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News – Game Updates Fall 2019

Black Annie Rackham and Verminius Blightbeard

Battle New Evil Bosses

Over in the World of Dreams, some new Evil doers have taken up residence. Black Annie Rackham and Verminius Blightbeard (Evil Bonnie Anne and Evil Ratbeard) are being unleashed!

The Royals from Pirate101 have announced:
The Nightmare Doors that the evil version of Old Scratch opened from the Realm of Dreams are opening again, and beyond them wait a Fox and Rat who aren’t the compatriots you know: they’re the infamous scallywags Black Annie Rackham and Vernimius Blightbeard! They’re ready to fight with evil fervor – and they’re guarding some new and shiny treasure.

These obsidian skeleton key fights are a suitable challenge for a full group of our most seasoned Pirates. Should you happen to defeat either of these fearsome foes 25 times, you’ll gain the opportunity to persuade them to join you in your voyages… that’s right, you can unlock both new companions in the Crown Shop! That’s not all – there’s some other new spoils to earn by besting these new adversaries! Challenge them often to discover what treasure they keep.

The two new Obsidian bosses in the World of Dreams appear in these battles as Level 79 to Level 82. Right now it’s near to impossible to beat these two new Bosses. By yourself or as a full team. You and your crew can only achieve Level 70, with a few exceptions for Valencian companions. But here’s what we can tell you so far:

Quest Journal – Black Annie Rackham
We’re working on the quest journal for Black Annie. It’s still in progress. We haven’t defeated her yet. Egads it’s a tough battle.
Quest Journal – Vernimius Blightbeard
We’re working on the quest journal for Blightbeard too. It’s still in progress. We haven’t gotten past the first 2 rounds of battle yet. Not as a single player or as a team! Egads it too is a tough battle. – updated 10/12

Pick up a Skeleton Key and head on over to Scrimshaw!

We Made Some Updates

Sep21

A Pirate's Portal

What’s New & Improved
Summer 2018 Updates for A Pirate’s Portal

After 4 years of rarely posting on our Pirate Blog, we’ve made some new posts and updated some old articles as we return to the Pirating world. Last time we made any significant game updates, Marleybone, Aquila and Florenza hadn’t even been added to the spiral yet! So we not only needed to make some updates, we also wanted to share some new information too. Here’s what we’d like to highlight.

We’ve added a couple of Quest Journals for epic battles:

Quest Journal: The Tower of Moo Manchu
Quest Journal: The Machine – Raising Kane

We’ve also included some new tips and hints for making the most of your Pirate gear:

Stitching: Dressing Your Pirate
Buying & Selling Gear: The Bazaar & The Vendors

And we’ve updated some old posts to add new information that extends to Level 70 Pirates:

Worlds In The Stormgate – Windstones & Skyways
You might find some new worlds floating out there in the Stormgates.
Prospector Zeke Quests – Finding Lost Things
We’ve completed Mooshu and added Marleybone and Aquila
Pirate Spiral Tavern Locations.
We’ve updated the Taverns for all current locations.
World of Dreams
We cover the new area in Scrimshaw, behind the Obsidian Door. Learn about the Skeleton Key Bosses and where you can pick up extra keys when you need them most!

And we’ve updated a couple of our most popular posts too:

Companion Guide – A simple list by Pirate Class
We’ve updated the Companion lists to Level 70
Epic Promotions For Companions – Quest Guides Updated 09/2018
We made a lot of changes here. This post hasn’t been updated since it was originally posted. It needed a lot of help.
Companion Promotion – Old Scratch – Level 70 Promotion
Do you need help defeating the Dark Reflection Scratch? We have a few hints.

Finally we’ve also added some game hints for how to manage the loot your Captains pick up during their travels through the spiral:

Buying & Selling Gear: The Bazaar & The Vendors
Pack It, Bank It, Share It, Protect It – Managing Your Booty
How to use your backpack, bank and shared bank

The Pirate101 Test Realm is Offline

Sep7

We’re Closed … For the Weekend
September 7, 2018

I was having a good time in the Test Realm today. And I was looking forward to sailing to each world and finding the new quests that have been added this evening and through the weekend.

But alas, the Scurvy Dogs who cater to the Royals in KingsIsle have been chained to their grindstones and put back to work again.

We’ll see you next week. In the mean time you might want to check out what we’ve seen and learned so far. Visit our Test Realm Observations, we’ve made some updates today.

P101 Test Realm – Is Back OPEN!

Sep4

Pirate Updates In The Test Realm
September 4, 2018

As promised by the Royals at KingsIsle, the Pirate 101 Test Realm is back open for players who would like to see and test the new updates to the spiral.

More information concerning this round updates can be found on the Pirate 101 Forum.

How Does It Work
If you’ve been to the test realm before, login as usual and the updates will be applied, just like when you log into the live game. Be patient while the new updates are added! Continue reading →

The Pirate101 Test Realm is Offline

Sep1

I Think We Broke It
September 1, 2018

If you logged in to the Test Realm this morning, you received this message:

The Test Realm is currently offline for the weekend and will be back up sometime on Tuesday. Thank you for testing the game, Pirates, and see you when the Test Realm comes back online!

For those of you new to the Test Realm, the whole purpose is for players to help KI put the new updates through their paces and find the issues BEFORE they are released in the Live Realm. We as players do something for KI and in return we get the chance to see what’s coming before the release. That’s the fun part!

But that also means we Pirates can stress the system so much, the Royals at KI may need to take the test realm offline to make corrections. It’s thankless job, but I’m sure the programmers will make their tweaks as quickly as possible and get us back online soon.

The Pirate101 Test Realm Observations

Aug31

Getting Started In The Test Realm
August 31, 2018 – Updated September 7, 2018

Entering the test realm, you’ll notice that your entire crew will need to be trained. One thing that doesn’t transfer between the Live realm and the Test Realm are the talent settings for your crew. So be for warned. The first thing you’ll need to do once you enter, is to set the talents for your Crew members.

If you’re a level 70 Captain, that’s a lot of crew folks. You might want to simply set your first two or three rows, on your first crew page and leave it at that. But one member you’ll need to set for sure, is Old Scratch. Continue reading →