Max DeGroot on Jan 3, 2015 wrote:

This year, May 23rd will mark two years since any new worlds were added to the game.

That is unusually long, considering the game will only have been open for two years seven months at that time.

I understand that King's Isle wants to get it right, but surely, the game as a whole was not in development for two years prior to opening. Are events in the next world that crucial to the ending that they can't release even a single world to explore?

I presently have two pirates at level 65, who will soon be joined by two more at my present level of advancement. There are already people leaving the game simply because nothing new has been added (with the exception of Moo Manchu's tower, which is only like two hours long) and a fair amount of retcon work.

Can we at least have an estimate when the next world will be released, so we can prepare?

Ahoy, Max! Do you really think it will take until May for KI to release new story content? I'm hoping that it'll be sooner ( much sooner, please ) than that.
I don't blame players for leaving, especially those who bought a subscription; for what are they getting? Their membership runs out and there's no story update? Why continue?
Believe me, I'm sure KI is fully aware of the situation this loooong delay is causing among the players. But you know they never discuss schedule: although in this case, why they can't make a statement like "If nothing goes wrong the new story will be released in___." I don't know.
Try having 6 maxed-out pirates on your hands!

It's usually on late March that a new world that is released. Initially last year they plan to release a new world by late fall, but something else came up. Like adding new contents like the black market, that would be nice if it's placed in Scirmshaw for a good reason it fits on the surrounding,but free to play players would complain since this zone is not a free to play zone( Refer to the chapter pricing ) . Hopefully this year they release a new world as well as expansion to existing worlds like Valencia, Marylebone etc, to continue the storyline.
So ready to enter to Girzzlehim or whatever world comes next, after Aquila.

Max DeGroot on Jan 3, 2015 wrote:

This year, May 23rd will mark two years since any new worlds were added to the game.

That is unusually long, considering the game will only have been open for two years seven months at that time.

I understand that King's Isle wants to get it right, but surely, the game as a whole was not in development for two years prior to opening. Are events in the next world that crucial to the ending that they can't release even a single world to explore?

I presently have two pirates at level 65, who will soon be joined by two more at my present level of advancement. There are already people leaving the game simply because nothing new has been added (with the exception of Moo Manchu's tower, which is only like two hours long) and a fair amount of retcon work.

Can we at least have an estimate when the next world will be released, so we can prepare?

Usually world's aren't released in the time period of almost 2 years so something big is happening either something big is coming with the new world or world's, they might be releasing more than 2 world's so that is probably my guess.

I agree, I am so sick of waiting for new story content. I feel SO sorry for the people who have 6 maxed characters! I currently have 2, both done with Aquila, and another at level 62, just starting Aquila. (The rest are below level 20 lol ) I've honestly been taking HUGE breaks from the game myself just because I get bored of doing the same quests over and over again with no new story content appearing. It's so strange that KI has neglected updating the story, too... it's really not like them. I wouldn't quit the game just because there hasn't been story related updates for almost 2 years; hey, at least they spent 2014 giving us countless gameplay additions. And besides, I've waited longer on a certain other game for new content of any kind to be released (**cough cough** Toontown Online **cough cough**). But still... they better have something completely amazing up their sleeve when they finally do update the story, and I seriously hope they update it in the first three months of 2015.

I've been waiting very patiently and playing other games to wait for the next world update (I probably wont even get to play it right away because the computer i played pirate101 on broke down and i cant play it on the one im on now) But once it does come out i'll be excited to know which worlds i'll be going to when i do get the chance to play

Monkrinx2024 on Jan 3, 2015 wrote:

It's usually on late March that a new world that is released. Initially last year they plan to release a new world by late fall, but something else came up. Like adding new contents like the black market, that would be nice if it's placed in Scirmshaw for a good reason it fits on the surrounding,but free to play players would complain since this zone is not a free to play zone( Refer to the chapter pricing ) . Hopefully this year they release a new world as well as expansion to existing worlds like Valencia, Marylebone etc, to continue the storyline.
So ready to enter to Girzzlehim or whatever world comes next, after Aquila.

That may be true in Wizard 101, but there has been only 1 new world release in Pirate 101, and that was nearly two years ago in May.

I suspect the second part of Valencia is next. After that, who knows?

Possibly they are extremely close to having it ready and unveiling some sneak peaks and maybe even test all at once. The fact that they are keeping very hush-hush leads me to hope and believe that they are right on the cusp of bringing the new content and worlds to us. You know, the whole brilliant marketing tactic of "make them want something sooooo bad, then right when they are about to burst and go histerical, schlap 'em in da face with more amazement than they could have ever hoped for and dreamed of!" You should look it up, it's a great and valuable marketing tool.

If this were the case then, to say too much at this point may steal too much of the surprise and squeal factor from us, if the unveiling is almost here. Possibly they are mere weeks or even days from delivering the goods and they are just so focused on ironing out the last little bit of wrinkles, before that much needed schlap comes. And that's why we haven't seen much of Jack, Ratbeard and of course Mew-- whom I fear may have accidently wandered into a not-blind bats' cave.

They could be doing the final polishing, before they blind us with the SHINE!

Well, that's the optimist in me at least. But I have a gut feeling that it's coming very, very, very soon. (Pepto anyone?)

ValkoorTheVictorio... on Jan 8, 2015 wrote:

Possibly they are extremely close to having it ready and unveiling some sneak peaks and maybe even test all at once. The fact that they are keeping very hush-hush leads me to hope and believe that they are right on the cusp of bringing the new content and worlds to us. You know, the whole brilliant marketing tactic of "make them want something sooooo bad, then right when they are about to burst and go histerical, schlap 'em in da face with more amazement than they could have ever hoped for and dreamed of!" You should look it up, it's a great and valuable marketing tool.

If this were the case then, to say too much at this point may steal too much of the surprise and squeal factor from us, if the unveiling is almost here. Possibly they are mere weeks or even days from delivering the goods and they are just so focused on ironing out the last little bit of wrinkles, before that much needed schlap comes. And that's why we haven't seen much of Jack, Ratbeard and of course Mew-- whom I fear may have accidently wandered into a not-blind bats' cave.

They could be doing the final polishing, before they blind us with the SHINE!

Well, that's the optimist in me at least. But I have a gut feeling that it's coming very, very, very soon. (Pepto anyone?)

Does that marketing tool work on teachers when turning in late homework?

But in all seriousness, Valkoor is right. The developers have hardly posted at all, except for Decius and his hilarious bird head pictures. That means there is a very high chance they are super-duper busy wrapping up the finishing touches on what is to be released.

All of the negativity surrounding the lack of story updates is getting a little annoying. Can't we all step back, take a deep breath, and accept that the game is what it is at the moment? I seriously doubt that KI will make us wait until May for the story continuation. The updates could be just around the corner. All we have to do, and all we can do, is wait. Patiently.

Does that marketing tool work on teachers when turning in late homework?

Not this one, sorry. It might on some, though, so feel free to try it out in any class except biology.

All we have to do, and all we can do, is wait.

Waiting is all we have to do. Patience would be a nice treat, but as we've already seen, whining and empty threats are available options for what we can do.

Fiorenza Rosanante... on Jan 8, 2015 wrote:

Does that marketing tool work on teachers when turning in late homework?

Not this one, sorry. It might on some, though, so feel free to try it out in any class except biology.

All we have to do, and all we can do, is wait.

Waiting is all we have to do. Patience would be a nice treat, but as we've already seen, whining and empty threats are available options for what we can do.

Looks like my biology teacher will be receiving my homework on-time. Not that I'd turn it in late or anything, because biology is actually my favorite class. Geometry, on the other hand, not so much.

anecorbie on Jan 8, 2015 wrote:

It is depressing to realize, that I'm in the exact position I was one year ago: max level ( not nautical ) and joyfully anticipating the release of a new book. This long hiatus, however, allowed me to catch up on my nautical, fill up some badge requirements, & leveled up ALL my companions ( before companion management came through, I still have the free tomes we were given when that update went live ).
Thank goodness I had created a new pirate and had a level 58 to get through to Aquila, but still that only occupied me until June
I'm hopeful and trying to wait patiently for a story update. ( which I hope comes before crafting, even though I want to craft.)
Blind Mew has been curiously silent since July.

With the ability to send your companions out to get companion and nautical experience, there really is no excuse not to have your companions at the same level as your pirate and your nautical level one level above. You don't even have to play the game. Just keep sending your companions out Brawlin' and Sailin'.

You can even get your gold maxed on every pirate through Plunderin' and Scavagin'.

Every single one of my pirates has their companions the same level as their captain, Nautical level one above the pirate level, and gold at 200,000.

Max DeGroot on Jan 10, 2015 wrote:

With the ability to send your companions out to get companion and nautical experience, there really is no excuse not to have your companions at the same level as your pirate and your nautical level one level above. You don't even have to play the game. Just keep sending your companions out Brawlin' and Sailin'.

You can even get your gold maxed on every pirate through Plunderin' and Scavagin'.

Every single one of my pirates has their companions the same level as their captain, Nautical level one above the pirate level, and gold at 200,000.

Plunderin' and Scavengin' are nice for gold, but the REAL GOLD lies in pet trainin'-- yep you heard it correctly, pet trainin'.....YARR.

Even the occasional 30000 jackpot can't hold a candle to pretty much a guaranteed 10-20k each & every time you log in-- more with other maxed pirates, providing you set your pets up to do so. I get over 10k every morning & every evening, just from gear brought in from my 1 maxed pirate & my 5 other pirates that are all at or below level 13. Could even be more but I usually only get to log in twice a day-- a midday collect would bolster the gear & gold intake even that much more.

And.....here's the even greater part.....my fine lower level cohorts have amassed cargo hold of critter gear that, at present, will equate to nearly 3,000,000+ in gold. A fine haul for only about 10-15 minutes worth of "work" a day. And that's with Energy amounts no greater than 52 on my Musketeer-- all my other pirates are in the 40's.

Also, with chest farming I can go from 0 gold to max in only about 40 minutes. Boring but absolutely, without a doubt the most efficient & fastest way to max out on gold.

Brawlin' is not near as effective as having a small handful of companions working to bring in training tomes. It may take several days of collecting from Brawlin' to move a single companion up a level. In the meantime you can collect a few tomes in simply a day or 2. So, you can easily move companions up a level within one day, versus taking several days-- especially if you wait to use them until your pirate is a couple levels higher than your crew. Brawlin' at levels 50+ seems to be a decent way to go because it takes less collects to gain a level than at lower levels...perhaps because your Crew member doing the collectin' is quickly becoming a highly skilled warrior and mastering it's art.

I raised a couple pages of my son's maxed pirate's companions, ranging from level 13-25 (about 25 total), all the way to max in a couple weeks-- just from having 5 companions collecting training tomes and only checking in twice a day to collect from other tasks and pet training. I didn't send any on Brawlin' until they were at least level 50+. With being able to control our crew, it's more efficient to not even train crew members past the 1st page (or even the first couple rows), unless you like having your battle crew set to random or make multiple runs of the tower or arena a day. That way you will work towards maxing your pirate and by "leaving those companions behind" a bit, they will gain several levels per tome (even up to 10+ levels). At max level, having only 5 crew members bringing in tomes, will get those other "unused" crewmembers up to level 50-55+ in no time at all, in which you can then switch them to Brawlin' and focus tomes on building up the next few lower levels. I used Brawlin' at first for most of those lower levels, but the Tome way was much, much, much, much faster and more efficient-- with a higher pirate level.