{"id":43558,"date":"2024-02-12T21:21:23","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T21:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/skull-and-bones-review-in-progress-open-beta-impressions\/"},"modified":"2024-02-12T21:21:23","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T21:21:23","slug":"skull-and-bones-review-in-progress-open-beta-impressions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/skull-and-bones-review-in-progress-open-beta-impressions\/","title":{"rendered":"Skull and Bones Review in Progress &#8211; Open Beta Impressions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<section class=\"article-page\">\n<p>Like spotting the first sign of shore after years adrift, Skull and Bones has finally, actually found its way to launch. Six separate delays and several different concepts that were forced to walk the plank might\u2019ve made you understandably apprehensive about Ubisoft\u2019s long-brewing pirate game, but I\u2019ve already found a yo-ho-whole lot to be excited about after spending nearly 30 hours with its surprisingly unconstrained open beta this past weekend. The 17th-century Indian Ocean works well as <em>avast<\/em> open world to be explored and plundered, the RPG mechanics are (briny) deep with opportunities for buildcrafting alongside your fellow scurvy dogs, and the naval combat you\u2019ll spend <em>bucca-nearly<\/em> all your time on the high seas engaging with is tactical and consistently entertaining. Aside from the expected instability one usually encounters with a beta for an online game, the only red flags so far are the lackluster story and a list of endgame activities that feel like they could become repetitive in short <em>oar-der<\/em>. I won\u2019t be able to complete my voyage until the full version sets sail later this week, but I\u2019m already excited to <em>sea<\/em> more.<\/p>\n<section data-transform=\"mobile-ad-break\"><\/section>\n<section data-transform=\"slideshow\" data-slug=\"skull-and-bones-the-complete-timeline\" data-value=\"skull-and-bones-the-complete-timeline\" data-type=\"slug\" data-caption=\"\"><\/section>\n<p>Skull and Bones is fairly unique in the grand scheme of open-world RPGs in that it gives you direct control of a ship and lets you sail the ocean as you pillage ports and send enemy ships to Davy Jones\u2019 locker in search of loot and infamy during the Golden Age of Piracy. Alone or alongside the ships of up to two friends as a fleet, you\u2019ll gather resources and complete action-packed heists to feed your greed and climb Jacob\u2019s progression ladder as you power up your vessel, which is usually a blast. Though it might be tempting to compare this live-service, pirate-filled RPG to Sea of Thieves, they really couldn\u2019t be more different \u2013 Skull and Bones focuses entirely on wonderfully intricate maritime gameplay and commodities\/economy simulation, not running around on foot as you get into sword fights and eat unpeeled bananas stem-first. <\/p>\n<section data-transform=\"quoteBox\">The focus on naval fights works a lot better than I thought it would.<\/section>\n<p>While it\u2019s a bit odd at first that you only ever get to explore the world by controlling your ship (aside from brief intermissions at the social hub), it took just a few hours for me to not feel like I was missing out on much. That\u2019s primarily thanks to how good the ship-to-ship combat quickly becomes. After a fairly underwhelming opening meant to help you get your sea legs with the glorified hunk of driftwood as a starting ship, things really open up. Once you start to upgrade and customize your vessel to fit your playstyle, then tackle some of the more challenging areas and activities that require you to seriously up your game, Ubisoft\u2019s strict focus on naval fights works a lot better than I thought it would.<\/p>\n<section data-transform=\"poll\" data-id=\"a563f798-f9ec-4d9f-8f95-a83ef30ea20b\"><\/section>\n<p>Skull and Bones appears to have only the faintest whiff of a story, which has so far amounted to a handful of conversations with pirate legend John Scurlock (who keeps insisting I should kill the French). That\u2019s not to say there aren\u2019t a few likable rogues and skallywags to meet along the way \u2013 like Yanita, who introduces you to the world of black market trading with all the enthusiasm and pomp of a circus ringmaster \u2013 but NPCs are little more than vendors and quest dispensers with no substantial story connecting them. It\u2019s especially weird that meatier pieces of the story seem to have been lopped off since I saw them in the closed beta last year, like an early part where you meet a dying pirate named Abel Rassler, who you now just find dead instead. My guess is these changes were made to keep you out on the ocean waves as long as possible rather than lingering in the social spaces, and I certainly found myself spending a lot more time doing just that \u2013 which isn\u2019t such a bad thing. Still, I expect my pirate games to have a bit of drama, infighting, and betrayal, and it doesn\u2019t look like Skull and Bones will deliver on that front based on this initial taste I\u2019ve gotten. There\u2019s still a chance more of that could get turned on when the final version is out, but I wouldn\u2019t bet on it.<\/p>\n<section data-transform=\"quoteBox\">Skull and Bones appears to have only the faintest whiff of a story so far.<\/section>\n<p>Instead, your attention is directed toward the compelling treadmill of blasting through increasingly lethal enemy ships and then using your loot to craft better instruments of piracy. Ship-to-ship PvE combat is the star of the show, and it requires strategy, cooperation with other player-controlled vessels, and good aim to pull off at higher levels. For example, when taking on powerful fleets found in later areas, you might want to reconfigure your ship to a tank build optimized for withstanding cannonfire and dealing close-range damage, while your friends focus on DPS or even support options capable of healing allies by peppering them with nonsensically medicinal cannonballs. (How would that even work?) It\u2019s also awesome how great naval combat and sailing the open ocean look, as a lot of effort clearly went into giving elements like waves and cannonfire an extra layer of visual polish \u2013 although, on the flip side, NPCs often look animatronic, with dead eyes and robotic mouths.<\/p>\n<section data-transform=\"ignvideo\" data-slug=\"everything-you-need-to-know-about-skull-and-bones\" data-loop=\"\"><\/section>\n<p>Crafting new ships and trying out different builds is extremely compelling. Just when I thought I\u2019d built my ideal vessel, I\u2019d see a special cannon or a unique piece of ship armor I just couldn\u2019t live without, then gleefully jump through surprisingly rewarding hoops by attacking certain factions and seeking out rare resources to buy a schematic and craft it. Taking those new toys out to lay the beatdown on any blaggards foolish enough to oppose me is especially thrilling. For example, I spent hours and tons of resources to craft my first mortar, which unlocked the ability to rain fire from the sky on my enemies like I was calling in an airstrike. Sure, doing so forced me to spend every last scrap of my ill-gotten riches, but can you really put a price on turning your foes into pulled pork?<\/p>\n<section data-transform=\"quoteBox\">Crafting new ships and trying out builds is extremely compelling.<\/section>\n<p>Once you\u2019ve established yourself on the high seas a bit, you\u2019ll also begin to understand both trade routes and the supply and demand they influence in different parts of the world. You\u2019ll even gain access to the black market via The Helm, a mechanic that allows you to build and manage underworld businesses by creating and delivering embargoed goods, like opium. This opens up a whole new way to line your pockets on your quest, as you can ferry legitimate and illegitimate goods to and fro, buying low in one place and selling high in another. Later on you can even conquer areas and turn them into automated revenue generators to help you obtain the most powerful equipment, and I\u2019m excited to push the limits of this economy system in the final version.<\/p>\n<section data-transform=\"user-list\" data-id=\"107182\" data-slug=\"tieguytravis-favorite-pirate-games\" data-nickname=\"Tieguytravis\"><\/section>\n<p>Though I went pretty hard during this latest beta and even got <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/skull-bones-hands-on-with-endgame-content\">a sneak peek of the endgame activities<\/a> last month, I still have plenty of questions about what else Skull and Bones has in store beyond what I played this past weekend. I still don\u2019t know if there are any dedicated PvP options or other activities beyond the single Legendary Heist public event in the beta, which sends you to take down an NPC ship, then fight over the loot with anyone else in the area. And I still have no idea how the planned microtransactions and season model fit into things, since they\u2019ve not been present in any version of Skull and Bones I\u2019ve seen so far. But I have really enjoyed what I\u2019ve played, and since progress in the beta carries over to launch, I\u2019m looking forward to setting sail right where I left off and becoming a proper pirate legend later this week.<\/p>\n<section data-transform=\"faceoff\" data-id=\"042cd0a1-ba78-4b77-a227-30fc43485515\"><\/section>\n<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/skull-and-bones-review\">Go to Source (IGN.com)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the source.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Like spotting the first sign of shore after years adrift, Skull and Bones has finally, actually found its way to launch. Six separate delays and several different concepts that were forced to walk the plank might\u2019ve made you understandably apprehensive about Ubisoft\u2019s long-brewing pirate game, but I\u2019ve already found a yo-ho-whole lot to be excited<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":43559,"comment_status":"registered_only","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,9],"tags":[2770,12737,667,4481,179,5704,2208,4480,12736,67],"class_list":["post-43558","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pc","category-reviews","tag-actually","tag-adrift","tag-after","tag-bones","tag-like","tag-shore","tag-sign","tag-skull","tag-spotting","tag-years"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Skull and Bones Review in Progress - Open Beta Impressions | Xtreme Servers<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"View Skull and Bones Review in Progress - Open Beta Impressions for free, here on XtremeServers. Discover more great articles on our site. Join us today.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/skull-and-bones-review-in-progress-open-beta-impressions\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Skull and Bones Review in Progress - Open Beta Impressions | Xtreme Servers\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"View Skull and Bones Review in Progress - Open Beta Impressions for free, here on XtremeServers. Discover more great articles on our site. Join us today.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/skull-and-bones-review-in-progress-open-beta-impressions\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Xtreme Servers\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-02-12T21:21:23+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Garry Smith\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Garry Smith\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"7 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/skull-and-bones-review-in-progress-open-beta-impressions\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/skull-and-bones-review-in-progress-open-beta-impressions\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Garry Smith\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0e3012a14873422d692e8ce07d584041\"},\"headline\":\"Skull and Bones Review in Progress &#8211; Open Beta Impressions\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-02-12T21:21:23+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/skull-and-bones-review-in-progress-open-beta-impressions\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":1398,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/skull-and-bones-review-in-progress-open-beta-impressions\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/02\\\/sb-trailer-thumb-1702067128288.png\",\"keywords\":[\"Actually\",\"adrift\",\"after\",\"Bones\",\"like\",\"Shore\",\"sign\",\"Skull\",\"spotting\",\"years\"],\"articleSection\":[\"PC\",\"Reviews\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/skull-and-bones-review-in-progress-open-beta-impressions\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/skull-and-bones-review-in-progress-open-beta-impressions\\\/\",\"name\":\"Skull and Bones Review in Progress - Open Beta Impressions | Xtreme Servers\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/skull-and-bones-review-in-progress-open-beta-impressions\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/skull-and-bones-review-in-progress-open-beta-impressions\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/02\\\/sb-trailer-thumb-1702067128288.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-02-12T21:21:23+00:00\",\"description\":\"View Skull and Bones Review in Progress - Open Beta Impressions for free, here on XtremeServers. Discover more great articles on our site. Join us today.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/skull-and-bones-review-in-progress-open-beta-impressions\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/skull-and-bones-review-in-progress-open-beta-impressions\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/skull-and-bones-review-in-progress-open-beta-impressions\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/02\\\/sb-trailer-thumb-1702067128288.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/02\\\/sb-trailer-thumb-1702067128288.png\",\"width\":1920,\"height\":1080},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/skull-and-bones-review-in-progress-open-beta-impressions\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Skull and Bones Review in Progress &#8211; Open Beta Impressions\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Xtreme Servers\",\"description\":\"The Xtreme Gaming Guides\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Xtreme Servers\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/02\\\/xtremeservers-icon-facebook.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/02\\\/xtremeservers-icon-facebook.jpg\",\"width\":337,\"height\":324,\"caption\":\"Xtreme Servers\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0e3012a14873422d692e8ce07d584041\",\"name\":\"Garry Smith\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/12\\\/avatar_user_3_1638914205-96x96.png\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/12\\\/avatar_user_3_1638914205-96x96.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/12\\\/avatar_user_3_1638914205-96x96.png\",\"caption\":\"Garry Smith\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/gsmith\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Skull and Bones Review in Progress - Open Beta Impressions | Xtreme Servers","description":"View Skull and Bones Review in Progress - Open Beta Impressions for free, here on XtremeServers. Discover more great articles on our site. Join us today.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/skull-and-bones-review-in-progress-open-beta-impressions\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Skull and Bones Review in Progress - Open Beta Impressions | Xtreme Servers","og_description":"View Skull and Bones Review in Progress - Open Beta Impressions for free, here on XtremeServers. Discover more great articles on our site. Join us today.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/skull-and-bones-review-in-progress-open-beta-impressions\/","og_site_name":"Xtreme Servers","article_published_time":"2024-02-12T21:21:23+00:00","author":"Garry Smith","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Garry Smith","Estimated reading time":"7 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/skull-and-bones-review-in-progress-open-beta-impressions\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/skull-and-bones-review-in-progress-open-beta-impressions\/"},"author":{"name":"Garry Smith","@id":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/0e3012a14873422d692e8ce07d584041"},"headline":"Skull and Bones Review in Progress &#8211; Open Beta Impressions","datePublished":"2024-02-12T21:21:23+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/skull-and-bones-review-in-progress-open-beta-impressions\/"},"wordCount":1398,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/skull-and-bones-review-in-progress-open-beta-impressions\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/sb-trailer-thumb-1702067128288.png","keywords":["Actually","adrift","after","Bones","like","Shore","sign","Skull","spotting","years"],"articleSection":["PC","Reviews"],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/skull-and-bones-review-in-progress-open-beta-impressions\/","url":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/skull-and-bones-review-in-progress-open-beta-impressions\/","name":"Skull and Bones Review in Progress - Open Beta Impressions | Xtreme Servers","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/skull-and-bones-review-in-progress-open-beta-impressions\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/skull-and-bones-review-in-progress-open-beta-impressions\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/sb-trailer-thumb-1702067128288.png","datePublished":"2024-02-12T21:21:23+00:00","description":"View Skull and Bones Review in Progress - Open Beta Impressions for free, here on XtremeServers. Discover more great articles on our site. Join us today.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/skull-and-bones-review-in-progress-open-beta-impressions\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/skull-and-bones-review-in-progress-open-beta-impressions\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/skull-and-bones-review-in-progress-open-beta-impressions\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/sb-trailer-thumb-1702067128288.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/sb-trailer-thumb-1702067128288.png","width":1920,"height":1080},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/skull-and-bones-review-in-progress-open-beta-impressions\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Skull and Bones Review in Progress &#8211; Open Beta Impressions"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/","name":"Xtreme Servers","description":"The Xtreme Gaming Guides","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Xtreme Servers","url":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/xtremeservers-icon-facebook.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/xtremeservers-icon-facebook.jpg","width":337,"height":324,"caption":"Xtreme Servers"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/0e3012a14873422d692e8ce07d584041","name":"Garry Smith","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/avatar_user_3_1638914205-96x96.png","url":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/avatar_user_3_1638914205-96x96.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/avatar_user_3_1638914205-96x96.png","caption":"Garry Smith"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com"],"url":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/author\/gsmith\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43558","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43558"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43558\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43559"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43558"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43558"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43558"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}