Inventory Expansion & New Weapons! March 18, 2010

[Beorn]

Originally Posted by jade Ironcastle

I think this is wonderful, finally something new..... However sorrry to put a damper on everyones day but I still don't think that BASICS should be able to take part in this. As they are NON-PAYING Members!
When I first started playing potc way back in Jan. of 08 I was not able to get the Voodoo Doll due to being Basic, now it seems to me that POTC caters to them more then it's long time Unlimited members. Just a thought!
I hope these new items come to the test soon!

Basic access is meant to give players a taste of what the Caribbean has to offer, in order to convince them that they want to pay for the game. Basic access people SHOULD be given a part of this. They get the more common drops but not the rarer ones. POTCO is still catering to us unlimited players but giving the basic players some more stuff in order to better entice them into paying.

I am all for this update. I have no complaints and I think this will be great for the game. I'm mega-excited.

[warriorpoets]

Excited and interested, to say the least.

I actually don't mind the idea of having only four weapons at a time because, I ask you, how often does a pirate use their Grenades except when they are grinding them? Staff is sort of the same way since it unlocks so late.

I'm with others in my concern in being how to get the weapons. I always loved the Quest system since it kept all the Pirates on even terms - everyone had an equal chance to get a weapon. Having it done by random drops could be... problematic.

But honestly, that's just first blush thoughts. I'll wait and see how the system develops. Who knows? We might end up liking it.

As for the people who want another Story Quest, in effect, we've been playing one ever since Captain Walter started chasing the EITC ships which begat the invasions and so on. I know it's not the same as Black Pearl Story Quest, but I dunno, when I play the GM events combined with the random quests, I feel like I'm part of a larger story and it actually affects how my Pirate behaves in the game, how he thinks. It's not as clean, but it is more organic.