While Sea of Thieves had its fair share of issues at launch, the developers at Rare have managed to keep the game updated with new content and items for players to explore and unlock. While traditional pirates conjure a rather greedy image, it seems that Rare is unhappy with that perception, as the developer has managed to raise a sizeable sum for charity in Sea of Thieves.

Recently, Rare released the Noble Pathfinder Sails in Sea of Thieves, a special ship customization item that players could purchase with real-world money. While most microtransactions are worthy of eye-rolling, proceeds from the Noble Pathfinder Sails went to SpecialEffect, a UK-based charity focused on helping disabled people play video games. The Noble Pathfinder Sails managed to raise more than $76,000 for the charity.

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"I’d just like to say a huge swashbuckling thank you to Rare and the Sea of Thieves community for their incredible support with the sale of the Noble Pathfinder Sails," said Dr. Mike Donegan, founder and CEO of SpecialEffect, "Your amazing generosity is a huge boost to SpecialEffect and will help my charity to help many more gamers with severe disabilities – not only in the UK but right across the world.”

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The games industry can feel incredibly toxic at times, so it's great to see Rare use its position to generate money for a noble cause. Game developers have been helping generate donations quite a bit lately, with games like Call of Duty helping with Australian fire relief. With any luck, the trend of generous contributions will continue well into the future. It's something the gaming community can rally around in a world that, at times, feels overwhelmed by never-ending issues.

Rare has managed to keep a strong community of Sea of Thieves players, finding its own dedicated base of regular pirates. That player base has remained involved in the game's highest highs and lowest lows– and awkward moments like a monkey puking on a developer. The journey so far has been pretty interesting, but the donations are certainly something Sea of Thieve's community can rally behind.

10 million people have played Sea of Thieves, so it's fair to call the game a success at this point. There's no telling what Rare could decide to do with the game next, but, hopefully, it will involve raising more money for charity. There are quite a few things that fans would like to see in the game eventually, but Rare has provided players with plenty of new content thus far. With any luck, that trend will continue into the future.

Sea of Thieves is available now for PC and Xbox One.

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Source: Rare