We Have A Winner!!!

Hey all of you Pirates!

We have a winner for my 2,500 Crown Giveaway!....

And that is....

Clarence Krueger II

Send me a DM on Twitter @IonProductionz

Your code will be sent from there!

Many thanks to all who participated!

~Solodo

Battling With Ships

Hey all of you Pirates,

It's been a while since i've posted here, but I'm back again!

With the release of the Closed Beta and people still waiting to be let aboard on the beta ship, J Todd Coleman and the crew at KI have been working in some spoiler pictures of beta!

The topic that has been on everyone's mind was how you were supposed to battle on ships???

Well, Mr. Coleman explain the process of ship fights along with some pictures.

In response to the question, he answered this:

The answer is: Deckside Combat! When you engage an enemy ship in a melee skirmish (as opposed to raking them with Broadside cannonfire), it means you pull up alongside them and use gangplanks to cross between the decks. 

Here's an example of Broadside, where I use my crappy raft to engage with a Cutthroat Frigate. The battle doesn't go well for me...

From what you can see in the picture, it seems to be a melee fight that involves some sort of clicking or aiming (I'm not in beta, so I wouldn't know)

The process of fighting doesn't seem to require much skills, but like in most MMO's, it requires to have the upper hand in weapons and in health.

Another picture was posted up a couple of hours later, and this time, talking about deckside combat, where the enemy would actually get ON the ship and fight you.

...so the Cutthroats beat me up a bit with their Cannons, then engage me in Deckside combat. Which was a bad idea for them, really, because I have a really strong crew. They would have done better to keep pummeling me from a distance.

Thanks for Reading!

~Solodo

Closed Beta Opening Celebration

Hey all of you Pirates!

I have a contest up for you in the contests page that'd some people would really like!

Have a chance at winning loot from just entering the raffle!

This contest will be going on until the 18th, so starting entering quick!

Winner will get 2,500 crowns that they can save for Pirate101, or use in Wizard101!

Go to the Contest Page

GOOD LUCK!

~Solodo

The Pirate101 Closed Beta has been Released!

Hey all of you pirate's,

Today is a great day today, the Pirate101 Beta has just been released! That means all of you that have received or is going  to get the Beta Key have access to all of the Pirate101 goodies there is.

It was announced on Captain Avery's twitter today that Pirate101 is in closed beta stage and that over the next couple of weeks, you can have a chance at earning a key to grant you access to the Pirate101 Game!

You can also get a chance at winning a key by checking Pirate101's Facebook page because they are going to be giving out special prizes to followers ;)

Good Luck at getting a key!

~Solodo

More Pictures!

Hey all of your Pirates,

Rat Skull hat, quite the luxurious head wear if you ask me ;)

I just wanted to say that I've amp'd up my Pictures page with a whole lot of more goodies!

I've added SO MANY MORE pictures in there so that everyone can enjoy all of the scattered pictures all in one place :).

I've taken the pleasure to categorize the pictures into different categories such as:

~In Game Pictures~
~Concept Art~

~Computer Backgrounds~

~Phone Backgrounds~

I am not done with all of the categories yet, so bear with me ^__^

Of course, I can't really put ALL of the pictures of Pirate101 in the page, though I would recommend if you actually go to Pirate101.com for a WHOLE lot of photos, enough for your hearts content :)

Thanks for dropping by!

~Solodo

Pirate101 Battle Preview

Hey all of you Pirates,

I dropped by to tell you some exciting news that I stumbled upon while cruising through Mr. J Todd Coleman's Facebook. It seems that he has posted a numerous amount of battle photo's, apparently by popular demand (ain't that the truth ;) )

Here are the amazing shots.

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It seems that we also get a preview of some companions as well.

We have Bonnie Anne in this photo at what seems to be a blast attack.

We also get a small glimpse of a couple of other companions on the board, including Subodai and a Bonnie Anne looking fox.

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A nice shot at one of the companions, Subodai, attacking a cutthroat shark.

What we can also notice from these pictures is a small sub-heading for each of the companions, describing what kind of warrior they are (ie. Subodai=Horse Barbarian, Bonnie Anne=Fox Musketeer)

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Another photo of Subodai and a Cutthroat name Stalkin' Jake McBane, but in this photo, it seems that the shark has blocked Subodai's attacks, an interesting battle feature.

We also get a small glimpse of the Bonnie Anne look alike and what seems to be a bird companion from mooshu.

By the way, have you noticed the number of sharks in the battle field? Quite a bunch of enemies we have here. :)

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The forth and final photo doesn't seem to be a battle picture, but instead, a photo of an NPC named Sergeant Shepherd.

We get to have another look at the health globe and other little buttons that are right next to it.

Another thing in this photo is that it reveals the location of this area. It seems to be called The Temple of Gloom.

Interesting name for this area.

With all of these photos posted in one day, I'm getting excited to see what other leaks will be let out before the beta gets released!

Happy Sailing, Pirates!

~Solodo 

Sumo Mole?

Hey There Pirates,

I just got an update photo concept art from J Todd Coleman's Facebook, and it was quite "Huge"

A Photo of a Sumo Water Mole....exactly what it is.

These things look viciously scary...plus they are the coolest looking things ever! They are Mole form wrestlers. If we have to verse these gargantuan beings, I might faint...

If you also notice, there are also concept art of the leave skirts too XD

That is quite hysterical. I can't wait to see how these giant things look 3D.

~Solodo

Ships To Ships

Hey there Pirate Folks,

We got some new news for you in the Pirate101 World!
We got a ship Picture posted by J Todd Coleman himself.

This amazing looking ship is all the Dona Isabella From Monquista.

It seems to be in a ship fight with another ship.

Quite allot being released, and all to be added up to the final release of the beta!

See You Soon!

~Solodo

3 Month Blog Anniversary!

Hey all of you pirates. I just wanted to drop by and say that this blog is officially a quarter of a year old! I've been working on this blog since the day Pirate101 was announced, and I've done a ton of work in this blog.

I've managed to make an Twitter account, got to meet a whole lot of new people, and make my website better.

My one and only wish is that if I could buy my own Domain Name, which I really want to do, but since my budget is low and I can't purchase a credit card right now to get one, i'm in a slump.

Other than that, I feel like this site has been growing, with almost 600 page views, over 30 posts, this Blog has accomplished allot :)

With Pirate101 around the corner, I can see this blog (and many other blogs) blossom with information and other goodies!

I just wanted to say thank you to all of those who read my blog, and I'm glad that I can entertain you with my words ^__^

FOR ANOTHER 3 MONTHS, AND MANY MORE *Clink a Bottle of Yum*

Happy Sailing,
~Solodo

Pirate101 In Game Pictures Galore!

Hey all of you pirates!

I have some great photos for you to see!

In this picture, you can see the character creation screen with Boochbeard.

The starting gear already looks amazing :)

This is a screenshot from the tutorial.

You can see Mr. Gandry telling you how to speed up your ship ^__^

You can take a look into Captain Avery's office in this photo.

ALLOT of emperors attic hoard pack items in there XD

The pull out menu in this photo shows a number of option you can look into.

Notifications, Bag, Your Characters Stats and Whatnot.

A Picture of The Friendly Necro's Pirate.

You can see some of the stats here (And the 999999 crowns he has) XD

In this photo, you can see the menu chat options that you can roll out :)

You can also see a new companion we haven't seen. His name is Wing Chun.

This is an amazing photo on what seems to be the Valencian tomb.

Outstanding design, and pretty cool looking shark companion as well ;)

These photos are outstanding :)

I just can't wait for the game to come out!

~Solodo

NDA Reminder on Pirate101

Hey you guys ^__^
I haven't posted in a while, you know?

Just wanted to send a small reminder out there. Since Beta is coming real soon, we gotta get into specs.

If you DO get the Beta Ticket, you cannot post ANYTHING that spoils or shows of the beta game.

"What goes on in beta, stays in beta"
~One Eyed Jack - Aka Friendly Necromancer


So you lucky Beta Testers, know that your privileged with the responsibility of keeping Pirate101 secret from the rest of us ;)

Thanks
~Solodo

3rd Annual Ravenwood Ball!

The kind people at Diary of a Wizard are hosting their third massive ball!

Many many prizes, such as the newly released Padoga Bundle AND Majestic Bundle

.

 

This is going to be an epic ball with many contests! 4 WEEKS OF CONTESTS PEOPLE!

I'll try and update my event calender for all the contests soon, so stay in touch!

~Solodo

Pirate101 at Comicon

Hey Fellow Pirates!

Solodo here with extreme news! Pirate101 will have their own stand at Comicon in San Diego with their Alpha Preview!

Too bad I live on the other side of the Country >~<

Anyways, this is an amazing chance for those who live near or even going to comicon, to get a sneak peak at what Pirate101 will be like.

(I hope they will let people take video's and pictures XD)

Can't wait to see what happens there ^__^

~Solodo

Pirate Contest GALORE!

Hey all you scurvy readers, Solodo here, and I have some news for you!

A bunch of the Official Pirate101 Sites are holding contests for CROWNS (which can be used when P101 comes out), and I have a tool to help you keep track of all of these contests!

I present you, THE CALENDER!!!!

Already invented, I know...

I have made a calender to help keep track of all of these contests ^__^

Just Click HERE

It has a line of Top W101 and P101 Blogs and Sites that are holding contests!

I'll help you out and give you the link to a couple;

~StormGate Pirates

~Pirates of the Spiral

~Stars of the Spiral

~Paige's Page

Best of luck to all of yah in the contests!

~Solodo

New P101 Interview! (With a new photo)

Hey all you Pirates!

Just tweeting, and I noticed Captain A. Tweeted about an interview P101 had with Gamenews.com

You can find the interview HERE

While I was reading about how KI tries their best to have a diverse audience in their games like the movies from the producer Pixar, I noticed a picture that I haven't seen before...

A TURTLE LANTERN FLOATING BEAST!!!!!

That is beyond epic! And to imagine this in the actual game?!?! Do you know how great it would be to even talk to this gargantuan being?!

Man, pretty cool ^__^

Make sure you read the interview though, it is really fascinating.

I find it quite cool that pixar influenced KI to make these kind of games ^__^

~Solodo

New Robes: Slice you up into cheese cubes...with style

Well good morning everyone ^__^
I am here with great news! There are new drawings :3

Of what you may ask? Well of outfits!
J Todd Coleman has released new sketches of some potential swashbuckler robes

*Men design on the left, Women design on the right*

I think they are quite snazy! These will sure be fashionable when i'm pwning with my long sword ^__^

~Solodo

I'm on a BOAT!!!!

Well then, how is everyone's friday doing? Good? Alright then.

So anyways, a picture was posted by J Todd Himself quoted "I'm on a boat"....

First image that came to mind....

Alas, no one punished the dreamers....

So, we find a photo posted by J Todd of a Pirate on a Boat!

Quite a stunning shot, i'll say.

Do you notice the little creature right next to him? I can't really tell what that is, but it sure looks cute!

I think it's a stubby Duck-Monkey! Although, I will be proven quite wrong when beta comes out....

Anywho, It is a great preview :D

See y'all pirates around

~Solodo

Cool Ranch World!

Wow.....not 7 minutes ago did I say there wasn't any news.....

Cool Ranch has just been announced by Kingisle...and sure is reminding me of the wild west XD

~Der ain't gonna be chicken wings here~

I gotta say, from just the pictures, this world is interesting! What with all these muskets, I'm sure going to know what to expect from the enemies >~<

LOL

Anyways, with all these Cowboys and such, word from Paige is that there be some new mounts here too!

Pictures from Paige's Page

Wow, isn't this some day, with all these new updates, I can smell the great sky waves a sailing towards my computer monitor ^__^

~Solodo

PirateScope Is Now International!

Just added this nifty little gadget that can translate all of my posts ^__^
(Don't you tease me bloggers. I didn't know about this before D:)

Anyways, Just wanted to let you Multi-lingual people know about this

Adios!
~Solodo

Just read a sad tweet :(

We have ZERO e-mail questions/comments/theories/ideas for P8R episode four! Help us out at piecesofeightradio at gmail dot com!

Help out Pieces of Eight Radio have some questions. With Pirate101 Beta coming soon, I'm sure there are allot of mind boggling questions that you might wanna offer to the radio crew ^__^

piecesofeightradio@gmail.com is their email address, so how about you send them some questions ^__^

On the more Pirate101 note, there haven't been much new lately, maybe something big is coming...who knows ^__^

~Solodo