The Voyages of Skipper Jimi

My voyage began as a shopping trip by myself at Dagger Tooth Outpost. It ended on a Skeleton Throne atop Marauder's Arch. How did it come to this? 1. A Sovereign Snafu I had already been playing Sea of Thieves all day, and it was time to get some mundane landlubber work done. The pillaging and plundering would have to continue tomorrow...  Oh! But then I noticed this interesting question online posed by one Captain Chara: How much gold did your pirate's outfit cost? Intrigued, I logged into Sea of Thieves just to check on this. As you can see below, Jimi's outfit, haircut, and beard were all quite reasonable: a mere 31,425 gold. Jimi's outfit is simple, inexpensive, and (hopefully) distinctive. I find that the "exclusive" cosmetics in Sea of Thieves tend to be overused. Try to mix in some simple pieces to make your pirate stand out! The shirt and hat were season rewards and are not available at time of writing, but they will likely be made available to all for...

On March 10, 2022, five sloop crews gathered around an anchored galleon. Without firing a shot, all ten pirates hopped onto the galleon and played "Becalmed" and other shanties for about 10 minutes until the Sea of Thieves servers shut down for an update... an update that would shut down their beloved Arena. One of those ten somber pirates was Jimi. Last week marked the one-year anniversary of Arena's closure, so I thought it would be a good topic for this week's blog entry. Ye Olde Sea Dog, a sloop captained by Jimi, proudly carries on the Sea Dog legacy.  1. Why did Rare close Arena? Arena was a PVP-focused mode in Sea of Thieves that pitted five crews against each other in a small area of the map. Competing crews earned silver by landing cannon balls on other ships, killing other pirates, and collecting special Sea Dog chests. They lost silver by sinking. The crew with the most silver at the end of the timed match would win. The Arena was operated by a trading comp...

Since Season 9 comes to the Sea of Thieves later this week, I thought it was a good time to look back on Season 8... And talk about the future of its key feature: hourglass PVP. Will the Hourglass become a constant part of life on the Sea of Thieves (like an emissary flag) or will it disappear with Season 8? 1. The Success of Season 7 (Captaincy) In their podcasts and public statements, Rare developers have constantly stressed that, unlike the Sunken Kingdom or Sea Forts of earlier updates, Season 7 (Captaincy) and Season 8 (Hourglass PVP) were not simply new additions to the game map. Instead, they were designed to provide new infrastructure systems that change the way we play the game. So far, Season 7 (Captaincy) has been very successful in this regard. In Season 8, Rare introduced new milestones  (a Captaincy feature) related to Hourglass PVP. By advancing these milestones, players could unlock ship decorations and trinkets inspired by the new Guardians of Fortune and Servants ...

Two weeks ago,  I wrote about the new Ghost Curse  in Sea of Thieves. Along with the Skeleton Curse, this was one of the two new curses introduced in Season 8. It is a lot of work to get these two new curses, and I thought I'd be lucky to get even one of them during Season 8. However, thanks to the Double Rewards Week, which I covered in last week's post , I managed to get both of the curses before the season ended!  Today, I will share my thoughts on the long-awaited Skeleton Curse. Jimi drinks from the chalice that will grant him immortality as a skeleton! 1. Skeleton Teeth! I'd like to start by saying that I  like the skeleton curse very much . In fact, the more I use it, the more it grows on me!  Many have complained that we cannot equip our old clothes or cosmetics to our skeleton form. It would be great if we could use our hats, jackets, and hair with the skeleton curse, but I am sure this is easier said than done! That is not to say that all skeletons are...