Current News: Nov 10 '09

[jason davy]

Originally Posted by Captain Whale

Well I still say that Disney knows what it's doing and the Grog Blog posts have meaning. If they say grow your guild and get stronger then something is coming that will test that strength. Perhaps the Invasions are going to get tougher, or some event is coming to test our guilds. I don't think there are a bunch of guys sitting in a room going "Gee how can we mess with these guys today?" They are working hard everyday.

To Davy - This is a game mate - its all "Busy Work". The thing is you either enjoy playing or you don't. It ain't work if its fun.

If we are going to play semantics, let me define "busy work" as I see it: "content" in a game that has no specific purpose other than to take up time. It gives players little or no rewards and does nothing to help players advance in the game.

A new story quest would not be busy work. It has a purpose. Each step leads to another. You can feel like you are actually accomplishing something. These things cannot be said about GM events, invasions, etc.

I still don't buy that all this has some deep meaning. Disney says our guilds need to grow stronger. They also say that Jolly Roger is going to take over the Caribbean if we don't fight him off (3 times a day). Do you believe that also? And how in the world can they "test" our guilds' strength? Force every guild to participate in some "strength" contest? And what happens if our guilds fail this "test"? Do they force the guild to disband?

No. Like you, I do not believe they are sitting in their offices thinking of ways to mess with us. But I am not so naive as to believe all of their silly news-for-the-sake-of-news posts are to be taken literally. They are to create excitement. Enhance the role playing aspect. And ultimately cover for the fact they have yet to release anything of substance to bring back players (like me) who have canceled subscriptions.