This is amazing blind mew is back, welcome back.

Book 15 took my breath away, after a long wait 15 months as a , and 4 months as a .As a just started Aquila and a long way as a , the girl and the boy . It just amazing to explore a beautiful place, it's unfortunate I have to sail the skyway in Florenza to get the yum fruits or go all the way back to skull island.At least there is a life fountain and a mini game in the tavern to refill the blue yum bottles. Other than that it was an amazing adventure ( and some funny dialogs ).

I wonder if queen drop her dress as a gear, that would be nice on my female pirate character(s) or Kane's sword,as a blade weapon that would be a nice addition.
Thanks for the main storyline update.

Book 15 had some very interesting places to visit, and it was very polished, however what I consider is bringing conflict between the active players was the high amount of contradiction and disorientation Book 15 took.
Why do I say this? Let's take a look:

1. In Gortez's Dungeon our parents speak in dire tone to us to visit El Dorado to find their graves.
However when we defeat Kane in the chess board battle, our parents say "Not" to go to El Dorado because it's death and nothing is important. There is a major contradiction here which can lead to theories such as, did Kane Alter the Crystals? Were the crystals corrupted? But that theory dies when Old Scratch says "it's true" which removes this sense of mystery.

2. When in Marleybone, Bishop was dedicated a puppet sow where he is shown trying to crack the big circle gold plates which were found (If I remember) in the isle of doom. Now, what happened to that information? Why does he say he didn't understand why the toy maker sent so many "birds" when Kane was aware Gazpaccio was making them?

3. What happens to our map section in our books? Are the most valuable pieces of a map that "any pirate" would kill for worth absolutely nothing after we spent 14 books searching for them? Was the quest done for nothing?

4. SPOILER: When we find Cagliostro and are forced to face Typhon where contessa says "They say he is as mighty as Rooke was" we were faced with a normal clockwork with normal abilities, and once defeating this commander there is no reaction from part of the armada, which leads to the question, is Kane really aware or cares we are in Valencia again?
and lastly
5 If Kane is the Smarter, faster and stronger than any living being, why does king Cassimir have so much control over him? We spent an entire dungeon where people could go face to face to him and dance and jump around him, my question is; how does this create fear in Kane? Why is he so quiet and reserved vs a king when he is a LEADER?
Thank you,Justin

I'm not sure how many people would want it, but a Moo Manchu arc would be interesting. I mean, he's actually pretty smart and caculating and stuff. I always found him interesting sense he was a pretty good villain. Sadly though, he's a side quest villain, so I don't know how he'd be worked into a main arc.

Also, afterwards, what happened with Marlybone? Did they recover or something? That could be something to look into.

Plus, there's a lot of random skyways we didn't explore at all. Namely ones from Monquista, Marlybone, and Valancia (I think.).

Business wise, new Card Packs, Bundles, and Housing Gauntlets would be really cool. People practically always pay for them, and their friends or other people want to do them. You wouldn't imagine how many people asked me to gift them a pack.

Also, how long does it take to create a Chapter? And how do you manage between Wizard101 and Pirate101? I know the teams are merged together, so yeah.

That's all I can think of for now. I hope this goes through and you read and answer us Blind Mew.

From,

Sly Colin Voss, Lv. 67
Charming Quinn Brewster, Lv. 65
Helpful Alexander Dove, Lv. 50

I have often wondered who raised us after our parent's death.
1. Did we have a foster family, or were we stuck in some orphanage?
2. If we were raised by a foster family, are they still living?
3. Is there a chance that we may meet them or return to our home of origin to aid them?
( forgive me if you've already answered this in a previous Blind Mew's Musings. )
About Kane:
In the puppet show we see Gazpaccio instructing Kane in mathematics and engineering, but where did Kane learn to fight; he has a very formal style, who gave him instruction in Duello?

anecorbie on Jun 26, 2016 wrote:

I have often wondered who raised us after our parent's death.
1. Did we have a foster family, or were we stuck in some orphanage?
2. If we were raised by a foster family, are they still living?
3. Is there a chance that we may meet them or return to our home of origin to aid them?
( forgive me if you've already answered this in a previous Blind Mew's Musings. )
About Kane:
In the puppet show we see Gazpaccio instructing Kane in mathematics and engineering, but where did Kane learn to fight; he has a very formal style, who gave him instruction in Duello?

You answered that question in the tutorial...

Ryanbold2 on Jun 27, 2016 wrote:

You answered that question in the tutorial...

Not really. It just says you were raised by bears, or kroks or something, but not that you were brought up in someone's home or in an orphanage. The bears of Grizzleheim might well have shoved us into an orphanage; little, weak, pink-skinned baby that can't grow fur to keep warm might not do well in a family with rough and tumble cubs with claws and teeth.

Or did the dogs of Marleybone hand us off to a couple who couldn't conceive pups/kits of their own? Did we have foster siblings or were we only children? There are lots of questions unanswered there.

While I don't have it myself, I have seen videos of a gauntlet in Wizard101 that takes place in Valencia. In it, Gazzpacio's apprentice sends our wizard on a quest to fix the Great Clock, which was built by Gazzpacio. I am curious why G's apprentice never made an appearance in Valencia part II. Was this part of some of the scrapped content? [Also, on the topic of helping Pirate101 grow, releasing a gauntlet would be a great way to bring in money ( gauntlet = $40 : 40 players buy it = $1,600)]

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- Periodic free weekends for non-members. If I was a F2P, I would certainly appreciate a free weekend once in a while to try out new content. Who knows, they might buy an area, or buy a membership based on what they see and/or experience.

- Communication with players is key to keeping a game prospering. The higher-ups in KI needs to realize that players need communication. We need to know what the updates/fixes are about. What new content may be coming up? Having a virtual blackout the last 3 years has been detrimental to the game and its players.

- For new players that just signed up: Code(s) or gift(s) for some boost potions, and/or a cool noob outfit, and/or a 30-day mount, and/or 30-day free membership. All of these (preferably), or a combination, thereof.

- Buying a membership: Code(s) or gift(s): Buy one month, get one free. Buy a 12 month and get 3 months free. Give them a bunch of gifts. Boosts, some crowns, a permanent mount, a cool outfit to stitch (no stats). Go a bit overboard.

- Don't forget to give incentives to current players/members. Some of us have been here since the beginning, and it would help to retain your player base if something nice was done or given to us. (Remember, you have to spend money to make money!)

- The game drops need to be reworked for better stats, for better looks, and more appropriate levels. High level drops should not be L25 gear. I don't know if you guys are working on L70 gear, too, but you need to seriously change the looks. No one wants L70 gear that has the noob look you get when you first play the game. Personally, I expected something much more classy and exciting, like the Armada Marine outfits. Something cool looking that is appropriate for our L70 pirates.

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Thank you, Blind Mew, for your honesty in the update notes, although there are clearly things unsaid, and I understand perfectly why they are unsaid. I honestly feel like all of my guesses about what was going on behind the scenes was either spot on or dangerously too close.

It seems that, as you said, our evangelizing for Pirate101 is the key to how quickly new updates come. The fact that you had to rewrite the last six books into one (essentially) should be a red flag to anyone playing the game just how important it is to bring in new players if we want to see a Book 16 any time soon. An occasional reminder of Pirate101's Facebook and Twitter pages would also help.

One thing I beg of you, although you, as the scriptwriter, have little say in it, don't make future books so tough that you have to team up on even minor battles or hire henchmen to make it through. This is why I stopped playing Wizard101 after Dragonspire. I simply could not beat anyone, and I didn't want to limit my play time to when I had friends who could help me, and I certainly did not want to spend crowns with every battle.

One thing that might attract more players is more giveaways, much like you do in October and December. Perhaps one in June? You could include in those gifts some things such as surprise training tomes, even. I spend days just sending my companions out brawlin' and keel haulin' to keep them at the same level as my pirate, and that makes the play of the game easier.

Another thing that I like in Wizard is the quests put out by the Head Librarian with the lost pages, and the ones put out by The Professor. Maybe something similar where Boochbeard appears as a character on Skull Island on occasion and sends pirates off on adventures in each of the worlds so far to gather magical artifacts.

I also think it is VERY important to not only win new players, but to bring old ones who left back. Get the word out that there is new content, and that their participation is needed.

CaptainBlackWolfBo... on Jun 22, 2016 wrote:

I have a lot to say about this...

1. I think we as the players all deserve to know exactly WHY cuts were made to the incredible plot Arc 1 was going to be. I wish it hadn't ended too abruptly.

2. I noticed a mention of Ericka the Red in Book 16 or 17. Since this was cut, I must ask: Do we ever go to Grizzleheim? Will we ever go to Grizzleheim? I don't know for sure, but there have been some more things Grizzleheim related, with Knut and Bjorn. It's my favorite world, and I do hope we eventually go there.

3. Will there ever be new content added to Cool Ranch, such as a side story or dungeon similar to the Tower of Moo Manchu? That I'd like to see a lot. CR is my overall favorite world.

4. Any hints on Book 16, such as the world, the story, or maybe future promotion quests, you can give us?

I think the answer to the first question is obvious: the number of players of Pirate101 have not met expectations. By shortening the story, they can, with good conscience, simply add nothing more.

This is why Blind Mew put in the strong suggestion that we go out and evangelize for the game. Without more players...well...I leave it to you what that could mean.

Max DeGroot on Jun 28, 2016 wrote:

They didn't work before. What makes you think they will work now?

Honestly, stop bothering Blind Mew with questions and get out there and RECRUIT, RECRUIT, RECRUIT!!

If you want to see a Book 16, then RECRUIT!!

Seriously, people you won't get a Book 16 without it.

In case you missed it, Max, this thread is for questions for Blind Mew. We're not "bothering" him as he requested us to tell him what's on our minds.
So stop trying to hijack the thread.

ClockworkMage. on Jun 28, 2016 wrote:

Why does/did Kane keep Phule around, much less as a member of his inner court? As the earliest creation of Gazpaccio and given his obvious tendencies to only look out for himself, wouldn't he be something of a liability - a relic of the past that Kane would seek to destroy or replace instead of keeping?

I believe that Phule mentions the reason for this is because Kane would never admit failure, since he is supposed to be this "perfect being".