I just looked, and I saw a flamingo or ostrich by the pirate in the Temple of Fire. And Xol Amul... sounds Aztecan! And Bestia... the dock there matches the one in Avery's Court! That must mean the floating island is Bestia! Oh, so exciting!

Golden Guardian on Mar 25, 2014 wrote:

My very friendly Armadillo (Admiral Chucklesworth) has been practicing singing somehow ever since he heard about the Arrmadisco. Ever since then I always hear him sing: "they see me rolling"... . He even has his own dance routine and plans to to roll across skull island to celebrate the opening of the updated Court. Any other strange armadillo behavior pirates?

Well, Golden Guardian- it's quite embarrassing...but ol' Gus was at it again. This time actually at the new ARMADISCO, on the dance floor- singing to Valkoor, with total disregard for a pirate's sense of pride. Picture Valkoor's embarrassment as Sir Gus belted out this disco blast from the past, if you will....

Hi Chrissy, forgive me for changing the subject. Heh. *Clears throat*
Do you have a level 65 Privateer, too? I think I met you in Skull Island Skyway on a Privateer last night.
Jacob Level 65
Jacob Rakes Level 44
Jacob Rakes Level 31
Jacob Level 5

Chrissy Th'Blesser on Mar 26, 2014 wrote:

ROFLMTO. Oh Every time I think you have reached the depths of hilarity you go and zing me with another wonderful chuckle worthy addition that has me snicker spittin' one more time. Oh Goodness that was funny and I absolutely sang that in my head as I read it. Even seeing Armadillos rolling down the sidewalk taking turns advancing to imitate the walking boots.

Thank you Chrissy, I can always count on you to appreciate my dry and somewhat strange sense of humor. Sorry, if your screen got an iced coffee shower again. And you are so right, it is a catchy tune for sure and I love your imagery of the 'dillos on the sidewalk imitating the boots...I wasn't even picturing the video at the time- but now I sure am.

ValkoorTheVictorio... on Mar 25, 2014 wrote:

I hear my little 'dillo in the shower offering up this little semi-disco ditty.......

"Well, you can tell by the way I use my roll,

I'm a pirate's pet- no time to fret,

Music loud and armor on, I've been known to roll

Since I was born.

Kane can try to run away.

But we'll find him any way.

After I- cut my rug

I'll go relentless on that thug.

Whether you're a 'dillo or soft as a pillow,

You're stayin' alive, stayin' alive.

Lovin' me some disco, and crackers from Nabisco.

And I'm stayin' alive, stayin' alive.

Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin' alive, stayin' alive.

Ah, ha, ha, ha stayin' aliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiive!!

Now...Riposte

What can I say, Sir Gus loves himself some disco.

Wow. Whatever inspired that, you need to bottle it.

Blind Mew on Mar 26, 2014 wrote:

Wow. Whatever inspired that, you need to bottle it.

Well thank you Blind Mew...uh, that is unless by bottle it you meant put a cork in it! Right now I just have it in a Tupperware container, but one of those cheap ones you get from store bought lunch meat- so needless to say, some escapes every now and again.

oh, and Ratbeard....some ABBA coming right up, Sir Gus was just saving the best for last!

I cant wait any longer I saw the sneak peak and I think there will be new worlds.But I dont think the new worlds will be Polaris or Darkmoor like I ask the shipyards to add them.Well we will just have to wait and see.

I'm really worried about the pets - the training portion. If it's anything like Wizard101, it's going to be a major issue. Ratbeard already stated that they made a big difference for him while playing... and he's a developer.

My concern is that they are going to take too long or be too difficult or time-consuming to train and involve "pay-to-win" type mega snacks, just like Wizard. We know that they'll be a necessity, especially in PvP. The question is how much work it'll require to train, morph, train, morph, and work on getting six perfect talents instead of Wizard's five. The best thing Pirate101 can do is A) maintain the subtly of pets (which it sounds like it out of the question) or B) make pets simple enough to train that everyone can obtain what's considered to be a perfect pet in a much more realistic amount of time.

Pirate hasn't disappointed at all so far, they've always gone above and beyond! Here's hoping this update is just the same.

ValkoorTheVictorio... on Mar 26, 2014 wrote:

Well thank you Blind Mew...uh, that is unless by bottle it you meant put a cork in it! Right now I just have it in a Tupperware container, but one of those cheap ones you get from store bought lunch meat- so needless to say, some escapes every now and again.

oh, and Ratbeard....some ABBA coming right up, Sir Gus was just saving the best for last!

Actually, I think he means you should bottle it and sell it ( like Yum ) It would be an excellent vintage - light and amusing, if a little dry....

Swordroll on Mar 27, 2014 wrote:

I'm really worried about the pets - the training portion. If it's anything like Wizard101, it's going to be a major issue. Ratbeard already stated that they made a big difference for him while playing... and he's a developer.

My concern is that they are going to take too long or be too difficult or time-consuming to train and involve "pay-to-win" type mega snacks, just like Wizard. We know that they'll be a necessity, especially in PvP. The question is how much work it'll require to train, morph, train, morph, and work on getting six perfect talents instead of Wizard's five. The best thing Pirate101 can do is A) maintain the subtly of pets (which it sounds like it out of the question) or B) make pets simple enough to train that everyone can obtain what's considered to be a perfect pet in a much more realistic amount of time.

Pirate hasn't disappointed at all so far, they've always gone above and beyond! Here's hoping this update is just the same.

Too difficult or time consuming to train: A couple of mouse clicks every few minutes to set your pet on their training task; and because the training time increases as the pet levels, eventually it will be a couple of mouse clicks every play session.

Too expensive to train: I didn't use any crowns packs training my pet (that was the point of my test, actually)-- just the snacks that were available on the pavilion vendor. You can get more snacks and gear from pet matches (for free), and you can get even more snacks and gear by sending your companions out to get it (also free).

A necessity in PvP: Look-- if you guys want PvP to be a part of this game, then you should expect that all other parts of the game are going to be part of PvP, and that includes Pets. Just as PvP includes questing and farming for good loot.

Everything rolls together and feeds back into other systems, so the more you invest in the game, the more you will get out of all parts of the game. Hypothetically speaking, when Crafting comes to P101, you should fully expect that to affect PvP, too. For that matter, when ranked PvP arrives, you should expect that to affect pets, questing, and crafting. You should not expect balkanization of systems.

It should be easy to build the perfect pet: No, it shouldn't. It should be hard to build the perfect pet, so that somebody who goes to the trouble of building a perfect pet is rewarded for their hard work. I would rather reward someone for hard work with a great pet, than make it simple for everyone to have a "subtle" (read: ineffectual) pet.

Ratbeard on Mar 27, 2014 wrote:

Too difficult or time consuming to train: A couple of mouse clicks every few minutes to set your pet on their training task; and because the training time increases as the pet levels, eventually it will be a couple of mouse clicks every play session.

Too expensive to train: I didn't use any crowns packs training my pet (that was the point of my test, actually)-- just the snacks that were available on the pavilion vendor. You can get more snacks and gear from pet matches (for free), and you can get even more snacks and gear by sending your companions out to get it (also free).

A necessity in PvP: Look-- if you guys want PvP to be a part of this game, then you should expect that all other parts of the game are going to be part of PvP, and that includes Pets. Just as PvP includes questing and farming for good loot.

Everything rolls together and feeds back into other systems, so the more you invest in the game, the more you will get out of all parts of the game. Hypothetically speaking, when Crafting comes to P101, you should fully expect that to affect PvP, too. For that matter, when ranked PvP arrives, you should expect that to affect pets, questing, and crafting. You should not expect balkanization of systems.

It should be easy to build the perfect pet: No, it shouldn't. It should be hard to build the perfect pet, so that somebody who goes to the trouble of building a perfect pet is rewarded for their hard work. I would rather reward someone for hard work with a great pet, than make it simple for everyone to have a "subtle" (read: ineffectual) pet.

"No, it shouldn't. It should be hard to build the perfect pet, so that somebody who goes to the trouble of building a perfect pet is rewarded for their hard work. I would rather reward someone for hard work with a great pet, than make it simple for everyone to have a "subtle" (read: ineffectual) pet."
Hardy Yar here Ratbeard. I couldn't agree with you more here. So many want the good stuff handed to them without putting any effort in to get it. They expect it to theirs just because. I remember, growing up that if I wanted something beyond a need I had to go do some unpleasant jobs to earn the money and THEN get my item. I totally appreciated the goodie because I worked hard for it and I earned it with my sweat and toil. It is the very reason that I will unfriend someone that keeps insist that I help them through the game with stuff that is easily soloed. I give teaching tips for them to help them do it themselves but all they want is for me to go get a higher pirate so they can get through faster. I feel I am doing them a disservice by allowing them to stay weak and not learning the concepts you get by learning HOW to defeat the bosses, not to stand by and let someone else do the work for them. Great stats and stuff comes from hard work and learning how to do it well, not having the game nurffed so that all can have the same thing. If I see someone with something cool I ask them how the did it and I then go try it myself. Learning to do it well is what makes us stronger and able to help others learn too. Well Played Ratbeard. *Bows to with great respect*

Blind Mew on Mar 26, 2014 wrote:

I said that?

I don't think you really said that.

I'm willing to think that there's going to be a usual round of intro adventures before we undergo our visit to Valencia in the next major story Book. Is it me, or are these adventures before heading to the next major Book getting slightly longer?

If memory serves well, Wizard101 started pre-major adventures beginning with Avalon, and that hasn't been stopping since, because many players liked it.