Highlights
- Sea of Thieves Season 10 will introduce private servers, providing a safer experience for fresh players who want to learn the mechanics and complete quests without encountering PvP.
- Safer Seas players can group with up to three other pirates and earn gold and reputation at a reduced rate of 30% compared to the shared world.
- The private servers won't be available until December, and certain aspects like Captain and Pirate Legend status will remain exclusive to the shared world, maintaining Sea of Thieves' main focus.
The Sea of Thieves Season 10 preview confirms the release of private servers called Safer Seas. Pirates have been competing with each other for the resources of Sea of Thieves since the game was released, but a new experience may complement a PvE play style.
Rare has improved Sea of Thieves from its launch through several significant updates. The game began a seasonal model in 2021, and Rare continues to add to Sea of Thieves every few months. Sea of Thieves Season 9 featured unique rewards, new Pirate Legend Voyages, revitalized worlds, and several quality-of-life upgrades. Rare recently revealed Sea of Thieves Season 10 is set to include many of its own quality-of-life improvements. Among the changes coming to Sea of Thieves in Season 10 are private servers that may allow for a safer experience for fresh players.
Sea of Thieves Season 10 is set to release on October 19. Like other seasons, this one will include different cosmetics, adventures, and some fixes. Unlike guilds which are being added to Sea of Thieves with Season 10's launch, the Safer Seas private servers won't be joining the rotation until December. Sea of Thieves fans who choose to play Safer Seas will be able to group with up to three other pirates. Safer Seas players can learn the mechanics of the game, do Sea of Thieves Tall Tales, and complete quests. While the gold and reputation will transfer to High Seas if players move to the shared world, it's earned at a 30% reduced rate in Safer Seas.
According to Sea of Thieves Creative Director Mike Chapman, private servers have been a request since the game launched. Because the Sea of Thieves Safer Seas removes aspects of the shared world in the main game, it won't play exactly the same. Among the things that are still exclusive to High Seas are Sea of Thieves Captain and Pirate Legend status, and the Athena's Fortunate and Reaper's Bones factions. This is to allow new players to get an idea of what to do in the game before having to encounter PvP. The game mode may also benefit players who are trying to complete certain tasks without getting into ship battles with other pirates.
Although much of the Sea of Thieves Season 10 preview focused on Safer Seas, Rare confirmed that the shared world will remain its main focus. While Safer Seas was confirmed for December, the specific release date remains unclear.
Sea of Thieves is available now for PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
Source: Sea of Thieves