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A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.
Content Update While the main content update of the month was still sneaking over the horizon – as much as an enormous, flaming warship can sneak, anyway – we wanted to take a moment to celebrate the camaraderie that makes this community what it is. To that end, the {LINK REMOVED}Flags of Friendship Event set out to reward players forming Alliances with an exclusive tattoo and tankard, as well as increased profits from any loot your allies sold.
Captain Flameheart’s grand return couldn’t be put off for long, however. With all the subtlety you’d expect from an infamous pirate skeleton, the legend himself made his reappearance with the launch of {LINK REMOVED}Season 13, bringing with him a newly rebuilt warship to outmatch anything else sailing on the Sea of Thieves.
Not only that, his loyal followers had been hard at work unearthing Ancient Temples across the map to steal the secret knowledge trapped within, setting up Skeleton Camps to protect their efforts. If you want to read up on the decidedly less secret knowledge of everything that’s new, changed and improved in Season 13, be sure to stop by the {LINK REMOVED}release notes, as always.
News and Features Over on the News page, the main event was of course the {LINK REMOVED}launch day rundown of everything you could expect from the minty-fresh new Season. Before that, we’d kicked off the month in style – {LINK REMOVED}Style of Thieves, that is! Season 12’s themes were revealed on the very first day of July, so that pirates had as much time as possible to get their fiercest fashions ready. You can’t rush perfection.
In Spotlight news, we stopped by another fresh {LINK REMOVED}Stream Team member after {LINK REMOVED}Div_And_Inc’s prior instalment, this time in the form of another familiar face to many: {LINK REMOVED}Gosfather! If you’re looking for tips on how to create content yourself or help to lift up other content creators if you’re already in the business, his interview is a great place to start.
Then, fast forwarding to the end of the month, we closed things out with a topic near and dear to our hearts here at Rare: {LINK REMOVED}Disability Pride Month. Accessibility is a major part of everything we do in Sea of Thieves, so spare a few minutes for a glimpse behind the curtain at some of the work that goes into making the seas a welcoming place for all!
Videos and Streams With the inevitability of all regularly scheduled programming, the first video we released in July was a fresh instalment of Sea of Thieves News. As you might expect, most of the episode was dedicated to highlights of the imminent Season 13, but it also discussed the importance of the Pirate Emporium, changes to certain in-game sounds and how Bone Caller Skeletons react to tucked players. Drew even revealed that pirates would be able to sprint while holding the Blade of Souls, proving once and for all that pirates aren’t caught up on basic classroom safety.
Before we got to Season 13, however, we realised that some pirates may not be all that familiar with Captain Flameheart, especially if they hadn’t been sailing long enough to remember his {LINK REMOVED}angry floating head days. To ensure everyone was up to speed before pledging themselves to fight in his name, our Video team helpfully provided a whistle-stop tour of his dastardly deeds to date.
And then it was finally time for the man himself to make his return! As always, a new Season meant a new launch trailer and an expanded content update video to explain everything you can do with the fearsome Burning Blade. There was even a {LINK REMOVED}40-second summary for anyone who really couldn’t wait to get sailing and an epic {LINK REMOVED}soundtrack addition to get everyone in the fighting spirit.
Social Channels July was a big month for the community, with not one but two community-organised meetups taking place! Here in the UK, {LINK REMOVED}SoTFest had pirates descending on Walsall for a weekend, while across the pond we saw sailors gather in Ohio for {LINK REMOVED}Fest of Legends. Here at Rare, we were handing out glorious hats for a new round of {LINK REMOVED}Community Hub submissions, while the aforementioned Style of Thieves competition saw {LINK REMOVED}the best-dressed pirates walking away with snazzy new gloves. There was even a {LINK REMOVED}Movie Moments round of #SoTShot for all the {LINK REMOVED}budding photographers out there…
All that wonderful player creativity inspired us to undertake some {LINK REMOVED}creation of our own, but we quickly realised that we were better off delegating the {LINK REMOVED}important decisions. Fortunately, it didn’t take long for us to get distracted by the most important {LINK REMOVED}sporting event of the year and some {LINK REMOVED}fishy festivities to go along with it.
By the time the Burning Blade {LINK REMOVED}AKA Big Ship made its debut, we were more than ready to celebrate all the {LINK REMOVED}new game additions and changes, no matter {LINK REMOVED}how small. Even if the celebrations got a little… {LINK REMOVED}weird. Frankly, we’ve found it’s best not to ask. The last leg of the month was spent revelling in watching everyone {LINK REMOVED}experiencing Season 13 while throwing around {LINK REMOVED}free gold, identifying {LINK REMOVED}S-Tier unlocks and shrugging off the odd {LINK REMOVED}minor mishap.
And that, dear readers, was July. It was a hectic month with many moving parts, but well worth it to see everyone ultimately enjoying Season 13. And while you continue to do that, we’ll call time on another round-up! Until the next one, find us in all the usual places on Twitter/X, {LINK REMOVED}Facebook, {LINK REMOVED}Instagram, {LINK REMOVED}TikTok, YouTube, {LINK REMOVED}Twitch, or via the official {LINK REMOVED}Forums and {LINK REMOVED}Discord. Let the Flame burn! Unless, you know, you’d rather it didn’t. That’s valid too.
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Sea of Thieves Round-Up: May 2024
Sea of Thieves Round-Up: April 2024
Sea of Thieves Round-Up: March 2024
Sea of Thieves Round-Up: February 2024
Sea of Thieves Round-Up: January 2024