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ke1lr
Joined: Apr 8, 2005 Posts: 289 Status: Offline |
First, THANK YOU to OOO for finally doing this. Badly needed. Posting some sort of map of the merged oceans -- even one that could be clearly labeled as a "DRAFT", would help people get ready for this. QUESTION: Will it be possible to submit a petition or other request to transfer the assets from my clone on Cobalt to my Midnight pirate in advance of the merge? I'm thinking of a request which would read like "Please move all tradeable items and poe from pirate X on Cobalt to pirate X on Midnight and then DELETE the Cobalt pirate" so I can simply avoid the rename issue. This way, the player would get the choice as to which pirate clone to sacrifice and it would also reduce the inevitable blizzard of rename requests after the transition. Daedalus ---------------------------------------- Daedalus [ Cerulean, Ice, Captain of Midnight's The Cartographers. Prince of Crimson Tide Lazylubber says, "think you can drive something this small?" |
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anchovygirl
Joined: Oct 10, 2005 Posts: 4699 Status: Offline |
Will the various ocean parleys be merged? ---------------------------------------- Anchovia |
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saintdiana
Joined: Dec 15, 2006 Posts: 385 Status: Offline |
re name length: would "east" and "west" be short-lived tags, or would they be forced into pirate names? i made quite a point of creating an owlwhisperer on each ocean, would i get an owlwhispeast on the viridian, sage and cobalt "halves", and owlwhispwest on the others, having 2- # months to petition which to keep? would length be increased to 16 (i hope not)? re #1 trophies: i also made a point of getting #1 carpentry just about everywhere, and when lacking other activity, i'm working on the same for rigging. i would most certainly object to having them removed, as they tell a story. what i'd suggest instead is modifying the graphics with rust, dust, ice or any other add-on that might suggest the passage of time over the trophy, and leave it to each pirate to create a box title saying where and when they got it. when the new oceans are up and the ranks updated, the current graphics could be used again. re pre-merge transfers: that sounds like a lot of OM work... ---------------------------------------- ~ owlwhisperer ~ |
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xelto
Joined: Mar 18, 2007 Posts: 5707 Status: Offline |
This means that whoever is lucky enough to log on first-- probably someone in the UK or on the east coast-- gets it. I would rather go with age ---------------------------------------- Gurndigarn on Emerald Ocean "Oh, come on. You jobbed onto a ship called the Cursed Isle Raider and you expected *refined*?" |
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awright
Joined: Dec 31, 2010 Posts: 767 Status: Offline |
Since the oceans will be renamed (and run by new server hardware as mentioned in herme's post) I am assuming the old oceans' parleys will be locked, archived, and the new ocean's parleys opened. ---------------------------------------- -barcium Original Huntard |
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Since the oceans are being connected, will there be a Canal with a lock like the Panama Canal? There could be something developed with the canal? |
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Hillsmen
Joined: Aug 5, 2010 Posts: 2809 Status: Offline |
Do you mean an increased amount of islands as in them opening them or a increased amount of islands by just combining Viridian's islands and Malachites? Because opening any islands would be a god awful idea, because I do not know about Malachite, but Viridian needs less open islands. Since were doing a overhaul of YPP oceans. Can we please make the changes to poker and SMH that people have been bitching about for years? ---------------------------------------- Captainrich |
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Nauarchos7
Joined: Nov 23, 2011 Posts: 8 Status: Offline |
How shall the names such as those of myself and my brethren be undertaken? ---------------------------------------- Nauarchos of Emerald. Various other Atlanteans on various other oceans. |
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false_dmitri
Joined: Feb 18, 2007 Posts: 3073 Status: Offline |
This is outstanding satire of a rage post. I enjoyed it. :)
Since one of the most immediate problems was giving the old and new players enough players to play the game, combining oceans is a good way to slow the loss of old players and give new players a better chance to find activity. And this gives players who didn't play both oceans something genuinely new to explore. They picked a method that preserves everything except ocean separation, even shared pirate names. Would you prefer it if the underpopulated oceans were shut down or starved to death? If anything, the biggest problem with the merge is it didn't happen sooner. ---------------------------------------- On hiatus. :( |
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Jolyma
Joined: Sep 17, 2005 Posts: 8698 Status: Offline |
Just to be clear, the memming thing doesn't bother me, I love navigation. I'm just lazy and I don't want to have to actually TRADE all that stuff to myself :) MalaJoly will eventually end up deleted once the merge happens, since she's rather unnecessary if ViridianJoly can get there. ---------------------------------------- Jolyma Avatar by Sundancer |
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Sagacious
Joined: Mar 6, 2006 Posts: 4798 Status: Offline |
I was thinking of Sapphire for Midnight/Cobalt, but it's also the name of an arch =/ ---------------------------------------- Cerulean & Meridian - Icemeister Emerald & Obsidian - incognito! #TeamPurple |
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Rick9109
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Sounds good. Rename Midnight/Cobalt Azure. ---------------------------------------- Rome Pirates of the Damned, Crimson Tide. I don't care what it did to them, the game's been good to me. |
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atoms12123
Joined: Mar 3, 2006 Posts: 927 Status: Offline |
Your sense of entitlement makes me happy to see that you will be not playing that much after this decision. ---------------------------------------- Ions Captain of the Pimps at Sea. Avatars by Inghild, Yumisa ...and Imp. |
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ke1lr
Joined: Apr 8, 2005 Posts: 289 Status: Offline |
This. :-) ---------------------------------------- Daedalus [ Cerulean, Ice, Captain of Midnight's The Cartographers. Prince of Crimson Tide Lazylubber says, "think you can drive something this small?" |
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skiffygrrl
Joined: Mar 11, 2006 Posts: 353 Status: Offline |
Undestand completely. I, too, enjoy duty nav, but it's frustrating that I put in all that work and have to do it all over again. Trading doesn't bother me; oddly. I've thought that once the merger happens, I'll trade all her stuff (furni, ships, pets, etc.), then let her go bye-bye. ---------------------------------------- Adrianalidah and variants everywhere Gwynhwyfahr in a few places Current avatar courtesy of a game glitch, Halloween 2008 |
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false_dmitri
Joined: Feb 18, 2007 Posts: 3073 Status: Offline |
You still keep your name, there's just an East or West at the end of it. ---------------------------------------- On hiatus. :( |
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awright
Joined: Dec 31, 2010 Posts: 767 Status: Offline |
99.9999% of people would hate to have an "East" or "West" tacked to the end of their names. That would not only be incredibly annoying to have knowing that you have your pirate's name on both oceans(or even if you don't, just being an established player it would be annoying to have some other *insert your name here* *opposite compass direction here* running around), but I immagine ooo has a much better solution to this already. ---------------------------------------- -barcium Original Huntard |
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randomact
Joined: Jan 18, 2009 Posts: 2163 Status: Offline |
If people don't like their eastwest, they can change their name for free. ---------------------------------------- Loathe/Forever. Cremate tells ye, "i think i just broke my hymen" |
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Snowpixie
Joined: Aug 14, 2008 Posts: 1572 Status: Offline |
I And this is very exciting. It sounds like it's been well thought out, and I'm looking forward to seeing how things go! ---------------------------------------- Imp, totally sane mermaid-siren of Meridian. Superdoodle avatar by Budclare =D |
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marundel
Joined: Jan 7, 2007 Posts: 2955 Status: Offline |
Absolutely awesome OOO. Thank you for working this out. The only thing that could have been done better is for you to have shared the concept during development... it would have saved a lot of sore fingertips from all the ranting in Parley. :) That being said, I have a couple questions I didn't see in FAQ - I've seen a couple of them asked here, but not answered yet; so... I currently have 36 labor hours among my 3 pirates-per-account on Cobalt, with another 36 labor hours among my 3 pirates-per-account on Midnight. When they merge, since I can keep all 6 pirates on the merged account, do I get 72 labor hours, or am I losing 50% of my labor capability? Since the markets will be reset to a default value, will exisitng bid tickets at the time of the merge (a) be cancelled with a full refund to the bidders; (2) be auto-filled; (iii) be unaffected, and we just have to take out chances? Since the markets will be reset to a default value, will the values set in the market interface in shops/stalls and palaces/forts be reset as well, or will they retain the values currently progammed by the managers? If they are reset, will the Buy/Sell be turned off so that the manager/owner doesn't get screwed by not logging in for a day or two? If buildings are under constuction at the time of the merger, will they be affected? Will the merger affect war declarations? What happens if after the merged adjustment to fame levels, an island holding flag no longer has the necessary fame for the island they hold? I'm certain I am forgetting something that I wanted to ask, but I appreciate your taking the time to address player concerns. Thanks again. ---------------------------------------- Pizzahutpete on the Cerulean Ocean Prince, Super Awesomeness SO, Boochin' Drunks Pizzahutpete everywhere, thanks to the merge |
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Krylix19
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Red Sea , White Water, Deep Blue. Very americanized. I mean no offense to any international players. ---------------------------------------- Krylix on all oceans. |
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marie61
Joined: Jan 9, 2005 Posts: 178 Status: Offline |
is this correct?: I have 3 pirates in what I consider my "main" account on both Midnight and Cobalt. After the merger I will have 6 pirates, namely Armillaria, Moosetears, and Disarrm on Midnight and Armillaria, Moosetears and Whiterotroot on Cobalt. Armillaria & Moosetears on Cobalt will be given a suffix but the Midnight pirates, having priority, will not. questions: I also have 5 other accounts, some of which I have subscribed in the past or am subscribing now. One of the pirates in an account previously subscribed was transferred from my daughter's account. (This caused some of the pirates to lose the use of the backsword - will this give me a chance to fix that?) Will I be able to transfer Armillaria-suffix (or any other pirate, for that matter, to a different account that I own if it contains less than 3 pirates (since pirates on the same account cannot be roommates without a 3rd pirate in a different account acting as host to both)? Will new accounts being created after the merger contain only 3 pirates? If so, how will the labor hours be addressed?(a similar question was asked in a previous post) ---------------------------------------- Armillaria on all oceans SO Moose of Doom, Cerulean Yes, I am an agent of Satan, but my duties are largely ceremonial. |
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Stephensam
Joined: Aug 20, 2005 Posts: 4085 Status: Offline |
There's no fame requirement for owning or defending an island. You only need flag fame when attacking an island, or getting one transferred to you. ---------------------------------------- Stevensam -Cobalt Native, founder and host of The PoE is Right. Creator of Lime Day. ---------------------------------------- [Edit 1 times, last edit by Stephensam at Dec 8, 2011 6:15:27 PM] |
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AraHurricane
![]() Joined: Oct 30, 2011 Posts: 46 Status: Offline |
Will buying the box edition of Puzzle Pirates still be a viable option if someone is able to find one anymore or will the ability to buy and use the code for backswords and savvy hats become nonexsistant? ---------------------------------------- Arakain the Hurricane |
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Stephensam
Joined: Aug 20, 2005 Posts: 4085 Status: Offline |
Why would this change at all with an ocean merger... ---------------------------------------- Stevensam -Cobalt Native, founder and host of The PoE is Right. Creator of Lime Day. |
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dionyza
Joined: Jul 1, 2004 Posts: 448 Status: Offline |
Midnight/Cobalt - Lapis Viridian/Malachite - Aventurine Sage/Hunter - Emerald At least, that's what I went with. Looking forward to the new chapter. -T. ---------------------------------------- Tortie of Sage Wait - I mean 'of Emerald' No? How about Obsidian? |
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pegasiswolf
Joined: Jun 9, 2006 Posts: 354 Status: Offline |
i agree that gemstone names are probably the way to go.. however.. if u havent noticed... the subscription oceans have BLUE names midnight ..cobalt.. the doubloon ocean names are all varieties of the color GREEN... sage.. hunter.. malachite.. viridian.... so if sticking with gemstones... EMERALD is easily a great name for sage/hunter... SAPPHIRE is an appropriate name for midnight/cobalt id probably go with something like PERIDOT... for viridian/malachite (even tho malachite IS a gemstone.. i assume thousands of viridians would protest that choice) ---------------------------------------- Pegasiswolf- Captain of Dream Catchers and Queen of Fleet of Dreams -Emerald host of XMAS IN JULY event 2011 to 2020 "maintaining a positive attitude may not fix all of lifes problems, but it should annoy enough ppl to make it worth the |
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pillyforme
Joined: Apr 11, 2011 Posts: 538 Status: Offline |
I think a good way of separating the two would be with colours, Midnight = navy. Cobalt = blue. as much does for the sub oceans . ---------------------------------------- Darkoath Of Cerulean. Semi-Retired Tell me, would you kill to save a life? |
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AraHurricane
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Why does Hunter/Sage get to be Pokemon Emerald? Why can't Viridian!?!? Huh!?!? WHAI?!?! I wanna be a pokemon too!! ---------------------------------------- Arakain the Hurricane |
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pillyforme
Joined: Apr 11, 2011 Posts: 538 Status: Offline |
I think a good way of separating the two would be with colours of the name, Midnight = navy. Cobalt = blue. as much goes for the sub oceans . ---------------------------------------- Darkoath Of Cerulean. Semi-Retired Tell me, would you kill to save a life? ---------------------------------------- [Edit 1 times, last edit by pillyforme at Dec 8, 2011 6:35:43 PM] |
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