POtCO "Rocking Our Roos" Pirates Guild

[threeboysmom]

OT: We doing survivor this fall? It starts Sept. 18th.

And my paid potco subscription ran out two weeks ago. I havent been on since.

Survivor is starting again next month??

 

[CAJUNWDWFAN]

Survivor is starting again next month??

Woot Survivor! Big Brother has been pretty interesting. Granted there is no evil dick this season but it's entertaining.

ps. thanks Pink for the help leveling up Saturday, thanks for the help with that sneaky Maurader.

 

[threeboysmom]

ps. thanks Pink for the help leveling up Saturday, thanks for the help with that sneaky Maurader.

Anytime!

Although I'll have to think twice next time you mention you need a Maurader!

 

[tinkabellspirate]

Hoist your colors! calling all Roos! maybe we can do some ship sinking, depending on how many guildies can join in over the coming weekend.

 

[MNWDWMANIAC]

Hoist your colors! calling all Roos! maybe we can do some ship sinking, depending on how many guildies can join in over the coming weekend.

I will be working (and able to play ) Friday and Saturday night all night starting at 9pm.... Would anyone mind me helping gun one of your ships?

 

[jeaniegirl]

Sounds like fun. Do I need new clothes for this? I would hate to be out of style when I privateer.

 

[threeboysmom]

Woot! Sounds great to me! I'd love to get together with your guild for some ship sinking!

Just let us know when!

Going out shopping now with Jeannie New clothes! Yay!

 

[KrazyPete]

re: Privateering Event this weekend
I wish they would hurry up with the "more details to come." It would be a lot easier to plan something if we knew a little more about what we were doing. I don't think I have anything major going on this weekend so count me in!

re: Survivor Gabon
I can't wait. They need to hurry up with some more details too. I've been watching the CBS site and as soon as the fantasy league is up I'll post something in the "Online Gaming Community" board.

 

[jeaniegirl]

Is Capt Feathersword coming out to play? We can't let him look better than us.

 

[threeboysmom]

Is Capt Feathersword coming out to play? We can't let him look better than us.

NOBODY can look better than us, dear!

 

[KrazyPete]

Some more details about the weekend event are out:

When: Friday, August 22 (12:01 AM) through Sunday, August 24 (11:59 PM Pacific Time)

Where: The Privateer Islands - Isla de la Avaricia and Ile D'Etable de Porc

How: Gather a crew and launch a ship from the Privateering Islands of Isla de la Avaricia and Ile D'Etable de Porc, then engage in battle!

Privateer's score is based on Bounty collected and number of Ships Sunk.

Prizes: The Top 100 Unlimited Access Members will win a Limited Edition, numbered and bound "Privateer's License"* and an Official Pirates of the Caribbean Online baseball hat.
*Actual prize will vary from image shown.
*Must be an Unlimited Access Member at the start of the Contest to be eligible for the "Privateer's License" prize.

The Top 100 Basic Access Players will win an Official Pirates of the Caribbean Online baseball hat*.
*One size fits all.

I'm still not clear on how this is scored. Is the score cummulative for the entire weekend or does it reset every time you dock (like the in-game scoreboard does)? Either way, we need to know what your availability is during the contest time this weekend so we can get together.

 

[tinkabellspirate]

Some more details about the weekend event are out:

When: Friday, August 22 (12:01 AM) through Sunday, August 24 (11:59 PM Pacific Time)

Where: The Privateer Islands - Isla de la Avaricia and Ile D'Etable de Porc

How: Gather a crew and launch a ship from the Privateering Islands of Isla de la Avaricia and Ile D'Etable de Porc, then engage in battle!

Privateer's score is based on Bounty collected and number of Ships Sunk.

Prizes: The Top 100 Unlimited Access Members will win a Limited Edition, numbered and bound "Privateer's License"* and an Official Pirates of the Caribbean Online baseball hat.
*Actual prize will vary from image shown.
*Must be an Unlimited Access Member at the start of the Contest to be eligible for the "Privateer's License" prize.

The Top 100 Basic Access Players will win an Official Pirates of the Caribbean Online baseball hat*.
*One size fits all.

I'm still not clear on how this is scored. Is the score cummulative for the entire weekend or does it reset every time you dock (like the in-game scoreboard does)? Either way, we need to know what your availability is during the contest time this weekend so we can get together.

*Privateer's score is based on Bounty collected and number of Ships Sunk. We'll award prizes to the Top 100 Privateers (in both Unlimited and Basic Access categories) with the best score.


Sounds like ship sinking is all the biggest part of the score.

 

[KrazyPete]

Sounds like ship sinking is all the biggest part of the score.

But my question is, what constitutes the top 100 scores for the purpose of this contest?

When you dock, your score is reset. So do they have a way of tracking your total score for the weekend or are they simply going to look at who racked up the most kills on a single trip over the course of the weekend? I think it's a little odd that Ship Battle is usually a team sort of game. So if the ship has a dozen kills and big bounty when a player joins it how is their score recorded?

I think these things probably should effect your strategy.

 

[threeboysmom]

Yes, I am very unclear on this too. Perhaps they haven't really thought their way through this yet?

I would *think* it's based on the number of sinkings in ONE trip (whether you dock or sink); otherwise, how can it be fair if someone is available to play all 3 days, 8-10 hours a day, compared to someone that perhaps only has 2 hours available on just Saturday, for example.

Is this "top score" based on an individual's performance or total crew performance? Meaning, could someone potentially just be afk on someone's ship and do absolutely nothing but yet win a prize? Not that *I* would even think of doing that... I would hope that's not the case. I would think to be fair, once again, it would need to be on an individual performance, not on a crew performance...

MORE INFO PLEASE, DISNEY!!

And by the way, to answer your question, YES, I'll be here! My weekend is pretty clear, except for a few errands to run here and there, and of course church services on Sunday... but other than that... I'll be privateering!

Who else?

 

[tinkabellspirate]

Yes, I am very unclear on this too. Perhaps they haven't really thought their way through this yet?

I would *think* it's based on the number of sinkings in ONE trip (whether you dock or sink); otherwise, how can it be fair if someone is available to play all 3 days, 8-10 hours a day,

Oh no! not another Disney quest marathon.
And if you all need an extra gunner, I maybe sailing alone again..

 

[Iris]

I think since it is the Top 100, it is going to be based on a team performance and yes, they do have ways to track who is where and when. This game is constantly being monitored but we don't see it out in the open. The only clues to moderation are the occasional individuals who have a temporary ban for giving out too much personal information such as a phone number, and yes it has happened.

As for this event-if you have a full ship, make sure that some jump back to land and reload with ammo while others are still aboard to have a constant battle going on. When somebody gets low on lightning, they should go back for ammo while others can continue shooting and sinking.

Don't think I will be on but good luck to all.

PS-you can use my war frigate if you want.

 

[jeaniegirl]

I wanna play, so count me in. Now to decide what to wear...leather above the knee boots go well with most ships,right????

 

[threeboysmom]

Who else wants in?

We have...

Pink
KrazyPete
Tinkabellspirate (Themgrind??)
Jeanie

Want to try and meet tomorrow night around 9 pm EST? Or is there another time that works better? I'm very flexible tomorrow night so just let me know.



ETA: Question.... it says it's starting at 12:01 a.m. - does that mean it starts tonight?

 

[threeboysmom]

As an aside.... Matty and Cruise, I know you're holding onto that "dig up a key on Tormenta" task thinking it's the last task before the Boss Battle. It's not. I've dug up the key, ran back to Bowdash, ran back to John Smith, then over to Gibbs. I'm now on marooning/capturing someone... have a feeling I'll run back to Gibbs when that is complete and voila! I will be ready to boss the battle, heh

 

[bevgray]

Wish I could play too but still dealing with doctors and very limited on what I can and can't do on the computer. I haven't deserted you, gang, but somehow the game system of wizards works better for me just now from a mechanical aspect (less demanding on my hands which are where the trouble is centered) than pirates. Have fun though and I'll be rooting on the dry docks for you'all.