Bat Masterson on May 19, 2020 wrote:

Hey all! Popping in here to update you. We're still at the stage when we put out the last producer's letter. We're supporting the community in every other way we can right now, as you know. I wish I could give you more news :(.

I'm sorry myself, Bat, but this is not good enough of a reply.

We have been left alone, practically becoming obsolete due to three years of nothing less than ignorance and negligence. The 'always supporting the community' mentioned in the newsletter has not been upheld. Need proof? For those three years we have been begging for attention, and have consistently gotten a response similar to the one you just provided.

Now I will ask you this: If Kingsisle Entertainment cannot maintain its own game and keep even the most loyal and dedicated players happy, then what reason have I to trust their decisions? You can consider yourself very lucky that some of us are even still giving you a chance.

If you cannot move from "I'm sorry, we've got nothing" to AT LEAST "Something is coming, but it might take a while" then we have EVERY RIGHT reject Kingsisle's decisions. Know that it really hurts me to say this.

You have until mid-July of this year to make steps toward reviving Pirate101. After that, you are no longer the Kingsisle Entertainment I knew as a child. Make sure the development team knows this.

Hey, I've been playing this game since 2012, in fact I made my account as soon as it was announced, and until now I never had a reason to post on these forums/message boards, but I've been holding hope that maybe there might be an update in the works. I'm sure it's just me holding onto false hopes but I really love this game, and it's one of the best games I've ever played. Its future looked so bright when it first started but since 2015 it's been pretty downhill, I wouldn't even care if it was a small story update, or if it was a huge story update, I just want to see this game and the community get the story it deserves. I'm going to keep playing but i want some updates. This community deserves real updates that will make the game better not small insignificant updates.

Bat Masterson on May 19, 2020 wrote:

Hey all! Popping in here to update you. We're still at the stage when we put out the last producer's letter. We're supporting the community in every other way we can right now, as you know. I wish I could give you more news :(.

Disappointed, but not surprised.

KI, I defended you. Please, don't let me down. Don't let all of the pirates down. I still have hope in you. Very small, but it's still there. I believe in you.

If we don't get an update soon I will give KI such a scathing rating and description that even comcast and american airlines will be like, "wow, even we didn't screw up that bad". FYI comcast is the most hated internet/broadband provider in existence.

stormtrooper1231 on May 22, 2020 wrote:

Also, Anecorbie I remember our heated convos on these message boards years ago, and I have always respected your point of view. I remember talking to everyone mentioned before and I myself took a very long hiatus from the game, the only reason I came back was because I foolishly thought that KI would give us an update because of this quarantine. But I have been saying this for years and I will say it again, this game, although I love it, is dying except this time, it is about to die one final death. Bat, if you really care about us get falmea to talk to us.

It is not Bat's fault. If you want someone to blame, blame the guys at the head of KI. They treated Wizard101 like a favorite son and left Pirate101 in the dust. I was with them but now I'm purely revolted at how they treat you guys.

Bat Masterson on May 19, 2020 wrote:

Hey all! Popping in here to update you. We're still at the stage when we put out the last producer's letter. We're supporting the community in every other way we can right now, as you know. I wish I could give you more news :(.

I'm only speaking for myself here, but I guess I am just a bit confused by what exactly the reasoning for the lack of updates is. I think if you could clear this up it would be a big help to us. From reading the devs posts along with some of your own posts I get the impression that the game does not have the player-base for big updates. However what I find confusing about this is the language this is always cloaked in.

Some examples,

Your post on this thread:

"We're still at the stage when we put out the last producer's letter."

Stage implies that this is just a phase that will pass.

Producers letter September 2019:
"While we continue to explore ways to improve and expand Pirate101, we have no plans for anything as large as new book-style content. I know that’s not what you want to hear, but you deserve an honest answer. To be clear, that doesn’t mean that we’re abandoning new content for Pirate101; it simply means that updates won’t be on such a grand scale in the foreseeable future."

This section of the producers letter would be pretty self explanatory however it ends with, foreseeable future. Which again just confuses me.

There's a few other posts that come to mind but I don't want to make this post needlessly long. These posts imply that we shouldn't expect any story updates for pirate101... at least for a while? But my question is, why a while? What exactly is the team waiting for? If there is a possibility of story updates what exactly is keeping them from happening? And if the player-base is so low that story updates are just not profitable anymore why not just say something along the lines of, sorry we are done with story updates. Why does it have to end with foreseeable future? Are the devs just keeping the door open just in-case the player-base goes up?

Maybe i'm the only one getting caught up on the language being used here, I just feel like we are getting mixed messages of what exactly is happening with this game.

If I do not see a decent amount of time given to Pirate101 on the KI Live, either though some playtime or a discussion on our issue, then I will consider KI to be in complete negligence of Pirate101. Your refusal to speak on the issue or address it in any way is disgusting, embarrassing, shameful and almost unforgivable. You WILL do this, you ARE going to do this. This may be your final chance for many of us. You MUST, you SHALL.

not like there's much news to give at this point.

can't really blame bat for something like this either, being a community manager for a game on life support sounds rough.

Can we expect to hear anything about Pirate101 in this months KI live by any chance? @Bat Masterson

Lookit Light on May 28, 2020 wrote:

The KI Live is today.

Kingsisle, I hope that for the sake of your playerbase you will have some Pirate101 playtime and/or a discussion on our issue. We are giving you no other option. If you truly care about this game, do at least this, and act on your promises to keep giving us content and attention. You have no other option.

If you don't do this, then... I wish everyone there luck in dealing with the fallout.

I wish I could give you news on new content for the game, but honestly we don't have an announcement of that kind planned. KI Live will still though be a mix of our games, including Pirate101 but also Wizard101. Whichever game you like playing (hopefully both), we hope you enjoy the show regardless! I love seeing my fellow Pirates fill the Twitch chat.

Bat Masterson on May 28, 2020 wrote:

I wish I could give you news on new content for the game, but honestly we don't have an announcement of that kind planned. KI Live will still though be a mix of our games, including Pirate101 but also Wizard101. Whichever game you like playing (hopefully both), we hope you enjoy the show regardless! I love seeing my fellow Pirates fill the Twitch chat.

I like playing W101 but I LOVE P101! I don't think you'll be getting many "happy" reports from pirates on Twitch.