Sea of Thieves (PS5) - Before You Buy
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Date: 2024-05-02
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vitternow
I got Game Pass a few years ago with my Series X and decided to try this game (which had never been on my radar before. And. it's one of the best games ever made, imo. I hope that now, with its availability to a wider audience, it receives the love it deserves. The sense of wonder it evokes is truly unique. The balance it strikes between realism and a cartoony style goes beyond mere art; you can feel it in the gameplay, especially in its somewhat realistic navigation of the world and map reading. And let's talk about the waterit's the best I've seen in a game, maybe
I only played it for a bit, though, as I'm mostly a single-player gamer (yes, you can still enjoy it solo and have a great time. It's not the type of game you have to play for 3000 hours continuously, but you can come back to it anytime! The world is full of surprises and richness, and the mechanics are fantastic. Plus, the interactions with other players can be super exciting. Just be careful not to lose the contents of that chest you worked so hard forit can get stolen right under your nose, and your ship can sink!
The developers keep adding new content, story quests, and gameplay possibilities, and it deserves more attention from ongoing game awards. I used to stream and play with folks, and it was cool to work together on the ships! Now, I'm itching to go back to the seas!
P. S.: What would I give for Rockstar to make a Pirates game.
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I got Game Pass a few years ago with my Series X and decided to try this game (which had never been on my radar before. And. it's one of the best games ever made, imo. I hope that now, with its availability to a wider audience, it receives the love it deserves. The sense of wonder it evokes is truly unique. The balance it strikes between realism and a cartoony style goes beyond mere art; you can feel it in the gameplay, especially in its somewhat realistic navigation of the world and map reading. And let's talk about the waterit's the best I've seen in a game, maybe
I only played it for a bit, though, as I'm mostly a single-player gamer (yes, you can still enjoy it solo and have a great time. It's not the type of game you have to play for 3000 hours continuously, but you can come back to it anytime! The world is full of surprises and richness, and the mechanics are fantastic. Plus, the interactions with other players can be super exciting. Just be careful not to lose the contents of that chest you worked so hard forit can get stolen right under your nose, and your ship can sink!
The developers keep adding new content, story quests, and gameplay possibilities, and it deserves more attention from ongoing game awards. I used to stream and play with folks, and it was cool to work together on the ships! Now, I'm itching to go back to the seas!
P. S.: What would I give for Rockstar to make a Pirates game.
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appache28
Sea of Thieves is an Epic game! Ive played since lauch and I've been into it for 5 year none stop playing every single day after work almost all night and I never Found any moment boring (some frustrating for sure but never boring! Theres always a new approche to strategie or encounters you can betray, be friendly or straight up raise the jolly roger and be chaos on the sea. Each night was a different story.
I've met one of my Best friend on a open crew sloop and we have been sailing togheter everyday since 4 years now! We have so many stories, we have met so many funny people and have spent more than 100 millions each for sure in cosmetic!
One thing I will never forget, once I receive news about a familly member dying, and let the game open. when i came back all my ship was looted and burning down. I told the other crew that i left my ship because of that news and they actually fixed my ship, gave me back my loot and stock up my ship with supply so i could change my mind and continue my adventure! Sea of thieves can be rough and toxic but from my experience its a small part of it. Thers are alot of nice crew ready for a good fight.
My avdvice, dont trust anyone too fast, always keep your hands on your blunderbuss; , angle your sails and be patient for the right moment to canons em!
Sea yall on the ferryman and thanks to gameranx crew for all the good stuff they create!
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Sea of Thieves is an Epic game! Ive played since lauch and I've been into it for 5 year none stop playing every single day after work almost all night and I never Found any moment boring (some frustrating for sure but never boring! Theres always a new approche to strategie or encounters you can betray, be friendly or straight up raise the jolly roger and be chaos on the sea. Each night was a different story.
I've met one of my Best friend on a open crew sloop and we have been sailing togheter everyday since 4 years now! We have so many stories, we have met so many funny people and have spent more than 100 millions each for sure in cosmetic!
One thing I will never forget, once I receive news about a familly member dying, and let the game open. when i came back all my ship was looted and burning down. I told the other crew that i left my ship because of that news and they actually fixed my ship, gave me back my loot and stock up my ship with supply so i could change my mind and continue my adventure! Sea of thieves can be rough and toxic but from my experience its a small part of it. Thers are alot of nice crew ready for a good fight.
My avdvice, dont trust anyone too fast, always keep your hands on your blunderbuss; , angle your sails and be patient for the right moment to canons em!
Sea yall on the ferryman and thanks to gameranx crew for all the good stuff they create!
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jettblade
I played back a little after it was first released and thought it was fun but was missing some things that would have rounded out the game. I actually played around the start of this year and had a blast. The quality of life improvements was amazing. What you can do now is so much better and more streamlined. I have heard some of the new ideas they plan on doing and some of them were very interesting but others are going to make the game much harder on the PVP side. I like the knife, ziplines, and the ability to walk on rope. All those are great things to add. The two things that I feel that are going to not be very good are the grappling gun and the Davy Jones world ship. I do like the idea of the grappling gun because it can make going around islands much easier but I know that PVPers are going to make my life a living hell with them. Honestly the worst part about this game is that once someone gets on your ship and downs you the game is over for you. The other thing is the World Ship that's going to cause a lot of problems. So the World Ship is a big ship everyone fights over and its supposed to be really strong. The problem is again that PVPers are going to be able to take control of that ship and basically ruin the game for everyone else. The grapple gun and world ship aren't going to be out for a while.
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I played back a little after it was first released and thought it was fun but was missing some things that would have rounded out the game. I actually played around the start of this year and had a blast. The quality of life improvements was amazing. What you can do now is so much better and more streamlined. I have heard some of the new ideas they plan on doing and some of them were very interesting but others are going to make the game much harder on the PVP side. I like the knife, ziplines, and the ability to walk on rope. All those are great things to add. The two things that I feel that are going to not be very good are the grappling gun and the Davy Jones world ship. I do like the idea of the grappling gun because it can make going around islands much easier but I know that PVPers are going to make my life a living hell with them. Honestly the worst part about this game is that once someone gets on your ship and downs you the game is over for you. The other thing is the World Ship that's going to cause a lot of problems. So the World Ship is a big ship everyone fights over and its supposed to be really strong. The problem is again that PVPers are going to be able to take control of that ship and basically ruin the game for everyone else. The grapple gun and world ship aren't going to be out for a while.
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FelonRac
I have close to 3, 000 hours in this game. One of my favorite games of all time. To anyone on PS5 that is wondering if they should get it or not. Ask these questions.
1. Do you like open world games
2. Do you like teamwork
3. Do you like being able to do whatever you want whenever you want to
4. Do you like working out puzzles
5. Do you like working with other players to complete common goals
6. Do you like roleplaying
7. Do you like slaughtering everyone in sight and taking all of their hard earned loot and supplies
If the answer is yes to any of these SOT is for you. There is so much to do in this game, it is not the same as before. It used to be a shell of a game, but not anymore. There is SOOO much to do. If you answered yes, get the game try EVERYTHING out, not just pvp or pve or one part of the game. And give it some time. Trust me, once you get the handle of how the game works, you'll be addicted. Thats what happened to me, I hated this game the first week I played, but once I got the hang of it and could hold my own, I haven't been able to put it down since. Hence the 2800 hours I have. Trust me, this is a great game. You just have to give it a shot to show you.
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I have close to 3, 000 hours in this game. One of my favorite games of all time. To anyone on PS5 that is wondering if they should get it or not. Ask these questions.
1. Do you like open world games
2. Do you like teamwork
3. Do you like being able to do whatever you want whenever you want to
4. Do you like working out puzzles
5. Do you like working with other players to complete common goals
6. Do you like roleplaying
7. Do you like slaughtering everyone in sight and taking all of their hard earned loot and supplies
If the answer is yes to any of these SOT is for you. There is so much to do in this game, it is not the same as before. It used to be a shell of a game, but not anymore. There is SOOO much to do. If you answered yes, get the game try EVERYTHING out, not just pvp or pve or one part of the game. And give it some time. Trust me, once you get the handle of how the game works, you'll be addicted. Thats what happened to me, I hated this game the first week I played, but once I got the hang of it and could hold my own, I haven't been able to put it down since. Hence the 2800 hours I have. Trust me, this is a great game. You just have to give it a shot to show you.
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greedythegoon8607
I have about 400 hours in this game, and about 200 or so of those hours are with my mom. From getting her into a game like Dead by Daylight, to moving her over to a game like Sea of Thieves has been an absolute treat, and although I don't have a lot of particular memories in those hours, it's so cool that his game is absolutely for everyone if they want it to be. I can see this game being here for the next half a decade at least, and I as well as the rest of us could only hope for more. Sea of Thieves is one of the best pirate games out there, and a treasure of a game overall.
I'll always remember the time my cousin and I came across a galleon of an open crew, and there was some discordance between them from the moment we met them. We ended up getting two of them to MUTINY the rest of their crew and join our galleon as a 6 man crew. Absolutely wild, and will always put a smile on my face when I think of it. This game will create moments you didn't expect to happen, even though they very well could happen. I cannot give Sea of Thieves anything less than an 8/10 in 2024.
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I have about 400 hours in this game, and about 200 or so of those hours are with my mom. From getting her into a game like Dead by Daylight, to moving her over to a game like Sea of Thieves has been an absolute treat, and although I don't have a lot of particular memories in those hours, it's so cool that his game is absolutely for everyone if they want it to be. I can see this game being here for the next half a decade at least, and I as well as the rest of us could only hope for more. Sea of Thieves is one of the best pirate games out there, and a treasure of a game overall.
I'll always remember the time my cousin and I came across a galleon of an open crew, and there was some discordance between them from the moment we met them. We ended up getting two of them to MUTINY the rest of their crew and join our galleon as a 6 man crew. Absolutely wild, and will always put a smile on my face when I think of it. This game will create moments you didn't expect to happen, even though they very well could happen. I cannot give Sea of Thieves anything less than an 8/10 in 2024.
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svennebananxx
i feel like you did not give the full picture because you are a new player. i have played the game alot and one thing that you did not really talk about is the pvp which is the greatest thing in this game for me. it might seem simple when your just playing pve but in reality it is actually quite deep and really hard. when you have played a bit and start to play more and more pvp you are going to get hooked if you like pvp. the pvp is really something that you cant get i any other game with both the ship pvp and the boarding pvp. from your video it really sounded like the game was a pve game which it is not if your not playing safer seas. one of the most fun things is that it is always a risk that someone will sink you and take your loot and with reapers and hourglass battles the game is really a pvp game. so if anyone who likes pvp watched this video and thought that its not for them i can promise you that if you also like a bit of pve this game is for you.
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i feel like you did not give the full picture because you are a new player. i have played the game alot and one thing that you did not really talk about is the pvp which is the greatest thing in this game for me. it might seem simple when your just playing pve but in reality it is actually quite deep and really hard. when you have played a bit and start to play more and more pvp you are going to get hooked if you like pvp. the pvp is really something that you cant get i any other game with both the ship pvp and the boarding pvp. from your video it really sounded like the game was a pve game which it is not if your not playing safer seas. one of the most fun things is that it is always a risk that someone will sink you and take your loot and with reapers and hourglass battles the game is really a pvp game. so if anyone who likes pvp watched this video and thought that its not for them i can promise you that if you also like a bit of pve this game is for you.
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SamusGunship
Geez, you almost literally are not even playing the same game as me. I have been playing Sea of Thieves for years, and I have never even tried any of that PVE stuff that you showed here. It was bizarre to me how you criticized the combat, but you are only talking about PVE combat. The only thing that I ever do is fight players, and this game has the most advanced and exciting combat of any video game that I have ever played.
You just simply are not playing the same game that I play, at all. Obviously you were in the PVE server, but why didn't you even mention the PVP- which is the real game. I can understand that you probably get your ass handed to you the moment you go into a PVP server, but why then do you criticize the game for the simple combat when you are not good enough to handle the real combat.
Weird review, very weird.
I mean, you didn't even once mention combat against other ships--- when that is the entire game. Weird
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Geez, you almost literally are not even playing the same game as me. I have been playing Sea of Thieves for years, and I have never even tried any of that PVE stuff that you showed here. It was bizarre to me how you criticized the combat, but you are only talking about PVE combat. The only thing that I ever do is fight players, and this game has the most advanced and exciting combat of any video game that I have ever played.
You just simply are not playing the same game that I play, at all. Obviously you were in the PVE server, but why didn't you even mention the PVP- which is the real game. I can understand that you probably get your ass handed to you the moment you go into a PVP server, but why then do you criticize the game for the simple combat when you are not good enough to handle the real combat.
Weird review, very weird.
I mean, you didn't even once mention combat against other ships--- when that is the entire game. Weird
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melon9933
it sounds like you haven't play sot for very long so i'll tell you stuff from a seasoned player. unless you like grinding to an endless goal, there is no long term incentive to play. if it was like 3 years ago i would say pvp makes the game fun and is the long term incentive but as of lately, pvp isn't really looked highly upon. sure you got hourglass but personally all those battles feel the exact same to me with no variation. You could attack random people you find who are doing voyages or whatever but most of the time they will either run, disconnect, or just give up without a fight, and every time comes with them being toxic telling you that they are just doing their own thing, you have no right to attack them. I've played for 4k hours and 3k of those hours were probably from pvp. I stopped playing because pvp is not fun in this game anymore. Of course this is highly oppinionated though
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it sounds like you haven't play sot for very long so i'll tell you stuff from a seasoned player. unless you like grinding to an endless goal, there is no long term incentive to play. if it was like 3 years ago i would say pvp makes the game fun and is the long term incentive but as of lately, pvp isn't really looked highly upon. sure you got hourglass but personally all those battles feel the exact same to me with no variation. You could attack random people you find who are doing voyages or whatever but most of the time they will either run, disconnect, or just give up without a fight, and every time comes with them being toxic telling you that they are just doing their own thing, you have no right to attack them. I've played for 4k hours and 3k of those hours were probably from pvp. I stopped playing because pvp is not fun in this game anymore. Of course this is highly oppinionated though
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RandolfLycan
Sea of Thieves will always have a special place in my heart due to one night of playing after enjoying some devils lettuce, and jumping into a public server all by myself and proceeding to engage in sword combat with a random person. Only for it to end with me sheathing my weapon, pulling out the banjo, and playing some 1812 overture. This was followed by him pulling out the accordion and playing along. This was also followed by 3 other completely random people, each taking turns pulling out an instrument, and playing along. We played at least 20 minutes of songs together. It was hilarious. It was beautiful. It was by far the best buzz I’ve ever had. I still think about them to this day and hope they are well. If you seriously made it this far, thank you. Go enjoy sea of thieves ps fam.
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Sea of Thieves will always have a special place in my heart due to one night of playing after enjoying some devils lettuce, and jumping into a public server all by myself and proceeding to engage in sword combat with a random person. Only for it to end with me sheathing my weapon, pulling out the banjo, and playing some 1812 overture. This was followed by him pulling out the accordion and playing along. This was also followed by 3 other completely random people, each taking turns pulling out an instrument, and playing along. We played at least 20 minutes of songs together. It was hilarious. It was beautiful. It was by far the best buzz I’ve ever had. I still think about them to this day and hope they are well. If you seriously made it this far, thank you. Go enjoy sea of thieves ps fam.
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gatr2897
I'm part of a small friend group on a Discord server and every other main active person on the server (4 of them not including me) except for me plays this game together multiple times a week, but I couldn't because I only own a Switch and a PS5, but now that it's on PS5 I can join them, and one of us will have to sit out each time now at least one of us is usually busy often enough that it shouldn't be too big an issue I think. This game is really fun I've already gotten a look for my pirate that I really like so for now I'm gonna save up for a ship of my own. The characters you can make in this are seriously such a great part of it. One of my friends pirates feels like a celebrity among the group he's so iconic lol.
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I'm part of a small friend group on a Discord server and every other main active person on the server (4 of them not including me) except for me plays this game together multiple times a week, but I couldn't because I only own a Switch and a PS5, but now that it's on PS5 I can join them, and one of us will have to sit out each time now at least one of us is usually busy often enough that it shouldn't be too big an issue I think. This game is really fun I've already gotten a look for my pirate that I really like so for now I'm gonna save up for a ship of my own. The characters you can make in this are seriously such a great part of it. One of my friends pirates feels like a celebrity among the group he's so iconic lol.
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Hogarth_da_dude
Gotta say I am the most toxic person in this game me and the boys get in a galleon and just start hunting down other players, been playing on PS5 since the April 25th early access and beta I've even killed 2 megalodons and the kraken and put like 50 hours into this game already,
One of the best moments is we were all sailing and I drank so much I started to throw up and then we hit a rock so I went to patch and had my bucket in my hand and threw up in the bucket then I threw my throw up on my friend and we got into a throw up war for like 15 minutes throwing puke at each other until we ran into 2 skeleton galleons and had to get serious. This is peak gaming
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Gotta say I am the most toxic person in this game me and the boys get in a galleon and just start hunting down other players, been playing on PS5 since the April 25th early access and beta I've even killed 2 megalodons and the kraken and put like 50 hours into this game already,
One of the best moments is we were all sailing and I drank so much I started to throw up and then we hit a rock so I went to patch and had my bucket in my hand and threw up in the bucket then I threw my throw up on my friend and we got into a throw up war for like 15 minutes throwing puke at each other until we ran into 2 skeleton galleons and had to get serious. This is peak gaming
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Rockyroad321
I think it needs to be noted that if you don’t care about cosmetics then your fun in sea of thieves will end very fast because you’ll quickly learn cosmetic is the only purpose for the game. (Along with the story)
And when you’ve already got a desired outfit and ship design you lose purpose in playing.
That being said, the foundation of this game is beyond perfection, no game comes close and sea of thieves is within a genre of its own. I personally wish the game was a true RPG which gives me more purpose than cosmetic. I’ve done the story and I’ve got a cool outfits so there’s no reason to play anymore.
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I think it needs to be noted that if you don’t care about cosmetics then your fun in sea of thieves will end very fast because you’ll quickly learn cosmetic is the only purpose for the game. (Along with the story)
And when you’ve already got a desired outfit and ship design you lose purpose in playing.
That being said, the foundation of this game is beyond perfection, no game comes close and sea of thieves is within a genre of its own. I personally wish the game was a true RPG which gives me more purpose than cosmetic. I’ve done the story and I’ve got a cool outfits so there’s no reason to play anymore.
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DudeBroSoda
To all new players on PS5 id like to extend a warm welcome to the community. As a long time player who played the alpha and has the Brave vangaurd sails and title and played 90% solo up to pirate legend and only plays every few months or so these days i truly hope you enjoy your time in the sea of thieves. Dont let anyone tell you how to play the game, if you want to PVP and be a pirate fighting other players and stealing their loot then do it! If you want to have a server wide alliance that all sells loot together to make a ton of gold the DO IT! Play your way and just HAVE FUN
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To all new players on PS5 id like to extend a warm welcome to the community. As a long time player who played the alpha and has the Brave vangaurd sails and title and played 90% solo up to pirate legend and only plays every few months or so these days i truly hope you enjoy your time in the sea of thieves. Dont let anyone tell you how to play the game, if you want to PVP and be a pirate fighting other players and stealing their loot then do it! If you want to have a server wide alliance that all sells loot together to make a ton of gold the DO IT! Play your way and just HAVE FUN
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dakotareyna2517
As a solo sloop captain, I kind of have fun with the whole wandering alone thing as opposed to sharing my ship with another person that I haven't played with before because you never know when you're going to have that one rando that leaves a banana on your stove until everything catches fire. Not saying that all randos you find in MM are like that, but as Sir Michael Caine's Alfred once put it, some men just want to watch the world burn. It's nice to make new friends sometimes, though
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As a solo sloop captain, I kind of have fun with the whole wandering alone thing as opposed to sharing my ship with another person that I haven't played with before because you never know when you're going to have that one rando that leaves a banana on your stove until everything catches fire. Not saying that all randos you find in MM are like that, but as Sir Michael Caine's Alfred once put it, some men just want to watch the world burn. It's nice to make new friends sometimes, though
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chubakka11
I’ve just started playing this game since the early access on the ps5 and I’m just amazed of how many negative comments I’ve read about this gameI know this game is not perfect but people just try and nitpick reasons to say this game is badbut so far I’ve had so much fun with pvp, pve, solo, co-op etc, long story short lol I just want to say I’m glad I picked up this game and would recommend it to anyone looking for a good game to either play with a friend or occasional solo
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I’ve just started playing this game since the early access on the ps5 and I’m just amazed of how many negative comments I’ve read about this gameI know this game is not perfect but people just try and nitpick reasons to say this game is badbut so far I’ve had so much fun with pvp, pve, solo, co-op etc, long story short lol I just want to say I’m glad I picked up this game and would recommend it to anyone looking for a good game to either play with a friend or occasional solo
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samhain6024
Finally! Thank you guys for talking about this game again!
Several years of updates, new stuff, some back-end engine stuff, they even added a new lighting system post launch and recently added ship shadows on the water!
This is easily my favorite game of all time. I've met some incredible people, and it's a great way to spend time with my friends. Sea of Thieves is a special place to me so I'm so glad you guys went back and gave it a little bit more love!
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Finally! Thank you guys for talking about this game again!
Several years of updates, new stuff, some back-end engine stuff, they even added a new lighting system post launch and recently added ship shadows on the water!
This is easily my favorite game of all time. I've met some incredible people, and it's a great way to spend time with my friends. Sea of Thieves is a special place to me so I'm so glad you guys went back and gave it a little bit more love!
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RestonIchiban
My wife and I were obsessed with this game when we started playing it somewhere from six months to a year after it came out. We had so many great interactions with other people. After it got popular with streamers a couple years later, though, the community became so toxic and full of griefers we finally gave it up. We have tried safer seas and had some fun but we have a toddler now so both of us being free to play almost never happens anymore.
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My wife and I were obsessed with this game when we started playing it somewhere from six months to a year after it came out. We had so many great interactions with other people. After it got popular with streamers a couple years later, though, the community became so toxic and full of griefers we finally gave it up. We have tried safer seas and had some fun but we have a toddler now so both of us being free to play almost never happens anymore.
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chronomize
Something to note is the FoV caps at 90 FoV (which is 74 in most games because it uses a different method to calculate it. This may not be a problem for most people. But for me at least it gives me headaches. It's a real accessibility issue, and I suspect it has something to do with why I don't perform so well in PvP. Even so it hasn't stopped me from logging a couple hundred hours on it in the year or two I've had it
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Something to note is the FoV caps at 90 FoV (which is 74 in most games because it uses a different method to calculate it. This may not be a problem for most people. But for me at least it gives me headaches. It's a real accessibility issue, and I suspect it has something to do with why I don't perform so well in PvP. Even so it hasn't stopped me from logging a couple hundred hours on it in the year or two I've had it
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F. A. S. D
Hey gameranx, is there going to be a MotoGP 2024 before you buy sir I know it's probably the least type of game that people wanted to play nowadays. but some people out there like me probably would really want to see a review and suggestion before deciding to buy it. Hope you guys see this comment I'd truly appreciate it and to be perfectly honest I never bought a game before I watch your before you buy videos
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Hey gameranx, is there going to be a MotoGP 2024 before you buy sir I know it's probably the least type of game that people wanted to play nowadays. but some people out there like me probably would really want to see a review and suggestion before deciding to buy it. Hope you guys see this comment I'd truly appreciate it and to be perfectly honest I never bought a game before I watch your before you buy videos
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themostexpendable
Finally, Sea of Thieves content! The complexity of ship to ships PVP battles is the only thing you missed. It’s super exciting and the longer you play, the more tactical and epic those ship to ship battles become. There’s a learning curve. And you will be sunk a lot. But the thrill of winning. Or engaging in a sneaky theft. There’s nothing like it in gaming. Enjoy PlayStations users!
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Finally, Sea of Thieves content! The complexity of ship to ships PVP battles is the only thing you missed. It’s super exciting and the longer you play, the more tactical and epic those ship to ship battles become. There’s a learning curve. And you will be sunk a lot. But the thrill of winning. Or engaging in a sneaky theft. There’s nothing like it in gaming. Enjoy PlayStations users!
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