I was going through the palace of Ulysses and I saw Eagle Spartans with the same attack animations of my Eagle Hoplite and they look AWESOME!! I know that the Spartans are what my Hoplite will look like when he promotes (this has been the case with other companions, the chicken ranger and corporal Sanders come to mind) and I was wondering, about what book should the Aquila companions promote? I know that it should be book 17 at the soonest, but I really want to know when he promotes, for he is my favorite companion.

Highlander Fox of ... on Jun 18, 2013 wrote:

Well, you did excellent on writing her! :D

1. Which of the new companion promotions do you enjoy most?

2. If Monkey King's helmet ever came off, what would happen?

3. Why does El Toro show such dislike for Hawkules?

4. So, in the next update, will the Presidio and Kraken Skulls 5 receive promotions, or the Mooshu 5 or all three?

5. Which of the Kurgha companions are your favorite?

Hey, I'm not Blind Mew, but I think I'll be able to answer some of your questions.

2. If Monkey King's helmet were to be removed I believe one of the two could happen:
A. Monkey King plays us like he did back in Mooshu and eventually leave the crew.
B. He might not even need the helmet anymore. He may actually choose to stay with our crew whether it's unwillingly or willingly.

3. I think El Toro may feel that Hawkules steals some of his spotlight and thinks way too highly of himself (ironic, isn't it?). Before Hawkules arrived, El Toro kinda served as the crew's powerhouse and now has to share that with Hawkules. Also remember that El Toro, much like Hawkules, has a rather big ego. To him, it's not showing off at all, but when Hawkules brags, El Toro feels the same way the others do when he brags. Hawkules is kinda a taste of his own medicine.

Can i just point out one question i got today about ensign Emmett. first of go to the front page of pirate101 and look at the play now sign. under the sign you should see ensign Emmett wearing different gear then he gets at his (current) final promotion. When the kraken skulls and other universal (Bonnie anne, ratbeard, el toro etc.) and the other pairs of 5 get promoted will they work similarly to the magnificent 7 promotion where they receive a new critical animation. just something i noticed and would like to point out.

Anne Radcliffe on Jun 23, 2013 wrote:

Dear Blind Mew,

I just finished the main quest line in Aquila, and I am so very impressed. I have nothing but praise for you and your writing team (and I really need to say something elsewhere about the words and language, just wonderful). I must extend that to the whole team effort, for the artwork and animation is beautiful and dynamic, creating places you just don't want to leave, and the combat exciting! As I approached the end of Chapter 15, it was like reading the denoument of an excellent novel: trying to read faster, because it was so engaging you could not put it down and had to know -- what happens next! The code (and how it was made) was wonderfully clever, especially the final detail: that the code is set into a classic poem, but with some of the words wrong. Since Kane and his ilk have no use for poetry, that was a brilliant solution: the wrong words hold the key to the coded message. That was most clever and very satisfying.

I must say, though, One-Eyed Jack need not worry about you giving away too much! Yes we have the code from the mysterious birds and have heard fascinating prophecies and words of wisdom from the Immortals. But we have all this information, and do not know what it means! Haha, very well done!

I hesitate to ask any questions of these, as all will be revealed in time. However, this question I don't think will cause any undue enlightenment (and if it does, I know what you will say! ) Does the name 'Desdemona' link in with the Shakespearean character of the same name? [I'm rather hoping it does, as it would be lovely to give that girl a happier ending than she got!] Thank you again,

Virtuous Anne Radcliffe

Beyond nicely said and harrrrtly yarr'd.

Highlander Fox of ... on Jun 18, 2013 wrote:

Well, you did excellent on writing her! :D

1. Which of the new companion promotions do you enjoy most?

2. If Monkey King's helmet ever came off, what would happen?

3. Why does El Toro show such dislike for Hawkules?

4. So, in the next update, will the Presidio and Kraken Skulls 5 receive promotions, or the Mooshu 5 or all three?

5. Which of the Kurgha companions are your favorite?

1. If you mean the quests, Ratbeard and Bonnie Anne are tied - I love them both, and am very proud of the stories. They're so night and day it's hard to choose between them.

2. There's a very good chance he'd trick you, rob you blind, and leave you hanging upside down someplace very embarrassing. Or, he might just decide to stay and keep helping you,. You wanna roll those dice?

3. The Minotaur thing was pretty galling, but the main reason is that Hawkules' arrogant cluelessness mirrors his own so closely. Just like the old saying, the flaws in others that annoy us most are the ones we also have.

4. That would be telling.

5. I love the Officer. Those guys rule.

Anne Radcliffe on Jun 18, 2013 wrote:

"the next trip to Valencia is going to be bold."

Dear Blind Mew,

I'm reminded of the lines from the folktale, 'Lady Mary', as she seeks out her sweetheart's home she is met by 3 mysterious inscriptions (or are they birds? I'm going by memory, and I can't quite remember)

Be Bold, Be Bold

Be Bold, Be Bold, but not Too Bold

Be Bold, Be Bold, but not Too Bold lest it be Your Heart's Blood Run Cold

Was is it too bold to continue in her quest? Fortunately, she was bold enough, which saved her life as she found out her intended was a vicious murderer... but she nearly got caught while discovering this for herself

Virtuous Anne Radcliffe

While I don't expect Book 15 will shake things up as much as Book 13 did, I hope to weave in some surprises. The player's ongoing vendetta with Kane has entered a new phase, and the rules are changing.

burningtaco13 on Jun 18, 2013 wrote:

Blind Mew, if you don't mind I've got a few questions of my own about a particular side quest in AQ...
The quest is called "Temple Circuit" where we give offerings to the Immortals and they tell us some interesting things about our fate...
1.) When we talk to Apollo, he says "Remember the name Desdemona. Your fate hinges upon her love." or something like that. Anyway will this "Desdemona" play a large part in the next update?

2.) Is there any chance that this is the name of our mother? I know the answer to this question is " That would be telling" but it never hurts to try.

3.) When we talk to Poseidon he tells us "The Trident is key" Could he be meaning a literal three pronged spear or maybe three things put together that act like a trident? Such as mind, body, and soul...?

4.) Will this side quest be important in the future just like the mechanical birds were in Book 13?

Thanks for answering all these questions,
Smart Jeremy Nightingale level 65 Swashbuckler

Tee hee - I was hoping those prophecies would drive y'all nuts. Are they true? What do they mean?

This whole post falls under a big blanket of That Would Be Telling.

But to be gleefully honest, I wrote them to inspire just these kind of questions. It was tricky, being specific and vague at the same time - I'm hoping they hit the mark.

Blind Mew on Jun 28, 2013 wrote:

1. That would be telling. A hint: I love leaving open ends, in case we need them some day. so a more detailed answer would be "not unless I need them."

2. Another potential expansion point. See above.

3. I'll show my age here, but the old ones are the ones I grew up on. The new ones are very cool, but very different in tone. I wish they'd go back to 2 or even 3 hour tales as their base unit of storytelling. Everything feels so rushed and sloppy nowadays...

4. Hmmmmmm... What makes you say that?

5. I decline to go into too much detail about religion, and how they all tie to Bartleby. The Aquilan Immortals are the first deities we've met who take a more direct role in affairs, but I'll leave it at that.

6. Well, it'd be hard... but I expect we could work around it. With much the same solution.

7. To Aquila? Didn't it already come into play?

8. I will demur on specifics, and just say we'll try to keep the volume similar.

Dear Blind Mew -

1. In regards to number 7, we went through the Stormgate from Monquista to Aquila, not through Valencia, so it hasn't been used. I was wondering if that might be the way we could sneak in back to Valencia....
2. In regards to number 4, there are TWO reasons. 1) Old Scratch cries out 'Oh, Sister Snake, forgive I!' after destroying the Fire Dancer temple. 2) Old Scratch mentioned the material world and the spirit world are out of balance after our first encounters with the harpies in the main storyline. I figured both of these points kind of implied the seeds of chaos in the spirit world being sowed once more....
3. I just finished the Amazon-Centaur War quest line, and I have to say - we are quite the warmongers. We've assisted in the Monquistan Civil War, started the war between Marleybone and Valencia, turned the tide at the Trojan War and now have stopped the war between the Amazon and the Centaurs which was caused by the very God of War. I have a feeling Ares is going to find another reason to love us....am I on point?
4. You didn't answer a previous question of mine in a much earlier post - why was Colonel Smeagle's quest in the War Room added into the main storyline? I assumed it was simply because we hadn't had a proper taste of the Troubles and we hadn't done anything very Isle of Dogs-centric in helping the war effort. Thoughts?
5. In Apollo's Prophecy to us, that we must win the love of Desdemona to secure our fate...is it possible Desdemona is the female Elite? Or would that make her too sympathetic as an Elite of the Armada?
6. Time to go all Sherlock Bones on you, Blind Mew. I deduce...that the female clockwork's role is propaganda and public relations. I figure this because in a previous post a very long time ago about the creation of the Armada as a villain, you mentioned trying to work out the elite's roles, and in it you mentioned 'public relations'. So I have deduced that the female clockwork is either a figure that the Valencian elite can relate to and trust when it comes to matters of Valencia (how the war is going, glory of the Armada). Either that or Phule is in charge of making the public happy as a court jester. Am I close on anything?
7. Can you give us a one-letter hint as to the name of the next skyway like you did with the Book 13 update (W was for Westminster....how did I not figure that out?!)?
8. I love your in-game reasons for everything and bits of lore and history (like the origins of the Manticores and the relation between them and the Ophidians). Just here to say bravo on all the lore you've given us. Anything you can give us on Darkmoor, or is too soon?
9. Are there going to be any two-world, one book updates in the future, like Book IV? It would be a good way to say, visit our origin worlds while going through the El Dorado storyline....
10. Are there going to be any more fantasy-heavy worlds like Aquila? I can imagine Darkmoor and El Dorado fitting that category though....

Thanks!

I have some positive and negative questions for you and these are going to be opinion based questions...mainly

1..if you where to kill off one compainion you personally despise writing which would you and be completly honest,how do you think it would affect the story and how would you kill said compainion
2. in the first trailer of pirate101 i saw avery was a compainion or something so was i right and avery is going to be a companion in the future of p101(like after the 1st or 2nd story) or was the pirate just matching avery's clothing

3.do you plan on making any compainion based rouge's gallery's
4.What is the scariest thing you have wrote in pirate101(Geez scary already it sounds like i was talking about death note or necromancy)
5.i know this will likley be a that would be TELLING but can you give me one hint on subodai's next promo and at least make it two words so it's not so spoiler worthy
6().WHY NO AUSTRAILA!
7.Do you plan on adding any new factions on the pirate faction section?

8.Why is there no dutch people in p101 seriously why no fifth kingdom dont get me wrong i dont mind marleybone,monquista,valencia and polaris too much but there were a lot of dutch pirates back in the days so wynaut kingsile(lol pokemon pun)
9.how do i write a fanfic on the website here because personally i love the fanfics on this site and they are a lot better than the typical fanfic with the "cringes"very creepily suggestive themes(seriously who wants to hear about mario falling in love with wreck it ralph?) anyways i think the fanfics here on the p101 site are very good
but question how do i make one for myself
10.i realized something...KANE IS RUNNING OUT OF ELITES seriously not counting kane and as the fans call her "Queen" we got 2.5. down 3 TO GO!? Do you think kane should build more elites?
11.i realized rouge's gallery is kinda like tf2's meet the videos did you guys get inspired by it?
well thats it with my questions...for now.

thatonevalenciansw... on Jun 29, 2013 wrote:

Actually i was thinking of a home world 10 as in you get two compainions each

Whoa! Hold a moment! Don't go overboard here! He said for a Home World 5, not 10. 10 would be way too much. Let it be 5.

A Home World 5 sounds like an excellent idea....plus it sounds like Blind Mew already has them in store since he did just give us the title 'Home World Five'....

But I could be wrong!

I really love the writing in this game. Have you ever considered writing a Pirate101 novel?

This might involve a "That would be telling." but I'd like to ask anyways. Will we see Kane somewhere before we fight him, or will we meet him in a grand showdown somewhere? I'm curious and would like to know, as I find that he's a interesting villain!

Also, another question just came to mind. We've met all but two clockworks in the Elite Court, and we know about Kane. I'm wondering about the girl clockwork. Again, this may come with a "That would be telling." but around what time in the story will we see her? The end or will it be fairly soon?

The whole story is just so captivating and it's very well written. I'm sure I'll have more questions later. (That is, if I can remember them. Lol) Thanks for an excellent game. :)