Current News: Jan 21, '09 Recruiting Pirates

[Dr. Zeppers]

Originally Posted by Achilles

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?
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.

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.

[Basil Dreadflint]

Originally Posted by OFxZeppers

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.

[MacIronhawk]

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