Sea Of Thieves is switching to seasons and quarterly updates in January

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Sea Of Thieves is switching to seasons and quarterly updates in JanuaryOh, and there’s a Plunder Pass of course

Oh, and there’s a Plunder Pass of course

Sea Of Thieveshave dropped anchor on another monthly update but this one’s a bit unlike the rest as it includes the news that updates won’t exactly be monthly in the future. Beginning in January 2021, Sea Of Thieves will switch to quarterly seasonal updates and it’s also getting its very own battle pass and new seasonal progression systems.

Admittedly, feeling like I’ve got nothing to show for myself if a voyage goes belly up is something I and my own pirating partner often struggle with. Recognition for smaller feats seems like an alright change to me, a simple primate whose brain is happy when a game shows me a bar filling up.

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Rare say that each new three-month season will kick off with some new kind of addition to the game. For January that’ll be a new type of Merchant Alliance voyage where you hunt down a missing shipment of goods. Sounds a bit similar to those newishGold Hoarder vault voyagesthat were added a few months back. Throughout the season, Rare say there will be live events, new rewards, and the usual quality of life updates and Pirate Emporium updates.

Alas, it’s not all additions. Rare say that the Arena mode in Sea Of Thieves won’t be getting new updates in favor of focusing on Adventure mode. They say that 97% of play time is spent in Adventure mode, which is what most players give feedback and request new features for. Arena mode isn’t leaving, but it won’t be getting new features.

In the meantime, the Festival Of Giving seasonal event is returning on December 9th with live events, log-in bonuses, and Gilded Voyages.

Rare haven’t given a specific launch date for Sea Of Thieves season one, but we can expect it sometime in January.