To add to that value, they have provided additional means within the game itself to earn Ancient Coins. This kind of thing still rubs me the wrong way, but, again, I honestly can’t fault Rare too much, considering how dedicated they’ve shown themselves to be in supporting the game. On average, the premium currency rate to real world dollars is 100 coins to $1, but that value goes down if you spend less at a time, and goes up if you spend more at a time. Rare waited over a year before they introduced microtransactions, fixing, polishing, and adding to the game before they ever introduced an additional revenue stream.

With the likes of EA, Activision, and 2K, these sorts of things come with Day 1 of their games’ release and get in your face at every turn. This older gamer tends to balk at microtransactions as it is, however, I can honestly say that I am completely content with how Rare handled it. SoT’s premium currency comes in the form of Ancient Coins. These add a nice splash of variety for what would otherwise be a stale front Ship customization options celebrating Rare’s most iconic bear and bird duo. Probably worth mentioning that the Pirate Emporium does carry a handful of newĮmotes that you can exchange out for the old ones, as well as some thematic You can place your pet in various areas of your ship where they’ll hang out for a time, name them, get them to mimic emotes, and you can even shoot them out of your cannons – which I did multiple times, laughing like a sadistic maniac all the while. Rare did a great job of providing the player multiple ways of interactacting with them. From there, you can also stow your pet, or amp up their fashion style with outfits, which are also available in the Emporium. As with everything else with which you can customize your pirate, pets are chosen from a crate on your nautical vessel, and yes, you can only have one out at a time. While primarily for show, there are a handful of ways to interact with your pets. Pick between two types of monkeys or birds to be your companion and it’ll be first mate on your sea-faring ventures. Rare’s answer to games as a service monetization, the Pirate Emporium, is a digital storefront focusing mainly on furry (or feathery) little critters. With SoT’sįantasy is more realized than ever with its inclusion of pets. Islands is as much about the journey as it is the destination. Casting off from one of the many outposts and sailing to distant Anything like me, Sea of Thieves is about living out your fantasy of being a

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