Expedition Fleet has Launched - March 11, 2010

[Capt C Ray]

The EITC Expedition Fleet has launched ...March 11, 2010

Calling all hearty Pirates! Now is the time to join in the battle. The meddling mercenaries of the East India Trading Company have learned the location of ... El Patron's Lost Weapons!
Jolly Roger had been working with Lord Beckett, the EITC Commander, to find and share the weapons but Beckett double-crossed Jolly!

Lord Beckett had Jolly Roger invade Padres when the crafty Commander knew all along the weapons were not there. Now while Jolly continues to invade the islands in his search, Beckett is already sending his impressive and powerful Expedition Fleet to the uncharted island of Raven Cove -- the true location of the legendary El Patron's Lost Weapons.

Gather your courage, Pirates! Crew up with your mates, and set sail for a royal battle to sink this forceful fleet before it reaches Raven Cove.

[The Evil Will Mcbain]

And so much for the EITC-Jolly alliance.

[Ben Lockshot]

I knew it would not last xD.

Ben Lockshot ~Gm of GoT~ Lvl 50

[seafox]

Where, what , how, ....aaaaaarh more details pls....I gotta come out from under me rock more

[Jolly Roger]

Why that no good double crossing.....

[Mark bladeflint]

Thats a big surprise :P ( Not really ). Oh well, looks like the fleet is out XD.

[Midhav]

WooHOO! Right on Cutlery Buckethead, show that Bonehead what ya got.

[StellaInTheSky]

So...forgive me for being a little behind here (and not having test)...are the Fleets going to be like the Invasions, at an allotted time and such?

[Basil Dreadflint]

It seems that way, Stella. They will probably make an announcement, and everyone will have a chance to gather and crew up.

They didn't do it that way on test, but they didn't announce the invasions when they first started on test, either.

I would doubt that D would just throw the fleet out on the sea, and not tell anyone. I would also doubt that they are there continuously. So, the only thing thst makes sense is to announce them.

[StellaInTheSky]

Aye, I figured it was sensible to do them similar to the Invasions but then D has always done things their own way, so I wasn't sure. LOL.

[JM Ohara]

Originally Posted by Basil Dreadflint

It seems that way, Stella. They will probably make an announcement, and everyone will have a chance to gather and crew up.

They didn't do it that way on test, but they didn't announce the invasions when they first started on test, either.

I would doubt that D would just throw the fleet out on the sea, and not tell anyone. I would also doubt that they are there continuously. So, the only thing thst makes sense is to announce them.

They announced them yes, but there is no delay what so ever. You see the notice get your ship out to sea immediately! I took enough time to ammo an missed the entire thing! There is no 30 minute warning at all. Not even 10. Totally stinks. Ain't even got time to grab a crew, just run. Sigh.....

[StellaInTheSky]

Well...that's just silly. I guess for the next little while I will ammo up as soon as I log in, just in case. LOL.

[Jamesvsthekraken]

i think this is only a temporary event/thing it says march 11th to the 15th on the pirates online site. This must mean Raven Cove must be next (yay ) or else something new perhaps? xD

[Captain Whale]

Ahoy,

Aye, Kat the fleet went down fairly quickly so I hope they bump them back up to the strength there were on Test before they weakened them. There are a lot more pirate ships showing up. Still I got in on 2 servers worth and it was a good fight while it lasted. They didn't get far though.

Best thing to do is run to your ship - launch and call for a crew enroute - either guild chat or just open your ship up. You can chat at friends on the way too. P)


Captain Whale

[Edward Edgemenace]

Note: you may only open your ship, if you want to go instantly insane. JUST SAY NO!

As OK (weak) as these were on test, the release to open seems really bad. Instead of making them harder, they added more lag? Or is it just from speeders? I got to see the treasure icon (on test, that meant I was nearby the real battle.) At that point, my game locks up for 2 minutes (not sure what server that was.) Freeze ends sometime after the end of the battle.

Was if the basic pirates, level 2 to level 5 that boarded my ship that caused the lag? Was it speeders? Was it Disney, trying to make it harder? Man, this was unpleasant...especially compared to test - where things seemed to be ok.