Test Realm

With my obsession of Pirate101 taking over this blog recently, I haven’t been writing any posts that are Wizard101 related. Well here’s one!

I know I’m a little late on this but the test realm is up right now and it seems their primary concern among many others is the “behind the scenes” changes. What I got from that was I should probably notice a positive difference in some things, though they didn’t mention specifically what.

They have also made an "expanded decorating elixir" called the "Bric-a-Brac Elixir". If you purchase one of these elixirs from the crowns shop while standing either inside or outside of your house then you gain fifty more spaces for decorating items. You can purchase this elixir more than once. This elixir also works in dorm rooms. :)

The friend finder is back and there are a few miscellaneous updates. Finally they ask you to be kind… and gift some people some items out of the crown shop with your free test realm crowns. :)

Here's the link if you want more details. Ta Da!

See ya in the game!

 

New Blog

Hey everyone! I just made an all new blog that I can post all of my Pirate101 related stuff on. I noticed that a lot of bloggers just kept the same blog they had and used it for both games but My Wizard101 blog title is very “wizardy” and I didn't want to change the title (and truth be told, I also just wanted to make a new blog). :) So now let me introduce you to…

The Armada’s Double Agent!

I’ve made a similar post on the site and if you’re ever looking for the blog it will be the link on the top right hand corner of this blog.

See ya in the Game!

KI Releases Pirate101 Launch Date

Sorry I didn’t post like I said I would. The new school year hit me like a ton of bricks. But I was able to get my homework done during study hall today and there was no way I wasn’t going to post about the fact that KI finally gave us a launch date for Pirate101… sort of. “Early October” Was what they said, but I’ll take it. :)

There was also an announcement of some online “Pre- Sale” bundles that people can buy starting tomorrow. One is the Boochbeard bundle which has so many goodies that I refuse to type them all so here is the link to the page itself, Ta Da. The second bundle is the Gandry bundle which includes 12 month membership, one week head start before the launch, and the Scarakeet pet. In my opinion I would go for the Gandry because it costs less and you still get full access of the game. But that’s coming from someone who already has a beta key and has been playing already. So if you really can’t wait the extra couple of weeks before the one week head start or you really like mounts, pets, and outfits, then the Boochbeard is for you.

I hope everyone is as excited about the game as I am!  

See ya in the game!

Part Two Companions

The next question I had before I started playing Pirate101 was can we choose our companions?

Yes and no. When you are creating your character you get asked questions that determine what kind of animals you get as your companions. So in a way, yes. All your other companions (as far as I know) are the same ones that everyone else gets. So in a way, no.

What I was thinking though was that it would be cool if you came to a point in the storyline where you can choose one out of two or three characters to become your companion. But as far as I know, that isn’t an option. It would be cool though! :)

The last question I had was very simple but since I hadn’t played the game it was a mystery to me.

Will our companions be a big or small part of our adventure?

The answer is big. Very big! One companion is with you constantly if you choose for them to be (you could have your pet standing next to you instead) and when you go through your quests they speak with you and make comments. Some of their comments can be funny. :)

That’s about all I have. I hope I answered someone’s questions or cleared something up. I’ll post about ship to ship combat tomorrow or the next day. School homework is already starting to pile up for me. But I will find time for Pirates any day!

See ya in that game!

Pirate101 Screenshots

I never had the time to post about me having a beta key because I was too busy having fun with the game! … Ok the real reason is that I was either,

A.) Too lazy

 Or

B.) Getting ready for the school year/marching band.

But having fun with the game is definitely C.)

Plus all I would have told you is that it was awesome and… well that’s it. So no point right? Well now there is a point! The NDA was officially lifted a couple days ago and today there were some updates today. So there are some shiny new things for us beta testers to… well test. But I took the time to take some screen shots so I could post them for the people who just devour any information about Pirate that they can and don’t care if something gets spoiled. But I promise you I didn’t take anything that I found a spoiler. I believe a spoiler would include someone telling the entire plot of your pirate’s adventure. The story in my opinion is a large part of what makes the game fun. So no spoilers. Before I got my beta key a lot of mystery that I wanted cleared up before I started the game was surrounding the companions and ship vs. ship battles.

Today I’m going to clear up the companions. There a lot of people explaining the companions now so if you still don’t get something I’m sure if you do some digging you will find a nice article someone wrote somewhere. Really I didn’t have too many questions but the ones I did have drove me nuts.

(Question one ended up being longer than anticipated so I will post question two either later today or tomorrow)

1.) Do I train my companions?

Yes! You level them up just like you level up. Only instead of them getting xp from quests you give them something called training tombs.



This is a picture of your basic Companion Management window. It shows a list of your companions and what level they are. See the white number in the lower right corner of each companion’s picture? That’s their level!  See the percentages underneath that? As far as I understand that’s the percentage that that companion will enter a battle with you. Those symbols to the left of that? That tells you what school your companion is from. The red knife is buccaneer. The purple rose is swashbuckler. The green mask is witchdoctor. And the orange gun is musketeer. I don’t have a privateer yet but my best guess would be a spyglass with the color of blue or yellow. But I have no idea at this point in time.

The blue/black bar at the bottom right of the window shows you how close your companion is to leveling up. When you press the green train button it will fill the bar up some more. To the left of the train button is the number of training tombs you have left. I have three right now and you get more training tombs each time you level up. You can also buy tombs from a vendor.

This is another picture of the Companion Management screen only now I have my mouse hovered over one of my companion’s pictures. This shows you some things I just told you about. It also shows you their name and their stats. If you want to see their talents and powers (the Pirate101 equivalent of Wizard101’s spells) you click on what looks like a little brown piece of wood with an arrow at the bottom of the picture of the companion you have clicked on. It will show you stats again as well.

 

I’m sure there’s more that I forgot but I don’t want to try to spell out everything.

I will leave you with a picture of Silent Belle Quincy, the first pirate I ever created. She is a level eleven Swashbuckler. :)

 

See ya in the game!

AMD Beta Key Giveaway

Today AMD posted a link on Facebook about getting another chance at a beta key. I would strongly recommend doing this if you want a key! All you have to do is like them and give them your name and e-mail. It’s that easy!

Here’s the link.

In the comments section I saw a comment that made me think, why didn’t I think of that! So today I will be signing off with a quote from one of my favorite book series ever.

May the odds be ever in your favor! :)

Pirate101 Beta Testing Opens!

Hey everyone! If you haven’t gotten the news yet… the beta testing for Pirate101 has started! I’m so excited. Like most, I unfortunately did not get a key today. :( But if you are like me do not lose hope! KI will be giving more keys away over the next days and weeks.

If you want/need more info I suggest using their facebook page which is where I get most of my information.

I wish you all luck in being one of the chosen ones. :) And if you already are than I (like many others) am very jealous.

See ya in the game! (well, if I ever get a key) :)