What’s a Pirate without a Crew? Companions in Pirate101!
Please Note: KingsIsle has provided special permission for me to post on this topic and has asked me to remind everyone that the NDA is still in place!
What are YOU lookin’ at?
Being a pirate captain, there’s nothing better than sailing the open aether or adventuring through thick jungles and ancient temples in search of treasure. Of course you wouldn’t be much of a pirate captain without a loyal crew of swarthy mates at your side, clashing steel and drinking yum as you sail through The Spiral in search of plunder and fun.
In Pirate101, your companions are your crew; they are there to offer advice and help in battles. They are also a major part of the strategy of the game, and training your companions and setting their rank in your crew is key to Pirate 101 combat. Each companion who joins your crew will have different skills and stats, and as battles get bigger and more difficult, the companions you choose can have a dramatic impact on the outcome of the fights. (more…)
Who is Furry and Orange and has Pirate101 Beta Keys??
Who’s furry and orange and has a bunch of Pirate101 Closed Beta keys?
Bad Ditto based on Pyromnacer Morganthe, painted by Alex the Sorcerer
This guy – and he’s not going to give them up without a fight! Every day this week, Monday through Friday, Ditto’s evil double is going to ask a riddle – everyone who answers the riddle correctly will have a chance at winning a Pirate101 beta code! Five days, five codes each day, for a total of 25 chances to win a code for this exciting new beta!! (more…)
Ditto Faces the Third Shark Lieutenant in The Chancel
Another good battle against the third and final Shark Lieutenant – these Rank 10 boss fights are intense and a great lead up to the big final battle! It’s important to make sure you have full health and the right cards in your deck before you start a fight like this – but when you’re ready for it, they’re awesome.
Ditto’s Tales of the Sea – The Mary Celestia
Ditto’s Tales of the Sea – The Mary Celestia – Click to Listen!!
As originally heard on Pieces of Eight Radio on Wednesday, August 8th, 2012
Intro music is ‘Aether Shanties‘ by Abney Park. The story is based on the true story of The Mary Celeste, one of the most famous ghost ships in maritime history. The mystery of the Mary Celeste remains unsolved, even now…
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Who can draw? Ditto looking for a little artistic help.
Hey everybody, Ditto here. I’m working on a project – or thinking about working on a project – and I’m looking for some funny artwork. What I’m looking for is an image of what a ‘Bad Ditto’ might look like – nothing gross or terrifying, it has to be family friendly, but I need a picture of a furry orange ‘Bad Ditto’. Oh, and it needs to be drawn, not just a picture of me photoshopped with horns and red eyes – I already tried that, didn’t care for it… Scared me a little.
I’ve tried drawing this myself, but I am terrible with drawing, so if anyone wants to try drawing a picture for me, if I use it it will be featured on DittoMonster.com and there may be a smallish reward too – not sure about that but I’ll try.
Here’s the bad news (you knew there had to be bad news) – if I’m going to move ahead with this idea I need the picture by this Sunday, August 12th, around noon, EST. This isn’t a contest or anything, I just want to do something cool and fun next week and hopefully this picture can be part of that.
If you want to try your hand at creating a ‘Bad Ditto’ picture for me with almost no notice and for little more than a mention on my blog and my heartfelt thanks, send the image to my email (dittowizard at gmail dot com) or even tweet it to me. If I get a bunch I can probably only choose one for this project, but I’ll make sure everyone who sends me a cool picture get some thanks 🙂
Ditto faces the second Shark Lieutenant in The Chancel
Ditto has updated his deck for boss fights and takes on the second Shark Lieutenant in The Chancel. I added in feint, elemental blades, all the Efrit I could carry, and updated my treasure cards, and you can see this fight takes about a third as long as the last one did, so deck construction is very important.
Ditto Faces the First Shark Lieutenant and Makes a Big Mistake!
Ditto is up against the first Shark Lieutenant in The Chancel, making his way to the final boss. The problem with this battle is that I went in without my deck set up for boss fights. No Feint, not too many buffs, and only two Efrit spells, but fortunately Ditto has his awesome Pyromancer skills to rely on… It’s a tough fight and an important lesson – make sure you’re prepared for a big battle!
Ditto Opens a Mystical Door by Defeating Robots
Ditto’s path forward in The Chancel is blocked by a glowing energy door, and Ditto must activate six obelisks to get the door open. Of course what they don’t tell you is that the six obelisks don’t open the door – they summon two nasty Stellar Protectors instead! Ditto actually has to defeat the stellar protectors to get through the door. And of course Ditto cannot remember what school of magic Sun enemies have resistance against…
Ditto Enters The Chancel! What kind of name is ‘Chancel’ anyway?
Ditto finally makes it into The Chancel and needs to find The Sun of Celestia. Of course it’s not where it’s supposed to be – nothing ever is – and Ditto needs to fight some big shark warriors and figure out where they took the Sun thingy. The fight is a good one, with Ditto facing off against a group of rank 9 Pisceans… This is the beginning of a series of intense duels, since The Chancel certainly doesn’t play nice!!
Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle of Yum! Pirate101 Beta Announced!
Avast me hearties! KingsIsle Entertainment has officially announced that the Beta for Pirate101 is officially underway. The first round of Beta invitation emails has gone out to testers, and a variety of additional Beta key giveaways are planned over the next several weeks!
Avast, it’s Ditto the Pirate!
Ditto Hanging Out with Thurston Plunkett
After defeating that Mako guy in the Barbeque and recovering the portal piece, Ditto goes back and talks to his old buddy Thurston Plunkett, and Thurston sounds pretty darn excited if you ask me! Apparently this portal piece gives Ditto access to The Solarium itself – woohoo!! Of course for someone so interested in the mysteries of The solarium, he sends me away pretty quick, but what are you going to do… wacky scientists!
Ditto and the Battle in the Barbecue!
After talking with Caypso, Ditto heads out and finds the barbecue and sure enough, there is a shark leader in there named Mako who wants to fight, so Ditto battles him and his fishy minion… Ditto sets up the perfect winning blow and takes Mako out with a massive Efreet spell. It was a hot time in the old barbecue…
Ditto Recovers the Pirate Treasure! Yarrr.
After having a nice, calm, brutal duel with Calypso, Ditto had a chat with her and agreed to go get her treasure, which wasn’t particularly difficult to find.
Finally, Queen Calypso is ready to help the crustacean cause, but offers up a better solution than adding her pirates into the fight. Apparently as part of the treasure there is a key to the barbecue, and somehow that is important, so Calypso sends Ditto to the barbecue or something like that… Barbecue? Doesn’t she know Ditto does not eat meat?
Ditto Battles Calypso!!
Ditto is sent to talk to Queen Calypso, leader of the Pirates! Of course Ditto can rarely ‘talk’ to anyone without it turnining into a massive battle, and this is no exception! So Ditto faces off against the wicked Pirate Queen – and what a battle it is! Ditto’s pyromancer skills are put to the test!!
Ditto returns the compass to the Pirates, plus Shock-A-Lock!
After defeating Castus Hexfin and getting the compass back, Ditto returns it to the pirates of The Calypso and earns an audience with their captain, Queen Calypso herself, who may be able to help him. After talking to the pirates, Ditto find a silver chest and plays a rousing game of ‘Shock-a-Lock’! That really is Ditto’s favorite game – it’s so exciting!!!
Tales of the Sea – The Beast of Flotsam Bay
Ditto’s Tales of the Sea – The Beast of Flotsam Bay! Click to Listen!!
As originally heard on Pieces of Eight Radio on Wednesday, July 25th, 2012
Intro music is ‘Aether Shanties‘ by Abney Park. The story is based on the song ‘The Beast of Pirates Bay‘ by Voltaire.
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Ditto: Welcome back, weary travelers, to another stirring nautical yarn
Miss Narrator: Yarn – that’s funny…
Ditto: Why is that funny?
Miss Narrator: Because you’re, you know… kinda made of it. (more…)
Ditto versus Castus Hexfin, with help from Sean Redhammer
After my defeat at the hands of Castus Hexfin, I knew I couldn’t beat him alone, so I sent out a call for help on Twitter, and thankfully Sean Redhammer was able to log in a give me a hand. He does a great job helping me stay alive (no easy task!) and its a great fight – I definitely appreciate his help!
Ditto versus Acastus Hexfin and clearly outnumbered…
After lots of searching, Ditto finds Acastus Hexfin, holder of the compass the Calypso crew needs. Isn’t that always the case – you find it in the last place you look? Well, actually, if you find it, why would you keep looking? I never really though about it like that… Anyway, Acastus and his two ice minion aren’t willing to give up the compass, so easily… a fact that becomes painfully obvious early into the duel. As they say – you win some, and then this happens…
Saturday Special! Celestian Adventures with a senator and a pirate!
Ditto is putting up two videos today, because there’s a lot going on and he wants to be ready for Zafaria soon!! (more…)
KingsIsle has outdone themselves – Winter Wind Tower, with pictures!
Sometimes a game does something that’s just so over the top awesome, it’s hard to take it all in. Today, Wizard 101 launched some new bundle cards, the Pagoda Tower bundle and Majestic bundle cards, and I was fortunate enough to get my furry hands on a Majestic Bundle. I have to say, this bundle is one of the best I’ve ever seen – I am in love with every piece of it! (more…)
Shock a Lock! Plus bad news from a senator…
Ditto just loves Shock a Lock! Once Ditto finishes winning at his favorite mini-game, he heads back to Senator Xanthus to ask him for the pirate’s treasure, which is the only way the crew of The Calypso will help their cause. Ditto finds out that – now here’s a shocker – the crustaceans don’t have the any more, the lophians took it! Seems like Ditto’s on a treasure hunt now!
Ditto’s Video Bloggy Thingy, July 17th, 2012
Here is Ditto’s Video Bloggy Thingy – Ditto talks about summer, Twitter, Wizard101, awesome contests and events from Paige Moonshade and Diary of a Wizard, plus a trickle of Pirate101 news…
Ditto and the Pirates – True Treachery!
After gathering ‘cannonballs’ from the local stellar protectors, Ditto learns the true treachery faced by the crew of the Calypso – the crabs took their treasure! Now it’s up to Ditto to get it back if the crustaceans wants the pirates’ help!
Ditto finds the Pirates!! Lieutenant Dafoe wants his gold!
Still on his mission for the Crustaceans, Ditto finally finds Lieutenant Dafoe of the Pirate Ship Calypso, who says he’ll help – as long as he gets his gold back! Looks like that’s going to be Ditto’s next big mission….
Ditto Monster's Bloggy Thingy 