I too am quite happy to see the new female crewmembers.

-Indigo

Ratbeard on Feb 10, 2013 wrote:

That's one way to look at it, I guess.

On the other hand, she's a cat ninja.

As these types of companions go, I'd rather have a cool cat ninja in my party than some random Monquistador.

We don't, as a general rule, create promotion ranks for villains. What you see is what you get. So our choice is to give you cool villains as soon as the story allows (Fin, Froggo Villa, the Cat Ninja), and then get around to their promotion ranks and extra animations and custom powers when we have the workflow bandwidth to do it.

We need concept artists to figure out what the next promotion should look like, and then a modeler takes that concept art and creates the new tiers, and then an animation artist creates new animations, and then some devious rat decides if the character should have a custom power (like teleporting...) and then that concept goes back to animation and then to particle artists who create the pops and zaps and bangs, and let's not forget the sound crew... and then finally we'll get the companion combat-ready with all the level, stats, and talent data that she needs.

Even if we don't have a concrete plan to add any tiers to a villain, we would rather give you access to the villain as soon as it makes sense with the story. Our writing staff is awesome-- but we would much rather they were writing new stuff for you guys, so we have to strike while the iron is hot if we're going to smoothly integrate these companions into your crew through the quest dialog.

If the Cat Ninja had the power level of a Tier 2 or Tier 3 promotion as soon as you picked her up, then there would be nowhere for her to go if we ever decided to give you additional promotion ranks.

It might help if you looked at these villain companions and said, "Wow! This cat ninja has tons of room for improvement!"

Because that's how I see all our little creations.

Isn't Ratbeard an enemy companion???

Frozenmuskets on Jul 3, 2013 wrote:

you know what, it's not a big deal if the girl wants some companions! I want mary reed, crane shootist! I want Moolan, cow warrior lady! Who wants a bro-fest?! Don't say i'm entitled, cause this is the shipyards and it's meant for demanding. I'm a man, but i'd still like more female companions. bundles should pick genders because who would not want handsome dan and Beautiful Danica as a duo? Or a female Hammerhead smasher to go with Mr.Cutthroat?

P.S. I would say rude things to you if this was not a E10+ message board.

Hahaha Moolan. I get it. Mulan from the Disney movie. Anyone who doesn't know Mulan. It is a movie where a girl wants to show she is tough enough to be in the army. Her friend is a dragon. (Forgot his name.) I play Kingdom Hearts so this is how I know about Disney Movies that are old.

While the film made Mulan better known in the west, Disney based the film on an ancient Chinese folk tale. I was expecting to meet a "Moolan" all through Mooshu.

Although I have said it elsewhere, it is appropriate to post again here, I think: I really like Frozenmusket's suggestion that future bundle cards allow you to choose the gender of a companion.

-Indigo

Regarding, Zeena, the new Eagle Archer, the fact that she's an Amazon makes me think that she should be a companion for girl players, and that the guys should get a male eagle archer. Seeing as the Amazons don't hold men in high regards.

Ruthless Rebecca Radcliffe

A Mythspent Youth on Nov 18, 2012 wrote:

Because the Spiral isn't an historical recreation and this isn't the 18th century.

If those things were the case, (and this game existed) then not only would all the characters in the game male, but all the players would be as well. And this isn't a question of who "dominates". No one is talking about replacing most of the male NPCs with femlae NPCs. It's about giving everyone a chance to see themselves reflected in their game world with something close to the same frequency as they see in real life.

Regardless of the fictionalized time the game is set in, we, the players, live now. Our fantasy worlds should reflect not only the best of who we are, but who we aspire to be.

Now here is the thing. You want to live in a fantasy world that is set in the 18th century yet you refuse to let go of this current world for the time being? Although I'm against the idea of adding more Female Npc's, the truth of the matter is that the game is meant to be about pirates, and that's how pirates were. It was not rare or uncommon to find a crew with females on it. The whole point of the game is to recreate a pirate lifestyle without all the bad things that they did back then. If more female npc's are added let them be spread out evenly through the classes.

jordan35884 on Nov 22, 2012 wrote:

Let me tell you something.

In the world of pirates... There hasnt been much girls in pirate crews. Its mostly boys.
So, the admins cannot add too much girls. that would just ruin it.

well, this is just a game and a lot of girls play it so it wouldn't really ruin it. p.s. I am a boy lvl 65

true very true

There are male companions as weak as Nurse Quinn. And some of the female companions are very strong (Bonnie Anne, Sarah/Lucy, the Ninja, Emily, etc.). They seem to run the same range from "eh" to "woohoo" that the males companions do.

-Indigo

I agree. The # of girl companions is way low. I am a buccaneer and here are my female companions: Bonnie Anne, Nadya, Gracie Conrad and Zeena. Of all 22 of my companions, 4 are girls. But 2 of the girl companions are major and are really good in battle (especially Bonnie Anne)! I also noticed that there are more boy players than girl players. I guess this game is more targeted towards boys.

Thomas Stormweaver on Nov 14, 2012 wrote:

Well, she just turned 10 and thinks boys are a pain. Don't think it's really a descrimination situation.

Well she gets a girl medicine chicken in cool ranch and boys aren't pains

Well, even though I am not fond of Bonnie Anne, and I am a boy, I agree. I only have HER and I am a buccaneer, level 41, it stands to reason.RULE