Just a reminder that I'm taking a vacation this week to recharge and re-evaluate the Sea Of Thieves content biz. Thank you for all the birthday wishes over the weekend! 🎉

Everyone else might be fawning over their new #SeaOfThieves pigs but our community knows which pet stands supreme... BANANAQUIT!

The Banana King of the Sea Of Thieves is iconic but this one ain't too bad either I think! The Sea Of Friends Is Real! 😃

Been updating some Sea Of Thieves thumbnails on the Youtube channel... This one, as silly as it is, might be my favorite. 🤣🍌 #seaofthieves

Need to work on some offline stuff that snuck up on me so no stream today. My bad! 🙏

No one told me you can be a chicken in LOTRO! 🤯 Forget Lord Of The Rings, Gimme Lord Of The Wings! 🐔 #lotro

Where are my LOTRO fans? Did you know that you can play in 4K *without* squinting at the text in game? Watch & learn!

Spitballing Sea Of Thieves ideas How would you feel if instead of there being limited time events... Ex. Faction Weekend Bonuses we got a few months back To a daily rotation based on time Ex. 7AM-10AM OOS 10AM-1PM GH etc And just to catch your attention, ZOMBIE BARDCORE

Just so that there's clarity here: Mondays have normally been my one day off from streaming but will now be exclusively sponsored stream based. That way fans of Sea Of Thieves (and LOTRO soon!) won't miss out on their favorite content. And Bardcore gets a needed💰 Win/win?

🎲Jon Bankcore is coming to MonopolyGO tomorrow on stream! 🎲 Big fan of Monopoly but haven't tried a mobile version. Download the game using my link below & add me via Friend Code (MGO-434-P8T-EF4) Let's try to stay out of jail together! strms.net/monopoly_go_... #Ad

(1/4) Hey everyone, thank you for all your well-wishes and condolences. I'm really grateful for the kindness. I wanted to give the promised update on the streaming schedule: Starting on my return on Feb 4th, streams will start at 10AM EST (UTC-5) and go till roughly 3PM EST. That's 3PM to 8PM GMT.

Jan 28th was my Mom's birthday. She passed away last year. Luckily, I had Bonney Lu by my side all day. She gave me the push I needed to take care of her final wish: spreading her ashes in a beautiful place. Taking the rest of the week off to reflect & get myself on track. Back on Feb 4th. 🫶

The face you make when you install Lord Of The Rings Online for a laugh but then it stays because you're getting hooked...

Used to be if you completed 57 individual goals in Sea Of Thieves you used to get a snazzy title by the end of it... Now it's just rep and renown? Por que?

Sea Of Thieves... We need to talk. Why, OH WHY... When I want to get one type of weapon out of my armory... There's like a 1/4 chance or slightly higher that the weapon I selected... IS NOT the weapon I end up with? STOP TRYING TO MAKE DOUBLE BARREL PISTOL HAPPEN. 😭

Guess who broke her OTHER dew claw yesterday... Lu & I were up various amounts through the night so taking the day off to make sure the doggo is okay and catching up on the zzzzz.

How many Sea Of Thieves fans are on Bluesky these days? Say hi! 👋

Remember when during certain Sea Of Thieves adventures Belle would *very* different than usual? Always wondered if that was intentional or not...

Hey @seaofthieves.com if you ever want to hire any American VO work for the game, I've got referrals. 🤣

So many folks told me in today's Sea Of Thieves stream that they're shocked I'm not bald... Not only am I not bald, here's what I look like with even MORE. The Poodle & I have a similar style! 🤣

If I had one Hourglass update to put in Sea Of Thieves... It'd be a TDM variant. Now hiding from replies...

Needing to take a break today. Nothing wrong, just need a reset day! Back with some more Sea Of Thieves Hourglass tomorrow. 👋

Marketing: How about we make a big deal for your face reveal, build it up over several weeks? Me: Sure... Or I do a five second reveal at the end of my New Years' Eve Sea Of Thieves stream wearing my ugly Microsoft sweater. Marketing: But... Me: Did it! HAPPY NEW YEAR! 🎉

Just a heads up to those following this account, it's not actually me. Flattered though. 🤣

PSA: Get to Grade 5 Emissary BEFORE starting your Daily Gilded Voyage in Sea Of Thieves. That way, you can sell as you complete each map for max profit instead of keeping all that loot on your ship waiting to sell because your flag isn't there yet. Just some friendly advice!

You see the sails on the horizon in Sea Of Thieves. What's your first thought?

Working on a Sea Of Thieves thumbnail concept right now. I've never noticed it before but it looks like right as your character goes into a disguise the game removes all the "extra" & renders your character in Cursed Graphics. Creepy. Also.... PEEK-A-BOO!

Taking a day off stream to work on some offline stuff! Got some things cooking I want to give some attention to before the end of the year. Bardmas continues on Wednesday!

Updated some Sea Of Thieves social media related stuff with this new banner. I call it Ode to Bardcore. 🤣

Been having some great fun with Holiday Haul, meeting pirates in Sea Of Thieves & giving them a small quest to obtain rewards GGs to this fine duo over on NA East who managed to dig up one of my favorite loot items in game, the Skull Of Captain Douglas! WP, enjoy the emotes!

Starting a new series on Sea Of Thieves Pet Peeves for Youtube. I wonder how many of mine will match yours... 😆 youtube.com/shorts/IIrU-...

So when can we get these types of missions back in Sea Of Thieves? Besides Hourglass, these were the only kind of events that made me feel like there was actually *a war* between The Pirate Lord and Flameheart. Really want to see something like this return in 2025!

Sea Of Thieves Guild Distinction 1 SOLO! 🍌

Not only are we hitting Distinction One as a Solo Guild in Sea Of Thieves tmrw we'll probably cross the threshold to apply for Twitch Partner! Whether there's a green light or not on the first attempt, I'm thrilled in the progress in streaming since September! Thank you!

After a lot of false starts, we committed to a solo guild in Sea Of Thieves on August 16th, 2024. The goal: To reach Distinction One by the end of the year. And this weekend, barring ill tides, we will make that a reality. Distinction One with one player & one ship. GG!

Holiday Haul in Sea Of Thieves starts tomorrow! Besides the usual assortment of giveaways, there are some SPECIAL items on the horizon... What are you on the hunt for? youtube.com/shorts/SFoWO...

Posting this to link to whenever there is a need for this in the Sea Of Thieves Community...

Crazy Sea Of Thieves shenanigans happening starting December 6th! Support A Streamer with Celestial Steed & OBSIDIAN CAPSTAN?! PLUS Our first annual Bardmas Twitch Subathon & YouTube Member Push with Giveaways galore! So looking forward to spending the holidays on the seas!

I cannot thank the Sea Of Thieves community enough for when I get encounters like this. ❤️‍🔥 You make a little Bard cry. 🫶

Loving the Holiday vibes in Sea Of Thieves returning! Early Christmas wish - Can we get a Festival Of Giving back too? It's been so long since the last one and I reaaaaalllly don't want to keep chasing ships to try and get them to turn in my humble & generous gifts. 😂 Pretty please? 😀

Guess who's back (in Sea Of Thieves)! Back Again! Merrick's Back! Tell A Friend! And you can still sell him fish!

Great games are built on passion but they thrive on communication. Engaging with your playerbase shouldn't be a chore. It’s critical. Players want to feel heard, not ignored. Sea Of Thieves Podcast returning quarterly is great! Monthly Dev update is A+ also! KUDOS!

Managed a 101 Chicken stack on stream today and afterward tried giving the chickens away but No TAKERS. 😭 The Sea Of Thieves has made everyone extremely paranoid. 🤣 GGs though, it was great fun!

It's been too long since I stacked chickens in Sea Of Thieves. Then S11 took away my beloved outpost crates. But tomorrow, for a SPECIAL THANKSGIVING stream, we're running it back. CHICKENS, GET YOUR CHICKENS HERE! twitch.tv/JonBardcore youtube.com/@JonBardcore

"What are you up to Jon?" "Oh... just a little bit of light reading while Hourglass Defending in Sea Of Thieves..." "Wait, what?" "Yeah, it turns out you can get A LOT of reading done waiting for fights."

Great Sea Of Thieves Community Weekend Day One with surprise raids from @ferwynaarianrhod.bsky.social , @toxiesinclaire.bsky.social & @leator.bsky.social encouraging me on! You're all AMAZING. 💕 Day Two underway and we're solo hourglassing it up! twitch.tv/JonBardcore youtube.com/@JonBardcore

It's Community Weekend in Sea Of Thieves and we're going to be live both today & tomorrow with Twitch Drops & Gilded Phoenix Shipset Giveaways! Personally, I give our festivities a 9 out of 10 on the Bardcore Meter! Come join us! twitch.tv/JonBardcore youtube.com/@JonBardcore

Throat is almost 100% so we'll be back sailing the seas tomorrow for Sea Of Thieves' latest Community Weekend! There is now a permanent water bottle on my desk at all times to make sure this doesn't happen again. 😁 Now if only I could get a permanent banana station too...

I was sailing around the Sea Of Thieves when suddenly I found myself amongst these blue skies. I knew I should have made the left turn at Plunder Valley...