One of the reasons I have my main pirate as a girl..the guy pirates run like apes and slower

The speed of all pirates is the same. How you view pirates running may make you think some run faster than others but you can't run any faster without the speed glitch.

I have a fully clothed male pirate (every piece of clothing, jewelry he can have), and I have to frequently stop and wait for my female pirate friend to catch up.. every few seconds.

Internet connectivity (lag), video ability (quality of hardware, and settings) play a MAJOR role in the speed a pirate runs, as it is perceived by other pirates. As when im stopping every few seconds to let her catch up, she says she doesnt notice anything on her end.
It has nothing to do with male vs female.

All pirates are coded to run the same speed. The other facets uncontrollable by POTCO (ie connectivity/hardware) are the only factors changing perception.

My girl pirate runs really funny, her hips sway as she runs foward, but the legs don't fallow suit as she runs, the legs go way foward and back and the sway of her hips looks funny as she runs

During the feats of strength contest even I believe everyone ran just about the same speed. Even when people looked slower they could suddenly look right next to you because that was the real speed they were in. What made the difference in that contest was how quick you were to respond to the GO! And how close you stayed to the inside of the course... But yes I believe all pirates run at the same speed.

Another thing that made a difference was whether there were idiots with friends in the race throwing grenades at the other racers to lag them out and slow them down. Just saying.

I haven't seen any pirates run faster but I have seen pirates walking while my pirate is always running. Guess my girl is always in a hurry :laughks2:

That probably has to do with the battle stun, because you always run if you can help it.

well i have played tag in empty kingshead and chasing down people i noticed that if you use auto run [R] then you dont stop so you can make it.

Also, i will soon start a thread where i make times for empty kingshead tag games and look at my statistics if your wondering when the thread comes up.

video and server lag might have to do with it