Skull and Bones – 8 Tips For Mastering The Closed Beta

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The Skull and Bones Closed Beta is upon us, letting players freely sail across and explore a large portion of open seas around the Red Isle and Coast of Africa, either alone or with friends. Available from August 25-28, the Closed Beta has a lot to offer. To help you make the most of your time at sea, here are eight tips to help you reach the Beta's maximum rank of Buccaneer:

Get To Know Sainte-Anne

The Closed Beta features the pirate den of Sainte-Anne, a safe zone for you to craft, trade, customize, and much more. It's also where you'll meet local kingpin John Scurlock, who - alongside other merchant NPCs - will offer you contracts, bounties, and other objectives. Completing these will reward you with all sorts of valuable goods, including new weapons, attachments, outfits, pets, and precious Infamy - Skull and Bones' version of XP. Learning all that Sainte-Anne has to offer will help you navigate just about everything in the Closed Beta, and you might even overhear a rumor or two that will help you uncover some particularly mysterious lore.

Play With a Friend

Anyone invited into the Closed Beta will be able to invite up to two other friends to join them. Co-op in Skull and Bones is seamless, with the entire game playable in co-op, allowing friends to sail the seas and hunt down treasure, and complete contracts together. Enemies will be tougher when playing with friends, but the loot you'll both earn will also be more valuable. Additionally, playing in co-op will allow you to trade goods with your friends while at sea (so you can make sure everyone has a suitable supply of repair kits and cannonballs before engaging in a fight). There are even specific support "weapons" that you can equip on your ship that, when