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.

You don't know how the commercials worked. You don't know the numbers KI had for P101.

Just for your information, us players can assist in getting new players, but ultimately, it is KI's responsibility to recruit new players en masse. They are the ones who have to dig into their pockets to advertise. All we can do is talk to a few friends, maybe make some posts on blogs, social media, etc, but we should do nothing more that would end up with $$$ out of our pockets for recruiting.

I am certainly not blaming those working directly on P101, but it's the higher-ups in KI who have caused a communication blackout the last 3 years and ultimately, lost a huge number of members that we might not see come back.

CaptainBunny093 on Jun 27, 2016 wrote:

I have one more question for you, Mr. Blind Mew:
Why are there Ophidian Ships in Calabria Skyway? They seem VERY out of place, and I was wondering if there was a reason why they were put there.
Thanks,
~Fine Matthew Collins Lv 68

Yes, I've noticed those Ophidian ships too, Master Collins. I didn't think they were out of place though, as we learn in Aquila that the Ophidians are well known merchants of spices, and Valencia would be the great hub of trading for expert skyfarers of all descriptions.

That would be the innocent explanation. Another, more sinister possibility could be that the Armada is forming ties with the Ophidians with the express purpose to foment more war and discord in Aquila. It is to the Armada's benefit, after all, to keep the other realms of the Spiral too busy to potentially interfere with them...

but those are just my speculations!

BrynnerOfReign on Jun 28, 2016 wrote:

You don't know how the commercials worked. You don't know the numbers KI had for P101.

Just for your information, us players can assist in getting new players, but ultimately, it is KI's responsibility to recruit new players en masse. They are the ones who have to dig into their pockets to advertise. All we can do is talk to a few friends, maybe make some posts on blogs, social media, etc, but we should do nothing more that would end up with $$$ out of our pockets for recruiting.

I am certainly not blaming those working directly on P101, but it's the higher-ups in KI who have caused a communication blackout the last 3 years and ultimately, lost a huge number of members that we might not see come back.

exactly! Kingsisle made a big mistake for leaving us in the dark for 3 years without a story update. They lost so many players and questions left unanswered for too long. Now all we can do is promote the game that we love to our best ability and hope that Kingsisle keeps this game updated because I find it hard to promote a game that just leaves their players in the dark for 3 years.
When i go to the update notes for pirate101 for the last 3 years or so, then i look at wizard101's updates for the first 3 years of their cycle, it is depressing. I remember going to school and talking to my friends and over hearing people talk about that pirate101 commercial they saw last night and how cool it looked. I was so amazed by what Kingsisle had going and it was amazing!
We need more updates Blindmew, like spectating and leaderboards for ranked pvp! We also need to be able to see other people's pvp record and things like that. I'm not even going to touch about how unbalanced the pvp is right now, but that is for another topic.
Please Kingsisle just bring life back to the game. Make another commercial, update the game at least twice a year, and keep innovating because this game needs it so badly.

wizardrocks969 on Jun 29, 2016 wrote:

In the official statement released last month about the layoffs, it stated that W101 had 2 more updates planned for the year, yet all P101 got was confirmation of the upcoming test realm. Is this ''1 update a year'' thing going to become permanent? Once again Pirate is left in the dark while Wiz receives the spotlight. I know it's due to financial situations, but you guys have to put more love into this game. Forgive me for saying this but one of the biggest reasons Pirate isn't getting much players right now is mainly because of you guys. You left us in the dark for 3 years and you're doing it again. And while this storyline expansion was meant to get players back into the game, it's not going to do much because delaying this update for 3 years gave this game a bad reputation, and this update gave people an even more bad impression because many people will think that you guys did nothing for this game in the past 3 years (which hopefully isn't true), considering how short it is and how many bugs there were. You need to regain your player's trusts by releasing a finished world next time (not in the next 3 years) like MB/AQ was.

Games don't run on love. They run on participation. W101 gets the updates because they have 40 million players. P101 does not even have an fifth of that. W101 by the time they got to level 50 had tens of millions. P101 was at 65 with less than half that.

You want this game to grow? You gotta get people interested. Stop blaming KI for this.

Blind Mew I do have questions for you which is important to the storyline

1.What does Casimir think of the massive machine in the middle of the world he is in charge of protecting that obviously looks like it's tearing the land apart?

2. If there are armada servants then why don't we see them anywhere in Valencia? Also we see no clockworks used as decoration (sort of how the Royal Guards are used) why is this?

3. Is it possible you will ever add more to Valencia part 2?

4. Lastly I have a request to make Valencia Part 2 a bit longer, we shouldn't just be able to sail up to the clockwork factory, remember wphow when we go to Boot Hill we have to fight some Darkmoor ships, well the clockwork factory should be the same and we should have to defeat four ships before we can dock there

Thanks for your time

Dr Zeppers on Jun 30, 2016 wrote:

Oh, but you really don't. It serves no purpose for a gamer/player to try to rebut other gamers opinions or suggestions.

You have a basic understanding of advertising, but you do not have the statistics that KI has regarding the effectiveness of their commercial advertising. You can argue until blue in the face and unless you work for KI, you do NOT know, and I am fairly sure they aren't sharing any statistics.

Good gamers as a rule, don't try to pretend they know what all other gamers know and do. I have been a gamer for years, have many gamer friends and not one of us watch youtube or twitch, not a single one. Those don't seem to be gamer things, they seem to be a trend by the more youthful players. Matter of fact it used to be one common topic around the boards about having seen one of KI's commercials on television.

Wizard101 has had many many MANY commercials, and many stories on other game networks, and various television programming, and news. Its success is not soley due to word of mouth. Its very hard to recommend a game to a friend when the game hasn't seen an update in 3 years. And Blind Mews posts gave us no "figures" at all.

Love the game still, would like to see it be a lot more successful.
I think KI needs to open things up, advertise, give incentives, and probably the biggest issue.. communicate.

Okay, I don't know how to respond to this, but I'll keep this short:

"It serves no purpose for a gamer/player to try to rebut other gamers opinions or suggestions."

And you then launch into a multi-paragraph rebut. How does this serve any purpose?

"You can argue until blue in the face and unless you work for KI, you do NOT know, and I am fairly sure they aren't sharing any statistics."

You haven't been looking at http://www.kingsisle.com , have you? The statistics are right on their front page.
"5 million and growing." It's been that way for three years now.

Believe you me, Blind Mew, I really preferred the original outline to Arc 1's remainder, & the proper final battle with Kane, too, 'cause, honestly, I really wanted Kane to undergo many mechanical transformations in that battle in Book 20, including a final form where he is at his strongest.

Still, I am, more or less, slightly disappointed about that outcome. It really made things jumbled up in Book 15's state.

Though, I know it's going to be a not so bad question, be it late or not, but, is there some chance Book 15 could be redone form start once again, you know, to re-do arc 1's state back to 20 Books like how it's supposed to be?

The truth is, I really enjoyed the redoing to Book 1's quests with the three ghost rats, it truly feels like a better, to say it plainly, partial reboot to P101's history & continuity lineup, one that is done with great success. I truly like the current Red Claw Gang. Gave them a better role in the P101 storyline. Hope they may come back someday.

So, with Book 15's state being... less than satisfying, I thought this, "Why not do a better reboot to Book 15, to re-implement some tossed content with new elements to keep a few in, like Gazpaccio not only having Kane as his creation, but him having a real son of his own & G taking the fall while his son goes with G's plan to defeat Kane, in case his reasoning resort didn't go well, & redo arc 1's state back to 20 Books?". Wouldn't that be neat for G to have his own human son carrying his plans in his death?

Think of it as... well, starting from where we're supposed to go again, only better.

Blind Mew, I understand if a reboot to Book 15 may not be in the cards, but, my idea on it would be to redo arc 1's state back to 20 Books like how many wanted it to be, with a better finale. & it's worth asking you this question. Still, I wouldn't mind a better reboot to Book 15 & the 1st arc's conclusion moved back to Book 20. Who knows? (Keep the 2 Puppet Shows, but redo the last show in Book 15, DH!)

This is a really random detail, but I noticed that in the final battle, the chessboard was actually sideways. In a normal chessboard, the bottom right square is the lighter color but in the fight it is darker. Was this done with a secret diabolical purpose in mind?

I have been playing Pirate101 ever since I saw the first commercial in 2013. I asked my mom if I could try the game out. I told her specifically "Its free to play." Yeah, I played it for a few days. Then it said, you need a membership to enter this area. So, it isn't free to play. I have gotten a membership and have beaten the game. I have ultimately spent probably hundreds upon hundreds of dollars on Wizard101 and Pirate101. So there is one problem. An ultimate lie.

Another problem. I played the game for about a year. I was already wrapping up Marleybone. Then I go to Aquila. Now, if you want to know why I stopped playing??? Well, in Aquila my companions died all the time. Wanna know how long I waited? 6-8 hours for a single companion. If I wake them up, they loose 1/10 of their health. Then they die quicker. I hate having to wait so long.

The last problem. Like many others have pointed out, you left the game alone for 3 whole years. That is over 1000 days. Yes, you just released a new world. But it was so short, I beat it in three days of playing for a few hours. Come on!!! A world in Wizard101 takes a few weeks for me. And now, you are leaving us in the darkness again. No signs of Book 16. You have told us though that there will be a big update in Wizard101 in the fall.

I take that back, that was not the last problem! Here is the last problem, you never listen to anyone's ideas or thoughts. Tell me one thing that was listed on this message board that was actually put in the game. There isn't any.

So, ultimately, it is your fault KI for only having 5 million players VS 40 million. I had gotten my brother to play this game. I also got him and my mom to play Wizard101, but if you really want players you need to work on these things.

Sincerely, Fiery Orion Ironside (Lvl 70 )
AKA: Weather Man

The Weather Man on Jul 1, 2016 wrote:

I have been playing Pirate101 ever since I saw the first commercial in 2013. I asked my mom if I could try the game out. I told her specifically "Its free to play." Yeah, I played it for a few days. Then it said, you need a membership to enter this area. So, it isn't free to play. I have gotten a membership and have beaten the game. I have ultimately spent probably hundreds upon hundreds of dollars on Wizard101 and Pirate101. So there is one problem. An ultimate lie.

Another problem. I played the game for about a year. I was already wrapping up Marleybone. Then I go to Aquila. Now, if you want to know why I stopped playing??? Well, in Aquila my companions died all the time. Wanna know how long I waited? 6-8 hours for a single companion. If I wake them up, they loose 1/10 of their health. Then they die quicker. I hate having to wait so long.

The last problem. Like many others have pointed out, you left the game alone for 3 whole years. That is over 1000 days. Yes, you just released a new world. But it was so short, I beat it in three days of playing for a few hours. Come on!!! A world in Wizard101 takes a few weeks for me. And now, you are leaving us in the darkness again. No signs of Book 16. You have told us though that there will be a big update in Wizard101 in the fall.

I take that back, that was not the last problem! Here is the last problem, you never listen to anyone's ideas or thoughts. Tell me one thing that was listed on this message board that was actually put in the game. There isn't any.

So, ultimately, it is your fault KI for only having 5 million players VS 40 million. I had gotten my brother to play this game. I also got him and my mom to play Wizard101, but if you really want players you need to work on these things.

Sincerely, Fiery Orion Ironside (Lvl 70 )
AKA: Weather Man

I couldn't of put it better myself I really want to see if Blind Mew will actually reply to that one