Pirate101 Monthly Newsletter

September was a fun month where fall fell into place, the PvP season turned a new leaf, the autumn Crown Shop offerings arrived, and our Pirate101 players were all surprised with an out-of-the-blue Test Realm, which introduced a new mega Turret Boss with a new Gauntlet encounter and several bug fixes.

October will see the release of this Test Realm to the Live Realm, and it’ll even have another surprise! We also hope you enjoy our birthday month as Pirate101 turns four and the birthday packages make their return to Skull Island and Avery’s Court. This month’s KI Live will focus on Pirate101, so be sure to tune in on October 14th.

Read on for our regular offerings and insights to Pirate101. Thank you for reading and enjoy!

This month we have another Kraken Skulls Companion that little is known about, Ensign Emmett. Emmett eventually promotes to the rank of Commander under the training of a high level pirate, but how did he earn the rank of Ensign to begin with? Read on for the rest of the story!

The big news this month was our surprise Test Realm introducing the Rogue Armada Dreadnaught encounter! There was a lot of quick discussion as players began discovering all the new items, talent ranks, and more:

There was a lot of excitement over the new weapons.

. . . and the new housing items.

. . . and the new Rank 4 and 5 Epic Talents.

Blaze LifeHammer and Tara NightingGale played through the new Ashes of the Armada gauntlet too!

KvExperiences not only played through the gauntlet, but soloed it as well!

Our fan sites were right on top of things advertising the news of the latest Test Realm!

• Duelist101
• Paige Moonshade
• Secrets of the Spiral
• FrostCaller

The rest of the month offered some other great posts as well:

Players over on Central were making predictions of what the Halloween season will bring.

Kelsey FireHeart wrote a great article on MMORPG.com about the five things she’s looking forward to in October.

What did you think of our new fall season PvP offerings?

Valor Wolf gave his review of the new PvP mounts and pets for the Fall PvP Season on YouTube.

Last month we also released a new Autumn Yeti Pet. Thank you for sharing your reactions on Pirate101 Central.

Blaze and Blue had a busy month! They continued their walkthrough of Pirate101:

• Wrapping up Cool Ranch.
• Getting a little lost in Mooshu.
• Facing off against Dr. Noh.

Big Bad Wolfy starts a new project/character in Pirate101, the Melee-based Musketeer.

Stars of the Spiral gives some tips on how to talk like a pirate.

Merciless Richard Chamberlain has an easy way to solo Kane as a Swashbuckler.

What do you think makes Pirate101 unique? Join in the discussion here.

Looking to get rich?! Check out this great thread that will help you know where to farm for gold by level.

Which pet do you think is the “fuzziest” from the Grizzly Beast Pack?

What do you think is the rarest pet and mount in game?

Do you like to Duo in Pirate101? Check out this great thread where players talk about which duo class pairings work well in Pirate101.

Virtuous Vanessa talks about her experience defeating the duck of death.

Did you know that Stars of the Spiral is now selling T-shirts? They look great!

Flash33 once again held his annual 9/11 Ceremony in Pirate101. Thank you for your dedication!

Thanks to James LifeMancer for helping spread the word about Bundle-a-palooza.

In case you missed it, Decius Duelmaster gave a fun hybrid tip on KI Live in September. This was further discussed on our Official Message Boards. This led to the discovery of the Salsadillo and the “rediscovery” of the Spicy Ostrich.

Thanks to fabK, FrostCaller, and MMORPG.com for helping us get the word out.

What hints and discoveries are coming this month? Make sure to join in the fun on our official Message Boards.

Boochbeard: "Wouldja look at it, Monkey? The mosquitos here must be the size o' me ship!" By Noble Blaine Bellamy

Who will caption the next Puppet Pirates? Stay tuned to our Facebook page to enter your caption on the next Puppet Pirates.

Hello my Pirate friends. It is good to see you here and wonderful that you are still curiously seeking Vadima and her visions. I hope you are enjoying the new Valencian encounters? It sounds as if the Armada is not finished with their plundering quite yet. Hmm?

Our friend Valkoor the Victorious has asked an interesting question . . . perhaps one that will help him brag just a bit. Hehehe. After all, he did write an excellent guide on how to solo Kane as a Buccaneer.

He asks, “How many pirates, by class, have soloed the Kane battle (without using henchmen, of course)?”

Let us peer deeply into Vadima’s crystal ball! I see only a handful of pirates braving Kane by themselves. It is definitely a difficult task and one that typically should not be faced alone. There are warning signs and I fear asking this question, but I am seeing a number . . . thirty . . . and . . . onetwothreefourfivesixseven . . . yes thirty-eight. Only thirty-eight pirates have successfully bested Kane without assistance.

Aha! These brave souls are now sorting themselves by class of pirate. Do you see?

• 13 Musketeers
• 9 Swashbucklers
• 6 Buccaneers
• 6 Witchdoctors
• 4 Privateers

Very interesting! Did these results surprise you? Let us know and don’t forget to ask new questions to Vadima on the official Message Boards.

The visions fade . . . until next time, Pirates.