Rare working on fixes for the Sunken Pearl in Sea of Thieves: A Pirate's Life
A massive update to Sea of Thieves is plagued with bugs that prevent the story from progressing.

What you need to know
- Many players have experienced issues in Sea of Thieves: A Pirate's Life.
- Rare acknowledged the issues and is working on a hotfix.
- Many of the issues surround the Sunken Pearl tale, including the story not progressing correctly.
Sea of Thieves: A Pirate's Life launched yesterday, bringing together the worlds of Sea of Thieves and Pirates of the Caribbean. The update is massive and brings several new elements to the game, but unfortunately contains quite a few bugs. Many of the issues involve the Sunken Pearl tale. Rare acknowledged the issues and said that a hotfix is in the works.
We have heard your feedback on 'The Sunken Pearl' Tall Tale in Sea of Thieves: A Pirate's Life, and the team are currently working on a hotfix to improve this experience for everyone. We aim to release this as soon as possible and will update you on the timing when we know more. pic.twitter.com/BWryLlHyfNWe have heard your feedback on 'The Sunken Pearl' Tall Tale in Sea of Thieves: A Pirate's Life, and the team are currently working on a hotfix to improve this experience for everyone. We aim to release this as soon as possible and will update you on the timing when we know more. pic.twitter.com/BWryLlHyfN— Sea of Thieves (@SeaOfThieves) June 24, 2021June 24, 2021
The Sea of Thieves subreddit has a megathread just for reporting bugs. Several comments in the thread highlight issues with the Sunken Pearl.
"Was doing the sunken pearl tall tale, and at the part where you fight the kraken on the boat no cannonballs or fruit spawned in the barrels and we couldn't fight the kraken properly," says Patwizer269.
"Yes The Sunken Pearl is a clusterfuck and buggy mess," explains SemSevFor.
xdeltax97 says, "The Sunken Pearl tall tale is the epitome of the pain meme. My god the bugs and annoying glitches."
There are several more reports along the same lines. Most of them have to do with the fact that the game won't progress when you complete steps. For example, a door in the final chapter won't open to allow you to enter the final battle.
Krakens and ... bugs
The latest update to Sea of Thieves brings the world of Pirates of the Caribbean into the game. Unfortunately, there are issues with it at the moment that Rare is working to fix.
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