Hello , Dear Pirates , New Bloods and Seasoned Brothers and Sisters of the Coast alike.
The last few weeks have been very important for Rare . They opened up the Pioneer Program and turned it into an Insider Program in wich every Pirate above 18 is welcome to join and shine his or her light over the future features that will , once again , enrich this game greatly. The First Anniversary was ,of course , celebrated in Grandeur , like it should be.
The Higly anticipated , and awaited ( * Moron...you write two of the same things , or you in dumbo mode again? ...o, excuse me , now i made a mistake , you're ALWAYS in dumbo mode, fool), Mega Update that will soon arrive will bring many smiles to the Faces of the Massive PirateFleet that roams our Beloved Sea...
But...Since the Forum has taken a decisive turn towards focussed Testing in the Insider Category , i kind of start to miss the Community Feel that i so love...i'm no leader , more a maggot ( * Oh, what is this ? For the first time since many months ,our fool starts to write truths, where are we gonna write this? - Here ,of course , Sunshine * Finally awoken, Captain Tearface? - And not a moment too soon, it seems , thrashing on George again, hey? Keep it at least a bit civil, Sunshine * As you wish, Captain) so i decided to let the wave pass or let one of the Community Celebreties restart that Community Feel...
But the person i had in my mind is not been seen for months now, i wonder more and more what has happened...But no dark thoughts, not everybody has the life of a Hermit , like me...
Now , there are so many new Pirates that landed on our Outpost ,there are also alot of Seasoned Pirates that have finally, because of the Insider Program , decided to contribute their thoughts , wich...is Great!
But...Who are they ? What drives them? How do they play ? How do they look towards this game and the ones they come across?...
These and so many questions haunt my mind, it is impossible to remember hundreds of thousends of Pirates but still ,i would like to stretch out my hand and hopefully a few welcoming hand will shake mine...
Now , what i ask , if...i may is...What makes you come back to this game that officially has reached the age of 1 year, and in the shadow is running for more than two years , Alpha's included...
No , my Dear New or YoungBlood , i haven't forgetten you , i also want to know what has brought you here ...Was it the trailer that convinced you , was it because your Friends adviced you to it , or a magazine ? And what has catched your eye straight away , let us say , what has made that you probably play this tomorrow?...
See, now that's what i want to know, i don't want to know yer real name , your studies ,hobbies , and all other private things , i only want to know what you love and like about the game and all that surrounds it...i would be a bad person if i would only ask something from you ,when i keep a lid on myself ( * Oh, please do that , keep that lid on yerself , make your mug close and never open it again, i beg off ye....moron)...
So here i go, oh yes ,i'm sorry if this writing is already pretty lenghty but my Good old Mom always told me :" George , why do you use ten words if you can colour and enrich yer story by adding another 90 words to say the same thing?"...Well, i learned about SOT after a coincedense boring surfing on You Tube. Memorizing old games like Sea Dogs , i wanted to know if there were developers who dared to bring the Pirate theme again...i stumbled on a very early Trailer for E3 2016, or was it 2015? i'm not sure...
i first thought i was seeing an Indie title untill... a girl pirate ran before the main , and unnamed , character , she was cartoony but oh so detailed . She walked to the beach and we followed her and then my eyes were catched by a massive ship , a Galleon , but what was even more pulling on the Iris of my eye was , the Sea on wich this ship was resting...This water was the most detailed and "lively" water that i had ever seen...Months went by and i found this very Forum...A beautiful, Friendly time revelated towards me and i felt , for the first time in my life , very good amongst all these smart but forgiving people...
The game came , first in Alpha form, on wich the Sea jumped on me like a crazed Bloodhound , ready to disconnect my throat with his shiny teeth, but the dog washed my face and gave me so much good feel and " Magic"...
The game opened itself to me and showed me layers i never expected from a game that looks like a casual game if you throw a fast but unfocussed eye upon it... i grew in this game , not as a skilled Pirate , wich i never will be , but i grew in the crew , i grew as a person...i dared to show my inner personality ,that hadn't seen sunlight for many ,many years , and Clumsy George was finally reborn...
A beautiful gift , hey ? Oh , but i would be a lowlife if i wouldn't return the favor that was granted upon me by so many Great Souls of the Sea , so with my little talents ( * Talents ? Where ? What have i missed ? Talents , really? ...Ooooh, that talent ...The " bean Talent" , off course ...uhm, how do i write politely , The ability to let the sail catch "wind" where there is no "earthly" wind , " That talent ", yeah you have talent for that...You little old stinker...) i tried to bring a laugh upon many a Pirate . My accent and the ability to mimick other countries accents have given me a Key to open up a lot of Hearts...Many Pirates started silently on the crew , but like a woodpecker i hammered upon their ears and skulls untill they opened up communications...
After that ...Friendrequest flew like Seagulls over the waves...This game has so many hidden layers , the game itself , but there are also keys that open up rooms from your very own personality ,that you never knew you even had those...
Now , my biggest Joy , in this game is to go fully , openHearted and open armed towards the Unknown Pirate and hopefully bring a smile to him or her , to young or old , and to show that there is more than " Kill or be Killed " in this game...For me this game is a Heaven for Improvisors...
But what is it for you ? What does this game mean for YOU. What makes you to select Sea of Thieves above other games you have . You there , yes , you my young Pirate Friend that has taken up Sea of Thieves for the first time , yesterday , you too are allowed to tell us what has lured you to these waters and wich Siren is singing in yer ears in a tune that will make you come back this evening?...
Come on, Dear Pirates , don't let me hang here ....Don't let this Community drift off to solely test , the future of this game , but let us grow back towards eachother with this little initiative of mine that may be only a pebble big , but once a little pebble ticks to a bigger and smarter rock ,then maybe the ,once so loved , Community Feel may rekindle again...
Sorry for the long read ( * You liar , you love a long write ,even if you can't write one English word without making the usual spelling and grammar msitakes...moron). But please , i really want to know all the incentives of other Pirates because i think that every person is unique and so are his or her vision towards this game too...
i thank you upfront for reading and i thank you very much if you would like to contribute what you love or what makes you come back to this game... Go for it...Please?