If you're talking and singing in-game your pirate's lips will move as well, which is a neat addition. These shanties are Ballad of the Mer, Row Your Boat, and the Infernal Galop. You can use them during the three new shanties that will be available in-game. Speaking of emotes, there's some newly-added Sea Dog weapon emotes that will allow players to flaunt their weapons and smile for the camera, especially if you have the Say Cheese emote bundle. If you want some emotes that won't cost you anything, roleplayers there's new Rolling Dice emotes that are free for all players, and many-sided die to choose from.įrozen Horizon equipment and instruments will be available in the upcoming season, and the Festive Tree emote is free for all players. Want to spend some of your real life booty? You can buy a Plunder Pass for the first time that will unlock the Boreal Aurora Collector's Ship Set, three variations of the Creeping Cold costume, the jolly Sand Angel emote, and 750 Ancient Coins. This is something you should be worried about, so if you see any on your ship be sure to check out your lower decks just in case. While watching your Mutinous Mutt, there may also be rats aboard your ship. There's also a Royal Revenge ship set, weapons set, and a Mutinous Mutt, who should be watched if there's cursed gold aboard your ship. There's a Captain Barbossa costume, so be sure to check that out if you want to look like the famous POTC captain. The Pirates Emporium also has new items inspired by Pirates of the Caribbean. If you want to celebrate Christmas with some explosions, the Merchant Alliance have also begun selling themed fireworks crates, and while you can set off some colorful explosions they can actually be fairly useful, with flares now able to be used. If you complete the commendations for Sea of Thieves Season 5 you'll earn a new ship set and a Party Boat clothing set along with some weapons. There's also new emissary rewards that include new weapons and some legendary ship parts. If you are a pirate legend you can get Merrick's Tankard and Grimm's jacket as well, so be on the lookout for all of these new goodies. There's also an Ancient Gold Flag that can be earned for your ship. Speaking of unlocks and rewards, there's also a new Bell Brigade clothing set, a Mistletoe Fishing Rod, and a Snowbound Ship Lantern for those who want to get into the Christmas spirit.

Hopefully Microsoft looks to Sea of Thieves Season 5 for inspiration rather than whatever they've been doing for Halo Infinite so far, but we'll have to see.

This is fairly ironic given the progressing shenanigans that have unfolded for Halo Infinite, another Microsoft-developed title. With the arrival Sea of Thieves Season 5 there's another one hundred levels of rewards to unlock, which are free to all players. Row, row, row your Cannon Rowboat, gently down the seas.

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