Remember When...

[Platinum Pirate]

Thanks everyone for sharing some of your experiences. I found some screenshots that might interest you. For the most part, they are some screens I took of old Port Royal and old Tortuga. Note the interface we used back then.

Enjoy!


We were standing on that spot made famous in the film.

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That led to Misty Mire. Jail was on the right side.

Up ahead was the town. Misty Mire was toward the left and a huge mound or hill was located on the right. That famous Feats of Strength competition was held there several times before Tortuga went belly up with the new place we know as today. I still remember them days.

[Jack Shipsteel]

Pirates has changed. No doubt.

4 years ago, I first started playing. Rambleshack wasn't Rambleshack. It was Bilge Water. After you left the jail, you visited the local tavern. Inside, you met Doggerl Dan and his wife, and you learned all about your little inventory. Will Turner? Didn't come 'til later in the tutorial. You had to actually visit Port Royal, and his little warehouse.

Upon exit, you went down to visit Bo Beck. Board the ship, fire a few cannons, and then suddenly, Jolly Roger shows up.

I had never heard of this guy. For me, the biggest enemy to pirate kind always seemed to be either Davy Jones, or Cutler Beckett. To meet this new antagonist, this man with a face of bones, a cannon for an arm, and a hat that I envied, it was rather disconcerting. It wasn't until later that I realized he served little purpose in the storyline. (This was pre-invasions, mind you.)

Then you head out into the world. Start out on Port Royal, head to Tortuga, and listen to that old soundtrack. Always the soundtrack. But I still prefer the old music to the new versions.

Then your sent into the caverns. All identical. Filled with enemies of varying size, difficulty, and the like. You went to Cutthroat Isle, you found every type of skeleton. Not just the Spanish ones.

I never ventured to Padres Del Fuego, Isla Tormenta, Outcast Isle. Those places were areas of death, the baddest of the bad, and only true pirates ventured there. My lowly level 26 pirate wouldn't be deemed worthy to venture to any of these place. Nobody would give me a ride, and they were too far to sail with my lowly light sloop.

I recall when the best gun you could have was a tri-barreled pistol.
I remember the dread I felt if I got close to death, for your first k.o. was your last.
I saw voodoo staffs, and thought that those who obtained them deserved high praise.
I drank potions that healed, and only healed.
I felt the joy of mastering my sword at 25.
I swung cutlasses, for they were the only sword to swing.
I caught the coin as it tumbled to the ground.
I thought the cap of 60,000 gold was unreachable.
I jumped for joy at the thought of doing the Black Pearl Boss Battle.

Some people don't remember that Pirates Online used to be a lot simpler. I miss those days.

Then I look to the future. I see the updates of the past two years.

The thrill of my first invasion.
Picking up a loot skull chest.
Using my famed blunderbuss.
Fishing for those legendaries.
Privateering for the french.
Cannon defense.
Improved cave systems.

Considering the updates that have happened in the last 2 years alone, I say the future of Pirates looks bright.

[static156]

I remember back when you got killed in pvp there was no loading page after just right back to fighting now it gives enough time for your enemy to try and run away to regain some health...

[James]

Ah, so many things in my memory. A few of the best were the pvp glitch in old Tortuga, Abassa, and the empty Kingshead. Both provided hours of fun, even crashing from pvp xD

[Dark_Pixie]

Nice screens, Plat! I wish I was on POTCO back then.

Does anyone have screens of the old Tormenta Caves? I've been wondering what they had looked like for quite some time now.

[GratLurking]

I remember when freebie was even MORE limited then it is now that I've finally got back into it again >_>; admittedly, now I'm giving PotCO a shot again, it seems worth the money at least now...

[Pangolin]

I remember when you didn't have to choose which weapons you wanted to have in the F1-F4 sections. It used to be All the weapons would be F1-F7, you didn't have to choose which ones...

[digitbean]

I remember the old islands, too. The thing I liked most was that you didn't have to twist and turn so much to get where you were going! I still have to open my map every time I go to Padres or Port Royal now because I get turned around. We pirates have a hard enough time on land lol. I came back to the game about 6 months ago after at least a year away and was shocked by all of the new weapons. Being averse to change, I played with my level 25 fine cutlass for quite a while before even trying anything else. If it was good enough back then, it was good enough now. I miss the simplicity of the weapon choices. They did the job quite well if u ask me. I was surprised to find that my level 40 pirate was no longer mastered. Nor were my weapons.

I remember the days when I would keep as much distance as I could between my little light galleon and those terrifying skeleton ships. I knew I'd be sunk if I got too close. Port Royal and Tortuga were my home. Cuba was a challenge. And the other islands? Well, I'd heard of them, but I knew going there was not going to happen anytime soon.

I remember when we got together the crew for my final boss battle - back when the Black Pearl was the last challenge...and the biggest challenge we had - and a good one. It was a big deal. Everyone stood around and cheered for you when it was over. And we always did it with a big crew. I remember when Goliath was the most massive, most daunting ship we'd ever encountered and I shook in my boots every time we successfully made our way through the drawbridges only to find Goliath waiting for us! It wasn't a sure thing with fury back then. And it wasn't hard to find people who wanted to help out with your "BB". It was a challenge. We all loved it.

I remember when potions were kept along the bottom of the weapons list. Potions were for healing - not for turning blue & running faster. And we needed them, because if we KO'd, we went to jail - no exceptions. We couldn't depend on a nice bystander to just wake us up. And your gold? Well, you could keep your eye on it at all times since it was right near the bottom right-hand corner of the screen. I liked watching it rise ever so slowly toward that seemingly unreachable max of 60,000 coins. I did finally get there when I maxed grenades in the Catacombs on Padres where we'd stand behind and above the lava - literally on nothing - and lob grenades at the unsuspecting raiders and officers below. They could still reach us from time to time, but it was a great spot to hang out with friends and level. Those were some good times.

Thanks for this thread! It was really fun to read and brought back tons of memories for me.

[ukebec]

Here's a look at the old Port Royal:


Sailing through old Port Royal, as was mentioned:


This is the only pic I have of the old Tormenta - yes, it really was that dark in there:

[Dark_Pixie]

Thank you, ukebec! I'd have liked to explore that place.

[Davy_Mcwrecker]

Holes in Sails. Land PvP via SvS. Skeletons on Ships. The basic stuff is where it is.