Confused!
 

Okay, I just installed the game on my husband's almost new Dell, with XP. I can now get in the game, with my level 12 pirate!:D

There must be some common configuration that certain computers have that are still working. Is it a video driver? direct x? processor ? I wish I knew more...

I can play my main level 5? pirate, but I can't enter any caves ("kill a skeleton" message) and my chapter 3 quests are stuck (kill the assassin dressed as an EITC soldier).

I started a new pirate once I realized Molly wouldn't enter any caves. Sarah did everything fine until she got her freebie boat and tried to sail to Devil's Anvil. The ship disappeared halfway and I was stuck swimming.... except that I didn't go anywhere at all. Had to log out to get back to land.

*sigh*

So why do you think some people are able to use their main pirate and others cannot?

My main I can't get on
My secondary I can't get on
My first pirate created after the update, I can't get on after I crashed during game play
My second pirate created after the update, I CAN get on. The game hasn't crashed on me yet with this new pirate. I think once I get a game crash, I won't be able to get on this one either.

My theory is that your last pirate will crash when you accept a Quest...

My guess is from the first Black Pearl Crew member (not Scarlett, but after that when the you can select the Quest from a list)

OR

Will Turner (if you've leveled up enough to get offered Daggers).

...Bonita (for the first crew member) or
...Hendry Cutt (if you pick the second crew member instead) or
...Will Turner (if you elect to try that first)


There may be a limit to the number of Quests you can have. Maybe, maybe if you finish the Luther Quest first...


Peace,
evb.

Well my last "new" pirate did crash when I was doing a crew member quest (Pidgley).

We'll see what happens because I just finished proving loyalty and have to go back to Gibbs :p


Edit - Ok with this 2nd "new" pirate I accepted the Hendry Cutts quest, talked to Scarlett, got my new quest and the game froze. I logged out properly, instead of hitting the X, and am able to get back on. I think with my last one, when the game froze I hit the X to exit the game.

Nice to know it's not just me who can't login. Haven't been on in a few days and I'm getting the microsoft message. And just when i was all excited to play again! :(

I can't get on old pirates or new pirates - sigh - and will be out of town with limited computer time for the next week - sigh - I miss playing - haven't gotten on since they closed for maintenience on Friday - microsoft error - using XP on this computer - won't let me load on other computer (not as fast but boy am I desperate) -

off topic - guess I'll watch POTC 1 and 2 tonight with the hope I will get to see #3 shortly after it's release!

Still cant get on..:(
 

I just got something different, I went to sign on and a little screen came on that said Sorry all servers are busy at the moment and it had shadows of two pirates fighting in the background.

An update? my fingers and toes are crossed

Yea it is updating :D

Graphics and HP computers
 

When I was using my computer, and would get the Microsoft message, I read the log and there was something about the graphics not working. (I can play on my husband's Dell.) My computer is an HP. I tried installing it on another HP, and up came the Microsoft message. Anyone else having problems with HP computers? Maybe it has something to do with that.

I can't play on my HP desktop which is XP but I can on the new laptop which is Vista. Both are HP. The server just came back up and I still get the microsoft error message on my desktop. Boo Hoo

Too bad!
 

So, maybe it is HP, with XP. Now, they should be reading our threads. We may be on to something! (my HP still shows all servers are busy)

i just tried logging in after reading this thread about a possible update...first attempt i got the same thing since friday ...the dreaded error notice and no connect. bug report yadayadayada. Second attempt i got the server busy and the pirates fighting marquee. it says "Sorry, all game servers are busy. One moment.....

That was over 10minutes ago and the pirates are still dancing with there swords! i have hope for the morning and back to plunderin'. Keeping my Cutlass's crossed!! GL to all of us banished pirates!

EDIT: well the game closed abnormally 1073741819 since the time i posted this..error msg blahblahblah. suprise suprise NOT!