On my lvl 5 Privateer, I went out to fight the sharks attacking Brody in the Vortex of Doom. My companions were attacked before I ever got to pick cards, or see the battle board. The first time I tried this, I was pinned down by sharks and could not get to Brody before he died -- none of my companions were dead and neither was I, yet I ended up back at Jonah Town with 1 life and 2 dead companions. The second time through all 4 of the sharks were on Brody, and he died before I could get any of my companions or myself close enough to attack -- literally the second round Brody was dead, and if he had lived I could have healed him in round 3, but that is all because my companions were too far away to attack anything. Again when I was sent back to Jonah Town, I and my 3 companions were all dead even though nothing had been near us to do any damage. Major bug here!

HugsLadyBugs on Oct 12, 2012 wrote:

On my lvl 5 Privateer, I went out to fight the sharks attacking Brody in the Vortex of Doom. My companions were attacked before I ever got to pick cards, or see the battle board. The first time I tried this, I was pinned down by sharks and could not get to Brody before he died -- none of my companions were dead and neither was I, yet I ended up back at Jonah Town with 1 life and 2 dead companions. The second time through all 4 of the sharks were on Brody, and he died before I could get any of my companions or myself close enough to attack -- literally the second round Brody was dead, and if he had lived I could have healed him in round 3, but that is all because my companions were too far away to attack anything. Again when I was sent back to Jonah Town, I and my 3 companions were all dead even though nothing had been near us to do any damage. Major bug here!

I've noted this issue before. This is a major problem if you are joined by other pirates (since the increased sharks all kill Brody before the battleboard even comes up!)

Some tips for overcoming this event:

1.) Try to complete solo

2.) Move ALL your characters as close to Brody as possible on the first turn. Do not attack on the first turn, unless the attack involves moving closer to Brody (this really applies to Muskateers and Witchdoctors). The closer you are to Brody, the less likely the Sharks attack him, but rather you (like Wizard101 there is a threat-based system in Pirate101).

3.) Sometimes it is simply chance and you will need to try more than a couple times. I've noticed sometimes that sharks want to attack Brody and sometimes they just want to go after you. Multiple attempts will increase the chances the sharks prefer you.