I'll have facepalmed myself too much by then to live to see the Kraken...

Am I the only one who doesn't give parrot's squawk about the Kraken? Unless, of course, he is the final boss of a long, arduous and well crafted STORY LINE...

Bring on all the new weapons, invasions and clothes closets you want. They are icing on the cake. But the cake is a new chapter, isn't it?

I agree 110%.

From my experience this past year playing Potco i think maybe alot of next year will be more of them "redoing" stuff like swamps, forests, etc. I could be wrong though, hopefully i am cause i really would like to see new clothing, new weapons and the new story chapter on test by early February if not end of January 2010.

I like the swamps and forests there is rich color and details .... I do not think they will redo them. Clothes, weapons, bigger inventory, gm events, new enemies, ghosts, another treasure collection and free items are all small things that disney can do to keep people distracted.

The next story chapter with a tough boss battle is what will give purpose to the game.

they are going to redo them. you know why? caves and PR, torty, pdf have minimaps after redesigning, but forests, wild islands, cuba and kings dont have it. So it WILL happen

Aye it will happen the only question is when?

omg guys stop complainin

Here is what I think.
- Beginning of January will be new story chapter. But the kraken for the main point of it.
- Mid January Tortuga invasions end and PDF invasions begin.
- Beggining of Febuary new inventory and new weapons.

does anybody else wish you could trade?

I wonder... What role do the Invasions play for the second chapter?

OK, the invasions are over, then what is the transition? I mean lets say I start a new pirate and finish my quests once the second chapter is already in, do I have to do the invasions too? Are they going to be included as a part of the story line? Should they be included?

Disney said that after the Invasions the chapter is sure to come right? How is that going to work?

That's a good question.

The way I see is -

Chapter 2 starts in a cutscene because Jolly Roger is furious he lost.

And then chapter should have something to do with a new plan of Jolly Roger's

but what of the Kraken? how will Davy Jones get entangled in this? It will involve everything from new islands to new weapons, the new loot and inventory system to possible new forests.

Heres what could happen. Dec 20th ( or Jan 1 ), test gets updated with a PDF invasion and other improvements ( possibly new loot and inventory ), after which the new story comes. Or new islands and forests with new weapons, followed by the new story

There are PDF invasions out now. I'm pretty sure hes after the towns main wall. Also I think the GMs don't like it when people ask about the kraken. A few days ago captin walter was on a quite sever, so it was only me and 3 other people. So my brother asks if he could ask a question on my guy and I said sure. So he asked Walter about the kraken and he said, 'Another pirate asking about the kraken? Trust me you don't want it to come. '

Weapons and islands!