Okay, so, I was really hyped to jump into Sea of Thieves yesterday. I’d been waiting to play for weeks, and finally, the day arrived. I picked my ship, hit the “Set Sail” button, and… nothing. Well, not nothing, the screen said “Searching the Seas,” but it just stayed like that forever.
At first, I thought, “Okay, maybe it’s just loading,” you know? Servers can be slow sometimes. But after a few minutes, it was clear something was up. It wasn’t moving, not even a little bit. I tried waiting for what felt like an eternity, seriously, probably around 10-15 minutes, but still stuck. “Searching the Seas” became my new, unwanted motto.
So, I did what any sensible person would do: I restarted the game. I was thinking maybe the servers were not connecting or maybe something went wrong with the update.
Guess what? That worked! I got the restart message, chose to start a new session, and boom, I was in! Smooth sailing from there, and I finally got to enjoy some pirate adventures.
Things I tried:
- Waited it out: This didn’t work, but hey, it was worth a shot.
- Restarted the game: This was the golden ticket. Fixed the issue immediately.
From what I gathered online, this “Searching the Seas” bug is a common issue. It seems like restarting the game is the most reliable fix. I saw some people talking about resetting the game through the app settings, but restarting seemed way easier.
Anyway, that’s my little adventure with a stuck loading screen. Hope this helps someone else who runs into the same problem. Happy sailing!
