SEA OF THIEVES Developers On Potentially Adding A Battle Royale Game Mode With Their Own Unique Spin
Countless games have recently hopped on the 'battle royale bandwagon' and now it seems that Sea of Thieves is about to become one of them. Its developers recently discussed their take on the PVP genre...
The battle royale genre has been lifted to new heights as of late by games like Fortnite and Player Unknown's Battlegrounds - with major titles like Call of Duty and Battlefield also hopping on the bandwagon. Next to join in the kerfuffle will apparently be Rare's most recent title Sea of Thieves.
Rare's team recently discussed the future of their game with Game Informer. Design Director Mike Chapman had a ton to say - here it is:
I think last year we said every sail on the horizon will always be a real player ship.
Players started asking for skeleton ships, and we said, 'Let’s give it to them'... People also said it would be cool if we expanded the world, so we’ve expanded the world, but we’ve done it, and we made the gameplay fundamentally different in Devil’s Roar for Forsaken Shores.
I think there are so many examples of content in the game where we’re like, we always talk about the death mechanics and we turned it into the ghost ship. We put a Sea of Thieves spin on a familiar mechanic with new and interesting takes. We see the battle royale thing, but I think there will be opportunities to do that kind of thing differently. It’s interesting where you can take PvP in the game, but we’d want to put a unique Sea of Thieves spin on it and do something completely surprising.
Craig Duncan, head of Rare, also elaborated a bit on why their own spin would be necessary, "It’s not about taking something that works super well in another game, and going, 'Hey, let’s start everyone in a Sea of Thieves map from different points and have you all come together.'"
When the game was initially released it was berated for a seemingly limited amount of content. Since then Rare have done their best to listen to community feedback and improve upon Sea of Thieves - as Chapman explained. So if fans of the game want a battle royale mode, then lo and behold, they shall recieve it.
What do you think? Would you like Sea of Thieves to hop on the battle royale bandwagon?