Sea of Thieves, the favored free-to-play pirate sport, is at present present process upkeep as builders Uncommon are at present working behind the scenes to introduce Season 13. The brand new Sea of Thieves Season 13 is ready to reach at the moment, and followers can count on the Sea of Thieves servers to be offline for a number of hours.

The builders made the downtime announcement on-line at 2:11 a.m. PT, saying that they may inform followers when the Sea of Thieves servers can be again up, and that “Captain Flameheart can be ready” for them once they return.

As for precisely how lengthy will Sea of Thieves be down, that’s tough to say however it shouldn’t be longer than 3-4 hours. We’ll replace you as soon as the servers are again up, so you may get again to crusing as soon as once more.

The wait, nonetheless, can be fruitful in the long run as Season 13 will start, bringing in new content material for gamers to expertise. Captain Flameheart makes his return to the sport alongside his ship referred to as The Burning Blade, as a part of a brand new World Occasion. The gamers have the selection to both be a part of Captain Flameheart’s crew or stand in opposition to him. Sea of Thieves gamers must defeat Flameheart’s crew which incorporates Obsidian Skeletons and tackle the ship itself, which has 10 cannons, is proof against fire-based weapons, and its Ashen Roar assault launches a large ball of fireside upon opponents. Good luck.

In the event you select the choice to facet with Flameheart as an alternative, you’ll get the command over the Burning Blade however will then be an open goal for different gamers who will look to take down your new ship as a part of the World Occasion aims. Furthermore, signing up with Flameheart additionally implies that you must sacrifice your outdated ship, however you may nonetheless switch your stock objects to the brand new ship earlier than it sinks.

There’s much more to Season 13 than merely sinking or defending The Burning Blade. Gamers will get to go treasure searching beneath historic temples, clear up puzzles in mysterious crypts, and full the rituals to unlock the rewards.