Alright-All Pirates, grab the grog, and steady now, because this season is hot and Rare spilled the teasers for Season 16 of Sea of Thieves. And the feel is… ghostly, like an abandoned ship in a ghost storm.
The devs released a snippet of what they termed the sinister shanty-a musical equivalent of a skeleton crew whispering curses into your ear. No lyrics just yet, but those close two-part harmonies are the exact sound you want in your head right before the Kraken drags you down to the bottom of the sea—classic Sea of Thieves.
So what ever became of Season 16? Well, it’s still very much unknown since Rare loves to toss us into the winds of uncertainty. Still, that shanty teaser alone is doing a lot of heavy lifting. Fans are speculating wildly, some thinking it could hint at an update with ghost ships, others placing their bets on cursed treasure mechanics, while a few random voices erupt out with, “PHANTOM PIRATES!” Honestly, all of these sound really cool.
Season 15 is drawing to a close now, and everything’s about to be big reset, so grab those rewards while you can. Maybe it’s time for some more plundering? Well, this is your time to push for those last couple of milestones. Or… just wait in the tavern until the new one abducts you. We won’t judge.
What else can we expect with Season 16, éh? Well, Rare has kept that close to its chest, but judging by Seasons of the past, one can bet on new cosmetics, new world events, and a very ominous threat in the fog, just maybe. (Please, be a ghost megalodon. Please.)
Those are unwarranted: that shanty will be stuck in our heads for the weeks, and we will not mind.
So mark your calendars, raise those sails, and get ready to sail upon whatever nightmare-fueled surrealism Rare has concocted for us this time. May 22 cannot come soon enough!
…Wait; was that a creak? Nothing, probably.
