
A small change that was missed in this video was the 3 stages of Liar's Backbone leading up to The Heart of Fire Tall Tale, by which sand was slowly removed from the small cave entrance
Great video, I hadnt played much at all during 2022 but still love the game so this was a perfect recap of the main story / lore as well as map changes. Hope you maybe do an update vid for the end of 2023 after this year?
I think that after the ten year plan, if it's still going, sea of thieves should get a major quality of life or graphics update. Just to keep it up to date with other games.
it was nice getting a blast from the past, but also nice being updated on the game since I stopped paying after the pirates life update. I just recently came back to the game and having fun figuring things out!
I'll say this there's a huge section of the map that just has nothing in it at the bottom southwest corner. If you ever play the game and wonder where the fog is more than likely it's down in the southwest part of map.
It’s been nearly 4 years for me. I’m starting to phase this game out. 😞 it’s been fun and frustrating. With 109 days of sailing, still no shrouded ghost.😭
Since I took a break for a year or so this is really good to get a feel for the progression of things since I left for a bit. Something that has been really confusing me though is that some of the larger islands in the wilds have small pockets of land that seem to be of the ancient isles biome, where even the sky is a rich blue. I have no idea what this is so if anyone knows please tell me because I can't find talk of it anywhere
I was in the devils roar the other day for the first time since 2020 probably and man it’s so incomplete, loads of weird floating rocks and things on the islands
Damn i got Pirate Legend not long after the game came out in 2018, i stopped playing after the skeleton ships got added, i came back to play after all these years and theres so much new content i cant keep up 😂😂
Wait. You mean people had been offloading loot without the Sovereign Tents all this time?!?!?! I've only been playing this game a few weeks. I've never known a Sea of Thieves without the Sovereigns.
As of The Secret Wilds update, New Golden Sands has a sewer system and cellar under the tavern and has moved the reapers table to another sewer area near the castaway's camp. The fortification of NGS still remains incomplete.
I hope when new golden sands is done it’s construction the other outpost are converted to be like golden sands and each can be different to go with the location an example is galleons grave having its tavern be built around the mountain rock and I golden sands will get something special all of them should and the galleons grace can have something like the galleon being slightly rebuilt and there would be something there
I thought I was a newer player lol, I remeber hungering deep and never doing merricks missions, good times, the game has definitly changed for the best tho
im upset i stopped playing and missed out on the facepaints from festival of the damned, and the sail / lantern, and from skeleton introduction the tattoo :(
been waiting on a snow/ Ice area of the map since they released the valcano/fire area. would love to see other animals added, crabs because they should be on beaches no chickens and pigs. seals, whales because why can't we hunt whales ?. dolphins, How about a military instead of always fighting skellys. Military galleons with human NPC's that come after you because being a pirate is supposed to be not a good thing but in this game being a pirate in allot of ways seems to be the norm. Not sure If im alone on these things but I would like to see a police/ military faction that is against piracy
While I love having a ton of content, there is such a thing as too much, especially in a small space. I wanna see more islands that are just plain forested or sandy islands. No buildings, no NPCs, nothing but animals, maybe some skeletons, and some chests to dig up. Oh, and rocks. Can't forget those. Rock and stone.
Not played since first release.. i take it there is alot more things to do now and where the hell would i start? Think on release it was just open and wasnt really a direction to go. You kinda just found things occasionally. That still the case, or is there a story mode now?
I'm currently working on a concept for rare. That includes more story, bigger map changes, and much more new things. It's some what inspired by the Spanish forts
Really would have loved to see the Reaper result of Golden Sands. I feel like "good" Golden Sands is cool and all... but the Reaper stuff under Reaper's Hideout is epic!
I stopped playing for awhile after the adventures were announced and Im still not too happy with their execution tbh but I do love the changes they've made except how the hell did we as a community go with Flameheart over Pendragon?? Ima be salty about that for awhile lmao I just learned about that here!
Over time even with new players constantly loading the game up for the first time and many to come, the sovereign will have to be removed with tons of new players becoming captains and eventually only new players will ever use the trading companies other than captains getting quests Edit:just a thought don't think your entitled to correct me or whatever
I would love for Rare to add a large piece of land that would serve as a “country” which would be a site for both pve and pvp content. Pve content could have things like heists and players can fight npc “soldiers”
I remember playing Day one not finding it fun, as I was young and only like halo, and found it boring. Left then came back when The devil's roar got added and being spawned at the outpost being confused on where I was, Left because of family issues, came back when jack sparrow came into sea then continue playing since then and I surprise me how much this game changed
massive thumbs up for this my guy. However.. I gotta say, as a day 1 player i have given up with it, at least untill there is new ocean to explore. the problem for us older players is we know how to play the game, most new quests only took a couple hours at most to complete, as a new player your now in for a lot of content but there in lies the problem as with most things, player retention isn't what they go for, they want new numbers ultimately parade around as a trophy, im also not saying that the updates are worthless, me and my friends had a blast with much of it, but that being said the joy is cut short by how quick these quests are over, there is more than enough content for a new player to sink their teeth into and feel ridiculously juicy. I am just seriously hoping they bring something in 2023 that will satiate some of OG's who can breeze it :) will be keeping my eye on it for sure and hopefully it adds something that makes me go... ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....jizz.
Am betting that they will add a snow 🧊 biome 😅 ! Like a big ice burg on the east side of the map which no player can sail in its waters ! Only walking 🚶♀️ or they could be ice islands 😅
The adventures are a massive failure for me. Too little too far apart. Waiting for a new one to arrive is about the equivalent to waiting for a mediocre tv show to air one single episode every few months. I wouldn't consider temporary changes to the map nor meaningless visual overhauls as changes since they're not permanent. Something a new player could experience right now versus things they missed out would be the line I'd draw for considering "Really" changed from release. I thank you for the video highlighting and dating these events as it does bring me back to when they were happening. I like the game a ton and invested more time than I should have. I will be critical to Rare since they've been around game development longer than a lot of companies so they don't get any passes.
Probably but in a few years time which is rather annoying for SoT but until Microsoft decides, we just have to wait. It has been 9 years but Xbox360 was supported for 11 years
@Jabo Yes that there are things that Rare can do but can't for reasons but there are no doubts things that Rare cannot do due to it may affect Xbox One players.
as a newer player, ive only gotten to scrape the surface of the past of this game. so many changes have taken place, and so many more are to come. i cant wait to see where this goes, and to live in the age of legends
I'm new too man, mainly doing the Tall Tales. Add me if you're up for occasional company on upon the sea: BearOdyssey
I started playing last year and boy was that an exciting time. Enjoy it while the new lasts
@@OddboxGames let's cross paths soon my friend!
@@chief679 theres nothing quite like the wonder of exploration. i will cherish this time haha
Your getting on a wild ride
It’s crazy how many changes to the map 2022 had, shows that adventures are working at getting the story rolling.
Great video! This would require SO much digging and research, but it would be cool to have a video from you that talks about all the immortalizations-the stories behind them, and roundabout when they were added. The biggest one is Glitterbeard, which I understand why you didn’t cover in this video considering Rare’s feelings around it.
There are also so many little quality of life changes that have happened over the years, like the ladders and lifts added to the big islands. I also love when Rare added in-universe explanations for them, like when they removed an annoying sand bar at Reaper’s and left shovels below the water where it once was.
I can see about that
What's that about glitterbeard??
@@sanfordrussell8549 real guy that died
how about, and hear me out here. no more sand. no more dirt or grass. mud. soaking wet, fertile mud!
Why
Similar idea, add quick sand
I don't like sand
It's corse and rough and it gets everywhere
@@darbyjordan2003coresure*
Not sure if it's my favorite, but the sovereigns have been such a nice addition and save so much time
Storywise it could be the worst thing possible but for selling its great yeah!
@@kurokiniro Okay and?
I’m eager to see how New Golden Sands is going to change. I would like to see a fort, similar to the sea forts at the islands, making it like a garrison of some sort. Almost turning into a version of Port Royal
Honestly would love another manually triggered world event like FOTD
Did you get what you wanted ?
I'm still gutted that Reapers lost Golden Sands and that it wasn't a ghost garrison. I guess that shows how close of a decision it was. I'm hoping for more Ancient catacombs to be discovered, a completion of Golden Sands and hopefully a map expansion (unlikely tho)
favorite changes: sea forts, new golden sands, sea dog's tavren and the changes for the trapmaker tall tale
least favorite: the swamp in front of the reapers hideout, skeleton fleet in the middle of the map, ashen reaches and merrick (my favorite NPC) behind a door that requires to be a ghost for it
Not to mention that old boot fort was replaced
Well we need to start with the first alpha where all the pirates were beans.
Since then they added:
Everything.
The biggest map change is all the dents in Krakens Fall from that time I tried and failed to get up to the dead tree when we did Rogue’s Legacy together 😂
Pure pain
It's amazing how much has changed when you go through it like that. I'd forgotten some of the changes from way back but definitely remember all of them having seen this! Great video as always ☺️
Thank you very much!!!
Sea of Thieves has been going through some crazy changes. I'm honestly waiting for when something happens like the Ancients get pissed off at us pirates and punish us by reforming the Sea of Thieves with new islands and keeping some fan favorite islands. I would find that cool
terrible idea, no islands should be completely removed and never to be explored by new players
@@infinitypeaches3329 if that was the case, then there should be no cosmetic removed and never be earned by new players.
@@echoflamesword cosmetics are fine, but islands? fuck no
@@infinitypeaches3329 ?
@@G0Crazy1 what?
I've only been playing the game for a couple of weeks now. This explanation was very helpful in understanding the world of SoT. Thank you!
I was watching this video while sailing the seas, and at 12:28 Right as i heard "but the rocks are still there" my friend called out to turn and we smashed right into those rocks. ironic
It’s weird to watch this having stopped playing since before the whole fire area was added, I kinda miss how sandbox-like the game used to be.
Me and a friend both left for a while though we just got back into the game, so cool to see all that’s happened
I came back recently on the game and after traveling a bit I was questioning myself about something : has it always have been that much rock in the middle of the ocean before the « Pirate’s life » update or I didn’t paid attention before ? Like seriously, I can’t look at the horizon without seeing (or cashing into lol) those random rocks in the middle of nowhere.
Sailing isnt as easy as it once was. Cant even play a full song on my hurdy gurdy without crashing against some new rock
Yes its more rocky now thanks to portals, they added bunch of smaller rock formations to make them blend in with portals around. Its too much imo, whole portal idea is silly but eh.
I had a very intense experience in lockdown with this game. Since then, I can’t play it but I’m happy that so many new players get to have that experience.
I'm still pissed we lost golden sands
as someone who tends to come back to these game once a year/once every 2 years, its always fun to see what they've added.
I've playing again recently after 2 years since peak lockdown and I must say, I feel like for me personally this game finally isn't really that extremely repetitive anymore.
I feel like it has enough to do now to keep going.
the plunder pass is fun and doesn't feel like a total grind, leveling reapers is so much more fun than any of the other factions and I finally became pirate legend which opened up so much more.
I've been playing this game on and off for forever I can't believe I missed so much.
As someone who only started playing when Season 7 released, it’s interesting to to see the timeline of changes and updates with that perspective.
watching this made me feel so old knowing that i was here before the devils roar xd
I envy you
A small change that was missed in this video was the 3 stages of Liar's Backbone leading up to The Heart of Fire Tall Tale, by which sand was slowly removed from the small cave entrance
Also the sandbar at The Reapers Hideout being removed and replaced with shovels and buckets underwater
I may have missed it in the video but what about the vaults of the ancients?
Weather you count them as coming from the talltale or the voyage.
Great video, I hadnt played much at all during 2022 but still love the game so this was a perfect recap of the main story / lore as well as map changes. Hope you maybe do an update vid for the end of 2023 after this year?
God, returning to this game after leaving it got almost 3 years is going to be mind blowing.
I think that after the ten year plan, if it's still going, sea of thieves should get a major quality of life or graphics update. Just to keep it up to date with other games.
can't wait for the ice zone map expansion in april 2069
Wrong, 2888
@@AShinyRay nah, 2163.
I played this game in test beta and it definitely changed over the years for the better. 👍
It really hurts my heart that you said NPC Merric😭
it was nice getting a blast from the past, but also nice being updated on the game since I stopped paying after the pirates life update. I just recently came back to the game and having fun figuring things out!
And now 6 islands were turned into skeleton camps!
I just started this game and am so clueless lmao but it’s seems so interesting so far
I'll say this there's a huge section of the map that just has nothing in it at the bottom southwest corner. If you ever play the game and wonder where the fog is more than likely it's down in the southwest part of map.
Fog only spawns at the edges of the map, but apparently they are working on it, so it could appear in the middle, too.
have not played SoT for a while since the pirates life was added. seeing these changes i am kind of wanting to come back
I miss the original golden sands…. It was my favorite
It’s been nearly 4 years for me. I’m starting to phase this game out. 😞 it’s been fun and frustrating. With 109 days of sailing, still no shrouded ghost.😭
Since I took a break for a year or so this is really good to get a feel for the progression of things since I left for a bit. Something that has been really confusing me though is that some of the larger islands in the wilds have small pockets of land that seem to be of the ancient isles biome, where even the sky is a rich blue. I have no idea what this is so if anyone knows please tell me because I can't find talk of it anywhere
I was in the devils roar the other day for the first time since 2020 probably and man it’s so incomplete, loads of weird floating rocks and things on the islands
I would love to see a new region added to the game
Imagine a new frosty area on the map tho 😮
Damn i got Pirate Legend not long after the game came out in 2018, i stopped playing after the skeleton ships got added, i came back to play after all these years and theres so much new content i cant keep up 😂😂
At 12:32 I contributed to saving golden sands
Wait. You mean people had been offloading loot without the Sovereign Tents all this time?!?!?! I've only been playing this game a few weeks. I've never known a Sea of Thieves without the Sovereigns.
There used to be no storage creates at one time as well, stocking the boat was a pain. Oh let's not forget bananas being the only food source..
Yup, there used to be times where you had to manually carry things to specific people
I would love to be able to travel to islands like the reapers hideout and wellspring as they once were through the sea of the damned.
As of The Secret Wilds update, New Golden Sands has a sewer system and cellar under the tavern and has moved the reapers table to another sewer area near the castaway's camp. The fortification of NGS still remains incomplete.
I would love if the map changed just a little bit more and a snowy area appeared, I think it would be cool
I played a little after soundsmith made his videos but just recently my friend got me back into the game
I hope when new golden sands is done it’s construction the other outpost are converted to be like golden sands and each can be different to go with the location an example is galleons grave having its tavern be built around the mountain rock and I golden sands will get something special all of them should and the galleons grace can have something like the galleon being slightly rebuilt and there would be something there
I thought I was a newer player lol, I remeber hungering deep and never doing merricks missions, good times, the game has definitly changed for the best tho
I love port merrick (i think it is called that). I quit sea of thieves in season 5 and when I spanwed on port merrick I was so confused
im upset i stopped playing and missed out on the facepaints from festival of the damned, and the sail / lantern, and from skeleton introduction the tattoo :(
Missed a small world change, platforms and traps on Thieves Haven. Not sure why they added traps though
I recently just got back in after a few years not playing and i feel so lost
Great recap, I'm glad I lived through it all! 🏴☠👍🏼
Loved the video but you forgot the demarco mystery ending unless you avoided it because spoilers.
I’ve been playing since pre-public beta and honestly this game is just not the same it once was. The game was boring without NPC’s like FO76.
been waiting on a snow/ Ice area of the map since they released the valcano/fire area. would love to see other animals added, crabs because they should be on beaches no chickens and pigs. seals, whales because why can't we hunt whales ?. dolphins, How about a military instead of always fighting skellys. Military galleons with human NPC's that come after you because being a pirate is supposed to be not a good thing but in this game being a pirate in allot of ways seems to be the norm. Not sure If im alone on these things but I would like to see a police/ military faction that is against piracy
I have a feeling the second port town will be the sea dog tavern only it will be reaper themed.
While I love having a ton of content, there is such a thing as too much, especially in a small space. I wanna see more islands that are just plain forested or sandy islands. No buildings, no NPCs, nothing but animals, maybe some skeletons, and some chests to dig up. Oh, and rocks. Can't forget those. Rock and stone.
Eeeeh lots of nostalgia
Not played since first release.. i take it there is alot more things to do now and where the hell would i start? Think on release it was just open and wasnt really a direction to go. You kinda just found things occasionally. That still the case, or is there a story mode now?
Top played game for me on steam is Sea Of Thieves, such a great game!
I'm currently working on a concept for rare. That includes more story, bigger map changes, and much more new things. It's some what inspired by the Spanish forts
Really would have loved to see the Reaper result of Golden Sands. I feel like "good" Golden Sands is cool and all... but the Reaper stuff under Reaper's Hideout is epic!
wasn't there like one mega inland that was split in 2? i remember read about that somewhere
Thieves Haven and Crook's Hollow were apparently one island at some point well before release.
I stopped playing for awhile after the adventures were announced and Im still not too happy with their execution tbh but I do love the changes they've made except how the hell did we as a community go with Flameheart over Pendragon?? Ima be salty about that for awhile lmao I just learned about that here!
Back in my day skeleton forts were the biggest thing in the sky now it’s red skull or Grey one with red eyes
Over time even with new players constantly loading the game up for the first time and many to come, the sovereign will have to be removed with tons of new players becoming captains and eventually only new players will ever use the trading companies other than captains getting quests
Edit:just a thought don't think your entitled to correct me or whatever
Such a beautiful game man im so glad ive given it a second chance
You didn’t mention the greenery popping up in the wilds
Haven't played the game since September last year, had no clue so much had changed wtf
I hope that they turn more larger islands into something that can actually be explored.
Most islands are still just boring sand, grass and trees.
I would love for Rare to add a large piece of land that would serve as a “country” which would be a site for both pve and pvp content. Pve content could have things like heists and players can fight npc “soldiers”
Everyone else ants the Seadog Arena back.
Can any player open the reaper hideout social spot/curse spot and how do you do it?
I was interested in getting into this game until I realized they are already well into their goth era
And now S13 is gonna make the return of flaneheart
I remember playing Day one not finding it fun, as I was young and only like halo, and found it boring. Left then came back when The devil's roar got added and being spawned at the outpost being confused on where I was, Left because of family issues, came back when jack sparrow came into sea then continue playing since then and I surprise me how much this game changed
And now make a Video with bugs added since release XD
18 hour video
the ice region will be released by the time that video would be finished
Only real ones remember the wall of cannons at old boot fort
Did you mention glitterbeard?
massive thumbs up for this my guy. However.. I gotta say, as a day 1 player i have given up with it, at least untill there is new ocean to explore. the problem for us older players is we know how to play the game, most new quests only took a couple hours at most to complete, as a new player your now in for a lot of content but there in lies the problem as with most things, player retention isn't what they go for, they want new numbers ultimately parade around as a trophy, im also not saying that the updates are worthless, me and my friends had a blast with much of it, but that being said the joy is cut short by how quick these quests are over, there is more than enough content for a new player to sink their teeth into and feel ridiculously juicy. I am just seriously hoping they bring something in 2023 that will satiate some of OG's who can breeze it :) will be keeping my eye on it for sure and hopefully it adds something that makes me go... ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....jizz.
Am betting that they will add a snow 🧊 biome 😅 ! Like a big ice burg on the east side of the map which no player can sail in its waters ! Only walking 🚶♀️ or they could be ice islands 😅
Bot ahh comment
@@-RizzRepublic- poopoo
That was a mouthful! Take a breath
What about the new nice areas appearing in the wilds
So many changes 🤯
I played in 2016 i ryl miss when u waited in a lobby
This video makes me feel old and I'm only 18😭😭
i played in pre realese actually in 2015
No one other than the Devs did. The first Alpha was in December 2016.
The adventures are a massive failure for me. Too little too far apart. Waiting for a new one to arrive is about the equivalent to waiting for a mediocre tv show to air one single episode every few months. I wouldn't consider temporary changes to the map nor meaningless visual overhauls as changes since they're not permanent. Something a new player could experience right now versus things they missed out would be the line I'd draw for considering "Really" changed from release. I thank you for the video highlighting and dating these events as it does bring me back to when they were happening. I like the game a ton and invested more time than I should have. I will be critical to Rare since they've been around game development longer than a lot of companies so they don't get any passes.
wow, it's almost a complete game.
imagine having different seas, like in the beginning it shows us sailing to the sea of thieves, what if we had multiple seas?..
Do you think they will ever end gen 8 support aka Xbox one support
Probably but in a few years time which is rather annoying for SoT but until Microsoft decides, we just have to wait. It has been 9 years but Xbox360 was supported for 11 years
@Jabo Yes that there are things that Rare can do but can't for reasons but there are no doubts things that Rare cannot do due to it may affect Xbox One players.
Liar's Backbone is in the wilds...not the devils roar
U missed out the reaper runs
Ice region in 2023
And now we have a new update again XD
Still pissed about what the players did to my boy Pendragon.