Sea of Thieves
Sea Of Thieves is a beautiful, graphically polished game. It is also not a game you can just jump into and start playing right away – there are things to learn and a learning curve to overcome. Fortunately, this guide is here to help you with that. While SoT is an open adventure game, and by definition, there isn’t one main goal you need to accomplish, there are some things you should know when you first start the game.
Pirate Legend
One of the most commonly sought-after goals is to reach Pirate Legend. This is not recommended, as nothing changes, gameplay-wise, when you reach it. Instead, consider talking to the NPCs. If you talk to one of the NPCs at the outposts, for example, they will offer you voyages to complete and you’ll be rewarded loot when you turn them in. Try the Gold Hoarder vaults first, they’re fun and quite rewarding. These voyages are a great way to start for new players.
Captain Bounty Voyages
Another fun thing to do are the Captain Bounty Voyages from the Order of Souls. If you feel daring, check out Morrow’s Point Outpost. You’ll be rewarded with twice the booty. However, there are a lot more challenges if you take these paths such as geysers, earthquakes, and the like.
World Events
Have you noticed those cloud icons in the sky? These are world events. They are basically waves of certain enemies that you have to defeat in order to reach the boss of the event. Once completed, you get some sweet loot.
There are currently five World Events in the game and they all automatically activate when you approach them. The only event you must activate for yourself is “Fort of the Damned”. The World Events vary in difficulty, with some being relatively easy, while others are quite hard and require a firm knowledge of ship control.
Lore
If you are a fan of learning more about the lore, check out the Tall Tales! Look at the book on the right-hand side of the tavern. It will begin the Shroudbreaker tall tale, which is the first of nine Tall Tales. You have to do them in order. You’ll see icons above the islands on your map which will indicate where you need to go to start each Tall Tale. If you are a completionist, you definitely want to check these out.
Reaper
You want to be aware of Reaper and all the different markings. Any Reaper mark will have your ship visible to all crews on the server. If you check your marks and see those icons – be careful. Do not use the Mark of the Reapers flag if you want to avoid combat! If you do want to fight, well, hoist the Reaper and get to it!