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Captain Ditto fighting more Armada troops!

Ditto had some trouble with WordPress for a few days, so it took a bit longer to get this out. Sorry about that – the joys of technology.

Captain Ditto and his trusty crew forge deeper into the spooky tunnels, battling The Armada deep within the Isle of Doooom!!  Some good fights against this mechanical menace!!


Captain Ditto faces The Armada on The Isle of Dooooom!!

Captain Ditto is deep in the Isle of Dooom, still looking for Gortez and the fabled gold money thingy.  However, when we get to a dark spooky temple, The Armada is there – dun dun dunnnnn!!   Ditto and his crew must battle the dreaded Armada to reach the next goal of their deep jungle quest!!!

These are some pretty intense fights – The Armada doesn’t mess around!!


Ditto’s Pirates De Mayo Contest Winners!!

For Pirates De Mayo, Ditto asked how your pirate captain and crew celebrated this fun holiday, and I got lots of really great answers!!  I’ve chosen the winners and sent their codes for 2500 Crowns and the Gobbler Pinata!  Also, I ended up having more codes than expected, so I’ve awarded codes to even more winners!!  Here they are:

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New Video – Captain Ditto picking flowers in the jungle… #pirate101

So to get further into the jungle, into the very heart of darkness, Ditto must get past… bees.  So after fighting warships and troggies and all kinds of nasty stuff, Ditto’s quest is blocked by small stinging insects.  Maybe the crew is allergic, who knows.  So after collecting – of all things – troggy slime, Ditto now needs to pick special flowers and mix them all together to make bee repellent.  This stuff is repellent alright..

Of course the troggies just don’t play nice, and Ditto ends up getting into another troggy fight.  Nothing his more or less adequate crew can’t handle…


Contest – Happy Pirates De Mayo!!

It’s May, and that means it’s time for Pirates De Mayo!! For the pirates of The Spiral, this is a very special celebration filled with fun and games and pie! Ok, maybe I added the part about pie… But the rest is totally true! And to celebrate, Ditto has a fun and exciting contest!!

In the spirit of this wonderful holiday, tell Ditto what your pirate and crew do to celebrate Pirates De Mayo! Send an email to dittopirate@gmail.com with the subject ‘Pirates De Mayo’, tell me what Pirates De Mayo tradition your captain has, and make sure you include your captain’s name. On Sunday, May 5th after 6pm EST, I will select 15 winners to receive special Pirates De Mayo codes that include 2500 crowns and the exclusive Gobbler Piñata!

Gobbler Pinata!

Gobbler Pinata!

Please only one entry per person, to keep it fair, and these codes can only redeemed once per account, so if you win a code from another fansite, you can’t redeem Ditto’s code for more crowns and another Gobbler Piñata on the same account – but you can use it on a different account, give it to a friend, etc…

Have fun, good luck in the contest, and as always, Play Safe!!!


Captain Ditto faces the Temple of Sacrifice on the Island of Dooooom!

Captain Ditto and his faithful crew have tracked Criado to ‘The Temple of Sacrifice’ – which doesn’t sound like a very nice place!  They have to explore this deep, dark, creepy temple and find the evil Troggies, then save Criado from a fate worse than death!  This fight was extra challenging because the evil Troggy chieftain had a really nasty trick – he could suck the health out of his own men – um, frogs – and replenish his own health!  It was scary, but a really good fight!!


Captain Ditto spies somethin’ new on the horizon!!

Ahoy there maties – and what do we have here? It looks like there’s something new out on the Pirate101 horizon, and Captain Ditto has caught himself a look in his trusty old spyglass! Of course Dittos’ spyglass, much like his ship, really isn’t in the best shape, so all I can share is a few small glimpses of the excitement that’s to come! Don’t worry, though – cast a weather-eye out to the other Pirate101 Fansites, as I’m sure the other Captains out there will have their lookouts up in the crows’ nest, searching for more glimpses of what’s new out there on the aether… And keep checking back with good old’ Captain Ditto, too, because I’ve definitely more excitement and adventure coming soon….

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Captain Ditto heads deep into the Dark Jungle of DOOOOOM…

Ditto has completed the dreaded tomb of Doooom, and he talks to the Monquistan foreman about how to move further on his epic quest through the Island of Doooom…. he goes into the jungle to find a monquistan campsite in the Dark Jungle, but it is destroyed and deserted!!  Where did everyone go?  Another mystery to solve on this quest of… DOOOOOM!


Captain Ditto fights Haku in the Ancient Tomb of DOOOOOOM!

Ditto is on The Island of Doom and, to get help from the Monquistans there, he has to help them with their little ‘pest control’ problem – namely Haku, a Water Mole leader, who has the whole Water Mole population in an uprising against the Monquistans.

Ditto searches through the dark and scary tomb to find the dreaded Haku, and a massive fight ensues!  But just when Ditto’s team finally defeats Haku, thinking the battle is won, something even WORSE attacks out of the shadows!  Ditto and his crew are in a monster-movie fight for their life deep in the Ancient Tomb of DOOOOOOOM….


Ditto’s Pirate101 Springtime Contest Winners!

Sometimes it is hard for Ditto to come up with fun and interesting contests, but this one is probably going to wind up being one of Ditto’s favorites – though it was definitely one of the hardest to judge!!  The challenge was to take a picture of a cute Pirate101 pet and give it a funny or cute caption, like all those pictures of cute kitties and hedgehogs talking about cheeseburgers and stuff, and wow did I get some GREAT entries!!  Here are the winning images, congratulations to the winners and thanks everyone who entered!!!   This was a lot of fun!


Pirate101 Springtime Pets Contest – So Cute!!

Ditto has some great codes for Springtime Pets in Pirate101, and these are some of the cutest pets I’ve seen so far!  The Yellow Marshadillow, Pink Marshadillow, Batik Eggaloon, Purple Polkaloon, Pink Chocolope and Blue Chocolope are great, fun Pirate pets, and Ditto is giving you a chance to win one!!

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Captain Ditto prepares to sail to The Isle of Doooooom!

Captain Ditto talks to the Monquistan outfitter to prepare him for The Isle of Doom!  Ditto and his crew then head out to the dreaded island and bring snacks to the Monquistans there – because Ditto likes to help.


Captain Ditto speaks to Bishop Hidalgo and gets a Secret Mission!

Still on his mission to open up diplomatic relationships Monquista, Ditto heads to the cathedral to speak with Bishop Hidalgo there. Ditto learns some of the interesting history of Monquista, and then gets assigned a dangerous secret mission to ‘The Island of Doom’, apparently based at least partially on the plot to ‘Apocalypse Now’… It should be a piece of cake – assuming Ditto survives the deadly snakes, killer bees, poisonous frogs, and whatever else is out there!


Captain Ditto has an audience with the Monquistan Governor

Captain Ditto has pirated the silk needed by the monquistan tailor and his spiffy new diplomatic outfit is ready! Of course there’s something a little strange about Ditto’s special ‘diplomatic outfit’ – those monquistans may have made a monkey out of him….


Ditto finds a glitch, then continues his diplomatic mission to Puerto Mico!

Coming out of Captain Avery’s office, Ditto is surrounded by a mysterious and impenetrable fog that bars his way…. Actually it’s just a weird game glitch and Ditto is able to fix it by teleporting to the Life Fountain.

Ditto then heads off to continue his diplomatic mission to Puerto Mico – but first he stops to return a mirror to a very strange monkey.  That guys’ got some issues, I think.


Ditto returns the Mooshu Falcon to Captain Avery!

Ditto has been very busy for the last few days, so I have not been playing the game or updating the website as much as I had hoped.  Nothing wrong, just regular real stuff, but it kept me away from the game a bit more than I liked.  It’s all good thought.

So for this video, Ditto finally finishes the ‘Mooshu Falcon’ quest by returning the fabled artifact to Captain Avery, and…  Well, Captain Avery says thanks.  That’s about it.  To be honest, Ditto was expecting a bit more from this, but there you go, at least he said thanks.


Captain Ditto in Ship to Ship combat with House Guzman!

In order to impress the MajorDomo in Puerto Mico, Captain Ditto and crew need to get down to some genuine pirating, attacking House Guzman ships and taking the silk that master monkey tailor Bernardo Sarstre needs to make Ditto’s special diplomatic suit!  The combat is fierce as Captain Ditto and crew board the Guzman ship, incapacitate the crew, and plunder the booty!


Captain Ditto heads to Sunny Puerto Mico!

Captain Avery wants Ditto has to head out to sunny Puerto Mico, trying to set up trade with those wily Monquistans.  The Monquistan Major Domo isn’t particularly receptive to pirates, however!  Can Ditto and his crew use their skills and ‘diplomacy’ to get the job done?


Well that all wrapped up nicely…

Captain Ditto and his trusty crew head to The Golden Finn tavern and talk to Captain Cutter about all they discovered about his untrustworthy first mate. After that, Captain Ditto heads down to the Tavern basement to talk to Ratbeard about his ghostly problems – and buy him some yum. After a long heart to heart, Ratbeard feels lots better and even levels up!!


Captain Ditto Investigates in Flotsam

Captain Cutter has some concerns about his First Mate, and Captain Ditto trails the scoundrel to Flotsam, where he catches him making nefarious plans with some wharf rats! Of course, Ditto and crew need to fight their way out of a dangerous situation to get news back to Captain Cutter!


Captain Ditto faces the Ghosts of Ratbeard’s Past!

Now that Ratbeard has joined Ditto’s crew, Captain Ditto talks to One Eye’d Jack about some of Ratbeard’s missing property, including his sword, Jack tells them it was hidden away nearby for safe keeping.

Once Ditto and Ratbeard collect the missing sword, however, the ghosts of Ratbeard’s past catch up with him – literally.  The ghosts of Ratbeard’s former crew surround Ditto and Ratbeard, and they must face down the ghosts and fight their way out of the supernatural encounter!

This is a great quest line and I’m very glad Ratbeard didn’t have anything to do with his crew’s unfortunate demise!  I can’t wait to see what happens next!!


Ditto’s Video Bloggy Thingy Feb 1st, 2013

Hello, it is the Ditto with another Video Bloggy thingy!!  Ditto has been a busy monster this week, oh boy!!  But before me get into all that, I’ll start like I usually do – the Twitter report!   (more…)


Annoucing Ditto’s Tribal Crew Pack Contest Winners!!

Thank you everyone who entered Ditto’s Tribal Crew Pack contest!  I had TONS of great entries, and it was so much fun reading through them all!  As usual, I have chosen the winners randomly (using Random.org) and have already alerted them by email.  Congratulations to all the winners, and definitely stay tuned to Dittomonster.com for my next fun contest, which will be starting very soon!!

The Winners: (Each got a code for 5 Tribal Crew Packs in Pirate101!)

  1. Humble Amanda Nightingale – My favorite companion is Bonnie Anne. I love her attacks on every foe; it’s so helpful!
  2. Dreaming Kevin Morgan – My favourite companion is Lieutenant Otter Emmet Ensign.
  3. Cunning Aedan Morgan -My favorite has to be between Subodai and the Mustang Toreador from the Cool Ranch Side Quest.
  4. Salty Padric Otway – My favorite companion is Don Hernando Chavez, because it is so much fun to say “I have a monkey monk!”
  5. Brave Alex Richmond – Well most of my companions are terrible as you can see from the picture above. But my favorite companion would have to be Bill O’leary, my Cat Pirate from the Boochbeard Bundle! He is very strong and keeps getting stronger as I train him! He is so helpful in battle, and I could probably never beat bosses without him.  I’m hoping to get better companions, hopefully a Tribal Crew Pack will give me a companion!
  6. Clever Cole Crow - My personal favorite companion is Goronado, the Gortez clone. Why?
    1. He has two powers. First, there’s Vicious Charge, which allows him to span the board reasonably quickly. And then, Gorilla Warfare, which is a physical AoE that allows him to attack all the enemies directly around him.
    2. He holds up well in combat. While he’s not the heaviest hitter, being a Buccaneer, he’s still a pretty skilled combatant.
    3. He looks awesome!

Congratulations once again to all the winners – enjoy your prize codes!!

Ditto P. Monster


Captain Ditto is looking for Trouble’s Lamp…

Captain Ditto is a helpful sort of guy, and during his travels he met a down on his luck pirate named Trouble Tompkins.  Trouble asked Ditto to help him get a magic lamp that he thought would solve all his problems!  During his many travels, Ditto comes across such a lamp in a locked chest in an old abandoned house!

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