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Recruiting Pirates
January 21 2009
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Making Friends for a Purpose

The Marceline Guild recently uncovered a plot devised by the EITC to change the Caribbean forever ... It's more important than ever that Pirates stand together and work together to protect our way of life! Are you in a Crew? Have you joined a Guild?

Join Captain Walter and his Crew on the docks of Port Royal this Friday, January 23 between 7 - 9 PM Pacific Time in the Barano Ocean. You will have the opportunity to learn more about Crewing and the opportunity to Crew with the GMs! You'll set out to sea with members of the Marceline Guild and help them sink EITC ships (to thwart their evil plans)! Meanwhile, obtain Crew Bonus to increase your Notoriety, boost your Cannon Skills, and earn major loot from the plunder obtained by sinking treasure-filled EITC ships. See you on the docks mate! Comment now on the Grog Blog.

Wow, that sounds cool. The overwhelming chatter on the beaches will be reduced to chummy talks of no more than 12 people? No voodoo staves blasting away? No siege charge to interrupt? Too bad they are only launching from Port Royal, but not from Ile d'Etable de Porc nor Isla De La Avaricia. :-)

And crew-matching! Hallelujah! So people can join late and still get on board? Kudos to someone at POTCO, for a fantastic idea.

Well this sounds interesting...... a chance to meet Walter again!

Umm
 

If there are only twelve GMs then I think this will be lag central.
If a crew can only hold 12 people then only 144 people can go with the GMS.

Only 500 can be in their guild. I wonder how this event is going to go. I'm going to get there as early as possible. I wonder if their ships are any different than ours.

Right... well this should be interesting and ill tell you i wont be there it will be madness!

Id like to meet rose again xD shes cute

They'll do just fine without me--AGAIN.

YaaaHooooo
 

Wooohooo,.. sounds like fun,.. another chance to shoot em up with many different Pirates and our GM's and Drink Rum til we can't see strait!!
(or at least crooked shootin er something)
Any opportunity to get with so many a Pirate Brethren sounds like fun!!
Perhaps the Captain will do some Ship Racing while we're all at it? :psmiley27:
If the Lag does become a powerful issue, with several GM's partaking, dividing to various servers may be a option?

they are not doing guild invites Mac, just Crewing Mate.

12 War frigates with full crews, spread out on the oceans of one quiet server, won't cause any noticeable lag. It's not uncommon to see a half dozen pirate ships, just in Mariner's Reef or Boiling Bay. Now if they all launch from the same place at the exact same time...then maybe a few moments of slowness (until they disperse.)

INSANE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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This is something that I wont miss. I will be using one of my other pirates. Great News!

aye count me out max on everything

Hmmmmm.....hopefully not another diversion while we all be awaitin' updates and content......arrrrr......



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It does sound like fun, there wont be many slots for these 'crews', alot of pirates I think are going to be left out. I wonder what criteria the GMs will be using when selecting their crews. (should be first come first served) They should dump the crew after each voyage, and recrew making a reasonable effort to track who has participated already and picking up NEW crew members so everyone gets a chance. Im sure it will be fun for those that get the opportunity.

Recommendation: Those already having some contact with the GMs, should be leaders in the community, and let those that are not as blessed with such opportunities to interact with the GMs instead. Besides if the GMs keep rubbing elbows with all the same people, they are not getting a full range of input on the game, which is inevitably part of their intention in these events.

When I logged into the game and saw this, I thought, Hmmm , Something new! Then I read it a second time, and thought, Hmmm, Only for the Noobs!

Read the entire thing! "Are you in a crew? Are you in a guild?" This event IS NOT for virtually ANY of you/us that are posting here! This is to get noobs more involved, and not have them just standing around on Abassa, wondering what to do next.

All of you who are posting about how much fun this is gonna be, you are all senior players. You should not / do not need to be taught how to crew or guild. You shouldn't need help aquiring cannon reps or gold.

If I were one of the GM's, I wouldn't crew or sail with anyone over level 12, or a founder, or anyone who immediately starts asking about what's going to come out 'new'. Obviously, those pirates already know all the stuff that this event is about.

As Zep states in his recommendation above: Let those who haven't had the opportunities interact with the GM's instead!


EDIT: I don't know why Disney doesn't actually have someone , a GM, standing at the end of the pier on Abassa, and give advice to "NEW" players. Especially regarding making friends, joining a guild, using chat, etc. These are items that aren't immediatley obvious to the new player, and would enhance the entire gaming experience.

I agree with OfX' sentiment, but I'm cautious about telling people not to attend. The "Feats of Strength" had almost 500 people who registered early; this event may have a greater turnout due to being at a more convenient time for most people.

Not everyone on POF is a senior player. It wasn't all that long ago that I was a total n00b here. But for those of us that are, it is a good reminder to turn on crew matching (on whatever server ye may haunt) to reinvigorate some of the most delightful parts of the game.

If you don't see "50% Crew Bonus" on a regular basis, you're missing out on a lot of fun!

fun stuff
 

I agree with not crowding or rudely shoving your way into the presence of the GM’s or other players, Pirates need to be patient and considerate. I do believe the Captain is not trying to limit this at all and would most likely have a “More the Merrier” perspective.
I totally agree with Zep in the perspective that Leaders or high level players should not push their way in and take “seating” that would be better suited for newer and lower level players. Allow others to Crew up with and draw closer to the GM’s. I know many higher level Pirates get excited as well when the Captain and the GM Leadership makes appearances, that is understandable,.. use good judgment Pirates.

On the other hand,… I do not think that, nor believe the Captain would want any level of Pirate to not participate, but in fact, show up at the docks as well, to perhaps take part in the leadership.
Meaning this, if you are a higher level Pirate,.. there is a good possibility you will receive a on the spot commission to gather Pirates (due to the amount of turnout) and crew and teach newer Pirates. There are many savvy and seasoned Pirates who could offer sound advice to many newer Pirates.
These events are largely PR Events with a touch of input as a consequential benefit. They do learn from events, but “Testing” is not the motive, enrichment and game fruition is.

My concern is this as well,.. Many of the old Salty Pirates may miss out on surprises given spontaneously to event participants if they choose to not involve themselves, and from my perspective, (no disrespect to newer members) the Long standing Members deserve a first hand view of any special game revelations.
Disney loves to pop up with things without prior notice! :)


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addendum:
Stay tuned Basil, I believe the Captain is going to be addressing this particular thing very soon. :)

Considering there was a software update last night, I suspect a pleasant surprise during this event.

Hmmmm
 

Speed, distance and sheer number of enemy ships. I don't care who or what tries to do that; they will fail - you can't sink them all. And your odds are not good, trying to rep-steal from a SINGLE fully-crewed war frigate...infinitesimal against a dozen.

Now, if their special surprise (from last night's software update) is a sea serpent or the Kraken, it might get a bit tricky.

One can still click on players on ships and report them (or they could....) - the LAST thing I would want to do is be sailing close to a GM ship and start harassment - just so they could repot you (and because THEY report you - you know you're getting a vacation :) )

There is a GM on right now on PR dock crewing and taking pirates out on treasure runs and yes he is using a different crew each time.

Yeah there was, took the bait.

I guess they're doing random tests as to how all this is going to work out, or their GM's just need some practice. (phew, Vic is a poor dirver LOL) Anyhow, I Got Crewed.

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/h...23_13-57-4.jpg

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Had to ask about the nort. thing...got no response ;)

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Either Vic is a poor Capt, or I'm just bossy, but he didn't handle the crew very well, so I shouted some orders. (and he was a terrible shot...was broadsiding the air)

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/h...23_14-5-36.jpg

We took a Blood Scourge, lag o rama, but it was funny, no one on crew took a lot of damage, and there were some lower lev's there that should have been creamed. Head in?? The belly's not full Capt! Perhaps he had to get the phone ;)

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ok, i guess they do watch the POF

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Then we landed...

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All in all, it was a minor lag fest, no where near as bad as I've seen, but, it was kind of random, and we were on abassa. Might not be too bad on a quiet server.

Great shots Sarah!

Thanks for the inside scoop Sarah! Wow - that's really interesting.

I got in the crew, unfortunitly, I got the loading screen bug when boarding the ship.

Nice!!
 

YA Sarah !!!,. ... that is exactly what I was talking about,... Awesome girl!!
In your screenshots, it is clear you took a assistant lead role, that is soo cool, and what is so badly needed when the GM's hit Port.

It doesn't take a Founder to be a leader, high level Pirates of both types can be great assistants just like Sarah’s example.

Disney has made significance of the Founder and their potential role.
The GM made a clear reference to Sarah and her status as there are fewer and fewer seen.
A Founder is no better than any other playing member, I certainly agree to that.

I made this comment before, perhaps I can re-interate.
A Founders role is not less nor better, nor is the role or position of a founder any less or better, we just have some different opportunities as a Founder offered and I feel we also have a greater responsibility as Founders to oversee in a leadership position that is being lifted up by the POTCO staff.

Anytime I got in the event my internet connection broke.
Obviously they should work on getting better servers.

I didn't even bother to attend but it seems they should work a little on it.

Im still thinkin this may not have been the best of events.... but i like how they are trying to provide us with events....

I would like to see many lag free events.
I'd like to see more GMs(probably mdoerators) around different servers to prevent lag.

well I didn't hav e to worry about lagging
server is full and has been since before 7pm pacific

Well - though I never got to sail - I did get to be there for a bit....

It was... well... if they wanted to test latency - they got it. Between the Lag-Chop, the GM Swarming, the Chaos... and only picking one server whcih no one could get to...

This event was poorly executed (and from more than one pirate - I herd they can't sail a boat to save their souls! LOL :D)

I did a few pics though... I'll post them up tomorrow...

Good to see a few POF faces there - thats was more the highlight for me than the event was :)

EDIT: After looking at the pics - I think only one is needed... it was just a madhouse :)

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I'm not saying they are good (I wasn't there) but it sounds more like a communication problem. Was the goal: quickly defeat EITC? Gold? Cannon reputation? Make people realize they are human too? Just give 1,000+ people 5 minutes to chat with a GM?

I've been known to fire off a broadsides shot into the air, to communicate to the crew which side I need them on (while trying very hard to not steal their rep points.) It's 5 seconds faster than going to the skull, sea combat, Port side (left)! And it's about 2 seconds faster than typing "left" (Or, as I usually type it, about 15 seconds faster as "qwleft <- <- <- <- <- BSK, Del, Del, Del, Del, Del, Del, LEFT!" Why left arrow, backspace and delete each have a one second delay, is quite a mystery. Why the chat locks up when you delete the first character on a line is an even bigger mystery.)

Also, driving with a FULL crew is often more difficult than with a medium sized crew. Trying to give every cannon, a piece of the action, is essentially impossible.

Yeah this event was poorly planned, I saw almost Every GM there, Thing is, why on the same server?

I got booted from the server several times and gave up. The server was then full. All I really wanted to do was observe the event.

Same - tried three times before giving up.