The Sea of Thieves Season 5 maintenance update is just around the corner, and it comes with a new Plunder Pass that’s brimming with treasure.
Davy Jones and Captain Jack Sparrow’s crossover has made 2021 the best year yet for the game, which has been successful since its inception, despite its long history.
Ending its fourth chapter now, we’re entering the Christmas season, and there’s a lot going on ahead.
What time does Sea of Thieves Season 5 start?
A maintenance update will begin at 02:00 PT, 05:30 ET or 10:00 GMT on December 2nd for Season 5 of Sea of Thieves.
This chapter in the 2021 saga should begin about 04:00 PT, 07:15 ET, and 12:00 GMT, which is when the game’s maintenance and downtime generally occurs.
The maintenance hours have been confirmed on Twitter.
Sea of Thieves Season 5 Plunder Pass
Sea of Thieves Season 5 will come with a whole new Plunder Pass full of rewards for scallywags to capture.
If you choose not to pay for the premium pass, you will be able to unlock 100 levels and items of goodies. And, seeing as it’s the month of Christmas, some of these freebies include a mistletoe fishing rod and snow globe lantern.
There’s also a Bell Brigade clothing set dyed red and green, and there will be gold soils, ancient coins, and plenty more. Buying the Premium Plunder Pass will give you an additional 14 rewards to unlock.
It will cost you £10 and it includes the Creeping Gold Skin, Boreal Aurora ship cosmetic set, he Sand Angel emote, and 750 Ancient coins. You can find out more about these rewards in the content update video.
Attention pirates! The Sea of Thieves servers will be offline from approximately 10am GMT tomorrow, Thursday 2nd, so that the Quest Boards can be built, cannons can be strapped to Rowboats and a new Season can
Other content
Aside from the Plunder Pass rewards, Rare’s forthcoming update will also add quality of life improvements and other additions.
One of the quality of life improvements is the ability to bury your treasure and dig it out. Where you bury your booty will also be marked on your treasure map so you can easily reclaim it when the coast is clear. If you don’t want the treasure, you could add the map to the quest board for other players to hunt down.
While the above is exciting, the update will also add new cannon rowboats and firework crates. And, for those who enjoy sleeping, beds will also be added to regenerate your health.