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Meet Live Pirates
September 18 2008
http://a.disney.go.com/pirates/onlin...vider_line.gif
http://a.disney.go.com/pirates/onlin...ogo_update.jpg Celebrate Talk Like A Pirate Day!

You've seen them pillaging around our Parks and in the movies - now meet real live Disney Pirates in person! Celebrate Talk Like A Pirate Day with the Pirates of the Caribbean Online Game Masters! Meet Captain Walter, leader of the Marceline Guild, the Privateer Xavier Hench, Ruby Wynn - and a whole crew of rascals, scoundrels, villains and knaves!

They'll be telling tales on the beach of Devil's Anvil from 10 AM - 1 PM Pacific Time, September 19, 20 and 21. Learn about upcoming curses hexing all Caribbean inhabitants, information on Quests, and tons of other news gathered in the Caribbean! Click here to view schedule.

GM FAQS:

What are GMs?

GMs or Game Masters are Pirates of the Caribbean Online staff that are playing the game as Pirates, just like you.

What do GMs do?

GMs offer you a chance to interact with Members of the Pirates of the Caribbean Online Crew. Host GMs host events and keep tabs on what's going on in the Caribbean, other GMs may take part in a storyline or other type of event. For the Talk Like A Pirate To A Pirate event our GMs will be sharing their favorite Pirate phrases and telling tales of curses to come.

Can I become a GM?

Currently, Disney staff are the only Pirates allowed to have the GM tag.

How do I meet a GM?

Look for the skull and flaming torch icon over the GM's head, walk up and say hello.

Can a GM help me with a problem?

They'll certainly try, but the best way to get a problem resolved is to contact our Customer Service or Live Chat for technical help.

Show our Crew your true inner-Pirate with one of the in-game emotes! To use an emote in game, hit 'Enter' to bring up the dialog box, then type one of the emote prompts below:

Example: /dance

/dance = Dance around
/clap = Clap your hands
/cheer = Cheer on your favorite Pirate
/coin = Flip a coin, heads or tails?
/jig = Dance a Pirate jig
/flex = Flex your Pirate muscles (male only)
/crazy = Show Pirates you mean business
/primp = Freshen up your avatar (female only)
/angry = Show your frustration
/celebrate = Celebrate that newfound pile of gold!
/fear = Are you scared?
/laugh = Heard the one about Lord Beckett and the Kraken?
/yes = Nod in agreement
/no = Don't want to divide up the plunder, then emote this!
/sad = Lost your favorite sloop?
/smile = Give a friendly smile to a ship
/wave = Has you ship sailed? Wave goodbye then.
/wink = Give someone a knowing wink
/yawn = Sleepy, let it out.
/sleep = Take a virtual nap


Here's an overview done by william

Talk Like A Pirate To A Pirate Event

Friday - Sunday

Pirate Name Time (All hours Pacific Time) Ocean

Captain Walter 10:00am - 10:15am Abassa

10:15am - 10:30am Santia

10:30am - 10:45am Galaros

10:45am - 11:00am Camaago

11:00am - 11:15am Angaba

11:15am - 11:30am Galajeres

11:30am - 11:45am Andama

11:45am - 12:00pm Redassa

12:00pm - 12:15pm Mayano

12:15pm - 12:30pm Galaigos

12:30pm - 12:45pm Chetermo

12:45am - 1:00pm Exuma

Xavier Hench 10:00am - 10:15am Eustaros

10:15am - 10:30am Eustabia

10:30am - 10:45am Monada

10:45am - 11:00am Muigos

11:00am - 11:15am Cortos

11:15am - 11:30am Caicaux

11:30am - 11:45am Jamigos

11:45am - 12:00pm Hassano

12:00pm - 12:15pm Battama

12:15pm - 12:30pm Galaira

12:30pm - 12:45pm Esquago

12:45am - 1:00pm Barila

Ben Bowman 10:00am - 10:15am Cruzigos

10:15am - 10:30am Jamilles

10:30am - 10:45am Cozila

10:45am - 11:00am Cortilles

11:00am - 11:15am Patros

11:15am - 11:30am Caicos

11:30am - 11:45am Exubia

11:45am - 12:00pm Antiano

12:00pm - 12:15pm Bonaam

12:15pm - 12:30pm Fragilles

12:30pm - 12:45pm Galaacare

12:45am - 1:00pm Kokoros

James Howe 10:00am - 10:15am Galaana

10:15am - 10:30am Kokojillo

10:30am - 10:45am Cruzaire

10:45am - 11:00am Camaros

11:00am - 11:15am Battevos

11:15am - 11:30am Cruzola

11:30am - 11:45am Cruzman

11:45am - 12:00pm Cortevos

12:00pm - 12:15pm Barano

12:15pm - 12:30pm Sabada

12:30pm - 12:45pm Navermo

12:45am - 1:00pm Pataba

Thatch Roberts 10:00am - 10:15am Baraba

10:15am - 10:30am Hassilles

10:30am - 10:45am Mosona

10:45am - 11:00am Angama

11:00am - 11:15am Esquira

11:15am - 11:30am Bequermo

11:30am - 11:45am Savica

11:45am - 12:00pm Guines

12:00pm - 12:15pm Lempona

12:15pm - 12:30pm Navago

12:30pm - 12:45pm Cozreau

12:45am - 1:00pm Redros

Ruby Wynn 10:00am - 10:15am Cortagua

10:15am - 10:30am Jamago

10:30am - 10:45am Monatia

10:45am - 11:00am Vachilles

11:00am - 11:15am Chetros

11:15am - 11:30am Esqujillo

11:30am - 11:45am Nicos

11:45am - 12:00pm Sanquilla

12:00pm - 12:15pm Andila

12:15pm - 12:30pm Balios

12:30pm - 12:45pm Guyona

12:45am - 1:00pm Guyoso

yeah i dont know what you mean lol?

I can't wait! but everyone is gona surround them -_-

So they won't be on the test server?

yeah me to of my pirate account that was messed up by maintanance and cant get on it anymore!

yeah it would be cool rofl

Interesting. Sounds real cool.

But im wondering just how much any of these people will be able to:
A. Tell stories
B. Share phrases
C. Help someone or answer questions.

Because they are only (based on that schedule) going to be at any one given spot for 15 minutes, then off to a different server.

Seems like they should use fewer servers and longer times, but hey, will be attempting to find one O them Saturday mornin :)

:skull: Ahoy Mates! Ortin` ta be interestin` an` sounds pretty cool. i ortin` ta be able t` make a couple o` times listed. Tales o` th` caribbean, wannions an` hexes woohoo! i bet some o` us can teach them a thin` or two about this game aye..lol Devil`s Anvil be th` place t` be if ye want t` meet these buccanneers i presume aye? wonder if we`ll meet them else `ere slayin` some navy or sinkin` ships on a crew? I be sure thar be lots o` questions bein` asked o` these GMs. lol :) Arrrrr

thanks t` gentleman o` fortune translator haha

plunder on, Grace Squidkidd :piratewheelgo2:

Doesn't sound like a very good use of their time. Nor mine...why would I want to hear them retell an essay like "Rise of the Privateer" in broken chat phrases?

Oh wait - seeing them struggle with the chat actually *would* make me laugh quite a bit. I wonder if they'll reschedule the event, when they figure out that 2/3rds of the attendees couldn't hear them ([+] chat only!) I can just see the Q/A session now:

Q: What level does the Harrow voodoo staff unlock at?
GM's A: <no response>
Q: You can't tell me the level?
GM's A: Sorry, I guess you didn't hear me. The numbers must not be getting through. The Harrow voodoo staff quest is unlocked at staff level won ive.
Q: I know you've probably won it already...but c'mon, what level?
GM's A: won hive
Q: Hive? Aren't those called guilds here? How would a guild win me a special staff?
GM's A: on live
Q: You are making less sense each time, dude. I can find the answer on live chat support?
GM's A: zero won to tree for hive sick even ate nan ---- won hive
Q: Oh! You are from Japan? OK, let's see if I can work out the Japanese grammar. A Japanese zero pilot won a trip to see a tree, but there was a hive in it and he ate it but got sick. The emperor rewarded him with another hive. Hmmm. But what does that have to do with the voodoo staff quest?
...

Me: Good day, sir. Can you guys please fix the arrr floating NPC's?
GM: What floating NPC's?

Your going to make a lot of people mad if they see that. Lol.
But funny. :D

The "Japanese Zero" thing? :shrug: I hope no one finds a way to be offended by that. Extending a clue to a linguistics feature isn't something a person rightly COULD take offense to. Or was there something there I said that wasn't intended? If so, I'm still missing it now.

I will not be surprised if on "that day, on those servers at those times" - the filter "magically" get turned off for those few minutes... :D

P1: "Will You Be My Friend?"
GM: "Hi, I'm one of the developers..."
P1: "PLEASE?"
GM: "Sorry, we do not play the game usually"
P1: "PLEASE BE MY FRIEND"
P1: "PLEASE BE MY FRIEND"
P1: "PLEASE BE MY FRIEND"
P1: "PLEASE BE MY FRIEND"
[GM Logs Off...]

P2: "Will You Be My Boy/Girl friend?"
GM: "Im afraid personal..."
P2: "PLEASE? You Look So Nice!"
GM: "Personal int..."
P2: "COMMMON!!!"
[Gm Logs Off...]

P3: "Why can I not say arr the ship?"
GM: "Pardon?"
P3: "You Know arr the ship?"
GM: "I'm sorry can you use another word?"
P3: "D"
P3: "R"
P3: "I"
P3 "V"
P3 "E"
P3: "or"
P3: "S"
P3: "T"
P3: "E"
P3: "E"
[GM Logs off...]

On a more serious note: :D

I don't know how they expect GM's to speak when you get 50-75-100 pirates on a small island and start talking - the Chat Window alreay has major drawbacks so unless theres gonna be a 'special tab' added just for GM Talk or Everyones Chat will be disabled on the island for that time frame they are talking - the chat window will be going so fast with all the different chatter you'll never see anything they say...

It should be interesting just how they plan to say all this stuff without interruptions, and in a big enough window they cover everything in 12 minutes (since each visit is 15 minutes long - they will ned a minute or two to set up on each server as they TP'ed around... gonna be interesting).

As a final thought - I think it would be better to get to a server 'ahead' of them - and wait for their arrivial... its the only way You'll ever even get close enough to see them (docking at the island to appear in a mad sea of pirates will be wild...)

Hres a final thought PS... I own a pretty kickin' computer but even at parties of 50 pirates I tend to lag a bit... whats the Lag gonna be like at these places??? That alone cold be a whole topic...

Theres my thoughts for the moment... :D

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Just to save a post for Edwards Question below: I figure that since each GM is only there for 15 minutes - you'll be lucky to get three words in edgewise before they TP - so P2 has to skip the foreplay and go right for the big question LOL! :D