Companion Spotlight: Hoodoo Cornelius

     Hello, Pirates! Welcome to the second edition of the Companion Spotlight. In this episode,  we'll be featuring Hoodoo Cornelius: his overview as a character, playstyle, strengths, weaknesses, etc. If you missed the first Companion Spotlight about Ratbeard, please click HERE.

     Hoodoo Cornelius can be bought from the Hoodoo Bundle for Pirate101 (for 29 U.S. dollars).  This little monkey is one of the few unique melee Witchdoctors in the game. He's also one of the most offensive companions obtainable in the game, and when used correctly, can wipe out the whole battle board in a couple turns.

Strengths

Looks (he's one cute chimp)

Attack

Very useful epics

Go Bananas!

Weaknesses

Low movement

Low defenses

If not used correctly, your fights are based on luck

Powers

First promotion: Monkey Witchdoctor

Second promotion (at level 30): Monkey Houngan

Third promotion (at level 52): Monkey Bokor

-Relentless (Auto-trained) 

-Second Chance

-Repel Borders

-Witch Hunter

-Blade Storm (at Monkey Bokor only)

      The typical build on Cornelius would be relentless 2, repel borders, and second chance. There are other builds to him, but this is the most common in the game. For non-epic powers, you can follow the guide HERE.

Strategy

     To use Hoodoo Cornelius efficiently, you should have at least some sort of defensive buff in your arsenal of moves. I prefer to use Valor's Fortress (-50% damage on attacks for 5 turns), but Valor's Armor works as well.  You can easily find this item on pieces of gear throughout The Spiral (good ones, too). This buff not only works for incoming attacks from the enemies, but it also works on the percentage of health he loses from Go Bananas. Just by using Valor's Fortress once, you can multiply this move's hits by two!

     If you redeem your Hoodoo Cornelius on a Privateer, he can come in real handy. Boost his attack with your will buffs (and don't forget the defensive buff). Right before you use Go Bananas, use Battle Zeal. This should boost his accuracy by 50%, making him almost undodgeable. If you don't have a Privateer, accuracy doubloons can substitute for this buff. Position your Cornelius correctly, and BOOM! You leave your computer for some cheese and crackers and come back to defeated enemies.

As shown in this spotlight, Hoodoo Cornelius has his ups and downs, but overall, he makes a great companion. Thanks for tuning in for this post. Fair sailing, Pirates!

~Fishy Kyle

Companion Spotlight: Ratbeard

Ahoy, pirates, and welcome to Companion Spotlight. Each post in this series will take a look at a different companion. We'll break down their abilities and playstyles, so you can get the most bang for ye buck (or gold, or crowns). This Spotlight will focus on Ratbeard.

     Ratbeard... It seems most people love or hate him and his playstyle. Granted, when Ratbeard is first recruited and even after his promotion immediately after, Ratbeard seems like an average buccaneer at best. So what makes this rodent revel rouser so interesting? His last 2 promotions allow him to be used to slow or halt enemy advancement. So let's take a look at this peg legged protector's abilities and see how he can go from being a throw- away buccaneer to a one rodent defense squad.

     Powers: When Ratbeard is first recruited, his powers are rather lackluster. Here are the powers he starts with:

Title: Rat Officer
- Hold the Line (Auto-Trained)
- Epic Strike
- Talent: Pirate
- Talent: Turn The Tide (Auto-Trained)

As you can see, there is nothing special here. However he promotes at level 10, which is around the time he's recruited. This moves him up to his next set of powers.

Title: Rat Commander
- Mega Strike
- Cheap Shot
- Blade Storm
- First Strike
- Repel Boarders

As you can see, he has more of a defensive line of powers, to stop enemies and hit them first or prevent them from reaching squishier companions. At level 18 he gets only a couple more skills.

Title: Rat Captain
- Buccaneer Strike
- Super Strike

Now let's look at his last (as of writing this) promotion at level 55.

Title: Rat Admiral
 - Clear the Decks
- Triton's Song
- Buccaneer Smash

Again, nothing that seems to fit the aggressive nature of the buccaneer. What is the deal? Remember how Ratbeard was during the beginning of the game? He constantly ran away, and even was willing to give up all of Gunn's Gold is you saved his skin. His personality does not fit the charging buccaneer style. So how can Ratbeard be effective? By being a good defensive fighter.

     Playstyle:  Ratbeard is all about slowing down or stopping foes. His role in the battle should be to protect your less resilient fighters, including pirates. Foe buccaneers,  swashbucklers, and possibly privateers, this means having him hang back to cover the ranged fighters and anyone that can provide buffs or heals while you and the tougher buccaneers go in for the kills as Ratbeards hold the enemy in place. For witchdoctors, musketeers, and again privateers, this means using Ratbeard as a barrier between you and those heavy hitting melee fighters. Remember to always use Triton Song immediately so Ratbeard can soak up the extra damage. If you want to use him as protector for squishier characters, using a mix of Hold the Line, Repel Boarders, and Cheap Shot will help defeat enemies coming and going. Using Hold the Line, Repel Boarders, and First Strike allow him to possibly hit one enemy multiple times in one turn. Try out some different combinations of epics and maybe Ratbeard will surprise you.

Pirates.... UNITE!
Bloody Wesley Xavier

Housing Showcase: Rake's Lagoon

     Hello, Pirates! I finally got enough motivation to finish decorating my Rake's Lagoon on my Swashbuckler. With this finished, I now have one decorated house on every character (would my Witchdoctor's maze be considered 'decorated'?). Anyways, I have decorated it to be themed as a hotel and water resort. Without further ado, here's the Rake's Lagoon!

The Resort

The Wave Pool (view one)

The Wave Pool (view two)

Water cannons to shoot at people in the pool

A simple, but sweet dining area

A little walk for those who want
to take a break from the water

The changing room

The standard changing area

The gift shop (view one)

The gift shop (view two)

The Hotel

The lobby (with Sarah Steele as the receptionist)

The hotel is pet friendly, in fact,
there's a room just for them!

The Golden Chicken Breakfast Bar
(Named after the chicken in the doorway)

The standard bedroom in the hotel

     That's the overview of the new Swashbuckler Hotel and Resort! If you have any comments, please post them below! If you want your house featured on our site, please email PiratesUniteBlog@Gmail.com with pictures and captions and we'll be glad to do so!

     I'm going to check into the hotel for the night. Fair sailing, in dreams and the spiral, pirates!

~Fishy Kyle

Top 8 Reasons why do we love Companions

Ahoy tharr pirates! Was quite a while since my last post, Time for some views from Morgan Lafitte and Vadima about Companions! Why us the pirates do love companions? Find out why in the next Top 10 Reasons:



1- Critical Hits
Well who doesn't love these amazing animations of every companion and dem' critical hits? Every companion has his/her very own unique animation and better than the other!

2- A Pirate's Life for me

We can also make our firstmate pirate follow us everywhere and Whenever we are in The Great Spiral, Of course their Idle moves are a bit funny and some of them a bit laughin' and silly, But we do appreciate seeing them walking with us!

3- Relaxing at Home

Isn't it amazing after a long fight to relax with some of yer companions in your house, Bunkhouse or even in your Ship Cabin? Yes it is! If you haven't tried the new edit to the housing system you should give it a try and add some of yer companions to yer home! Watch them having fun and relaxing at your very own Bunkhouse, House or even your Ship Cabin! 

4- Companions saying? No Limits in combat!

A LOT of companions are good as healers and we do know them, Such as Commander Emmett, Bison Shaman, Bonnie Anne and.... Oh wait, There is a lot, Should i keep counting? Never mind that, We will let you discover through yer travels!

5- Dem Sense of Humor captain my captain

I guess all of us agreed at this point, They got the great sense of humor that makes us laugh like Dead Mike's 2nd promotion

''We have to talk captain, No, Not the rats, I've dealt with them, Lets meet in a tavern.''

This made me laugh a lot when i heard it! Make sure that yer crew got that sense of humor, Or yer crew is dead from insde like Old Scratch.. 

6- Buffing in Combat

They're EXCELLENT Units for buffing you and the rest of yer crew and the team, Such as Agility Buffs, Will Buffs and Strength buffs.

7- Orders Hype!

Sending our companions out on order is the wonderful part! You can no longer worry about your low NXP Level, You can just send one of yer crew for NXP Order and he'll we do the rest! Need gold for some trade? Crew can get ye some gold! Are you a Pet Master? He will grab ye some well done snacks from around The Spiral! And more orders you have to explore! 

8- Because Why Not?

We do think every part from our crew is very important, Even those companions we don't use, This should make ye very proud that you're building a great crew for yer mission saving The Spiral from The Armada and getting the Rest of El Dorado map pieces.

That's all what we love about Our Companions here on Pirates Unite! But.... We're wondering, What are your reasons why you love your companions? Leave us a comment down there with What do you love about yer Companions!

Thank you all for reading and stay safe in The Spiral and enjoy sailing through the Skyways!

- Logan

Checkin' In!

  Hello, mateys!

  I haven't been active whatsoever on Pirate101 at all; hence, no posts. I've been busy with doing things that are totally irrelevant to importance in my life, and not studying or doing anything school related (world's best student!).

  But I have been wanting to get on Pirate101 more and more recently: to quest. So I should be more active, but don't quote me on that ;).

  I will be doing some questing on my Swashbuckler. I would make a post about that, but headaches are evil. 

  She's questing in Marleybone and is fairly close to being done with it. 

  Before I end it I want you to know that I am terribly sorry for rotting your brains with this short, choppy, redundant, and grammar lacking post.

  Farewell, mateys, and I'll see you all later! :)

~Eri Innsbrook

Missing Pirate Report: Cunning Kyle

Hey. So..... a lesson in advance. DO NOT go towards the light. I'm lost. sos. SOS.



     So I haven't been on Pirate101 for a while, so I decided to go on and I found this new (for me) house in the crowns shop called "Smuggler's Cove." I decided, "Hey! Let me check this out!" Bad idea.

     At first sight, I thought, "This is neat! I'm going to explore!" Bad idea for a second time. The light from the skull was my ending.

     After exploring for a few minutes, I said "Maybe I should backtrack... just so I can find my way to the beginning and know the house better." HA. It only made me more lost. I came upon a house and I wanted to ask for help. It seems all of these houses were abandoned a long time ago...

     I kept walking, happiness drained from my face, until I saw a light! Hope! This was my chance to get off this island! I made my way up the hill to find a lighthouse! I WAS FREE!

.....No one was there.

     It was useless. I would never get off this heap of dirt. I kept searching for life. I looked around in the caves until something peculiar caught my eye. Heh. It was nothing. Just one of the former inhabitants of this island. My chances of getting off this island were close to none.

Here I am. Still stranded here. With my dead body I named Dave. Please get me out of here and save me. Please.

~Fishy Kyle

PvP Companion Guide

Hello, Pirates! Let's talk about some PvP. 

The most important companion school in PvP? Musketeer. Why?

1. They can attack units from distances.
2. They can avoid fire, bombs, traps, etc. and still hit.
3. They have high accuracy. 
4. If your opponent has a melee companion, it can't use riposte.

A good PvP team consists of either 2 ranged companions and 1 melee companion, or 3 ranged companions.* In my case, I use Nausica, Bonnie Anne, and Zeena. (Pictures shown below).

*2 ranged and 1 melee companion is recommended, but 3 ranged companions works too.

Nausica

In PvP, Nausica is the ultimate musketeer companion killing machine. With her combined true grit and burst fire, she can easily take one down in a couple of turns. There's a couple of tactics to counter Nausica:

1. Use a melee companion with high damage, but high enough health and resistance to withstand hits. Goronado and Peter Quint are good examples.

2. Have a leviathan's call handy, use it, then go in and kill Nausica yourself. Be careful, though, as this is the least effective counter.

3. Have your own Nausica, put a Valor's Armor or Valor's Fortress on it, and have the Nausica kill the other.

 Bonnie Anne

Bonnie is a favorite for PvP and PvE. She comes in handy very often. Some useful items on her are:

1. Second Wind - A heal that has infinite range and can heal up to 25% of a player's health.

2. Scatterblast - This can come in handy when your opponents use dodge buffs and you can hardly hit them.

3. Stock Assault - This move is like exactly like riposte. This ability is unique to Bonnie, as she's the only ranged companion that can return hits to melee attacks that miss.
4. Range - Bonnie has a range of 5 at her final stage - Fox Highlander. This can prove to be extremely useful in reaching your enemies.

Zeena

Zeena comes in handy with her abilities that she comes with. Her "Rain of Fire" ability can be used as traps in both PvE and PvP

Bombs are best used to prevent people from coming in your direction, or to trap them in a certain place so you can shoot at them with your musketeer companions.

Zeena's "Rain of Fire" is best to use during the early-mid stages of the match to damage your opponent by just having them walk towards you or to keep them away from you.

                                                         

                                

   Goronado and Peter Quint

      Goronado and Peter Quint (if you're a buccaneer) can be the difference between whether you win or lose. Goronado can be obtained by completing Gortez's dungeon 25 times. 

     These two companions are huge tankers, but also a huge hitters. Their charges, resistance, and turn the tide abilities are their best assets.

      These companions are also great to take down Nausica, which is common in PvP today. They can charge her to make her lose accuracy and she also can't use true grit on them which makes them much more likely to survive.

Other Possible Companions

Other possible companions for PvP include Louis Le Bisque/Pepe DeTorteau, Chantal Livingstone, El Toro*, Fan Flanders*, Kobe Yojimbo*, or Kan Po*. Of course, there are other possibilities for PvP that I cannot think of right now.

     Louis Le Bisque has bombs and a trap plus plenty of talents that are neat for PvP such as double tap and overwatch.

     Chantal Livingstone has 2 sniper shots which can hit a target at any distance. This makes her a great asset to any musketeer's PvP team. She also has a range of 5 which is just as good as Bonnie Anne!

     El Toro, Fan Flanders, and Kobe Yojimbo all have high damage and (de)buffs, but their downfall is their health and defenses.

     Kan Po has walk in shadows which is great with the update where damage doesn't remove the hidden effect, but once again, that is one effect, and with his defenses and health, he isn't much of a help after that.

     

*These companions would be last resorts. Don't use them unless you don't have the others.

Traits

The typical companion would have their traits maxed in this order:

1. Accuracy.
2. Dodge.
3. Strength/Agility/Will - whichever one boosts that companion.
4. Spooky (Only if it's a witchdoctor and/or has a heal.)
5. Damage.
6. Health.
7. Resist/armor (which you'll hardly ever get to).

Witchdoctors and Musketeers tend to be hit even with dodgy talents, so you would skip over that for them.

That is most of what you need to know about companions! If you have any comments or suggestions of what to input into the guide, please comment below!

Fair sailing, Pirates!

~Fishy Kyle

Long Time No Sea... err... Skyway

     Hi! I'm sorry for the inactivity. Anyways, I'm back with more posts, contests, and events. In the near future, you can expect some NXP parties, scrip parties, updates to the Witchdoctor PvP guide, more housing showcases, and even some new updates to the site!

     I guess I should renew my Pirate101 membership if I want to include a variety of posts. I can't really do much currently besides PvP and housing (and maybe some new posts in a segment that's  never been done before on the site /nudges Wesley/).

     Well, I'll see you in the skyways! Fair sailing, Pirates!


~Fishy Kyle

I Had a Scrip(t) For This Test Realm Post

Ahoy, pirates! Test Realm came out several days ago, and I've been, well, testing it and figured I put my own two gold pieces in on the latest upcoming updates:

1- Shipyards- This is a really nice concept. All those ships that you no longer use and that you are keeping basically for show, can now actually be shown off at your houses. You can only put out 5 at a house, But hey if you're like me, you have plenty of houses to use.

2- Companion Placement- I'm on the fence about this one. You can place your companions in your houses, if you so choose. This would have been good before advanced companions, but now that all the comps can serve a purpose, I don't really see a need to take them off the current roster of shipmates, unless there is going to be some sort of crew capacity coming in the future. I have 3 pages of companions so this might actually be a good thing ;)

3-Ship Cabins- Your ships can FINALLY have a cabin. Frank, fire the confetti cannons and drop the balloons! Frank? Nevermind him. I have always wanted to go below deck. My only complaint is it's one cabin for all the boats, so different boat cabins will all be decorated the same. That said, however, the decorative items for the cabins are fantastic.

4- Black Market- This has the biggest controversial part of this TR. The Black Market has come into play and with it, its own currency known as scrips. Scrips can be found in various ways. Most notably, turret and boss ships, and the Smuggler's Arena, which can be bought in the crown shop and placed in your house. The problem with Scrips has been the obtainability compared to the prices of the items in the market. I think the concept is interesting, but it needs to be tweaked.

Conclusion: I think this TR has some interesting concepts and with some ironing out and tweaking, these updates can lead to some new gameplay twists and I'm looking forward to seeing how they are implemented further into the game.
Pirates... UNITE!!
Bloody Wesley Xavier

50 Million Kingsisle Players!

Combined Wizard101 and Pirate101 have more than 50 Million players! Congrats Kingsisle and I can't wait for the day there is 100 Million players o: In honor of 50 Million players they posted a code on the Wizard101 homepage good for Pirate101 and Wizard101.

Check out the Pirate101 or Wizard101 website for your free item! The code is: spiral50m

Captain Logan starts with his first post!

Ahoy! Of course most of ye know me, And some not! My name is Logan, A Great Dashing Swashbuckler Questing in Mooshu! Also working on some other pirates, I did really like the idea of being a blogger here on Pirates Unite, Not for fame, But just because i feel i wanted to share my great experience with you pirates out there, My Favorite companion? Of course with no argument, El Toro is the best! So here are 5 Top Things I love about Pirate101

1- Storyline
We all know that the storyline is amazing, Kinda I like that story of an orphan pirate who is just a prisoner for the Armada. Makes me feel it is a true story i made, And I'm living it!

2- Worlds of The Spiral
Some worlds made Pirate101 more Attractive and awesome, Lets be Honest, Marleybone, Home of dogs and Isle of Fetch, Nothing more great than that AMAZING World, Comes after it, Cool Ranch, I know it's horrible for some people, But i love that world because it shows how to be a Hero, Lets not also forget Mooshu! The world of Warriors, Beautiful, From Skyways to the lands there!

3- El Toro
No need to discuss that.... The Great Espirit De Corps Buff, His amazing Hits, he is EPIC!


4- Combat System
First of all, When Pirate101's Wesbite got launched only, I was wondering how the combat system looks like, Will it be hard and confusing? Or easier than i think? But actually when i saw it's a board combat system and simple to use, The game started to get more Exciting in my eyes!

5- Community and Friendships In-Game
Everyone there is so friendly and peaceful than i thought, Even in PvP, I can see the great Congrats and Great Match messages to the winners team from the team lost their PvP Match! Very Friendly!


My Next Projects and Events?
Well these are not announced yet, They're just surprises for now me and Captain Kyle only knows about it ;) But gladly you will love it!


That is all for now, Wait for my Interview with Swordroll This Thursday! Catch y'all later and see ye in th' Skyways!

Where Have I Been? Bean? Bean Salad?

Psssst. It's me. I'm back. I have returned like the shambling undead that I control (just with a little more... life, of course). It's ok. You don't have to cry about it any more... You weren't? Oh well *ahem* this is awkward.... Sooooooooo.... Any way, you are probably wondering (or not) on where I have been. I have been in deep meditation with Cowfucious to come up with some new things to throw at the site to spice it up.... Mmmmmmm. Pumpkin everything. Where was I? Get it? Boy, tough crowd. So in any case look for some interesting new post styles and topics coming. Note I said interesting, not good. Anyone? Sheesh. Well if you're wondering about my Aquila house, I have completely remodeled it and am in the works of making it AWESOME!!. We are also looking for a new blogger as well. So keep yer eye peeled on this site for some new content on the horizon. And as always....
Pirates... UNITE
Wesley Xavier

New Bloggers Needed!

     Hello. We'll need a new (dedicated) blogger to help keep up the activity of the site here at Pirates Unite. If you would like to be a blogger on Pirates Unite, please fill out the form below. Send your answers to the questions below to PiratesUniteBlog@Gmail.com.

     1. Why would you like to be a blogger on Pirates Unite?

     

     2. What's your highest level pirate?

     3. What's your pirate's name?

     4. How often would you blog on Pirates Unite?

     5. Do you have any ideas for the future of Pirates Unite? If so, include them.

     6. Are you a #Twirate/#Twizard? If so, what's your @ name?

     7. Do you want to be a staff of Pirates Unite for fame? Yes or no.

     8. Do you blog for any other websites? If so, include them.

     This will end when we decide on a new blogger(s). Good luck to everyone.

~Fishy Kyle

What's Next?

     Hello, Pirates! A little while ago, I finished up Aquila on my swashbuckler, got the 3rd map piece and completed the current string of main-line quests on every school. Today I'll be sharing what I'll be doing until the next world update. Don't worry, I'll still have plenty of posts!

1. Side quests

     My friend always scolds me about not doing my sides, so this'll be the perfect opportunity to work on them. I just finished my swashbuckler's sides a couple hours ago, so now I have my privateer and swashbuckler done and my buccaneer, witchdoctor, and musketeer to go. That's still 82 pages with 24 on my witchdoctor, 25 on my buccaneer, and 33 on my musketeer, heh. But hey, I finished 27 pages on my swashbuckler in about half a week.

My favorite quest in the game: Propaggrandizing.

2. Moo Manchu Runs

    The same friend that scolds me to do sides also does many Moo Manchu runs with me - sort of ironic considering I should be working on my sides. I plan to at least get the "Charmbreaker" badge on my Musketeer and get full sets of clothes on every character.

3. Decorate my swashbuckler's house

     While questing on my swashbuckler I had too much gold, so I decided to buy the Rake's Lagoon (swashbuckler) house. I hope to decorate this and post a housing showcase just like I did with my other characters.

4. Practice some PvP

     Just like in my Summer Gaming Goals post (Click HERE if you haven't read it), I want to acquire more skill at PvP. I hope to bring more guides to the site to help our supportive viewers to PvP. (I have to update the witchdoctor one, now that I think of it). I'd also like to try team PvP on my Privateer. I've only done 1v1 on Pirate101 so far.

5. Work on a good pet

     So far I've gotten Sneaky Sneaky 3 on a pet (combined 2 and 1 talents), Merciless 2, grants bladestorm, and some other pretty good talents for a pet, but none are really my "dream pet." I'd like a pet that has charming gaze 2, and grants elusive, turn the tide, and bladestorm. I'd like the same pet for ranged units, only it grants extra base health instead of bladestorm. It'll be a lot of work, and it'll definitely take a long while.

     That's what's to come from me in the future! Have anything else that you suggest I do in-game? Please comment below! Fair sailing, Pirates!

~Fishy Kyle

Happy Birthday Pirate101!

So I have some very exciting news! If you didn't know Pirate101 is now 2 years old! Its so exciting! It feels like as if the game was opened to the public yesterday. I remember starting with my first Witch Doctor Isabella, of course she is now retired but still quite a memory. If you have been keeping up with Pirate101's twitter feed, you would know they had a livestream to celebrate! If you missed that or wanna watch it agin, its now available to rewatch on their twitch channel or Youtube I believe. There were a few prizes given out, questions answered, and of course cool stuff that was shown to us and is so cool!

So as a gift to us amazing players, they posted a code for a birthday eye patch, party hat, and a 1 day prancing pony rental mount for all their players! check it out at the link below and claim yours before November 2nd :) You can see what they look like below. I love that they brought the items back since they were given away before and its the perfect time to give them away now.

https://www.pirate101.com/free_game/2nd-birthday-parrrty

My baby WD, isn't she cute?

And other stuff. Avery's Court is covered in decorations black and orange just for Halloween. I love it so if you didn't get a chance, go check out how pretty Avery's Court is. There are also presents around you can open but it seems pirates had looted them before we found them. Oh well, we still get to open presents, that's the fun part of any birthday party right? :)

I've been working on my new WD, Crazy Destiny Vinter, and now she is level 15 and in Chapter 7, which I have to buy since I'm a crowns player, but its worth it. So I'll be coming back with more posts soon. Pets and stuff, I'm working on training my Hoggle to level 65 which is gonna take a while, but I'm getting there slowly.

Until next time my fellow pirates, ship captains, and Armada crew :) Be safe and have a fun time sailing the skies.

Trampling the Trafalgar

     Hello, Pirates! Yesterday, I got to finish up Marleybone on my Swashbuckler (holding back tears). On one of the last quests, you get to climb aboard the ships "The Trafalgar" and "The Victory" and end Rooke's plans to defeat Marleybone in the war between Marleybone and the Armada that your pirate starts back in Port Regal with catbeard while rescuing Sally. If you need to read about the rescuing Sally quest, the link to my post about it is HERE!

     My crew and I boarded the Trafalgar, which was Admiral Nelson's ship that crashed into Rooke's to delay it from coming to the Isle of Dogs. We passed by some typical run-of-the-mill armada forces first, cleared some debris, then we got to the good part.

    After clearing the debris, I found some of  Admiral Nelson's crew trapped. I had to free them to help fight the Armada. The armada came to a little help this fight. I hid all of my crew and they cleared the obstacles blocking the reinforcements for me!

  

     The next fight was a straight-forward armada dragoon fight. It was simple for the most part, and I breezed through it.

     After that, my crew and I rushed over to The Victory and got to the main event: Rooke - the general of the armada!

     For this fight, Admiral Nelson and his non-helpful musketeer forces arrived (thank you for being reasonable and being a privateer, Nelson). If you're a melee unit, Rooke can knock you back if you run up to him, but this isn't always triggered. If you're a witchdoctor, Rooke attacks you before you attack. If you're a musketeer, any shot you take, Rooke simply reflects it at one of your crew. The witchdoctor and musketeer cheats activate all the time.

     We clashed and banged until there was only one survivor... err... victor of the fight. He sort of... only got delayed. We'd see him again in the future.

     We rushed back over to the Trafalgar only to find that The Victory (horrible pun, I know) was short lived. Rooke had returned and he was worse than before. You had to defeat his crew along with him. 

     Once again, we fought to the death, and I remained victorious! My crew and I had saved Marleybone... for now. We headed off of The Victory and The Trafalgar just in time to watch the... fireworks, to say the least. My crew, Admiral Nelson, the reinforcements, and I were headed off to the War Room headquarters at the Isle of Dogs, and I was promoted to a captain. This allowed me to take Catbeard out of jail and learn where the next piece of the map is. We arrived just in time for his trial of over 500 heinous crimes. We managed to pick him up and out of the court room since the judge thought he'd end up dying either way.

    There was one problem with recruiting Catbeard... he didn't have the map piece like he said he would. However he knew where one was. Now, we're off to Aquila to get our third map piece if we're lucky. Let's just hope he doesn't lead us straight to imminent death...

     That's all for this post. Fair sailing, Pirates!

~Fishy Kyle