Current News: Nov 10 '09

[Dockwrecker The Privateer]

Originally Posted by Captain Whale

Again - we obviously have a diffrerence of opinion on this.
I see the same 5 or 6 pirates doing most of the complaining.

The Storyline is advancing - first rumors of ETIC doing stuff in Port Royal. Port Royal is remade then the other 2 cities as well. Then rumors of them doing diggings and we get new cave systems. Rott and his crew provide new quests and as a result we now have Jolly Roger and his invasions. Then there is the all the fun with the Ghosts!! Now the call to reduce thier numbers has gone out and the story will continue. The whole time we have had Grog Blogs and GM events to support all this. I will tell you it is awesome the way the Disney GM's do this. Most online games you are lucky to see a GM let alone have them participate at this level. This is the new storyline and it will continue to evolve until the new quests and weapons open up.

Captain Whales

I'm not exactly saying all of what everyone else is.For the record this year has had more updates than any other time I can remember.I typically am not complaining completely ,just thinking about ideas and such.(I'm known by many people I know to just overthink and debate ideas a lot. )(not saying that you accused me, just curious if i'm on the list of complainers)It just seems a lot of people have gotten too used to things,a break from the game sometimes does the job.You see when I came back from my away time I actually made friends for the first time on the game.Then I leveled my weapons to 7 ,which is still my cap untill I get Unlimited.Time with friends is very good too these days.What seperates my old time from now must be no quests and newness in the game.But that is normal.One big highlight of this month is those invasions.Very good idea , best since first story chapter.It looks like there going to expand that into Tortuga soon.I'm going to be frank , both 'sides' here have legediamte points.Complaining isn't a good thing.Throwing things into complete groups probably is not either.There are many points that can be brought up to peer into the truth of the matter but those may not get thought of.I'm having a pretty good time right now, and I have not yet ,since before SvS , had Unlimited except on the previews.One factor is sceen-clips, not many more down the road from begining of Pearl Quest that I know of,but thats my opinion that I like those.I don't like killing the same enemy on land for an hour , but sailing wears less for me and can carry friends.Some people can get bored quicker than others.Thats a matter of the personality partailly but also ones 'feel of things'.Places in the game don't always have the same feel the more time you spend sometimes.Please forgive my rant but as I said before i'm an almost ceseless thinker.Another point is that some don't like certain updates ,and some just do.If anyone wants to not argue ,yet explore situations and ideas we could open a topic on the General Game talk or Pirates Parlay (Ranter) subforums if there needs to be disscusion.But none , including me , should come planning on starting trouble if possible!

[JM Ohara]

Originally Posted by Batleth

Spread the word, mates! All Guilds are necessary to defeat the menace of Jolly's Undead Army! Get them into the battle before they invasions happen again because, they may have subsided, but the attacks are not over. Now is a good time to sharpen your skills and plot a sound strategy. And the best strategy always includes strong Pirate guilds leading the way. If ALL the guilds don't join in the battle, we may ALL be serving in Jolly's Ranks.

Going back to the point of this thread....

This is typical D hinting. I've learned typical D hinting means something. Two days later we saw what this meant with the Skellie Slayer competition. D is leading this somewhere. They love to be cryptic. Not to annoy us but because it's good business. This whole Grog Blog was about business. That's all. Name the guilds that did the Killfest. Get a bit of guild pride going. No doubt at least some of the guilds not mentioned might try harder to get a nod in this Skellie Killfest. That gets pirates in game, and that was the idea.

[Kat Five Knives]

I think the invasions are awesome for the simple fact that it draws our guild(s) together.

My pirates are in three main guilds: Kat De Fever, Black Bart's Krewe, Jag Wire Jones, Spanish Muerta, and Cougar Bladerage, Dark Archive. The great thing is that all three of these guilds know one another and fight together during many of the invasions. No matter which pirate I am playing, the call goes out to meet on such and such server. When I teleport there I am crewed by someone I know and we fight along side one another.
Friendships are strengthened and the bonds created between guilds make the game more enjoyable. When it is over we brag about the rep earned (or cry about the number of times Jolly sent us to prison). I hope the invasions continue. I think the game is enhanced by them.