Current News Dec 10, '08: Caution: Pirates at Work

[Chris]

Caution: Pirates at Work
December 10 2008


Fixing Stuck Ships & Inventory Limits

Just ask Captain Jack Sparrow - even the best laid plans get mixed up ... like a week ago when we offered the Gold Skull Bandana during the Founders Feast event - due to a miscommunication, we incorrectly messaged how players would be able to get the Bandana and when it was available.

We're sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused you. We've seen a lot of the Bandanas in game, but if getting the item caused you grief, you'll be happy to know that later this month we'll make the Gold Skull Bandana available again (watch for more details in the Game Insider monthly Newsletter). However, please note: if your inventory is full, you WILL have to remove an item to accommodate the Bandana - at the same time we're adding a Double Gold event as a make-good for what we're calling -The Bandana Incident.

We're very aware of the inventory limitations and are working to fix this. In fact, a new inventory system is just one of the big features scheduled for 2009, read more about this on the Grog Blog.

While we're on the subject of fixing things, we're also aware that some Pirates are getting stuck at sea on their ships. We have a fix for that issue currently on our QA and Test Server and are working to get the solution out as quickly as possible (fingers crossed, by next week). We appreciate your understanding regarding these issues and as always, thanks for sailing with us.

[Chris]

New GrogBlog Aswell!

Pirates Inventory System December 10, 2008

Later this month we'll make the Gold Skull Bandana available again. However, if your inventory is full, you WILL have to delete items from your inventory to get the item.

As our inventory system currently works, a Pirate is able to carry a certain amount of any customizable item. For example, with clothing there are 7 types of clothing and you can carry 4 items per type. A hat is a type of clothing.

Certain items (like Quest rewards) are placed in your inventory regardless of what you are carrying. If you delete one of the four items in your inventory, the Quest item will automatically take the place of that deleted item and your inventory is full again. If you want to purchase an item and your inventory is full, you must delete items from your inventory to add the item you want to buy. In some cases, if you have 4 items of the same kind, plus a Quest item, the Quest item will take the place of a deleted item, which means you may have to delete multiple items depending on the circumstance.

We're currently working to improve our inventory system, it's just one of the major features we're developing for 2009 - to significantly expand what your Pirate can carry. How much do you think you should be able to carry? What features would you like to see in the inventory system?

[anndreeuhh]

Thanks for posting this Chris

[Poison elf]

First question I would have, and have asked before, what does this do to rare drops in clothing. If your inventory is full then you don't get it, or does it stack, until something else is removed.

[combatlizzy]

Off Subject kinna...As for the Grog Blog...I have tried numerous times to got on it...I always receive the busy server thingey...isn't much help to a pirate if said pirate can't get to it! thanks for the update Chris...

[Erich Uchiha]

Im glad Disney decided to do this WTG Disney!

[Sven Osymthe]

lol nice to hear they are up to something.

[AdmiralSavvy]

Well, it's a start. Nice start Disney.
LOL, apparently updates are announced only a few days after a major "Update the game!" message is posted.

[Chris]

Amazing isnt it!? I send a few emails to disney about their game not being cared for, threads are being started on POF abotu how dead the game is and how there havent been any decent updates and BOOM! days later and update comes out about updates Ironic.

[Sven Osymthe]

lol, yes they brought it up AFTER a thread was started but that doesn't mean they weren't already working on it. At the rate Disney goes this could be about a month in the making LOL. But really.....even if they just released a statement about updates that doesn't mean its because of the thread......Disney isn't quick to start with updates only a few days after. I mean really.....how long does it take them with this stuff and then this can be thought of in a few days? I don't think so.

[Benjamin Dreadgull]

It just makes no sence that they go all out on a UK adition with darts and scars and eye patches ect ect and give us nothing. That being said, we must learn to keep the ants out of our pants

[anndreeuhh]

Some call it irony... I call it coincidence. Can't be that hard for Disney to realize their game is lacking. I highly doubt it had anything to do with the thread either.

[Erich Uchiha]

Originally Posted by Benjamin Dreadgull

It just makes no sence that they go all out on a UK adition with darts and scars and eye patches ect ect and give us nothing. That being said, we must learn to keep the ants out of our pants

The site hasen't been updated in a while so I dought that all the stuff in UK isn't gonna be if that makes sense lol

[Poison elf]

Actually you read the thread, it is mostly based on the clothing issue and time frame to pick it up. That was two weeks ago that they probably got a mass of complaints, during the Thanksgiving event.

It was posted you didn't need to make room.
A Gm I talked to I got a impression it was going to go like it did.
On the pop-up window it announced until Dec. 7 to pick up the bandanna.

[Sarah]

Wow, now it's 'The Thread". Look, we all know these bones being tossed our way have NOTHING to do with anything that's been mentioned on POF in the last few days, heck, even the last few months. So let's stop trying to back door grief what has become a very hot topic here.

Now as for POTCO attempting to fix their blunder with the FF Bandana, great, I think they should. Hope they get the invetory thing straightened out first. However, if this is their big plan for "Coming in 2009"....ugh, going to be a few more unhappy pirates out there.