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The end of the year is creeping ever closer and now that we’re in the final stretch, we’ve got a few more jobs to do before we sign off for the holidays. Like this one: filling you in on everything you may have missed in November! It was a surprisingly busy month for a mid-Season update, so let’s get right to business…
Content Update Due to earlier issues with some Season 14 launch content, the {LINK REMOVED}November update ended up including a whole host of postponed features, including traps, hanging points and the much-missed disguises. We later hotfixed in a few other {LINK REMOVED}minor changes to buff out some lingering issues, but then it was full speed ahead with the Season of mischief.
With all those sneaky features back in players’ hands, it was time for a celebration. Enter {LINK REMOVED}Season 14 Community Weekend, with a shared Community Emissary Grade to boost rewards, Twitch Drops, Picture Walls, Pop-Up Plunder – and its new cousin, Pop-Up Blunder – and so much more. It was great to see so many people joining us and taking part, even the {LINK REMOVED}pirates we couldn’t see. We’d wondered where all those extra chests and barrels were coming from.
Further afield, there were some out-of-game releases to shout about too. The music for a {LINK REMOVED}certain flaming ritual was added to the Sea of Thieves soundtrack for streaming in all the usual places, ready for whenever you feel like reliving that time you lost all your skin and flesh. At the same time, new {LINK REMOVED}Making Mischief designs made it to the Xbox Gear Store and a few lucky viewers were among the first to get their hands on the new {LINK REMOVED}colouring book as a {LINK REMOVED}livestream giveaway prize! Crayons out, pirates – we’re ready to see all your colourful creations.
News and Features As always, a Community Weekend has so many moving parts that {LINK REMOVED}a news article was the best way to lay out all the details up front, including which cosmetics were up for grabs, how to get involved and what that Community Emissary Grade can do for you. If you haven’t joined us for a Community Weekend before, this is a good place to start getting to grips with what they’re all about ahead of the next one.
Sticking with the community theme, the Community Spotlight shone down again in November: this time we were exchanging words with SoT UK admin heroine {LINK REMOVED}MrsPabl0 to find out what goes into helping to run a Sea of Thieves Affiliate Alliance group!
We also tried something new with the {LINK REMOVED}first instalment of This Month in Sea of Thieves. While dates are always fluid as Events and updates get shuffled around, we’re trying out this new series to put all the information you need about the upcoming month in one easy-to-read place. By the time you read this, {LINK REMOVED}December’s article will have landed too, so you may want to give it a peek – just beware spoilers for next month’s round-up!
Videos and Streams The Video team started their month with a fresh instalment of Sea of Thieves News, but the very next day they were back again with the latest Explainer! This episode tackled the topic of the nature of Seasons and how players can earn, buy and win cosmetics to personalise their pirate however they see fit.
With the November update rapidly approaching, Drew hopped in front of a camera to deliver our first Developer Update in a while, teeing everyone up for what was to come in the rest of the month and giving a peek behind the scenes at what we’re working on. The video set us up nicely for the Monthly Update – complete with the full complement of trailers and Pirate Emporium reveals that you’ll have come to expect.
For Community Weekend, a cast of Community team members regrouped in the Tavern for some {LINK REMOVED}suitably chaotic stream fun, but not before we were done investigating this suspicious barrel we found… That left just one more thing to publish before the month was out, in the form of a somewhat belated official podcast episode! Give it a listen if you’re curious what might be coming next for the game or you want to hear some very serious, professional conversations about booty. No, really.
Social Channels November on socials started with a spooky bang as we revealed the winners of the {LINK REMOVED}Ghouls and Ghosts round of #SoTShot! We really needed that {LINK REMOVED}one last scare before we shook off the {LINK REMOVED}lingering shivers of October. More player creativity was celebrated with a refresh of the {LINK REMOVED}Community Hub, but we may have gotten a bit preoccupied using Season 14’s {LINK REMOVED}new loadout additions to {LINK REMOVED}cause mayhem for much else. Fortunately it wasn’t long before the brand new {LINK REMOVED}Compass of Chaos made its debut and delivered a much more organised mayhem strategy for everyone to be getting on with.
The increased efficiency freed up some time to complete a second round of #SoTShot – this time putting everyone’s recently improved {LINK REMOVED}stealth abilities to the test with a {LINK REMOVED}Sneaky Sailors theme – but alas, some pirates {LINK REMOVED}mysteriously went missing during the process. Maybe they were just {LINK REMOVED}too sneaky.
Fortunately, most people came out of hiding for Community Weekend, highlighting their {LINK REMOVED}loyal crewmates and taking a moment to snap {LINK REMOVED}a quick pic at the Picture Walls to {LINK REMOVED}mark the occasion. There were even {LINK REMOVED}fireworks to enjoy – for some of us, at least…
All of which brings us to the end of November – and very nearly the year! This’ll be the last time you see the round-up crew (or at least, the writing crew with their round-up hats on) until next year when we’ll be recollecting all the adventures deployed in December. Until then, as always, you can find us on all the standard social channels – as well as {LINK REMOVED}Bluesky now! – over 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. Drop us a line in any of those places with any feedback but otherwise, happy holidays and we’ll see you in the new year! Sail responsibly!
Previously in 2024: Sea of Thieves Round-Up: October 2024
Sea of Thieves Round-Up: September 2024
Sea of Thieves Round-Up: August 2024
Sea of Thieves Round-Up: July 2024
Sea of Thieves Round-Up: June 2024
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
Content Update Due to earlier issues with some Season 14 launch content, the {LINK REMOVED}November update ended up including a whole host of postponed features, including traps, hanging points and the much-missed disguises. We later hotfixed in a few other {LINK REMOVED}minor changes to buff out some lingering issues, but then it was full speed ahead with the Season of mischief.
With all those sneaky features back in players’ hands, it was time for a celebration. Enter {LINK REMOVED}Season 14 Community Weekend, with a shared Community Emissary Grade to boost rewards, Twitch Drops, Picture Walls, Pop-Up Plunder – and its new cousin, Pop-Up Blunder – and so much more. It was great to see so many people joining us and taking part, even the {LINK REMOVED}pirates we couldn’t see. We’d wondered where all those extra chests and barrels were coming from.
Further afield, there were some out-of-game releases to shout about too. The music for a {LINK REMOVED}certain flaming ritual was added to the Sea of Thieves soundtrack for streaming in all the usual places, ready for whenever you feel like reliving that time you lost all your skin and flesh. At the same time, new {LINK REMOVED}Making Mischief designs made it to the Xbox Gear Store and a few lucky viewers were among the first to get their hands on the new {LINK REMOVED}colouring book as a {LINK REMOVED}livestream giveaway prize! Crayons out, pirates – we’re ready to see all your colourful creations.
News and Features As always, a Community Weekend has so many moving parts that {LINK REMOVED}a news article was the best way to lay out all the details up front, including which cosmetics were up for grabs, how to get involved and what that Community Emissary Grade can do for you. If you haven’t joined us for a Community Weekend before, this is a good place to start getting to grips with what they’re all about ahead of the next one.
Sticking with the community theme, the Community Spotlight shone down again in November: this time we were exchanging words with SoT UK admin heroine {LINK REMOVED}MrsPabl0 to find out what goes into helping to run a Sea of Thieves Affiliate Alliance group!
We also tried something new with the {LINK REMOVED}first instalment of This Month in Sea of Thieves. While dates are always fluid as Events and updates get shuffled around, we’re trying out this new series to put all the information you need about the upcoming month in one easy-to-read place. By the time you read this, {LINK REMOVED}December’s article will have landed too, so you may want to give it a peek – just beware spoilers for next month’s round-up!
Videos and Streams The Video team started their month with a fresh instalment of Sea of Thieves News, but the very next day they were back again with the latest Explainer! This episode tackled the topic of the nature of Seasons and how players can earn, buy and win cosmetics to personalise their pirate however they see fit.
With the November update rapidly approaching, Drew hopped in front of a camera to deliver our first Developer Update in a while, teeing everyone up for what was to come in the rest of the month and giving a peek behind the scenes at what we’re working on. The video set us up nicely for the Monthly Update – complete with the full complement of trailers and Pirate Emporium reveals that you’ll have come to expect.
For Community Weekend, a cast of Community team members regrouped in the Tavern for some {LINK REMOVED}suitably chaotic stream fun, but not before we were done investigating this suspicious barrel we found… That left just one more thing to publish before the month was out, in the form of a somewhat belated official podcast episode! Give it a listen if you’re curious what might be coming next for the game or you want to hear some very serious, professional conversations about booty. No, really.
Social Channels November on socials started with a spooky bang as we revealed the winners of the {LINK REMOVED}Ghouls and Ghosts round of #SoTShot! We really needed that {LINK REMOVED}one last scare before we shook off the {LINK REMOVED}lingering shivers of October. More player creativity was celebrated with a refresh of the {LINK REMOVED}Community Hub, but we may have gotten a bit preoccupied using Season 14’s {LINK REMOVED}new loadout additions to {LINK REMOVED}cause mayhem for much else. Fortunately it wasn’t long before the brand new {LINK REMOVED}Compass of Chaos made its debut and delivered a much more organised mayhem strategy for everyone to be getting on with.
The increased efficiency freed up some time to complete a second round of #SoTShot – this time putting everyone’s recently improved {LINK REMOVED}stealth abilities to the test with a {LINK REMOVED}Sneaky Sailors theme – but alas, some pirates {LINK REMOVED}mysteriously went missing during the process. Maybe they were just {LINK REMOVED}too sneaky.
Fortunately, most people came out of hiding for Community Weekend, highlighting their {LINK REMOVED}loyal crewmates and taking a moment to snap {LINK REMOVED}a quick pic at the Picture Walls to {LINK REMOVED}mark the occasion. There were even {LINK REMOVED}fireworks to enjoy – for some of us, at least…
All of which brings us to the end of November – and very nearly the year! This’ll be the last time you see the round-up crew (or at least, the writing crew with their round-up hats on) until next year when we’ll be recollecting all the adventures deployed in December. Until then, as always, you can find us on all the standard social channels – as well as {LINK REMOVED}Bluesky now! – over 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. Drop us a line in any of those places with any feedback but otherwise, happy holidays and we’ll see you in the new year! Sail responsibly!
Previously in 2024: Sea of Thieves Round-Up: October 2024
Sea of Thieves Round-Up: September 2024
Sea of Thieves Round-Up: August 2024
Sea of Thieves Round-Up: July 2024
Sea of Thieves Round-Up: June 2024
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