Official Site: Sea of Thieves
Studio: Rare
Launch Date: March 20, 2018
Business Model: B2P (Cash Shop)
Platform: PC, Console
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Massively Overthinking: The state of modern MMORPG raiding
Massively OP reader Sorrior recently sent in a question about raiding, a topic we haven't discussed in a while.
"I have noticed raiding tends to...
Sea of Thieves splits dev team into three live teams, each working on loads of future content
With Sea of Thieves' latest patch in and out of the way this morning, what's next for the game? Executive Producer Joe Neate is...
Sea of Thieves adds new outfits and a special gun for a month of play
After a month at sea, one can imagine your character in Sea of Thieves is more than ready to stop in to port. But...
Impressions of Sea of Thieves, one month in: Deep-diving retro world PvP
It's really hard for me to not to gush hard about Sea of Thieves. I know many out there won't agree, and it's easy to say why,...
Fortnite has become the ‘largest free-to-play console game of all time,’ SuperData says
"Fortnite is now the largest free-to-play console game of all time, in revenue generated and monthly active users," SuperData has declared in its monthly...
Sea of Thieves ends sky ships, teases new cosmetics and customization
Sea of Thieves set sail with a brand-new patch this morning with better ammo crate positioning, UI tweaks, and new ship scuttling tips, plus...
NetEase’s Age of Exploration MMO Ocean Legend sets sail for mobile
Multiple new-to-us games calling themselves MMORPGs seem to land on mobile devices every week these days. On our radar today is Ocean Legend. Live on...
Sea of Thieves lets you add customizible touches to your ship
An 1.3 GB patch is sailing into Sea of Thieves' port today, bringing with it treasures untold and bounties bold.
Actually, we can tell you....
The MOP Up: Seal Online embraces a cartoony spirit (April 15, 2018)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
Sea of Thieves corrects its course with six planned content patches for 2018
The widespread criticisms that Sea of Thieves is rather lacking in the content department has not fallen upon deaf ears at Rare. The studio...
One Shots: Fun with filters
You know all of those weird filter effects that you have in your photo editing software? There always seems to be a stigma against...
Here’s how Sea of Thieves is addressing brig and respawn griefing
Rare isn't completely oblivious to the griefing going on in Sea of Thieves, even if it probably hoped gamers wouldn't notice so damn much...
Here’s something nobody saw coming, and by nobody we mean everybody: Sea of Thieves griefers are abusing the brig
Did you think Sea of Thieves' patch yesterday, which aimed to address respawn griefing, was going to put an end to players' torment? Yo-ho-ho...
Sea of Thieves’ patch today mops up bugs and addresses respawn griefing
Still arr-ing and ahoy-matey-ing and avast-ye-ing in Sea of Thieves? Today's patch... well, it's a wee one. Rare says it's fixed a bunch of...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 164: Shroud of the Heroes
Justin and Bree discuss April Fools' Day across the MMO world, RIFT, DDO, Trove, Guild Wars 2, WoW, Sea of Thieves, Shroud of the Avatar, SWTOR, and FFXIV, with mailbag questions on MMO tourist modes and character customization.
One Shots: Bleeding edge graphics
When you step back to think about it, it is amazing that we are living in a day and age in which we can...
Sea of Thieves patches in performance improvements, promises to get everyone in to play as it breaks 2M players
One week after launch, Sea of Thieves is sailing the choppy ocean of live operation with two million players already. The developers uploaded an...
Sea of Thieves abandons its planned death tax, focuses on griefing
Don't worry, death-prone pirates: You won't have to pay the piper more than once when you go down to Davy Jones' locker.
Some players raised...
Sea of Thieves does blockbuster sales in the UK while former artist criticizes its lack of depth
Rare has a reason to rejoice this week, as Sea of Thieves has sailed to a number one spot on the sales chart in...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most creative way MMOs thwart toxicity?
Forget group-kicks: If you're a tool in Sea of Thieves, your own shipmates might just opt to stuff you in the brig - "a...
