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Old 03-19-2010, 04:28 PM
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run it down

Seems like a lot of the criticism I'm seeing here is based on FALSE assumptions. So, let's break it down.

They indicate that you be able to carry up to 35 weapons - AT ONE TIME. 30 of those will be stored in the Sea Chest, with 5 active (4 weapons and one Sailing/Cannon boost). AT ANY TIME, it shows you can bring up your weapons and use a drag/drop feature to swap them out.
**This is important, because it means you don't have to go a merchant or some captain's quarters in order to make the change**

It also appears that on occasion you will find a dropped weapon. Since they make a BIG point about this, likely you will find them more often than people here think.

If your weapons have an empty slot, the dropped weapon appears to be added. IF YOU LOOK at the picture, it shows some weapons in the grid are repeated (the two witch voodoo dolls are the most obvious). So, if you recover a duplicate item or something you don't want - the game will offer a way to sell it (either to a merchant or perhaps even another player). Also, NOTE at the bottom is a trash can icon. Is this to sell off or just throw away an unwanted weapon?

As for clothes, it does appear that it will be a total of 42 objects combined - this as opposed to the current 28 slots (7 of which are defaults). But, by combining them into a big pile - it appears you will be able to have a lot of one kind of attire if you want (10 shirts, a couple of vests, etc.)

There is a separate tab for cards. So, it looks like you will be able to tell ahead of time what's up your sleeve before getting into a game. Good to know.

There is a Tonics tab. which makes sense. Tonics never belonged in the Skills tab.

The jewelry tab appears to be shared with tattoos so the 40 slots will be combined. That will actually be a LOSS of slots (Originally 32 jewelry and 16 tats = 48). I guess that could be a topic of complaint.

So, what is the Cannonball Barrel tab for? Anyone care to speculate?

The pic also shows a six-digit gold cap. So, they must expect us to be spending that or have something we will need that much for.


Moving on, they called the Cutlass picture a Card. So, likely this is showing the details of a weapon including the Attack bonus it gives. This might also imply that some may actually have a Defense bonus.

No comment on the rolling attack and other special moves since like everything else - it would be theory.