How Much Has The Map REALLY Changed From 2016 to 2023? - Sea of Thieves

Season Eight also added green patches to various islands in the Wilds. Several spaces can be found, most notably on Crooked Masts, where the vegetation is lush and green, and a blue haze affects the sky. Apparently in lore, the Wilds were once lush jungles, even more flora-dominated than the Ancient Isles, but a meteor shower in the region caused the islands to become barren and grim. It would seem they may be healing.

as a newer player, ive only gotten to scrape the surface of the past of this game. so many changes have taken place, and so many more are to come. i cant wait to see where this goes, and to live in the age of legends

Im glad videos like this exist. It's getting harder to remember some of the smaller details, so it's always nice to see someone cover the game's update history

It’s crazy how many changes to the map 2022 had, shows that adventures are working at getting the story rolling.

I'm still gutted that Reapers lost Golden Sands and that it wasn't a ghost garrison. I guess that shows how close of a decision it was. I'm hoping for more Ancient catacombs to be discovered, a completion of Golden Sands and hopefully a map expansion (unlikely tho)

how about, and hear me out here. no more sand. no more dirt or grass. mud. soaking wet, fertile mud!

Not sure if it's my favorite, but the sovereigns have been such a nice addition and save so much time

I’m eager to see how New Golden Sands is going to change. I would like to see a fort, similar to the sea forts at the islands, making it like a garrison of some sort. Almost turning into a version of Port Royal

Great video! This would require SO much digging and research, but it would be cool to have a video from you that talks about all the immortalizations—the stories behind them, and roundabout when they were added. The biggest one is Glitterbeard, which I understand why you didn’t cover in this video considering Rare’s feelings around it. There are also so many little quality of life changes that have happened over the years, like the ladders and lifts added to the big islands. I also love when Rare added in-universe explanations for them, like when they removed an annoying sand bar at Reaper’s and left shovels below the water where it once was.

The biggest map change is all the dents in Krakens Fall from that time I tried and failed to get up to the dead tree when we did Rogue’s Legacy together 😂

Well we need to start with the first alpha where all the pirates were beans. Since then they added: Everything.

favorite changes: sea forts, new golden sands, sea dog's tavren and the changes for the trapmaker tall tale least favorite: the swamp in front of the reapers hideout, skeleton fleet in the middle of the map, ashen reaches and merrick (my favorite NPC) behind a door that requires to be a ghost for it

Sea of Thieves has been going through some crazy changes. I'm honestly waiting for when something happens like the Ancients get pissed off at us pirates and punish us by reforming the Sea of Thieves with new islands and keeping some fan favorite islands. I would find that cool

It's amazing how much has changed when you go through it like that. I'd forgotten some of the changes from way back but definitely remember all of them having seen this! Great video as always ☺️

I've only been playing the game for a couple of weeks now. This explanation was very helpful in understanding the world of SoT. Thank you!

watching this made me feel so old knowing that i was here before the devils roar xd

can't wait for the ice zone map expansion in april 2069

Great video, I hadnt played much at all during 2022 but still love the game so this was a perfect recap of the main story / lore as well as map changes. Hope you maybe do an update vid for the end of 2023 after this year?

I've been playing this game on and off for forever I can't believe I missed so much.

Me and a friend both left for a while though we just got back into the game, so cool to see all that’s happened