Sea of Thieves is dodging the expansion problem Share this story Image: Rare/Microsoft Game Studios New content can, strangely enough, be a double-edged sword for online games. Everyone loves getting to log in and open their favorite game to find new character classes, dungeons, or worlds to explore. But new content often invalidates everything that came before. World of Warcraft and Grand Theft Auto Online are both hugely popular games that struggle with this problem: The newest content is always the best, and the rest can be forgotten. Rare’s pirate game, Sea of Thieves, has neatly dodged this problem, and the latest update ensures the entire sea is worth sailing.