Season Nine Community Weekend
The Season Nine Community Weekend, or simply Community Weekend, is a 48-hour special event to celebrate the Sea of Thieves community during the later part of Season Nine. It will run from September 30, 2023 (10:00 UTC) to October 2, 2023 (10:00 UTC).
The event offers Community Emissary Grade reward boosts based on Twitch watch time, a brand new Pop-Up Plunder feature, log-in bonuses, picture walls at every Outpost, as well as #BeMorePirate and #StyleOfThieves campaigns.
Official summary
Happy Talk Like A Pirate Day! Given this most special of occasions, we thought it’d be piratically pertinent to share with you the details of our next Community Weekend. Previously Community Days, these have now doubled in length to make them twice as nice for everyone participating, thanks to the popularity of the bumper event we ran to celebrate our fifth anniversary.
Get ready to fly the flag of community comradery and sharpen your shovels to dig for glory, with the Sea of Thieves Season Nine Community Weekend!
Community Emissary Grade
A Community Emissary Grade will be raised by total viewing time accumulated in the Sea of Thieves category on Twitch during the event. As the Community Emissary Grade rises, the multiplier on gold, reputation, Renown and Allegiance will increase up to a total of 2.5x the reward.
Community Emissary Grade progress is tracked in-game at every Outpost via the flag on display at the local picture wall or through the Events menu!
Pop-Up Plunder
For each time the Community Emissary Grade levels up, Pop-Up Plunder will become available for one hour. Players will receive a notification in-game that Pop-Up Plunder has appeared and a clue of its whereabouts will be released somewhere on the Sea of Thieves official social media channels. There will only be one plunderous prize per server, and each will only be discoverable for an hour before it disappears, encouraging players to be swift on social media and on the seas.
Once the Pop-Up Plunder has been dug up, a map marker will appear for everyone on the server to see and track.
Pop-Up Plunder will continue to appear periodically until the end of the event.
Possible items (of varying quantities) to be found among the Plunder include:
Special addition during Grade Five Pop-Up Plunder:
Twitch Drops
Twitch Drops will be available during the event by watching any Twitch streamer.
| Season Nine Community Weekend Schedule (After Bonus Goal was reached) | ||
|---|---|---|
| October 1 - October 2, 2023 | ||
| Image | Time to unlock | Rewards |
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1 hour | Obsidian Captain's Rugs & Obsidian Ship's Crest entitlement. |
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1 hour, 15 minutes |
Eastern Winds Ruby Sturdy Boots |
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1 hour, 30 minutes |
Gilded Phoenix Cutlass |
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1 hour, 45 minutes |
Eastern Winds Ruby Bejewelled Gloves |
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2 hours | Gilded Phoenix Eye of Reach |
| Season Nine Community Weekend Schedule (Before Bonus Goal was reached) | ||
|---|---|---|
| September 30 - October 2, 2023 | ||
| Image | Time to unlock | Rewards |
|
1 hour | Eastern Winds Ruby Sturdy Boots |
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2 hours | Gilded Phoenix Cutlass |
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3 hours | Eastern Winds Ruby Bejewelled Gloves |
|
4 hours | Gilded Phoenix Eye of Reach |
Bonus Twitch Drops
When the Sea of Thieves category on Twitch rose into the Top 10 categories (by viewer count) during the event, two special drops were unlocked: the Obsidian Captain’s Rugs and the Obsidian Ship's Crest. The latter one will be rewarded on a later date to anyone who owns the Obsidian Captain's Rugs.
Log-in bonuses
All players who enter a game session during the event are automatically gifted the following rewards.
| Image | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
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Season Nine Community Weekend Flag | "Awarded to pirates who set sail during the Season Nine Community Weekend." |
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Touch Grass Emote | "Show your appreciation for the Sea of Thieves’ natural wonders by reconnecting with the local flora." |
Picture wall
Following its popularity during the Fifth Anniversary Community Weekend, the picture wall is returning to the Sea of Thieves – this time at every Outpost, so you won't need to trek to Port Merrick to snap your perfect selfie. They'll also boast a flag that represents the Community Emissary Grade at any given time, so you’ll know how at a glance how Grade progression is going. There will also be a functional grog barrel at each wall, so pirates won't have to travel far for a celebratory beverage. Cheers to that!
Merchandise sale
A celebratory sale is made available on the Sea of Thieves merchandise store for the duration of the event. All Sea of Thieves themed merchandise was discounted by 30% with the use of the promotional code SOTCOMMUNITYWEEKEND at checkout.
During the sale, a limited Community Weekend t-shirt and a physical Season Nine Community Weekend Flag are available for purchase.
Season Nine's limited Community Weekend T-Shirt
Season Nine's limited Community Weekend Physical Flag
Social media campaigns
#BeMorePirate
These community events serve as an opportunity to spotlight community MVPs, celebrate amazing players, artists, creators and general good eggs. So if you think either you or one of your crewmates deserves fame and a particularly fetching hat, look no further as the #BeMorePirate drive returns for Season Nine Community Weekend.
From now until the end of the event, Sea of Thieves will be scouring channels and the #BeMorePirate hashtag for amazing Sea of Thieves stories and creations. Winners will be awarded the Hat of Unfeasibly Glorious Fame.
#StyleOfThieves
It's time to return to the catwalk for a new round of #StyleOfThieves with just one category to dress for: Crew Couture. Style of Thieves is calling your whole crew into the spotlight to show off your cohesive looks or represent your roles on the ship with a screenshot. You and up to three crewmates could each win a set of Fashionista's Finery Gloves!
Submissions will open at 10am UTC on October 1st and run for just 24 hours, with the four winning crews being revealed by October 6th. To enter, just post your screenshot during the submission window using #StyleOfThieves and the theme title on X/Twitter, Instagram or our official Discord server via the Pirate Fashion channel, or reply to the #StyleOfThieves post on Facebook.
Gallery
Promotional image.
Merchandise promotion.
Pop-Up Plunder promotion.
Twitch Stream promotion.
Community Weekend flag promotion.
Community Weekend free emote promotion.
Community Weekend Emissary Flag Grade Five
Community Weekend Twitch drop promotion.
Community Weekend Obsidian Rug promotion.
The Pop-Up Plunder map for Community Emissary Grade 1.
The Pop-Up Plunder map for Community Emissary Grade 2.
The Pop-Up Plunder map for Community Emissary Grade 3.
The Pop-Up Plunder map for Community Emissary Grade 4, due to technical difficulties the first map had no treasure.
The Pop-Up Plunder map for Community Emissary Grade 4, after resolving an error where no treasure appeared.
The Pop-Up Plunder map for Community Emissary Grade 5.
Bonus Pop-Up Plunder Round 1.
Bonus Pop-Up Plunder Round 2.
External links
- Season Nine Community Weekend Kicks Off on September 30th, Sea of Thieves News
- Season Nine Community Weekend, SeaOfThieves.com Event Page