10 Ways Rare Can Save Sea Of Thieves

10. Ditch The Proposed "Death Tax"

- UPDATE: Rare have now admitted defeat and dropped the controversial tax. -

Right now, Rare are in something of a collateral damage mode. Studio head Craig Duncan has noted that they want to be very "reactive" to how the fanbase moves and shifts with the game's reputation, though one of the proposed "new features" feels like a terrible idea.

Literally designing a series of "costs" that will take varying amounts of gold away from you depending on how you died, Rare want to include a "Death Tax" as a way to... make gameplay less fun?

As it stands, dying makes you lose any treasure that hasn't manually been carried back to an outpost. Adding a financial charge to that - when you can die from everything including shark attacks, random players or glitches putting you at the bottom of the ocean so you drown - isn't good. At all.