Captain Ditto and the Case of The Mooshu Falcon!
Captain Ditto has finally made level 10 and heads to his trainer to learn some new skills, like jumping over obstacles. Ditto then gets lost looking for Ratbeard (because I didn’t go down into the basement – have to try again later).
Ditto then talks to a disreputable man in an alley and learns that a another even more disreputable man has a job for him, to steal the famed ‘Mooshu Falcon’ from Captain Avery. I thought it had to do with the ‘Millennium Falcon’ but no, it’s just a statue of a bird (and another excellent pop-culture reference to ‘The Maltese Falcon’, a 1941 Humphrey Bogart classic) .
Refusing to steal from Captain Avery, Ditto heads to the captain’s office to barter a deal, but instead gets wrapped up in a web of mystery and intrigue! The Falcon is missing, and if Ditto can’t get it back, Captain Avery will hold him personally responsible. Not really sure how Ditto could be responsible, since it was stole right out from under Avery’s nose, and his chief of security isn’t even in the same building, but whatever – now Ditto has to seek out Archer and get the falcon back!!
Ditto’s 500th Video!! 500!! Happy Holidays!!
Ditto’s 500th Video!!
Hi everybody – it is the Ditto. Wow, so here we are – 500 videos. That seems like a lot, doesn’t it? I’m pretty sure it is, yes. I’ve had a lot of suggestions about wacky things to do, from doing a Christmas video to doing a parody of ‘Gangnam Style’, but when I thought about it, I think the most important thing to remember about this milestone is why I reached it – and that is for everyone out there, all of you who follow my blog, and watch my videos, and listen to my silly adventures on Ravenwood Radio or Pieces of Eight Radio. To all the wonderful people who I have met in-game, from people I met and friended at parties to all the wonderful and friendly strangers who helped me get through tough quests or beat tough bosses.
In the nearly three years since my first video I’ve done a LOT here – I’ve played all kinds of great video games, I’ve talked to people about staying safe , I’ve run I can’t remember how many contests, I’ve gone to PAX East and interviewed all kinds of people, like Fred Howard from KingsIsle, I’ve beta tested new games, written for an online gaming magazine, gotten over a thousand twitter followers, I’ve been attacked by Kittens and had a lot of fun with my Fabricated American friends. The most important thing of all, though, is that I’ve made lots of friends with all of you – from people I’ve met online at game parties to the complete strangers who helped me out with tough quests or nasty bosses, everyone I’ve met and talked to and made friends with have been great, and all my my friends and fans and twitter followers are the real reason I keep doing this, and why I love it so much and have so much fun with it!!
So thank you everyone – thank you for being my fans and my friends and for sticking by me and for enjoying and sharing my blog and my videos so much! I’ve got 500 videos done, and with all your support I’m sure I’ll do another 500 before you know it!!
Thank you all and happy, happy holidays to each and every one of you. I couldn’t do it without you all!! Well, I guess I could, but nobody would watch it, so why bother??
Ditto makes Level 10, and Captain Avery is a Ghost!!
After finding what was left of Gunn’s treasure, Ditto tries to return a prized chalice to Captain Avery, only to find that Captain Avery is a ghost!! I can hear him, but I can’t see him!! So spooooky!!! Actually it’s just a funny game glitch and clears itself up pretty quickly, but it’s amusing. I also make level 10 – how exciting!!
Ditto Versus the Volcano, Part 2 – Chumba Wumba!
Ditto and his crew have made their way up to top of the volcano and come face to face with Chumba Wumba, leader of the water moles. It seems the tide has turned on the devious Ratbeard AND Captain Gunn’s treasure… This is an epic battle with a wild twist ending!
I will say that the Chumbawumba ‘Tubthumping’ references in this quest were amazing and hilarious, and were definitely my favorite part of the quest!! That used to be one of my favorite songs long ago… I have linked to the source of those references for anyone who has no idea what I’m talking about…
Ditto Versus The Volcano – Part 1 Pirate101
After the disappointment of Gunn’s Tomb, Ditto and his crew chase the evil double-crossing pirate Ratbeard and his water mole henchmen into a volcano! Can they make their way up through the perilous volcano and recover Gunn’s treasure before it’s too late?? Time is of the essence and stealth isn’t really Ditto’s forte, so it looks like he and his crew will be fighting their way up to the top…
Awesome News – Pirate 101 nominated for TWO MMO Awards #Pirate101
This is awesome news – Pirate101 is proud to be nominated for both Game of the Year and Most Innovative Game of 2012 from MMORPG.com!
Everyone should go visit MMORPG.com and cast your votes for Pirate101 today! (You need to log in/register for free) http://www.mmorpg.com/showFeature.cfm/loadFeature/6954/2012-Players-Choice-Awards.html – Lets all vote and make sure Pirate101 gets recognized as the awesome game it is!!
Ditto Faces the Final Quest for Gunn’s Tomb!
Ditto and his crew have reached Bounty Island and have finally found Gunn’s tomb! Now Ditto needs to prove his mettle as a pirate and sailor by completing all of Gunn’s tasks to unlock the tomb! What happens when Ditto completes these tricky tests of skill? It’s a surprise!!
This is my favorite quest so far in Pirate101 – it’s cute, it’s clever, and completely makes sense relative to the storyline. The results of all of my preparations with the cannon and the rope are great, too! I loved this quest.
A clarification on Ditto’s contests and winners
First, congratulations to all my November winners! In the month of November I gave away nearly 50 prizes, the most ever, and I had a LOT of fun doing it! I love doing contests, and I’m very thankful to KingsIsle for getting me so many codes to give away to my readers and fans!
Have Fun and Play Safe
Ditto’s Epic Battle Against Old Scratch in Pirate101
After defeating Old Scratch’s minions, he now has to face the wrath of Old Scratch himself, a powerful undead witchdoctor!
This is an epic battle, one of the most difficult Captain Ditto has ever faced, and it is terrifying! For an Epic boss fight, you get to choose which crew members you use, which is a cool thing, but it takes strategy. Ditto had a great strategy for this fight though, and it pays off, winning the battle AND getting an exciting (and spooky) new companion for Ditto’s crew!!
Ditto Faces Old Scratch’s Undead Minions
Ditto and his crew continue their search for Ned’s grave, finally coming face to face with Old Scratch, a powerful skeletal witchdoctor! Ditto and his crew must face Scratches’ dreadful undead minions! This fight has some cool tactics involved, and I’m starting to think I need some ranged support, I”ll have to work on that.
I do love the terrible puns on all the gravestones we have to investigate – really funny…
What’s Up with Ditto’s Daring Adventures?
As many of my readers and fans know, Ditto and Miss Narrator have been doing a segment on the Ravenwood Radio and Pieces of Eight radio podcasts for… a very long time. We have missed a few episodes lately, and it looks like we’re not going to finish tomorrow’s Tales of The Sea episode on time, either. I just wanted to say sorry about that – nothing is wrong, Ditto is not leaving Ravenwood Radio or Pieces of Eight Radio or anything like that, it’s just some poorly timed technical issues, which are finally fixed, and busy holiday stuff. I am working on new episodes now – we were hoping to get this Tales of the Sea out on time, but it will definitely be ready for next time…
Anyway – sorry for not getting it out this week, but we’ll be back up and adventuring very soon! We love doing the podcasts, and can’t wait for the next one!
Ditto
Ditto’s Ship Contest Winners!! #Pirate101
I have gone through all the many, MANY wonderful contest entries that people sent in, and Miss Narrator and I have selected two grand prize winners and a runner-up!
As a reminder, Ditto asked people to send me a picture – screenshot, drawn, photoshopped, whatever you wanted to do – showing me why you need a new ship. The top two winners get a special promo Admiral’s Bundle code with an amazing Marleybone ship, a Bulldog companion, and other great prizes. We got so many fun and creative entries it was really hard to choose just two – that’s why I added a runner-up as well, who won some stuff too. (more…)
Ditto fights his way to the first Tombstone – Gunn’s Treasure
Ditto and crew need to fight their way through to find the first tombstone, looking for the final resting place of Gunn’s First Mate, Ned. It’s a pretty epic battle, and another captain jumps in to help – it’s a great time! I love the combat in this game, it’s really exciting! The quest for Gunns’ treasure is turning out to be a great adventure!!
Captain Ditto and his crew on the search for Gunn’s Treasure
Ditto and his crew are out searching for the fabled treasure of Gunn, an infamous pirate. Ditto searches through Gunn’s house and finds a note that sends him to the Ruined Lighthouse, looking for another clue at the grave of Gunn’s first mate! The crew sail to the Ruined Lighthouse and begin to search for dear old Ned’s grave.
Do you need a good ship? Win an Admiral’s Bundle for Pirate101
Captain Ditto here. Are you a new Pirate, just landed on Skull Island? Has Captain Avery gifted you with your first ‘Ship’, and suddenly you find yourself the proud owner of something resembling leaky barrels held together with shoestrings and tape? Is your hat more seaworthy than that poor leaky raft your call a ship? It can be rough out there on the high seas, with pirates, brigands, batacuda and worse, all trying to take a bite out of your, um… hull… So what’s a Pirate to do? Fear not – The Admiral’s Bundle has the answer!!!
Marleybone Warship with Bulldog Companion
Yes the Admiral’s Bundle (Now available at Wal MArt for $29, a great stocking stuffer…) has an AMAZING Marleybone warship to make you the scourge of the Aether, a loyal and trustworthy Bulldog companion, a fancy Naval outfit to look the part, a great military saber, and a crows’ nest housing Add-On so you can spot trouble long before it arrives. I have tow – yes two – of these fantastic bundles to give away to you, my wonderful fans and readers. (In the purchased bundle it also gives 5,000 crowns, but the prize packs I have don’t grant that.)
So how do you win? Well, since I only have two of these highly valuable prize bundles, I’m going to make you work a little for it – you need to show me how much you need a shiny new warship. Take a screenshot, or draw a picture, or use Photoshop – do something to show me just how bad your current ship is. Is it a raft surrounded by hungry sharks? Maybe you’re in a rowboat trying to escape a warship? Maybe it’s a little X-Wing fighter trying desperately to get to that thermal exhaust port – it’s up to you, be creative and have fun!
Send your picture, and your pirate name, to dittopirate@gmail.com with a subject of ‘I need a ship!’ – Show me how desperately you need a ship, and maybe you’ll win one!! You have until Sunday, November 25th at midnight EST to enter, and I’ll announce the winners within a few days (might need some time to go through all that artwork).
One entry per pirate, please, and make sure you keep those pictures safe and family-friendly. And most importantly – have fun!! Good luck!
Ditto is Catching Up on Stuff in Wizard101 and Pirate101
Ditto has had a VERY busy couple of weeks where I was not able to do much in game or even post a lot, but there are some important things that are happening in the worlds of Wizard101 and Pirate101 and Ditto wanted to make sure they were covered.
Wizard101 –
First, there is the awesome Prehistoric Bundle, and Ditto has a great contest going on with that. It has the most amazing two person mount, an adorable pet, powerful new outfit and wand thingy, and a cool magic treehouse with magic eggs!
Next is the new Keeper’s Lore card pack, with chances to get three new armor sets, special banner weapons, a great new pet, new spells, and more! There are some pretty cool things in there, and Ditto really likes the banner weapons, they look neat.
And finally, the amazing Tower Defense game Grub Guardian has been updated and released on multiple platforms – I love tower defense games so Ditto is very excited for this one! And I love that I can play with Madame Jasmine!
Pirate101 –
First off we have the very FIRST monthly newsletter from Pirate101, with all kinds of great news and pictures from the Pirate101 team.
Sadly, since all good things must end, the amazing Boochbeard pre-sale bundle will be leaving soon. Sunday, November 11th will be the last day you can buy this great bundle – and I can tell you, it’s definitely worth it!!
Also in Pirate 101, the test realm opened for the first time!! It’s closed now – sorry about that, I missed it too – but this just means that there are already cool new things on the horizon, and I can’t wait to see them!!
That’s my big update for now, but Ditto will have lots of new videos and fun coming very soon – probably tomorrow, really… until then, have fun and play safe!!
Ditto P. Monster
Ditto gets a new ship and searches Flotsam for One Eye’d Jack!
Ditto, still on the search for Ratbeard, needs to find One Eye’d Jack, who owes the Frogfather a favor and might know where Ratbeard is, so Ditto is off to Flotsam! Ditto does get a new ship, which which is pretty awesome, but it’s not quite the same level as the cool ship I already have – it’s still nice though! Once on board the ship, Ditto heads out to the amazing town of Flotsam and makes his way to the infamous ‘Black Spot’ tavern, where all kinds of crazy things happen!
Another New Contest – Celebrating 1000 Twitter Followers!!
So as most people who follow Ditto know, I love my Twitter followers, and when I started out I had a very modest goal of gaining 500 followers. I have been way more successful than that, and as of right now I have 983 followers!! Thanks to the great folks at KingsIsle, in celebration of my passing 1000 followers any time now, I’m having a contest, and ten lucky people will be getting 10,000 crowns each!!
So what do you have to do to win? If you already follow me on Twitter, nothing at all – you’re already entered!! If you’re not following me, then just follow Dittowizard on Twitter and you’ll be entered to win. It’s as easy as that!
Once I hit 1000 followers, I’ll do a random drawing via a ‘random twitter follower selector’ service and select ten winners from all of my current followers. I’ll send the codes to the winners via DM and I’ll announce the winners here on the site. Since sometimes it takes Twitter a little while to really update the numbers, please allow for 24-48 hours after me hitting 1000 followers for me to announce the winners.
I’d really like to thank all my fans and followers and especially the awesome folks at KingsIsle for supporting my site – Wizard101 and Pirate101 are fantastic games, and they really do have the best fans out there!
Pirate 101 Ship to Ship Combat Could Be My Favorite Thing!
I’ve been having some grand adventures in the Skyways of the Spiral, and one of my favorite things is ship to ship combat!! The roar of cannons, the clash of spells, the smoke in the sails and the clashing of massive timbers as we board the enemy ships! There’s a lot of strategy involved, and there are a few different ways you can fight from your ship. There is fighting ‘natural’ enemies like flying fish and sharks, who swarm your deck if you get to close! Then you have other ships, where you fight ship to ship either until you can board the other ship and fight the crew hand to hand, or else just blast them to pieces and send them down to Davy Jones’ Locker! It’s exciting and lots of fun – I know I’ll be focused on upgrading my ships with bigger and better guns and spells!
The Winners of Ditto’s Pirate101 ‘Name My Ship’ contest announced!!!
Here they are, the four lucky winners of Ditto’s ‘Name My Ship’ contest for Pirate 101!! All the answers were great, I wish I could give everyone a prize, but I could only choose four and here they are!!
Boochbeard Bundle Winners:
- Becky – The Scurvy Ditto
- Suri – The Orange Pearl
Cutthroat Bundle Winners:
- Wicked Esmeralda Nightingale – The Fuzzy Barnacle (I would pay crowns to get this name in-game!!! I love it!! )
- Fred – The Jolly Orange
All the winners have been notified by email with instructions on how to redeem their prizes.
Thank you again to everyone who entered, I had a really fun time reading through all your answers! I’m sure I will have LOTS more Pirate101 contests in the future, and I’ve still got great Wizard101 contests running all month until Halloween!!
Have fun, play safe, and I’ll see you in The Spiral!!
Win a Boochbeard Bundle or a Cutthroat Bundle in Pirate101
That’s right – to celebrate the launch of Pirate101, Ditto has a brand new contest. The prizes are Boochbeard Bundle codes and Cutthroat Bundle codes that give you a TON of great stuff for the game! (they do NOT give you a 12-month membership, though.)
Ditto Playing Pirate 101
Pirate101 Head Start is Officially Open! Welcome Daring Digby Devereaux!
That’s right me maties, Pirate101 is officially open for headstart players, and will be open to everyone on October 15th! Ditto was able to get into the head start, and I have a fun new video of me creating my first character, a Swashbucker named Daring Digby Devereaux! Here is all the character creation and tutorial quests!
Lots of Pirate101 News!
As we’re getting closer to the Pirate101 launch there is lots of great news to share and some great opportunities for people to experience this great, fun game!
First, IGN is giving away 10 Pirate101 bundles that include 60,000 crowns! To enter, leave a pirate themed Haiku comment here: http://www.ign.com/blogs/jinxcellent/2012/10/02/giveaway-pirate101/
Next, KingsIsle is giving a public sneak peek of Pirate101 for a few hours (2:00pm to 8:00 pm US Central) on Thursday, October 4th, 2012 and inviting everyone in! Read more about the even on Pirate101.com: https://www.pirate101.com/free_game/open_play
The game is coming out soon, less than two weeks now – I can’t wait!!
Pirate 101 Launch and Pre-Release Specials Announced!
That’s right, in an article with Forbes Magazine, KingsIsle has finally given us an idea of when Pirate101 will launch!
“Pirate101 will launch in “early October,” KingsIsle has exclusively revealed to Forbes, and the game will be available for pre-sale orders on September 19 –International Talk Like A Pirate Day.” (more…)
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