My dear Pirates,

I'm happy that my journeys were able to land me here once again to talk to my Pirate friends. Hello! I hope you're well and rich with treasure, as always.

I'm thrilled that we've been able to let everyone set sail into Valencia 2 for about a month now! We've seen a lot of new and returning eye-patch-clad faces we haven't seen in a while, and that's always exciting. Welcome, or welcome back! It's great to have you either way! ::grin::

Amidst the warm reception for Valencia 2 has been the talk of what's next? In fact, I just stepped out of a meeting this afternoon (of which there have been many before), setting our course, charting our map, and picking the direction(s) in which to sail. We've got some REALLY COOL ideas floating around, and while I'd like to share them with you, it's just too soon. Dreams become goals, goals become plans, and plans start to become action. We're somewhere in stage two right now, but three should start very soon.

So, with that in mind, we're always trying to keep an ear on what the community is asking for, and oblige whenever possible. So, in that light, we'd like to ask you this - beyond storyline content updates**, what is the one thing you'd most like to see in Pirate101? Big or small. Skyway's the limit!

**We are asking about things BESIDES new storyline updates because we're already talking about what's next there too and we KNOW you want those. Blind Mew has been in my office a lot, talking me through some things. Sounds like lot of fun. ::grin::**

On that note, I must shove off and set sail again, but I'm looking forward to seeing your responses!

I RARELY post in the message boards, but this post was just the thing I needed to get me to start posting. First off, THANK YOU for this. You have no idea how relieving it is to know you are going to work on more content for us.

As for the features I'd like to see, I'm definitely going to have to say fishing, because what's a pirate game without fishing? We also need more housing options for the game. New decor and houses would be great. We also need a quick sell option for your backpack like in wizard101, because having to sell/trash one by one can be a hassle. Lastly, we need new pets. That would be all and thank you for reading!

#1 Item lock, I can not tell you how many times I have sold something accidentally.
#2 Equipment sets, changing from questing to pvp gear can be a pain and easy to forget 1 item, like going in with the wrong pet. Would be ideal if your power setup saved with it, but just gear would be nice too.
#3 Some kind of storage, no auction gear is useful for so many levels banks and shared banks really clog up fast.

Team up kiosk needs to happen.
Aside from that Blind Mew mentioned how some stuff got cut from Valencia 2, maybe a little bit of it could be brought back in the form of a gauntlet, we could use some more stuff to farm in Valencia.
It's also been quite a while since we have seen a bundle. Seems like a good time for a Valencia themed bundle to come out.

I agree with Kelsey, especially crafting and item lock.
-Could be wrong but i dont believe we had quick sell? That.
-More packs! We have only one pack that gives battle armor compared to wizard which has more then plenty. Maybe one for Halloween or Christmas?
-Wouldn't mind daily assignments
-Fishing? i always felt strange it didn't exist in this game first instead.. with pirates and ship it felt obvious. Maybe a different style of fishing instead of wizard, fishing on the skyway somehow instead of water we come across? if it were possible.
- Houses based off of worlds + Housing tours, honestly when i joined pirate after wizard i was impressed with the detail in the gold/crown shop houses they felt as big as bundle houses. Plus there is a lot of neat furniture in the game, i really wish i could tour.

I can't think of much else.. I'm glad you guys made this thread, i'm exciting to see what new will come! This game quickly became my favorite mmo

Bosses like w101 that use keys would be neat with epic gear for different pirate lvls. Use something to unlock these bosses obviously not keys but something else. I also like the idea of making gear and equipment, ships included. Special powers designed for the different pirate classes that require quests not necessarily more clandestine trainers. Maybe the clandestine trainers could have specific quests for specific pirate classes. Could improve the pets you get from brawlin hall so the powers and talents they learn are better suited for the class pet they are, I mean really, they do cost scrip and still learn worthless powers and talents. Makes people not want to waste the scrip. Definitely improve the pets and items you get in the black market. Think about it, this is the black market we're talking about and that pet is more or less worthless. Some of the items are ok but could also definitely use improvements. Add powers or bonuses not just one change. Feel free to respond. Ty

Everything Kelsey said! And..
~Addons to Valencia Part 2 Asap. Valencia city and that jazz)
~ More Marks!
~(This is a huge one) the ability to play Pirate101 on any mobile device, as crazy as it sounds, it seems awesome. I don't know if it is possible though.
~More companion promotions for some memorable ones we've had along the years such as
- hawkules

~AND FOR THE MOST CRAZY OF ALL!
4 COMPANIONS IN BATTLE? PLEASE?

I think that Crafting, Fishing, more Packs and Bundles, more dungeons like The 4 Dungeons, and events like the Lost Pages and 5 Boxes should be added to Pirate101. Crafting would make people go back through the game to gather reagents and other crafting materials to finish the crafting quest, some people might even make new characters and do the quest lines again. Fishing would also get people to go back to previous places they've quested in so they can collect all the fish. Adding in more packs and bundles would get people interested in the new gear and companions they have to offer just like adding in more dungeons and events would get people interested in farming for gear and other cool items.

Smart Steven Ovingham
Fearless Chase Ovingham
Kyle Ovingham
Fiery Warwick Ovingham
Sarcastic Andy Ovingham

- Marleybone Car Mount for Crown Shop
- New Gauntlet (Cool Ranch or Marleybone themed!)
- Quick Sell (Sell from inventory)

- Friend List Improvements (Cap increase, sorting, etc)
- Chat Improvements (Tabs for different outputs, filtering)
- Team Up Kiosk
- Paid promotions for various non-main characters that already have artwork (We do get a few of these each patch, which is really nice!)
- Granting an active ability or two (previously existing) to all companions that have none/just critical to put them closer in line with other companions (Ex. Give Neko a hide ability, give Lefty a sniper shot, give Black Angus a buccaneer charge)
- Hair Styles for Crown Shop
- Piles of Gold in Crown Shop for gold purchase - great for purchasing on a whim when your gold max is near full so you don't have to go to housing vendors across the Spiral.
- Dailies System / Other repeatable content
- Auxiliary systems like crafting or fishing
- Have all companions have the same talent points to give the less-popular companions more worth
- New Crown Shop companions
- Fix for team-up when you have a full team

I included some above that would be additional revenue streams as well as good for players.

Thanks!

I second the Team Up Kiosk. I love that feature in W101, and with maxed pirates who have already finished Valencia 2, I'd love to go around helping smaller pirates, but it would sure be helpful to know where they are needing help! With the skyways being as extensive as they are, it's nearly impossible to stumble upon a small pirate needing help with a dungeon.

I also agree with the crafting and fishing.

Gardening! I love gardening in W101 and would love to see it in P101. Maybe we could garden for doubloons and pet gear?

A weapon smith:

I'm sure many of you are familiar with the concept of weapon enchanting from other games. Players go to an NPC, where they can enhance their weapons with unique properties. There is typically some risk involved.
I think a similar feature would be perfect in Pirate101. Players could pay large amounts of Gold or even Scrip (just please not Crowns) to enhance their weapons. This would encourage player diversity and help to cater weapons to a player's playstyle. Here are some of my weapon enchantment ideas:
Ability to change the stat (i.e. Strength, Agility, Will) a weapon usesAbility to add small amounts of Armor PierceAbility to add small amounts of ArmorAbility to add small amounts of extra damageAbility to slightly increase the amount of rangeAbility to add (or take away) a power or epic talent
Obviously players would not be allowed to upgrade their weapons with all of the above, but perhaps just one or two per weapon.

PLEASE!! (If not, at least make more melee weapons will-based. My Privateer needs this.)

I forgot something from my previous posting. After sending a companion for a new order at one time my companions would automatically be reissued the task when collected. I thought it may be a glitch but did not say anything because I loved it. After the update the feature went away. Having the companions tasks automatically re-issued made it much easier when you have a lot of companions. Could you please bring that back as a permanent feature with companion tasks.