Pirate101 November 2014 Monthly Newsletter

Thankful for our fans! We had a fun October, and now it’s time to take our decorations down as we head into November and the holiday season. In October we celebrated turning two years old and everyone was rewarded as we surprised our fans with contests, giveaways, and more! November is a time to remember – we honor the sacrifices of our bravest for Veteran’s Day and celebrate our families and the harvest for Thanksgiving. We have a lot to be thankful for here at KingsIsle because our players continue to make this game a great experience for all!
Rogue's Gallery: Calamity Jane Cool Ranch is a big place and wild enough that legends can be born from the most humble of beginnings. Calamity Jane is definitely one of those legends. She’s a great shot and a true heroine, but we don’t know much about where she came from. Here’s a little insider info that you may not have known. “Welcome to the Pirate101 Rogue’s Gallery. Subject, Calamity Jane Born into a family of humble farm birds Back East, young Jane Canary yearned for the un-simple life. She left her homestead at an early age, but seemed destined to a life of drudgery: over the next year Jane worked as a dishwasher, a cook, a hired hand, a nurse, and an ox team driver. Finally, during the “War Between the Flocks”, she joined the army and found work as a scout at Fort McMurtry. In almost no time, she and the army discovered just what an amazing shot she was with a rifle. Jane gained her nickname and fame when a troop she was escorting was ambushed. Jane saw the Captain reeling in his saddle as though about to fall. She turned her horse around and galloped back with all haste to catch him as he was falling and succeeded in getting him safely to the Fort. Captain Egan, on recovering, laughingly said: 'I name you Calamity Jane, the heroine of the plains” After War’s end, Jane hired herself out as a caravan guard, defending Wagon Trains of settlers exploring the New Territories of Cool Ranch. On one of these runs she met a fellow adventurer, the famous Bison fighter and daredevil Wild Bill Peacock. It was love at first sight. The two achieved a fair amount of fame before fate led them to team up with the earnest Law Bird Wyatt Chirp. That stroke of fortune led Jane to become part of one of the greatest Legends of Cool Ranch: The Magnificent Seven! These pirates and more await you when you play for free at Pirate101.com.”
Holiday Fun Our pirates are as creative as they come, and we had a blast reviewing all your awesome pumpkin creations! Come check out all of the winning pumpkins on Facebook. We also have a couple new holiday-related links for you to keep in your back pocket for next year and throughout all the upcoming holiday seasons: Pirate101 Pumpkin Carving Templates Holiday Desktop Backgrounds
KI Live! On the 14th of October, we held our second KI Live event, and this time it was centered on all things Pirate101, with a special look at Halloween-themed items, Hoodoo Bundle giveaways, and a look at the final fight in the Tower of Moo Manchu. We appreciated all of the support from the Community at the event. Check these links for more reactions from our fans: Pirate101 Central Stars of the Spiral Pirates of the Spiral
Armored Scorpion Mount Giveaway As a part of our Halloween Birthday celebration Pirate101 partnered with MMORPG.com to giveaway a ton of never before seen Armored Scorpion Mounts. This was just a trial version of the real mount that will eventually make its way to our Crown Shop. Our fans gave us some great feedback -Giveaway on the mount, and it sounds like it’s definitely something you’d be interested in seeing a permanent version of. As a bonus fun surprise, we gathered up the fans and convened on Scorpion Rock in Cool Ranch for a “hopping” good time. As it turns out there are still a good number of free rental mounts left at MMORPG.com! If you missed it, there’s still time!
Puppet Pirates “Why you worried Captain? Well, this is just the bait!” By Daring Delany Devereaux Who will caption the next Puppet Pirates? Stay tuned to our Facebook page to enter your caption on the next Puppet Pirates.
Fan Site Information Galore! We love reading about all the things our fans are doing in game, their thoughts, their hopes for the future, and all the wonderful things they like. Here are a few cool posts we read last month and recommend you take the time to check out: Pirate101 is full of hilarious dialog and our fans definitely have their favorites! What’s yours? Dr. Zeppers shows off some new Hoodoo Magic in his latest music video. There's even a contest where you could win a Hoodoo Bundle! Duelist101 continues to hack away at the Tower of Moo Manchu. At the beginning of the month they came up with a great strategy for using Bonnie Anne and Ratbeard as companions for the final battle. Later in the month they refined this by pointing out the potentials of using Gracie Conrad as well. Fancy yourself a ship collector? Come let us know how many ships are in your collection Pirate Jokes are the perfect thing to tell in Pirate101, and our players have a boat load of awesome ones. Let us know what pirate outfit you’re wearing for Halloween! Adventures of the Spiral shares their top ten reasons why they love Pirate101. Did they leave anything off the list? Leave them a comment on their blog post. Pirate101 wasn’t the only one to have a birthday! Happy Birthday to Alura from Art in the Spiral. What’s your favorite Critical Strike theme music? Join in and let us know. Pirates celebrate some strange holidays, don’t they? We hope you enjoyed National Octopus Day ... and National Angel Food Cake Day as well! Wizard101 had a very interesting event last month that gave a big head nod to Pirate101. Our players who play both games had a great time theory crafting around this special event. We found it completely amazing that our players crafted an amazing 700 Pedigree Pet . . . well done! Ever wondered how Witchdoctor’s get their Bone Chant minion? Player “Starbreaker” gave us a step-by-step guide at how the quest plays out. Great job at discovering the Golden Sky Dragon hybrid, players!
Happy Birthday ... to us! We had so many great birthday wishes, whether it was on Pirate101 Central or on a few of our fan sites. Duelist101 Around the Spiral with Edward Lifegem Paige's Page Frostcaller We hope you didn’t miss our birthday blog post or Press Release that went to thousands of news websites. Thank you everyone for all your support! We even had a little party here in the office to celebrate.
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