GhostOfErn on Apr 28, 2017 wrote:

Is there any other way to get a mount other than the crown store ?
Can i increase the size of my inventory ?

Privateer or Buccaneer ? mostly solo with some teamwork without dieing too much. :)

Welcome, GhostOfErn! At this moment there are two ways to get mounts - direct buy in the Crowns shop ( BTW, there's an awesomely good sale on mounts!) or trying your luck with the Tribal Pack.
You can increase your inventory only by membership, if you already have membership, then the answer is no.
Buccaneer is probably easier for a solo player.
In the early stages of the game privateers usually have a hard time, later on, though, they become very powerful.

I've actually answered my own question played buccaneer to lvl 9 had a hard time with a couple of fights and just got a privateer to lvl 10 and it was so easy, so far.

Loving my monkey companion he's awesome.

In addition, Moo Manchu will sometimes give you a permanent Ki Rin mount, and at least one update came with a mount (yes, you had to renew your membership or purchase crowns to get it, but the mount itself was no additional cost).

Looks like most beat me to it, but I do have some things to add and correct:

You can buy 2-day temporary mounts for 2k gold in Skull Island if you so choose (vendor is next to the Housing vendor). I personally don't recommend this, since you'll burn through a ton of gold very quickly, but it is up to you.

Permanent mounts: ignore the Pack suggestions. Packs are a risk and a gamble, you're not guaranteed to get what you want each time you open a pack. For example: a year or two ago I spend $120 during the 60k Crown Sale on Tribal Packs in hopes of receiving a Scrimshaw Drake (yes I had the money to burn). Out of every single one of those packs: not a single Drake. I did get some mounts, but out of the dozens I got only 2 were Permanent. Now for those who went this route: nothing wrong with it and I'm not shaking my finger at you. I'm simply stating, and showing, why Packs are a risk and should only be invested in if you don't mind said risk. Personally: just buy a permanent mount directly. Especially with the sale going on right now. It's better to spend that little extra bit to get what you want than waste far more on chance.

Buccaneers are frontliners, they're the damage soakers and aggro-ers. Privateers are backline defensive support, which means you personally won't typically be in the thick of the fight unlike Buccs. If you're an aggressie player who likes to charge into battle: go Bucc. If you're more strategic and like to rely on your Companions: go Privateer. All classes are 'newbie' friendly, the only difference is your playstyle vs theirs. For example: Buccs are the hardest class for me. Witchdoctor is my main and easiest class. Others will say otherwise simply because their playstyles are different. Second hardest class for me would have to be Swashbuckler, simply due to the lack of control and AoEs they possess on the battlefield and how easily they're singled-out and shutdown with Powers.

Caw Caw Shhhhhhh!
Mortifer Crow - Captain of The Silent Crows

Nightblood1995 on Apr 30, 2017 wrote:

Looks like most beat me to it, but I do have some things to add and correct:

You can buy 2-day temporary mounts for 2k gold in Skull Island if you so choose (vendor is next to the Housing vendor). I personally don't recommend this, since you'll burn through a ton of gold very quickly, but it is up to you.

Permanent mounts: ignore the Pack suggestions. Packs are a risk and a gamble, you're not guaranteed to get what you want each time you open a pack. For example: a year or two ago I spend $120 during the 60k Crown Sale on Tribal Packs in hopes of receiving a Scrimshaw Drake (yes I had the money to burn). Out of every single one of those packs: not a single Drake. I did get some mounts, but out of the dozens I got only 2 were Permanent. Now for those who went this route: nothing wrong with it and I'm not shaking my finger at you. I'm simply stating, and showing, why Packs are a risk and should only be invested in if you don't mind said risk. Personally: just buy a permanent mount directly. Especially with the sale going on right now. It's better to spend that little extra bit to get what you want than waste far more on chance.

Buccaneers are frontliners, they're the damage soakers and aggro-ers. Privateers are backline defensive support, which means you personally won't typically be in the thick of the fight unlike Buccs. If you're an aggressie player who likes to charge into battle: go Bucc. If you're more strategic and like to rely on your Companions: go Privateer. All classes are 'newbie' friendly, the only difference is your playstyle vs theirs. For example: Buccs are the hardest class for me. Witchdoctor is my main and easiest class. Others will say otherwise simply because their playstyles are different. Second hardest class for me would have to be Swashbuckler, simply due to the lack of control and AoEs they possess on the battlefield and how easily they're singled-out and shutdown with Powers.

Caw Caw Shhhhhhh!
Mortifer Crow - Captain of The Silent Crows

I logged in for the sole purpose of giving you a yar! A word of caution is always appreciated and sometimes necessary, especially where real money is involved for a gamble at a digital product.

Nightblood1995 on Apr 30, 2017 wrote:

Looks like most beat me to it, but I do have some things to add and correct:

You can buy 2-day temporary mounts for 2k gold in Skull Island if you so choose (vendor is next to the Housing vendor). I personally don't recommend this, since you'll burn through a ton of gold very quickly, but it is up to you.

Permanent mounts: ignore the Pack suggestions. Packs are a risk and a gamble, you're not guaranteed to get what you want each time you open a pack. For example: a year or two ago I spend $120 during the 60k Crown Sale on Tribal Packs in hopes of receiving a Scrimshaw Drake (yes I had the money to burn). Out of every single one of those packs: not a single Drake. I did get some mounts, but out of the dozens I got only 2 were Permanent. Now for those who went this route: nothing wrong with it and I'm not shaking my finger at you. I'm simply stating, and showing, why Packs are a risk and should only be invested in if you don't mind said risk. Personally: just buy a permanent mount directly. Especially with the sale going on right now. It's better to spend that little extra bit to get what you want than waste far more on chance.

Buccaneers are frontliners, they're the damage soakers and aggro-ers. Privateers are backline defensive support, which means you personally won't typically be in the thick of the fight unlike Buccs. If you're an aggressie player who likes to charge into battle: go Bucc. If you're more strategic and like to rely on your Companions: go Privateer. All classes are 'newbie' friendly, the only difference is your playstyle vs theirs. For example: Buccs are the hardest class for me. Witchdoctor is my main and easiest class. Others will say otherwise simply because their playstyles are different. Second hardest class for me would have to be Swashbuckler, simply due to the lack of control and AoEs they possess on the battlefield and how easily they're singled-out and shutdown with Powers.

Caw Caw Shhhhhhh!
Mortifer Crow - Captain of The Silent Crows

I've had good luck getting a mount within a few packs, as there are 5 different mounts available in this pack the chances are you can find one fairly quickly.
And that's the difference between looking for a single item in a pack or being satisfied with just getting one of a group.

anecorbie on Apr 30, 2017 wrote:

I've had good luck getting a mount within a few packs, as there are 5 different mounts available in this pack the chances are you can find one fairly quickly.
And that's the difference between looking for a single item in a pack or being satisfied with just getting one of a group.

The point was it's still a gamble and not guaranteed. As you said: 'that's the difference between looking for a single item in a pack or being satisfied with just getting one of a group'. Pretty sure the OP is looking for a single item as well. There are also 3 different pets within those packs, and I had dozens of the other two. Case in point: if you're looking for a mount and don't want to risk spending more money than a mount costs trying to get one, just buy the mount directly. My crew and I have always agreed: packs are for those who have crowns and nothing they really need/want. I also said I'm not telling em how to spend his/her money, but like King said it's best to air caution (ESPECIALLY for new players) when money is involved.

Amber hawksong on May 2, 2017 wrote:

I soloed most of pirate101 as a Swashbuckler

So did I. Only needed help for Hydra & the Great Machine ( although I did solo that one once. ) And of course Moo Manchu & the Pirate's Regatta ( but that's side content. )

Nightblood1995 on May 4, 2017 wrote:

I'm guessing the Hydra was cuz of the glitch? Not sure if they fixed it yet or not.

They keep trying to, but I begin to suspect that glitch is here to stay...

Fiorenza Rosanante... on May 5, 2017 wrote:

They keep trying to, but I begin to suspect that glitch is here to stay...

Ah, I gotcha. First time I did the Hydra was on my Swash, wasn't really difficult just time-consuming. When I had to redo it I died on the inside xD

Nightblood1995 on May 6, 2017 wrote:

It wouldn't be that big of a problem if we weren't punished with a wounded Companion for fleeing a battle. At least, whenever I flee a battle I usually wind up with one, not sure if that's the same for everyone else but regardless; was it your first time fighting the Hydra? My first time was a bit rough, personally, not knowing what to expect.

It was my first time, I hadn't reached the then max level of 65 and of course my companions were lagging behind ( BTW this was before Advanced Companions ).
However; to your question about wounded companions; a flee is counted as a defeat, if any of your companions are even a tiny bit wounded, they'll be put on bed rest from the flee.
It also counts a disconnect as a defeat.

Nightblood1995 on May 7, 2017 wrote:

Guess I got lucky with the disconnects, my internet's cut out for five minutes at times and when I come back we're all fine and out of the battle. Unless KI updated the system to better recognize when you've lost connection vs making bad plays. Yeah sadly that's how the flee system works, on Wiz you just lose all health and mana and wind up teleported to whatever 'Commons' of the world you're currently in. But in Wiz you can just use a Potion and get right back into it. Pirate's is a bit too punishing, from my perspective at least. Wiping out our health for fleeing I agree with but putting Companions on Bedrest as well is like fleeing in Wiz while also making your Pet unusable for a certain amount of time. Just feels like a low blow is all.

I had the opposite problem. My first run-through I had my top 3 favorite Companions around 1-2 levels below me rather than the efficient 3 levels. Because of that, the rest of my Companions were never raised and when any of my main 3 went down I was forced to stop questing and either save up for Miracle Mitch or call it a day.

Side question (since you mentioned Advanced Companions, Advanced Pets popped to mind) did KI remove all of the pets from before the Advanced system or am I just a fool that lost his pet? I'm fine with either, and I think I just lost the pet somehow, just want to make sure if you get my drift.

When Advanced Pets came in, you got to keep any pet you had ( and I remember that they weren't a housing item at that time ) as well as automatically getting the "Loyal" talent.
You used to be able to buy pets for gold from the Crown Shop, but that stopped with Advanced Pets.
I still have my Coral Widow from that ancient time.....