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Rare appear on Th that it will shut down Sea of Thieves' competitive Loonshit style on March ten. The company cited the mode'southward low population as a key factor in deciding to shutter it. "Equally we've shared before, just two% of our players' fourth dimension is spent in The Arena on a consistent basis," said the visitor in a blog post elaborating on the decision.

Rare also stated that despite ending active evolution on the mode in December 2022, updates to the rest of the game had adversely affected The Arena. The programmer claimed this resulted in the mode requiring a hefty amount of ongoing evolution just to continue it running, which ultimately proved to be another cistron in the decision to shut it downward.

The company said that fans of The Arena who accept at least reached Sea Dogs rank 5 in the competitive mode would receive exclusive, unreleased Arena transport cosmetics to apply in Bounding main of Thieves' Take chances mode following The Arena'due south closure. Those who take reached Ocean Dogs rank 50 volition as well receive The Good Male child send cosmetics.

However, if you accept nonetheless to reach these ranks, yous're out of luck, as Rare stated that the cutoff indicate to be eligible to earn these cosmetics was Thursday, January 27 — the same day the blog was published. "[These rewards] are to prove our gratitude to anybody who has supported and enjoyed The Arena up to this bespeak," the company said.

The closure of The Loonshit was announced as role of the Sea of Thieves 2022 preview event, which also offered a get-go look at the game's Shrouded Islands event. The company also released a content roadmap for the year, which revealed that four seasons' worth of content would hit the game throughout 2022.