Looking Back Over The Stern - December 27, 2010
 

Looking Back Over The Stern December 27, 2010 http://a.disney.go.com/pirates/onlin...vider_line.gif

Captain's Journal: X. Hench, December 27

As I sit here under the stars looking out to sea to what may lie ahead, I can't help but think of all the tales I have to tell.

Jolly Roger and his undead legion took every opportunity to strike when we weren't looking and even introduced a dastardly new villain, The Powder Keg Runner! These undead devils have been an explosive thorn in our sides ever since.



And fight we did, when a new band of seedy characters washed up on our beaches. The Casa de Muertos Guild arrived with promises of riches and weapons and I regret to say, many Pirates aided them in their quests without knowing the true consequences.



Disaster struck when our great Captain Walter fell during a skirmish with their leader, Capt. Ezekiel Rott. On that sad day, I, Xavier Hench, was thrust into the role I oversee today as leader and Captain of the Marceline Guild. My crew and I, including many a rogue pirate, have vowed revenge against Jolly who was ultimately responsible for unleashing this evil upon us. So we march forward and intensified our search for a means to stop his evil ways!


Sailing under heavy guard, these EITC and Navy fleets can still be found on the seas today, a challenge for even the most experienced Captain and Crew. We hit them fast and hard sinking many of their ships and looting their hulls of Royal Chests thus intensifying a Pirates' desire for riches.

However, I must sadly report that the powerful new weaponry fell into the wrong hands.



With our mission still unfinished, Pirates from all over vowed to take these weapons back! We Pirates set to the seas and brought the fight to the doorstep of all known enemies to discover incredible new weapons, some never before seen in the Caribbean like: the Musket, Bayonet, Blunderbuss, Sabres and a collection of cursed weaponry only the enchantress Tia Dalma could have imagined like the Sword of El Patron, Cursed Seafang and the Bloodfire Cutlass!

With the battles in the Caribbean intensifying and the promise of larger adventures on the horizon, the demand for supplies had reached a breaking point.

Specialty jobs were introduced to satisfy this demand:


Fishing is a popular skill that rewards a Pirate in both skill and gold. It also introduced the fishing boat which can be used to cast your lure into the deep ocean and possibly at a chance of catching a legendary creature!


Cannon Defense requires teamwork to ensure no renegade Bandits make off with our island's wealth. We Pirates don't like to part with our gold and that's a fact!


With these new skills in tow, Pirates charged forth towards the new island under the direction of Captain Jack Sparrow himself. With a threat from Jolly of a rum blockade, Pirates eventually set foot on this shadowy, desolate land called: Raven's Cove.


Alas, we arrived too late and found but one survivor: Crazy Ned. Mine shafts that lead to ghostly dangers and grand reward are rumored, just inquire with any of the other-worldly inhabitants and I'm sure they'll tell you a tale regarding this mysterious island. But this be sure, Raven's Cove holds many supernatural secrets and every Pirate must strive to experience the adventures to be had here.
I must be off now, there's a fantastic Winter Celebration I must attend and I'll need to purchase some new threads from the Peddlers. I also hear of colorful fireworks to ring in the New Year will follow. Between December 31 and January 2, 2011, the skies will fill with a grand fireworks show. They can be viewed from Port Royal, Tortuga and Padres Del Fuego. I'm glad to know that even amongst all this conflict, Pirates still know how to have a good time!

From the Marceline Guild and fellow Pirates, I hope you join us for what will be another exciting year to come. Fair winds!

~ Capt. X. Hench ~


http://piratesonline.go.com/#/news_b...over_the_stern

T'was a good year indeed. Yay! Fireworks! Time to watch pretty lights go boom.

That was... long... just to know that the fireworks start on the 31st.

Oh well, I enjoyed reading it.

Now where is the Kraken, Disney?

Love,
Jack lvl 50 Dec. 31st, 07

Still waiting...

This news post of Disney is touching for me. I feel happy recounting all those updates (only two BIG ones) that came from the starting of the year. But the feeling of sadness (strangely, not evil) is there because of how the post makes me feel that there was an ACTUAL war (and that's probably what you get after finishing Percy Jackson)

But what will the next year be like? Usually each month there will be LOADS of signs for the next update. But the only one there on open servers is... the Evil Curse of Doom. Really, what will that lead to? And then there's tons of unused content lying the Phase Files - Weapons, skills, etc. - as well as the amount of promised content that has been building over the years... I really wonder what's next?

I only hope 2011 will be PotCo's "Annus Mirrablus" with the release of Pirates 4 (that should probably drive them to release more than just TWO big updates)

Midhav, you missed another hint that I caught. I'm not sure it will lead to something, but it is possible. The Summon Chicken potion may lead to pets in the future. Just a guess... I want a monkey named Sylvia!

Yes, Speedway Master's lists show 'Pets' as an upcoming skill, along with other stuff like Kettling, etc. Anyway they mentioned pets as an option in an early 2010 opinion poll. So yea it is coming...

But I think I also found ANOTHER hint. I was just going through the phase files (phase_2), and I noticed a new image. It comes under GUI, and what can be made out of it are some new skull icons. It is titled gui_icons_infamy_palette_4alla_1.jpg
What do I know, something about being infamous?

One more thing - I found one of the skulls in this new GUI thing also along with the other 'Lookout' icons. A new feature in Lookout?

Aww, I like this! Thanks for posting. :)

I wish i would be... Maybe a boss mode! i can see it now..
A GIGANTIC boss... :tiere085:

I don't know exactly, but this would be interesting. I've played several games (most rated M, I'll just say) where if you start committing crimes, destroying things, etc. you get something called heat. When you get heat, you get a bunch of cops after you. Perhaps when you become infamous, Navy start to try to track you down, so you have a bunch of soldiers after you. Eventually the heat cools down, and the Navy leave. Of course, to get this we would need something to break. Maybe if we could blow up a pile of crates with a grenade (they would reform), or shoot a hole in a window. Maybe it wouldn't work too well for this game, but its a suggestion.

^-^-^ it wouldnt really work well.. i can see abassa tortuga doing that.. its not pretty... o.o

Yea I know. That happens in Need for Speed... heat and all. I took the basis of my 'infamous' statement on the naming of the GUI image. It has the word infamy in it for some reason. And it's in the Lookout menu too?:mat: Must be some new PvP-ish game.

Interesting idea there...

Anyways.... Lights, fire, noise, a pirate's dream, just throw in some rum.

wait what list of "pet" skills? :bookishfj7: :piratewheelgo2:

I had heard that there may be an option to lookout, maybe like while sailing on the seas. I have always said that we need a crows nest.

I also think that more pets will come. If you look at other games with pets, you can summon them there. So, Disney's version would be to have a potion to summon them. I can see this expanding in the future though so that you will not have to use a potion to summon your pet.

I do have a question though. Why is there a ghost boss in the new caves on Raven's Cove? This leads me to believe that there will be more quests added. All the other bosses we have to fight at one time or another in a quest to obtain something. Just makes sense that this new boss would be required kill in a quest. ;)