Sea of Thievesis a popular live service pirate game from Microsoft and Rare that lets players set sail with their friends, find buried treasure, fight skeletons, interact with enemy players, and more. WithSea of Thievesbeing a social game, one would imagine that its busiest times would be the weekend when most people are off work and out of school, but unfortunately, it seems many fans of the game are unable to play right now due to some server issues.
Sea of Thievesserverswere down for hours on Saturday, January 8 and continue to have issues on Sunday, January 9. TheSea of Thievesserver problems started in the afternoon of January 8, with the official Twitter account acknowledging the issue and telling fans that it’s being investigated. Seven hours after that tweet was sent, theSea of ThievesInfo & Support Twitter sent out another tweet offering an update on the situation, though it seems the servers are still down.
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Sea of Thievesdeveloper Rareconfirmed that it is still investigating the issues with the game’s matchmaking that are making it impossible for players to log in. Players who have been able to playSea of Thievesor who were already in the game prior to the server issues were reporting other problems, like a major delay in Gold popping up after selling items, and it seems those issues have been resolved at least. Rare is hoping to offer an update on the matchmaking problems later on January 9.
One of the most common error codes thatSea of Thievesplayersare running into while trying to play the game this weekend is Alabasterbeard. TheSea of ThievesAlabasterbeard error simply means that players are unable to connect to the servers, so it makes sense that would be the error code that’s popping up for everyone. Here’s hoping that Rare is able to nail down what’s causing the issue and fix it soon soSea of Thievesfans can get back to playing the game.
Sea of Thieveshad a somewhat rough launch, but it has amassed a fanbase of dedicated players and its reputation has improved in recent years. Rare has consistently added new content to the game, including a sizablePirates of the Caribbean-themed expansion. More content is constantly in the pipeline forSea of Thieves, with no end in sight.
But even though Rare is busy making new content forSea of Thieves, it’s also pursuing new projects as well.Rare’s next-gen gameEverwildis in active development, though not much of the game has been shown at the time of this writing.
Sea of Thievesis out now for PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
