Major test glitch. Caution.

[ex8404]

I was on last night and almost all was well. On occasion, my "weapons belt" would show no weapons after I switched them around but I could access them if I hit the "F" keys. Taking them out and putting them back was a work around. I reported it. Other than that, everything was as smooth as silk.

I got reset but the release notes say that the problem came from a Sea Charm. If you placed one of those in your "weapons belt", you were doomed. Fix the curse of the sea charm, reset back to the pre-update save file and TA-DA...back in business baby!

Now. Was this a learning experience or what? Here's what I have learned from the Great Inventory Destruction of 2010:

• A couple of people I play with also come to POF and post.
• Some people on test don't know why they are on test.
• Some people on test think that it should be just like Open.
• Some testers have NEVER filed a bug report.
• Some people are VERY forgiving and patient.
• Some people are VERY unforgiving and impatient.
• Being a tester is sometimes a thrill ride.
• People on POF are quick to offer assistance when asked.
• This update has made POTCO fun again. For me at least.

Anyway, feel free to add yours.

Semper Fidelis mates.

[Sven Osymthe]

Originally Posted by Jamesvsthekraken

and.. test is once again closed bum bum bum..... :'( :/

• It may take several seconds for your inventory to load in. Please be patient.
• There are various client crashes that we are currently looking into. Fixes will be forthcoming as we find solutions to them.
• Equipping an item directly from the loot drop onto a slot that is full will cause a crash to the desktop. A fix is coming soon.

And that is more than likely why Test is down. They have stuff to fix, and with the possibility of resetting test once again, why should they let people continue playing until everything is done?

• A couple of people I play with also come to POF and post.
• Some people on test don't know why they are on test.
• Some people on test think that it should be just like Open.
• Some testers have NEVER filed a bug report.
• Some people are VERY forgiving and patient.
• Some people are VERY unforgiving and impatient.
• Being a tester is sometimes a thrill ride.
• People on POF are quick to offer assistance when asked.
• This update has made POTCO fun again. For me at least.

I couldn't agree more. I especially like the last one about the update making the game fun again, for at least some people. I think you also summed it up perfectly in another post, the update makes leveling seem less like button mashing and more like treasure hunting. When the update was put on Test, going around looking for treasures (among other things), I leveled quite a bit. It actually helped a lot, considering I used to be unable to test so much due to being too low of a level. In no time i'll finally be able to see what the higher level (15-20) weapons do (or don't do.. considering where it is ).

[MacIronhawk]

Originally Posted by ex8404

Great Inventory Destruction of 2010

Is that what we're calling it now?

Anyways, hopefully when test is back up Mac users will be able to play the game and some of the other bugs will be fixed.

I don't think it's likely they'll be reseting the servers again, since putting on and taking off cloths worked perfectly fine and the weren't too many problems with changing weapons from one slot to another.

And just one comment. After playing test for a couple of hours yesterday, I was able to get a total of twelve new weapons. I'll be selling them once I get a better weapon to use, but it's amazing to see how many weapons we can get.

Also, can someone confirm to me how to use grenades? It doesn't look like they'd be going in the same slot as the inventory, but in the area with the amo, so how do you use them?

[Captain Sureshot]

Originally Posted by MacIronhawk

And just one comment. After playing test for a couple of hours yesterday, I was able to get a total of twelve new weapons. I'll be selling them once I get a better weapon to use, but it's amazing to see how many weapons we can get.

Also, can someone confirm to me how to use grenades? It doesn't look like they'd be going in the same slot as the inventory, but in the area with the amo, so how do you use them?

To use grenades with the new inventory system, you equip the grenade pouch in one of the weapon slots. I was able to get a ton of new, unique weapons: 14 total shooting weapons, 6 swords, 4 sabres, 3 broadswords, plus a Navigation Sea Chart and a Cannon Ram.

[MacIronhawk]

Thanks Sureshot.

And just to ease the tension some of us are having, here are some pictures of the new inventory system I took yesterday.

Cool Sword I picked up.

The attack in the bottom that looks like heal is heal. When you use it you swish your sword around and you get some HP back.

The General left us a present.

All the weapons I got from yesterday. Most are common.

Just a regular loot sack.

EDIT: Forgot to say, when a weapon has a red box behind it, that means you're too low a level of that weapon to use it.