Things I found out about host GM
 

- Skill Respec (I CANT WAIT FOR THIS!) Also costs a gold price! Not stated.
- Halloween...UNDEAD PIRATES vs ALIVE PIRATES!
- Upping guild limit along with friend limit!
- Possible new skills
- Possibly personal guild islands
- Possibly a Kraken
- Possible facing Jolly Roger
- New islands
- and some i forgot!

I really cant wait for skill respec, i just cant wait.
Also if I missed any feel free to add some!

next week is double rep!
finally! :)

Possibly Ship PvP being implemented onto the leaderboards!!

Here is what else I picked up on chasing GMs about.

Notoriety Cap change: 2 said "We are looking into it" 1 said "NO"

Ship customizations are on the horizon.

A 2nd Story Quest is being worked on.. about the most I could get from any of them on that.

More boss battles are being worked on.

Boss Battles will be repeatable soon.

Kraken is far off, but still planned (impression I was given).

More fortune quests to come clothes, etc.

Upgraded weapons quests coming soon.

Implicated that guild functions are being reviewed/worked on.

They were very open to suggestions about Pets.
They were also receptive to ideas of a pirate house/home/island/captnsquarters.

There were rumors of future double rep date again soon.


I also learned that a few of them visit POF. Hello GMs out there!!!
I took a few moments to whisper an invitation to a few that I could get close enough to (it was crazy there!)

And Thatch, and Ben congratulated me on hitting Level 40 today hehe.

Keep posting your thoughts and ideas guys, they do get seen on occasion! :)

Thanks zep for asking those questions :o

Wow all that stuff is great! Cant Wait!:)

I honestly cant wait for some of that the major thing i want is more islands, custom ships and guild stuff.

I don't think that Kraken is that far off. The model is done but AI and animation needs to be added in. Grabbing running people, etc...
Can you imagine the Flying Dutchman in POTCO? I would like to see that.

I really would like the next chapter in our Main Story Quest to get up and running. I'm really itching to continue kicking Jolly Roger's skeletal behind. :D

The others sounds great too! Thanks for the information.

-Locke

The Kraken Exists
 

I have Sources that can verify one of these is 100% True

The Kraken is indeed going to be in the game

they have the AI, Effects, Graphics, & Models

also I am told the possible moves for kraken are

Grabbing with tentacles, Holding objects/characters with tentacles, and the ability to take a ship down as well

However the Moves I listed are only speculation the rest I know is comming for sure

SO i CANT WAIT!!! for it - I wanna Battle the Kraken as it attacks the ships :skull:



Added: after thinking about it I think ive found the reason the kraken was taken out of the earlier testing

Dont you guys think it would cause a good bit of lag to have a large creature model loading into game and all the fighting going on around especially if you have more then 2 or 3 ships in same place fighting the kraken

just occured to me it would be like a ton of ships are in ship vs ship all those models on screen draw the fps down and cause FPS Lag
just a thought

Thanks Zep for the stuff I missed.

Well as much as I'm excited to see this - unconfirmed sources are just that - rumours :) We all have seen the rendering videos of the Karaken on the XD site and the Kraken in Beta (well ok, maybe EVERYONE didnt get to see that :D )

But at least those posting about the GM's are confirmed sources... who are yours? :)

Yea most of these are random guesses and rumors on the devs part. I think the only one we can be sure is the hallows eve. However if we be expectin a new weapon before jolly roger takes over i be thinkin it better be out in test by the first week of october.

Max - my lips are sealed but to offer further proof

Kraken was in beta and later disabled due to issues - you dont think disney just said oh lets delete all the models, code, ai, effects, etc.. when they disabled it lol

So i can assure you the AI, Code, Models, Effects, The Kraken are still there - they just are not enabled in game

I still think Disney took it out for the following reasons
A. when Kraken Spawns in game it probably creates a bit of lag near players

B. when kraken is in game and a fair amount of ships are around it might cause lag due to the size of its models and effects

C. I would imagine they are working on its hit-detection a bit more because a model that has the ability to grab and hold another model would take a bit of work to make it look and function properly

So all in all my guess as to why it was disabled in beta and testing was due to some technical issues

I hope they have worked it out because I want to See Kraken in game that would be AWESOME!

One minute its "Sources" the next it is The point here is, its not appropriate to make such claims/quotes of "Sources" when you are not prepared to expose them to authenticate your claim.

I agree with you however, in the fact that what you posted has already been posted here time and time again in several discussions on the matter.

Your "Sources" are likely POF in which case, thanks for repeating what we already knew.. lol

i was pointing out that people have seen and witnessed by video renderings and in beta testing that the kraken is in game

and that they wouldnt remove its code, ai, effects, etc. from the game just because it didnt work properly in testing it was simply disabled

that was to help my point that the Kraken is a comming character in the game otherwise it would have been removed from the game totally

here is a screen shot from imageshack (of course uploaded to the forums because some odd reason i cant link to imageshack)

http://www.piratesonlineforums.com/f...1&d=1222056396

looks to me like thats the Krakens Code in game?


and where your quoting me saying I think, I think etc.. thats where i was speculating as to why they disabled it

not why i think its in the game etc.

all i was stating is that out of the list posted in this thread - you can be sure that the Kraken is in the game and will eventually be open server as well

Ok, thank you. Just not wanting people to get too carried away.


Plus we'd already speculated most of that from the videos etc available on the DxD site showing the Kraken in development (already knew the code existed).

It initially came across as sensationalizing information we knew already :)

Many of our users jump to conclusions quickly :)

Not sure of the source of your image, but I certainly hope its not something available out on the web somewhere :)

Thanks for the insight.

P.S. Imageshack is not considered an approved host. We are careful about external hosting services in an attempt to monitor and keep content/links from our site safe. :)

Zeppers

Glad that you understand now what i was attempting to say

LOL perhaps i could have worded it better - i dont know

part of the reason i kept the image i posted quiet and the source quiet is because it is indeed on the web

now lol as i said in earlier posts - I hope they bring on the Kraken as well as some other features I pay an 80.00 a yr membership lol and want more fun things to do in game!

Also the main reason i was pointing out the code still exists and is indeed in game was to answer a post by MacIronhawk

Aye,

I benefit from prior discussions, and from having reviewed the videos etc on the DxD site showing us such code already being tested by developers, the developer spoke of it on the interview so one would assume the code had to exist :)

What the Gm's said to me in relation to the Kraken, is that its a wild fierce beasts that keeps escaping from thier nets. Which to me translated into... they are working on it, but have some problems they still need to work on before they can bring it out... hehe

They definately indicated its coming.

~ *DING DING DING* Johnny! Tell SangrelX What hes won today! ~

"Well Maximvs - Johnny has won your Multi-Post Response Of The Da-y-y-y! Thats RIGHT! Maximvs will now take apart the post and review each of your claims! You may even come out the other end ok!!!"

~ *Thanks Johnny, You always do that SO well...* ~

Ok, since my simple inquest was to have confirmed sources of your claim - let see how you did! :D

This - doesn NOT start well for you. But I did notce you had a few responses overnight - so lets continue...

Ummm, I told you that. No, I do not think they would delete all the work (when the Black Pearl Boss Battle was disabled from November to March they didn't throw that code out either... well not all of it...) and again, as i mentioned, you can see it on XD - Did I mention this is not going for you.... instead of the car - you may end up with that secondary prize...

Assure me... well we will see about being assured (your score -currently- is still zero though)...


You still think? :) Well - this isnt from your source - this is what you think... This is your first time playing Multi-response though... I didn't expect you to get a hi score hehe :)

Agreed - these are very valid reasons why the Kraken currently isnt in the game. Like the BB, there was probably a glitch in the Krakens functionality which kept crashing the game and they had to pull it...

But this what you think (your guess) - in fact its what we have all thought for some time (our guess)... you just said so :)

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Now After I took a nap - I see there was some responses... well because you didn't do very good in the first round (lets review the score... yep Zero... not good)... you get a *Redemption Round*!!! Lets see if your responses were any better...

So, your sources were a) the beta testers (which I mentioned) and b) the video (which I mentioned)...

Ya know - luckly for you its *Redemption Round* - most players don't get such a rare chance! :D Its because of what you posted later - which if we can get that confirmed - may overlook your 'confirmation claims' and actually get you that new car after all...

Once again - agreed (to a point). It may be possible to leave parts of Kraken (besides the bad sections of code and missing activation) in the game as they are never triggered.

But taking examples of what we know already doesn't help your point - it makes your position weaker because instead of giving us the source - you just listed off what we know already... we already know the Kraken was in Beta, We have seen the videos on XD, we have even received the confirmation from the GM visits that its being looked at, and it makes sense that some of the code would stil be in the game...

Now THIS makes you a potential winner - but not for confirming your source. Since you did not confirm your source - I dismiss the claim until proven otherwise with a 'real source name or location' - not a list of reasons that you think or we already know...

Now for the pic - this is a nice find. Was it taken from your computer? It appears to be a MAC and not a PC, or from a program (possible exe decoder? Actual C++ or other exe builder?) Its a good pic, but - this is *Redemption Round* and this needs confirmation - just tell us what program / directory / system this is from - and you win that fancy new car! :D

Oh we have no doubt it has parts in the game - or that it will eventually hit POTCO - but you were asked for source confirmation and you posted back reasons why its disabled - we know why... its broken :D

The Directory Structure Pic is a nice find (though it would be nice to know where it was found on the comp... when I arrive home I'll have to start looking. If you know - thres a shiny car waiting for you :D )

So if we cound get a) source name? or b) post steps to confirm this pic? - you are a winner! :D No - I do not want your reasons again as to why its disabled, the already known proof of being in beta or the video renderings we've all seen...

~*Johnny - I think we'll actually go to commercial and wait to see if he has the answer...*~

*Commercial? We actually going to commercial? Like he really gets a Redemption Round? The sponsors are going to crazy Max!*

*Ratings Johnny - Ratings... the folks out there are eating this up! We'll be up 5+ Points and the Sponsors will be begging for airtime! :D*

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Note: SangrelX did provide trhe proof... too much in fact! LOL :D we had to remove his response because he's right - the info give just should been seen by some eyes :)

But - he definitely desrves the car!

*Congratulations! A New Car! Johnny! Tell the man about his new 'dream' ride!*

~ * Well SangrelX - this pic of the New Saab 9-X Air Concept has all the beauty / design and function anyone will ever need for their desktop as you stare at it for hours drooling - possibly changing your life as you set goals to obtain such a beautiful automobile! Feel free to save it to your desktop and congratulations!* ~

WOW - at first i thought a Mod deleted my post because of the link it contained

but I see you basically merged it all into a large post of information

That is why I feared being flamed and ridiculed so much - because of things like the bugs, glitches, and even that article - the minute you point something like that out - BANG your a target automatically

But seriously Thank you for not just jumping right into the same conclusion as most people do

I saw the proof, and man oh man, was it ever proof. :eek:

The people that created that 'guide' need to be seriously, and repeatedly, keel hauled.

I gotta admit - I'm pretty speechless myself. Its amazing the things people can find :)

As it is - the information provided was against POF Posting Guidelines (now I don't blame SangrelX for it - I asked for proof - he provided it without doubt) - but we can't keep it on the site. I tip my hat to him though - not often someone wins the car LOL :D

So as for that discussion - we'll consider the matter closed and take the orginal post at his word (and not have a debate on expanding ones mind on information here :) )

Just for info - the Gold Old Days of Quake 3 Have ben moved to Land Lubbers - Click Here For The New Thread
Just so the Focus Of This Thread About GM's Can Continue :)

LOL Max - I wondered when a Mod was gonna say hey guys can we get back on topic here?

Thanks ill move over to that thread for any replies

Sorry Max, I got carried away to some good old times.

So do any of you have any other info about the gms?

I was thinking how there could be a halloween feature were you turn
into skeletons by moonlight. But the kraken will be pretty awesome! Just
like the good ol beta days. Yup good times....

Now most of those in beta/test have said they have never seen the Kraken.

This comment makes me raise eyebrows... hehe

The kraken was in beta or my eyes are liars.
Hopefully it will be better than it was...
I'd like to see its face.

I have some feeling that all the updates are gonna come live Halloween Day. Just for some reason I think that. :frankenstein2: