A Twitch streamer looks set to become Sea of Thieves’ very first Pirate Legend – the ultimate in-game status that can be bestowed on a player right now – in a matter of hours.
Streamer Prod1gyX has been playing Rare’s multiplayer pirate adventure around the clock since launch, completing quests to rise through the ranks of the Gold Hoarders, Merchants Alliance and Order of Souls guilds. Current wisdom suggests that once Prod1gyX reaches Level 50 in all three factions, the Sea of Thieves’ endgame will kick in, bringing Pirate Legend status within reach.
In the run-up to release, Rare explained that once players had maxed out their reputation ranks, they’d discover a secret which gives access to a quest to do “a certain thing in a certain place”.
Once this task is complete, successful players will finally be crowned Pirate Legends, gaining a key that opens the door to a hidden area of the world – and the mysterious Tavern of Legends.
This cavernous area features a vast waterfall leading back to the real world – right now, my money’s on it spitting players out through the mysterious arch in the centre of the map – and players will eventually be able to make it their base of operations once the ability to become Pirate Captains arrives with Sea of Thieves’ first major update in a few months.
Until then, Pirate Legends can accept legendary voyages from the Pirate Lord at the The Tavern of Legends, which are said to be the most challenging and rewarding quests in the game. Rare has likened these quests to public events, as “if Sea of Thieves did raid content”. We won’t know more than that, of course, until the first Pirate Legend has been crowned.
If Prod1gyX continues at his current pace, it seems likely that he’ll reach maximum reputation with all three factions within the next few hours. Right now, he’s at Level 50 with the Gold Hoarders and Merchants Alliance, and Level 49 with the Order of Souls. Quite how involved the journey to Pirate Legend will be once Level 50 is reached remains to be seen.
When Eurogamer spoke to Rare before launch, the developer said that it expected the first Pirate Legend to arrive “a couple of weeks after launch”, which is shaping up to be a pretty accurate estimate, if all goes well. However, some players are already expressing discontent with Prod1gyX methods on the road to Pirate Legend, given that viewers are his farming treasure so that he can hop into a crew and claim the rewards. Others of course, say its all in the community – and scallywag – spirit of Rare’s piratical game.
Hopefully it won’t be long before the Tavern of Legends’ secrets are revealed.
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