Red PC lvl tags?

[Edward Edgemenace]

I don't recall seeing the blue "i" over anyone. I do recall seeing the shield symbol that say 2XP from the Father's Day double-reputation weekend quest.

Type "F" to open "friends" panel. At the bottom is CREW. Once friends list is set to crew, you can see the health of crew members, teleport to them (if you end up in jail, etc.) whisper, befriend them, etc. If you go into CREW OPTIONS you can set the "Toggle Crew Icon" which turns the mug on or off. The mug is supposed to be on by default for SvS crews. But in SvS, that lets your enemies target you better for assassination. I turn crew icon OFF for SvS and ON for getting ready for a boss battle...really helps to see who is already in crew and who is still missing.

I'm a level 40. If anyone invites me to their crew, I first join their crew, then decide if I want to stay (often I do, even if they are a level 2 pirate) because the crew bonus is just too enormous. Free rep! As long at those pink dots are on compass, they count towards the crew bonus. It works in Fort Charles, as well as sailing. (In Fort Charles, low level players will often need to teleport back from jail anyhow...)

In Kingshead, crew is very important. Not only is that first 20% crucial, but ammo runs are suddenly easy. Crew matching there is wonderful - gives a mule for you to come back to, while saving someone else a sailing trip out there is they search for your crew. I've found that most people that get to Kingshead by crew matching, will be polite and actually take turns if asked to. (And pirates working together on Kingshead need all the "good karma" they can get!)