Skull and Bones Year 2 is starting tomorrow, with some big changes ahead. The Ubisoft Singapore team revealed what’s coming, starting in season 1, “Ascent into Chaos”.
Where last year’s seasons each introduced a main antagonist to concentrate on, this year, expect some changes. One of the big changes the team revealed off the bat is that content updates will look a bit different this year, with some content delivered right away and more rolling out throughout the season. The Dutch Merchant Company and the French Compagnie Royale roll in, igniting an arms race, and giving incentives for you to have better gear, ships, and strategic build options.
To kick off the new year and the new season, there will be a reset. Manufactories and upgrades will be reset at the end of the season, Sovereigns ends will be now be obtainable by converting seasonal currency, and you’ll be able to keep up to 50,000 Pieces Of Eight into the next season.
The current live world we know will now be World Tier 1. However, you can access World Tier 2: Cutthroat Seas, through reaching certain milestones. In the second world here there are more resources, more loot, and greater difficulty.
The new Item Ascension system will greatly deepen customization options, allowing you to upgrade your gear and ships with perks and other bonuses. The devs decided to work with a combination of reforge limits and randomness to offer some choice without bloating the entire system. You can watch the stream video for more or check out the patch notes for lots of detail on all the different types of Ascension for your equipment on the way.
Mid-season, new team PvP mode Death Tides, sets teams to capture control points around the maps, handle enemies, and strategically win. You can use preset ships or your custom loadouts on four maps.
Arriving this summer, Season 2, Oaths of War,will make you choose which corporation in the conflict to align with. This fall, Season 3, Guts and Glory, will see the conflict intensify, with a rogue warlord in the mix. S3 will also introduce officers, each with their own talents and perks, letting you customize your crew. If you save them from the rogue warlord. Winter’s season 4, Eye of the Beast, Will bring the conflict to a conclusion. We can also expect things like land combat sometime this year, and the Kraken.
There’s a free play weekend from April 17th to 21st and a sale on the game.
