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	<br>~~As our Executive Producer, @JoeNineTee said in An Important Question for Joe and Gang, we’ve been talking about how best~~ to ~~respond to some of the big questions~~ that ~~we see on the forums. Fair to say~~, ~~personal combat is an area~~ that ~~has lots of outstanding questions around how we’re planning to approach this in terms of~~ the ~~variety of weaponry and how this will feel to p<br><br> <br>In one way, you’ve already seen some hints to this, both in how we’ve treated the Ship’s Cannons – which you’ve seen in~~ a ~~lot of videos – but also in some of the elements hinted at in the cinematic trailer from E3 2<br><br> <br>What Redditor m4rx hauled~~ in from ~~their dive into~~ the ~~Sea of Thieves data was pretty interesting~~. ~~While many of the assets~~ have ~~yet~~ to ~~be decrypted, it turns out some~~ the ~~elements found were also present in the Pirate Legend video released previously by Rare~~. ~~But there's also quite a lot m<br><br>Ah yes, 2016~~ is ~~here. We've finally gotten to the point in our planet's history where the current year almost sounds fictitious. Bad quips about how the number of years~~ that have ~~passed aside, 2016 is set~~ to be a ~~downright fascinating 366 days when it comes~~ to ~~video games~~ (~~that's right, it's a leap year - here's~~ to ~~hoping you found this out from a gaming article~~)~~. If there's one thing that there isn't enough of on the Internet every year~~, it~~'s articles hoping for certain aspects of a new year~~ to ~~be wonderful. In honor~~ of ~~this, we're bringing~~ you ~~three wonderful wishes for each major gaming entity (PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo and PC) over the next four days that, if true, might just make 2016 the best year for gaming yet~~. ~~While the Xbox One is very much in second place~~, ~~Microsoft's heavy consumer focus over the past year definitely has put the Xbox One in prime position~~ to be a ~~downright awesome console~~.~~<br>There are definitely some major questions about Sea of Thieves~~, ~~especially when~~ you ~~consider that Rare is not a studio that has ever put together an online game that feels truly cutting edge~~, ~~but if everything hits~~, ~~Microsoft's investment~~ in ~~this legendary studio could be totally worth it. The real goal here should be to find a way to make~~ a ~~charming~~, ~~deep online version of Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag~~ , ~~considering that may be~~ the ~~best pirate game we've ever received.~~<br><br> <br>One ~~caveat should be considered~~ with ~~this data dive. The assets pulled are not officially~~ announced, ~~and could, therefore, be cut content or take on a much different role in the final game, especially when a beta~~ is ~~usually never the same version~~ of ~~the game that~~'s ~~released when a game is launc<br><br> <br>With E3 coming up next month, there will undoubtedly be many~~ more ~~Xbox exclusive titles revealed. As mentioned above, Xbox has committed to offering plenty~~ of ~~first-party games, which means Xbox fans have a lot to look forward to both now and~~ in the ~~coming ye~~<br><br> <br>Undead Labs has revealed that it plans to release new details about State of Decay 2 at this year’s E3, but in the meantime has released a handful of screenshots and a reveal trailer that show how much the developer has learned these last few years. It’s obvious the sequel will incorporate many of the features gamers loved about State of Decay , while also injecting new features that players have been asking for since the first game in the series released. There’s little doubt State of Decay 2 will be one of Xbox’s most successful exclusives this y<br><br> <br>~~Today [https://Seaofthievesfans~~.~~com sea of thieves treasure guide\|https://seaofthievesfans~~.~~Com/]~~ of Thieves ~~Lead Designer Mike Chapman posted on~~ the ~~game's forums~~ to ~~give more details on how personal combat with flintlocks~~, ~~blunderbusses and swords~~ will ~~actually work on Rare's upcoming shared world adventure g~~<br><br>~~And yet…as pleasing as it was to eventually get to grips with~~ the ~~ship’s functions — jostling between control~~ of ~~the wheel and micro-managing~~ of the ~~sails, during solo sessions — or as enticing the next island~~ on the ~~horizon was to make landfall over~~, ~~it’s hard not to come away from Sea of Thieves and think: "OK…but what else is~~ there~~?" Admittedly while~~ the ~~beta did restrict activities to purely hunting down treasure~~, ~~to say~~ the ~~more "in~~-~~between" segments —~~ the ~~mundane segments if you will — proved~~ to be the ~~more entertaining~~ and~~/or insightful segments brings up a worrying and (potentially) lacking hook~~ that ~~Sea~~ of ~~Thieves’ gameplay sorely needs~~.<br><br>~~Even though Rare Replay was one~~ of ~~the most pleasant surprises of 2015, it's been far too long since Rare has made a~~ game ~~that feels truly aligned with its original development vision~~. ~~Yes~~, ~~the masterminds of yesteryear have moved~~ on ~~from the heralded development studio~~, ~~but when we got a glimpse of Rare~~'~~s next project, it~~'s ~~hard not to feel that awesome blend~~ of ~~nostalgia and novelty that this UK-based developer seemed~~ to ~~capture so~~ well.<br><br> <br>~~When you think about pirate encounters from books or movies~~, ~~you tend~~ to ~~think~~ of ~~dynamic encounters in~~ which ~~the crews start~~ by ~~selecting~~ the ~~right tool for~~ the ~~job~~, ~~but then change their weaponry~~ as the ~~situation changes~~. ~~We think about this scenario our game using the example~~ of ~~two ships meeting on~~ the ~~sea. In this example~~, the ~~first thing~~ that is ~~likely~~ to ~~happen is for cannon balls~~ to be ~~exchanged when the ships come into range~~. ~~Depending~~ on ~~how the crews decide to position the ships~~, ~~this may lead to~~ the ~~ships getting close enough for players to use personal arms, such~~ as ~~flintlock pistols and the blunderbuss~~. ~~With our approach to aim down sights~~, ~~you’d see~~ the ~~some~~ of the ~~rival crew taking aim with their guns as~~ the ~~crews exchange shots~~ between ~~decks~~, ~~while some players still continue to fire with~~ the ~~cannons. Following this~~, ~~in the event of one of the crews boarding the other ship~~, ~~they might then get~~ the ~~opportunity~~ to ~~get a single shot off while standing on~~ the ~~enemy deck, before then being forced into a reload…which is where swords come~~<br>		<br>We’ve also gone a step further compared to most other experiences that have aim down sights, in that the default position when carrying a gun around is not held in an aiming stance from the hip. Instead, guns that are not being actively aimed have their barrels pointing upwards or close to the player’s body. The reason for this is that players have to take a specific action to aim the gun (and be seen to aim the gun), which makes it much clearer to determine the intent of other players: if you [https://Seaofthievesfans.com/ see it here] them aiming at you, you know they are trying to line up a shot. Conversely, if you come across another crew in the world who seems more friendly and their guns are raised, the situation can feel less hostile. Ordinarily, in a typical shooter, even with aim down sights, the gun is held outwards and from the hip and other players automatically look more dea<br><br> <br>Sea of Thieves is an Xbox One and Windows 10 exclusive with no currently announced release window, though it is part of Microsoft's Play Anywhere program . Expect more information on Sea of Thieves in the months to c<br><br> <br>Undead Labs has revealed that it plans to release new details about State of Decay 2 at this year’s E3, but in the meantime has released a handful of screenshots and a reveal trailer that show how much the developer has learned these last few years. It’s obvious the sequel will incorporate many of the features gamers loved about State of Decay , while also injecting new features that players have been asking for since the first game in the series released. There’s little doubt State of Decay 2 will be one of Xbox’s most successful exclusives this y<br><br> <br>This cosmetic content will "either be on a shoulder, like a monkey, or like a cat on the ship" or even potions that change the appearance of the player character (e.g a potion that makes them look very old). Neate also suggests that Sea of Thieves players will be able to earn the currency to unlock this content through normal play. For example, players may be able to earn premium currency as a reward for completing high-level quests, or the content could even be found in the game world. Neate also says that anything available via microtransactions will provide "emotional value, not mechanical val<br><br> <br>First announced back in 2015, the swash-buckling action title Sea of Thieves looks to serve up plenty of daring adventure on the high seas later this year on Xbox One. While developer Rare has revealed quite a bit about the game already, there are still quite a few details still under wraps at the stu<br><br> <br>This might seem nitpicky given Nintendo's excellent and concise presentation during E3 2017, but the set-up for this one had already been done and all the company needed to do was announce it. The Switch is already gaining a reputation as the home for Wii U games that were ignored because of that console's technical failures, and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has already proven that those remakes can be extremely lucrative for Nintendo as well. Nintendo could have probably flashed the Metroid Prime 4 announcement on screen, followed with the announcement of a Super Smash Bros. Deluxe for the Switch, and called it a successful E3 2<br><br> <br>As expected, Sea of Thieves is an online multiplayer game in which players will cooperatively and competitively partake in traditional pirate activities. Those include running a ship by weighing anchor, unfurling sails, and laying down cannon fire on other ships, and island life -- though that was left merely teased. Oh, and don't forget drinking ale. There's plenty of ale to be drunk as well. Mostly though, there was a lot of sea battles with other pirate sh<br><br> <br>Below will challenge players with a mysterious, randomly-generated island where exploration, discovery, and survival are at the forefront of the experience. The game is said to offer a Dark Souls level of danger and intrigue with its combat, which by itself will continue to garner incredible attention until the game’s release later this y<br><br> <br>Sea of Thieves , the forthcoming Microsoft exclusive , is being pitched as a games as a service-style game. Publisher Microsoft sees it as the sort of game that players will want to keep coming back to month after month. It comes as little surprise then, that like so many other games as a service, Sea of Thieves will also include microtransacti<br><br> <br>To sail the seven seas, embracing the life of a pirate is a dream that E3 is keen to deliver with Rare's Xbox and Windows 10 exclusive Sea of Thieves . After debuting at Microsoft's press conference during E3 2015 , everyone expected more of the first-person pirate adventure game to be shown this year as well. Rare did not disappoint on expectation, delivering the first gameplay as well as a new cinematic trailer. Rare even went beyond expectations, going onto the Youtube Live E3 stream and showing off another block of gamep<br><br> <br>And the cinematic trailer for Sea of Thieves does promise quite a bit more than what Rare was able to show today. Treasure hunting on land and under the sea, combat between ships using both cannons, pistols, and swords, adventuring on islands into hidden places, and encountering both enemy pirates and supernatural fiends like skeletons. And sprinkled throughout the trailer is gold, treasure chests, and the struggle to control such riches. And that's all layered under the social experience that's at the heart of Sea of Thiev<br>

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As our Executive Producer, @JoeNineTee said in An Important Question for Joe and Gang, we’ve been talking about how best to respond to some of the big questions that we see on the forums. Fair to say, personal combat is an area that has lots of outstanding questions around how we’re planning to approach this in terms of the variety of weaponry and how this will feel to p In one way, you’ve already seen some hints to this, both in how we’ve treated the Ship’s Cannons – which you’ve seen in a lot of videos – but also in some of the elements hinted at in the cinematic trailer from E3 2 What Redditor m4rx hauled in from their dive into the Sea of Thieves data was pretty interesting. While many of the assets have yet to be decrypted, it turns out some the elements found were also present in the Pirate Legend video released previously by Rare. But there's also quite a lot m Ah yes, 2016 is here. We've finally gotten to the point in our planet's history where the current year almost sounds fictitious. Bad quips about how the number of years that have passed aside, 2016 is set to be a downright fascinating 366 days when it comes to video games (that's right, it's a leap year - here's to hoping you found this out from a gaming article). If there's one thing that there isn't enough of on the Internet every year, it's articles hoping for certain aspects of a new year to be wonderful. In honor of this, we're bringing you three wonderful wishes for each major gaming entity (PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo and PC) over the next four days that, if true, might just make 2016 the best year for gaming yet. While the Xbox One is very much in second place, Microsoft's heavy consumer focus over the past year definitely has put the Xbox One in prime position to be a downright awesome console. There are definitely some major questions about Sea of Thieves, especially when you consider that Rare is not a studio that has ever put together an online game that feels truly cutting edge, but if everything hits, Microsoft's investment in this legendary studio could be totally worth it. The real goal here should be to find a way to make a charming, deep online version of Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag , considering that may be the best pirate game we've ever received. One caveat should be considered with this data dive. The assets pulled are not officially announced, and could, therefore, be cut content or take on a much different role in the final game, especially when a beta is usually never the same version of the game that's released when a game is launc With E3 coming up next month, there will undoubtedly be many more Xbox exclusive titles revealed. As mentioned above, Xbox has committed to offering plenty of first-party games, which means Xbox fans have a lot to look forward to both now and in the coming ye Undead Labs has revealed that it plans to release new details about State of Decay 2 at this year’s E3, but in the meantime has released a handful of screenshots and a reveal trailer that show how much the developer has learned these last few years. It’s obvious the sequel will incorporate many of the features gamers loved about State of Decay , while also injecting new features that players have been asking for since the first game in the series released. There’s little doubt State of Decay 2 will be one of Xbox’s most successful exclusives this y Today [https://Seaofthievesfans.com sea of thieves treasure guide|https://seaofthievesfans.Com/] of Thieves Lead Designer Mike Chapman posted on the game's forums to give more details on how personal combat with flintlocks, blunderbusses and swords will actually work on Rare's upcoming shared world adventure g And yet…as pleasing as it was to eventually get to grips with the ship’s functions — jostling between control of the wheel and micro-managing of the sails, during solo sessions — or as enticing the next island on the horizon was to make landfall over, it’s hard not to come away from Sea of Thieves and think: "OK…but what else is there?" Admittedly while the beta did restrict activities to purely hunting down treasure, to say the more "in-between" segments — the mundane segments if you will — proved to be the more entertaining and/or insightful segments brings up a worrying and (potentially) lacking hook that Sea of Thieves’ gameplay sorely needs. Even though Rare Replay was one of the most pleasant surprises of 2015, it's been far too long since Rare has made a game that feels truly aligned with its original development vision. Yes, the masterminds of yesteryear have moved on from the heralded development studio, but when we got a glimpse of Rare's next project, it's hard not to feel that awesome blend of nostalgia and novelty that this UK-based developer seemed to capture so well. When you think about pirate encounters from books or movies, you tend to think of dynamic encounters in which the crews start by selecting the right tool for the job, but then change their weaponry as the situation changes. We think about this scenario our game using the example of two ships meeting on the sea. In this example, the first thing that is likely to happen is for cannon balls to be exchanged when the ships come into range. Depending on how the crews decide to position the ships, this may lead to the ships getting close enough for players to use personal arms, such as flintlock pistols and the blunderbuss. With our approach to aim down sights, you’d see the some of the rival crew taking aim with their guns as the crews exchange shots between decks, while some players still continue to fire with the cannons. Following this, in the event of one of the crews boarding the other ship, they might then get the opportunity to get a single shot off while standing on the enemy deck, before then being forced into a reload…which is where swords come