The Black Sail issue #1 Tortuga

[Mark bladeflint]

Hello and welcome to the first issue of...

THE BLACK SAIL!



This issue waill be about the legondary pirate island Tortuga! Where all pirates know there not really safe... But they can have a good time! Every pirate knows that The Faithfull Bride is the Tavren to be, but does anyone know how it started? Well we have the answer! Here is the long looked for answer to it!

Faithfull Bride 10 year aniverery by The Commodorer

10 years ago, two brothers were tired of the single bar on Tortuga. Sure, the King's Arm was great and all, but it got far to busy. They wanted a place that would be classier, one that would attract the people they were used to hanging out with.

So, they bought the old warehouse in downtown Tortuga and began fixing it. They got the supplies and were open in a matter of days. Calling it the Faithful Bride after one's wife, it became a sensation. Within the first few weeks, most of the Caribbean had visited it.

However, they eventually needed to begin producing their own rum. The brothers bought a small part of rumrunner's and created the now famous Barbados Distilling Company.


Thanks for that interesting info Zeke! Now we have a pirate who know ALOT about POTCO and has the magic power to ask the POTCO crew questions! Some of you may know him... He's Ben Lockshot! Here is Ben's work!


Ben's Tips!
For lvl 20-30 a good way to lvl up dagger is fighting Gypsies (or anything with Voodoo you can handle) and using Asp, Through Dirt, or Vipers nest to break there Attunement for up to 10 seconds and that means they can’t attack you.

POTCO crew question time!
Thanks you Aaron McEagle for your question to the Pirates Online Crew and here is the response.

Dear Ben,

Thank you for contacting us.

Currently, there are no plans for a PVP island. I do think this is a great idea though and will send it up to the team!

We are always pleased to hear from our Guests and welcome your comments, as we are constantly balancing and making enhancements to the game to make Pirates Online a fun and safe place to play online.


Whoa! That was a great question Aaron! We might get PVP islands now! Wouldn't that be cool if we helped make PVP islands! Now for something to get ya thinking.

Survay by Mark Bladeflint

If some random person said he would max your pirate for all your gold would you...

1. Give him my gold and get maxed.
2. I don't trust random people!
3. Waist all my gold and then give him 1 gold.
4. Tell him that you will pay him after you max, then get maxxed and run away.


Well I would pick 2, what would you pick? Post them in the comments!


Now for some REAL news in the Caribbean! Heeeeres Davy!


The Caribbean news by Davy Keelhawk


Changes to the Caribbean
Many updates have come to Pirates Online. These updates include making the ships sink stern-first again, returning the mast breaking sound, and speeding loading times for Windows 7 users. One user, Chris, says "Nice only why windows 7?? I run Vista and it used to take f-o-r-e-v-e-r for the game to load after those updates. I hope whatever fixed it on 7 also fixed it on vista." Sven Niscadae says that it only works for Windows 7. Also, some still gripe about the easier to take down masts.

On a happier note, the results are in for the scariest screenshot contest. The winners are Jacob Dark Dragon, Jeanne Stormcutter, Jinsai, John Stormmenace, and Kraken Guard. These winners recieved a Pirates Online Tribal skull, with their name and achievement engraved in the skull.
On December 26th – 30th, Disney released more GM events. These were about Constance Sorrow and John Moses. Disney announced two-five servers for the event depending on the day, which meant you had to server swap to get to them. Some people like this event, while others say different. One person, Jade Ironcastle, said “anyone know when potc will "really" add something new and interesting to the game, other then little side things like this?” Another person looks at an optimistic perspective, saying that the events are linked with invasions, and the invasions lead to new story chapters.

An announced update has many pirates thinking. Disney announced that people will play Pirates Online from a web browser. Djr 8fan says “Pixie Hollow is like this. I dont think this is gonna be a good thing for Pirates…” Discovered was that you had to re-download the game before being able to play it from a web browser.
On January 1rst, Tepcat announced the graphic trio contest winners. The contest was to create a signature, an avatar, and a profile picture, all with the same theme. The winner got a lifetime subscription, while two runner-ups got mega subscription (one year). The winner was Julia Maria, in second/third place (places not specified) were Capt Seafury and es8404. Congratulations to the winners.

Also, on January 1rst, the “POF Armada” set sail. This happened on 2:00 pm PDT. You were supposed to set said on your ships, meeting the flagships The Cutthroat Rouge, The Bilge Dragon, The Storm Runner, The Shadow Rouge, and The Shadow Wolf. After sailing around the Caribbean, you blockaded Port Royal. All members who posted a screenshot of the event got an award.


Wow thanks for the info Davy! Now for a STORY! What newsletter would be complet without a story? None that I can think of! Enough talk heres the story!


The Curse of the Death Dagger by Mark Bladeflint


The night was dark and the wind was cold, unlike most nights in the Caribbean where it is normally warm. After being out at sea for days on end we could finally see the shoreline of Padres Del Fugo. Sadly one of the hardest part of the trip was getting to port itself. The lava that flowed from the volcano have went into the water causing there to be a large under water formation that will slam into
ships and sink them very fast if they are not carefull. But there we no open ports for us to dock so we could not port. We were forced to go to another island to port because it was to dangeras to port there. We had to sail to Tortuga with a worn out crew from the long jorney. As soon as we ported at Tortuga we were ambushed by a group of people that you were not to expect to be there. We were then forced to fight for our lives, or become one of them...


Well thanks for reading everyone! I hoped you like the firs issue of The Black Sail!!!