Can you even get to 50?

[Dr. Zeppers]

Originally Posted by Basil Dreadflint

I still believe that getting to 50 this way is due to a BUG. Rep should not be given for using a mastered weapon. No rep was ever given after weapon level 25 on the way to Noto level 40. Taking all weapons and skills to level 30 from level 25 should only earn you 248,000 rep. Then all rep earning should stop.

It takes 538,000 rep to get Noto from 40 to 50. Mastering the weapons should only get you to level 46.

I believe that the fact that people are still earning rep from fully maxed out weapons is due to an accident in the programming. I have reported this BUG on both open and test. Disney intended for people to to work their weapons up, but still need the next story chapter in order to fully master. I will bet that, when it is finally released, the next story chapter plus some new side quests, give about 300K in rep, and that is where the difference should be.

I congratulate anyone who has the patience to make 50 by continuing to grind the weapons well beyond level 30, but I also feel that they are getting there by taking advantage of a flaw in the programming. They will miss out on the natural progression to the higher levels that others will accomplish by using the rep from the future quests.

With 4 level 40 pirates all waiting for this release, I'm in no hurry to get them to 50 and be sitting around with nothing to do. Been there, done that, for more than a year.

I agree Basil, the gaining of reps on mastered weapons contradicts the normal game play that had been established, and normally used in MMORGs. I think this will be removed at some time. If its not flat out a bug, it was Disney's ways of stifling all the high levels from complaining about having no means to hit level 50 (prior to new story quests/content).

[CaptainGreenGene]

I don't think its important to worry about what Disney is thinking at the moment. The fact is that you can, indeed make it to 50 regardless of personal preference to play and personal feelings about how you may want to level. I think its great that you can get there and its a blast having all the extra skill points to play around with. Its also nice to have the ability to fight very high level enemies without fear of dying. There isn't a darn thing that can kill a well trained level 50 any more. When the new quest line comes out it should be a piece of cake to get through. What a pleasure it will be not having to worry about finishing old quests to get to the new one. As for getting bored, I have 6 other level 40 pirates to play slow with so there is plenty to do and lots of time to do it.

[MacIronhawk]

I agree Basil, but there's not really anything we can do about people taking advantage of the rep given after level 30. I think, though, that once Disney fixes this BUG, they'll take all the rep earned after level 30 weapons so that being a level 50 is impossible until the second story quest comes out.

If I were Disney, I'd do that, because it's unfair for other pirates that couldn't take advantage of the BUG to get to fifty. Besides, if it's supposed to be impossible, using the flaw to your advantage is just silly. You're earning "fake" rep. Using this flaw isn't going to make the second story quest fun either, because you'll fly by it. What's the point in being able to rush through a quest when you'll just have to wait another year(or more) for the next one?

[James]

Originally Posted by MacIronhawk

I agree Basil, but there's not really anything we can do about people taking advantage of the rep given after level 30. I think, though, that once Disney fixes this BUG, they'll take all the rep earned after level 30 weapons so that being a level 50 is impossible until the second story quest comes out.

If I were Disney, I'd do that, because it's unfair for other pirates that couldn't take advantage of the BUG to get to fifty. Besides, if it's supposed to be impossible, using the flaw to your advantage is just silly. You're earning "fake" rep. Using this flaw isn't going to make the second story quest fun either, because you'll fly by it. What's the point in being able to rush through a quest when you'll just have to wait another year(or more) for the next one?

I think it should be up to you whether you want to get to lvl 50 by quests or weapon leveling. I, personally, like leveling weapons so I'm glad they made it so they still give rep.

[MacIronhawk]

Originally Posted by James

I think it should be up to you whether you want to get to lvl 50 by quests or weapon leveling. I, personally, like leveling weapons so I'm glad they made it so they still give rep.

Do you know they wanted it this way, or whether this is just a huge bug that's taking them some time to fix?

Unless Disney gives us proof that this isn't a bug, we can disclose this as a bug, because we couldn't get rep for mastered weapons before.