Ahoy all,

This is the first time that I post anything here, but I have to express concerns of many players, including me, that this update will kill the game. It takes out all the fun and gives unreal advantage to few players willing to spend hundreds od dollars each month. Personally, I don't have a problem to spend some money on something that entertains me, and I've been buying few packages from time to time, but with new update that is just ridiculous. It takes thousands of dollars to do all upgrades. Great thing about this game was that you can be successful and compete with big coiners, they had advantage, but it was not crucial. It was about tactics and strategy, real gaming qualities. Now, all these things just don't stand no more. Let's take for instance Terible ten in raids, no way you could be in it if you don't upgrade your marketplace at least 2 new lvls. What to say about rum production, difference is huge, it's not few percent or a dozen, it's double!!! It goes on for all buildings you can upgrade above lvl 20.

If these etchings can be bought only for rubies, without option to win it in a tournament, and you keep current rates, this game will slowly die, and it's a shame. You had a good thing going, I'm sure it was generating nice income since majority of people I know are spending 10-20$ per month, but if you keep things as they are now, they'll stop because it just makes no sense to buy 5-10k rubies per month, because even if you spend all your rubies on etchings you can upgrade just few buildings each month. And where are some rubies to bring back some of your troops or to buy something else, like fireships, veteran crew, prestige... 

Hope you will think hard about this and change it soon.

Thank you

It's just another way for plarium to get more money out of us. I'm fine with my buildings all leveled up to 20 and just about done with all my discoveries up to 20. I mean I finished everything and didn't even get a well done, thank you bonus or anything and that's a huge feat in itself, why should I now spend money on rubies just to buy etchings. I'd rather just pay a few rubies to buy rum to take care of my negative rum consumption, or buy the 50% rum consumption. Seems everyday we get these stupid additions to the game, for a price and yes these extremes are going to cause many of us long timer's to quit the game. I've spent my last dollar on this game after I saw all these different prices on the same St. Patricks day prize in which they all contained the same amount of fleet. But some were 49.80, some were 39.90 and some were 19.80 for the same package. and I thought that was unfair now we have these etchings. So yea sorry, not interested. I'm already searching for a new game to play anyway and found one, and it costs you nothing. 

Greetings. Let me clarify this update for you.

First of all, all of you can check the bonuses of the new building levels to make sure that there is no huge advantage in having them. More resource production, more resource storage, up to 50% Offensive Units revived for free if they are killed defending your Haven, etc. 

These new levels are designed not only for paying players. All of you have possibility to collect free Rubies in Tournaments, Daily Crew Roster, placing in TOP 10, capturing Treasure Islands, etc. 

Each upgrade requires a lot of Etchings, but there's no need to rush and upgrade all buildings at once. You can continue playing and having fun just as you did before and collecting Rubies for this purpose. Of course, if you find it attractive for you and your current goals. 

I understand that right now you may be scared with the amount of Etchings needed, but nobody says that you need to upgrade all Buildings in one week or in one month. Maybe it will take a year or so, but it will be your achievement, your little victory.

By the way, it's not an obligation. If you prefer spending Rubies on something else, you can just skip this update and continue having fun. The game balance is not touched in this situation. Higher bonuses require some Resources and efforts, so we just added one more goal for you to aim.

I think the upgrade etchings are a rip off. My haven was fully upgraded - now its not?? I'm very disappointed! Lots of players have put a lot o time n effort into completing their havens & now they're not finished?. These etchings are way too expensive unless you are a money player & I'm not a money player. They aren't available as part of a reward for pvp's  either. This is a case of Plarium moving the goal posts & it's time I looked for an alternative game - these etchings are nothing more than a money grab.

Nobody is saying you have to update these, and they aren't actually needed

 and even to someone that pays these do not come cheap to them,

they to have to be wise when thinking of buying the etchings, these were ''added"  only to those whom want to go out of their way and buy them, later on im sure they will be added to adventures and or quest to gain that way, but like everything plarium gives us, they first bring it to the game as an option to pay to get....

Blasphemy said:

Nobody is saying you have to update these, and they aren't actually needed

Are you serious? Nobody is saying you need troops, but it is great advantage to have them, am I right? This is just a rip off, but it's not well thought and players are already giving up. One needs to spend months and still not able to achieve what other can do in days, with few thousand dollars. Yes, we are talking about thousands, and that is the part that's not calculated and thought through. It just stopped making sense to spend 10-20-30$ per month, because you can do very little with that amount of rubies, and I'm pretty sure that players spending similar amounts were main source of income. This update is just so short sighted.

gordan.djuric001 said:

Are you serious? Nobody is saying you need troops, but it is great advantage to have them, am I right? This is just a rip off, but it's not well thought and players are already giving up. One needs to spend months and still not able to achieve what other can do in days, with few thousand dollars. Yes, we are talking about thousands, and that is the part that's not calculated and thought through. It just stopped making sense to spend 10-20-30$ per month, because you can do very little with that amount of rubies, and I'm pretty sure that players spending similar amounts were main source of income. This update is just so short sighted.

Many of us played for years with out these new updates and did just fine

now seems that these updates were added and players scream unfair 

I mean, if they were easy to gain what good advantage would they be?

Many players would be jumping to update those building..

My buildings are all maxed, i haven't bought any etchings i don't even really care about them, 

The only one i have lil interest in his the infirmary, level 16 is 50% revival of your fallen defense troops 

eventually i believe these etchings will be gained in tournaments as an reward

so instead of crying about it, im going to allow those who want to spend up on them do so and ill wait patiently in my little corner 

The only one i have lil interest in his the infirmary, level 16 is 50% revival of your fallen defense troops 

Alice0815 said:

Blasphemy said:

The only one i have lil interest in his the infirmary, level 16 is 50% revival of your fallen defense troops 

it says 50% of your fallen offensive and 30% of your fallen defensive troops. so its just good for the lazy pirates which leave their off out

that's per update, by time we get to level 16 

more troop revival

sorry about that, i missed the part where it shows each update...

still something id like to gain advantage of 

Who asked for the upgrades anyway ? It's like the rules are being changed in the middle of the game. I believe it would have made better business sense if Plarium would have polled it's players (payers) before making changes as these, instead of just doing it and hoping everyone enjoys. I, like the majority, was satisfied where the levels were. There needs to be a ceiling on troops, etc. What is really needed in this game is more (and different) adventures to keep it interesting.

Tina said:

Hello all!

So now it is clear that there is no way one can finish upgrades to his haven within a lifetime.

Well thats a pity... Takes that coal out of the game.

Why play when there is no chance of winning?

Why are all you people playing this game at the moment anyway? (Made some enemies inside game and battle them for who leaves the game first?, just want to socialize?, want the good feeling of having lot of ships?, etc?)

Regards

Greetings.

I understand that the new update may be confusing, but nothing is impossible. New update was designed to give our players a long-term goal which is hard to achieve. It's much harder than it was before, but that's the point. Our game evolves as much as our players do.

I think you wouldn't be interested if you had a chance to upgrade all buildings in one month. Many of our players have waited long enough and asked for some new buildings or new levels of buildings. And our developers have listened to them. If it was too easy to reach, you would get bored right after you finish the construction. And you would ask for some more levels or more buildings. 

And yes, you can't win this game. Simply because other players develop just as you do. There will always be someone stronger than you, you will always have enemies, but you will always have your friends by your side.

Alyona Kolomiitseva said:

Greetings.

I understand that the new update may be confusing, but nothing is impossible. New update was designed to give our players a long-term goal which is hard to achieve. It's much harder than it was before, but that's the point. Our game evolves as much as our players do.

I think you wouldn't be interested if you had a chance to upgrade all buildings in one month. Many of our players have waited long enough and asked for some new buildings or new levels of buildings. And our developers have listened to them. If it was too easy to reach, you would get bored right after you finish the construction. And you would ask for some more levels or more buildings. 

And yes, you can't win this game. Simply because other players develop just as you do. There will always be someone stronger than you, you will always have enemies, but you will always have your friends by your side.

Thanks for the replay.

Yeah this game seems to be complex virtual reality world. Never know where it is going to.

But I do not understand why you developers are being so "people pleasers". We pirates can take care of ourselves. Within the game or out of it, no matter.
But I got a feeling that there seems to be some underlying problems with the game, this is why the developers are trying to desperately make some "improvements" to the game. Probably some financial problems.
Anyway I consider it not completely healthy to play this game for more than a half year.
So better figure out some way out of the game too. Maybe the possibility to trade partly developed havens for real cash(or bitcoins) at some kind of auction.
Best Regards
Taaniel

Tina said:

Thanks for the replay.

Yeah this game seems to be complex virtual reality world. Never know where it is going to.

But I do not understand why you developers are being so "people pleasers". We pirates can take care of ourselves. Within the game or out of it, no matter.
But I got a feeling that there seems to be some underlying problems with the game, this is why the developers are trying to desperately make some "improvements" to the game. Probably some financial problems.
Anyway I consider it not completely healthy to play this game for more than a half year.
So better figure out some way out of the game too. Maybe the possibility to trade partly developed havens for real cash(or bitcoins) at some kind of auction.
Best Regards
Taaniel

Our players want to see some more game features to improve their strategies.

Our developers are doing everything possible to make our game a better place for everyone. The game evolves, and becomes more complicated, more challenging and exciting. And there are no underlying reasons for it - only our players who want to have more fun.

As for a way out,m this is the hardcore strategy game. I don't think it's possible to have a way out of it, because you will always have some interesting adventures, new rivals and new friends who won't let you get bored.

Well Blasphemy, you are way too Excited about this Etchings Junk. And YES I do mean Junk. Plarium has once again set the game to those with deep Pockets. They ONLY way to actually get them is to buy them with Rubies. ALL of your tournaments are geared to ENTICE players with your silly little Rewards which do not ever cover the cost of what you lose, usually doesn't even come close so unless you have deep pockets to revive that 50% worth of destroyed resources the few Rubies and (Davy Jones Locker which is almost useless these days) is so small compared to the Investment. And you can only use 2 Davy Jones lockers I have ended up selling back several of them already.

As for Etchings a few maybe worth having, but The Max your Warehouse and cellar could house 220K was hard enough to fill up to do Prizes so why on earth would I want to make them Larger?  And why can you not offer them for IDOLS as well a lot of Senior Players have lots of them they don't use up.