Content Update
We kept the September update pretty lean and mean ahead of the upcoming full Season release, but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t well-stocked with adjustments, improvements and ironclad cosmetics. As always, you can have a read of the release notes – and the briefer notes regarding the later hotfix – for all the details, but the main highlights were some careful weapon rebalancing and the ability to sprint while holding one-handed items. Absolute game changer right there.
There was also good news for fishing enthusiasts midway through the month, as The Hunter’s Call banded together to offer increased gold and rep for all meat and fish delivered, while a later weekend offered a free Sea Beasts Tattoo as a login bonus. The generosity of Merrick’s family set the tone as we headed into this year’s Talk Like a Pirate Day, where more celebrations awaited including a sale in the Pirate Emporium, a musical interlude as ‘Grogg Mayles Instrumental’ joined the official soundtrack and the highly anticipated delights of Season 13 Community Weekend! That was a highlight of the month for many, if not quite everyone.
News and Features
With so many recent and upcoming changes to Sea of Thieves, there were a couple of points in September where we wanted to check in with you all on some of the work going on behind the scenes. That meant releasing two separate State of Play posts, one focused on our commitment to player safety, the other discussing general game health.
Over on the community side of things, we had two more Spotlights to share. The first sat us down with famed burger clown OphieIRL to peer into the mind behind a pirate as unique as Donald McRonald, while the second squished two pirates beneath the all-seeing Spotlight in the form of Loki and Leator! Which definitely sets a record for occurrences of the word ‘underpants’.
And speaking of bold fashion choices, we ended the month by revealing all the details of Season 13’s Style of Thieves contest! The article laid out the four new themes awaiting the most finely dressed of pirates, with the promise of a pair of coveted Fashionista’s Finery Gloves for any who managed to stand out from the crowd. Equally coveted is the luxurious Sea of Thieves vinyl soundtrack, which came back into stock at iam8bit this month and was duly celebrated with a cheeky giveaway!
Videos and Streams
The Sea of Thieves update wheel never stops, and neither do our mighty Video team. Not only did they deliver a fresh September instalment of Sea of Thieves News for everyone to dig their teeth into, there were also two new Sea of Thieves Explained videos delving into the narrative-rich world of Tall Tales and the more mechanical side of piracy with an exploration of crews, Captains and Guilds.
Towards the end of the month, we briefly stepped away from the world of Sea of Thieves – daring, we know, but it was for a good cause. A host of Rare employees came together with developers from across the gaming industry to participate in One Big Game, 24 hours of football matches to raise money for SpecialEffect. Together, the teams raised more than £25,000 for charity and scored some amazing goals along the way. Not bad for a group of pirates (and friends), right?
After all that, we were rapidly running out of time before we reached October but there was time to sneak in one last little treat for the month: a highly anticipated first look at the Season 14 title screen…
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Social Channels
The Festival of Giving may not be the next Festival on the calendar, but that didn’t stop us from giving away prizes all over social media in September. Four creative pirates earned some fancy hats in the Community Hub refresh, while nocturnal photographers took home the Golden Hour Sails from the Ships at Night round of #SoTShot.
Amidst the excitement of it all we took a quick break to remember some calming moments from our time on the seas and request some favourite figureheads, before getting right back into things with Community Weekend. From there it was a rush of Pop-Up Plunder maps, Twitch Drops, more Twitch Drops and all manner of nautical shenanigans. Needless to say, we were having a lovely time.
That left us with a race to the end of the month and a pile of little hints as to what players can expect from Season 14. Just what these strange notes we found could mean or what this unusual fruit might be, we couldn’t possibly say. We’ve got to watch our step, after all. You never know what dangers might be hiding around the corner…
And that’s September! With a new Season just a short time away, things are absolutely not slowing down, so we’ll have to leave you with that. But we’ll be right back next month for another round-up – in fact we’ll be there before you know it. In the meantime, you can always drop any feedback, comments or fun stories to us in all the usual social places – Twitter/X, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Twitch, or via the official Forums and Discord. See you there!
Previously in 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
