The game Pirates was introduced to me by my cousin's fiance, Ian. I really did not have an account in facebook before that. It was only when I got interested with how Pirates is played that I also signed-up in facebook. At first, I was just listening to Ian while he was explaining to my sister how the game is played. The mechanics of the game is confusing when it was explained to me first time. But when it was my turn, I enjoyed it and I got hooked to it just like now.
For beginners of this game, the first few steps are shown at the first page that you would see when the application is loaded. You just have to follow them first. I think there are four steps.
Once you've accomplished all the steps, you just have to repeat them all. Since the directions are not that specific or each step doesn't explain what's the purpose of doing so, the link for help will do. Plus, there's also a link to a forum for it in the help page.
These are the basic aspects of the game posted in the help page. I've added some points to somehow help. Well, these points are just based on my experiences.
The words in blue are the selections in the game. Under each of them are the explanation in italics plus my add-ins.
Plunder
Ahoy! This is the first place to go when ye start the game. Come here to earn gold and gain infamy points by completing plundering jobs. Gold helps ye get properties that bring recurring income on Pirate island and allows ye to purchase items in the Armory. Infamy points allow ye to move up to higher levels.
Some jobs have certain requirements before ye can do them: weapons or transport for ye fleet, a certain number of mateys, certain amount of infamy points, etc. New jobs become available as ye progress through the game.
Well, it's pirate language. How cool is that! It's the one used in the game so get used to it. Infamy points is called Experience points in the game. In choosing among the plunder items, the following must meet the requirement of the item..
1. the energy stats
2. the amount and kind of armory requirement
3. the needed number of crew members (see "Yer Crew" below)
These are the reasons why choose the certain item
1. your need for an amount of Gold is in that range
2. the experience points / Exp (Earning the required experience points will move you up to the next higher levels)
Here's a tip: Some have captions in green stating "Rumored to Drop Loot." If you have all the requirements, you should choose this above others because you can get special weapons here which are not found in the Armory.
Bounties
Arrrr! Those sons of biscuit eaters! This is where ye can put another player on the "Bounty List" and pay a bounty (a certain amount of gold) to whoever attacks the target first. For example, ye might put someone on the Bounty List after they've attacked ye.
If ye want to make some easy gold, attack the pirates on this list. But move quickly -- first come, first serve!
I haven't done this yet but planning to do it as I progress with the game. If your planning to put someone in the "Bounty List," just be sure you had a reason for doing so. If you did it for no reason at all, you might get attacked by the crews of the person you added to the list. Also, I haven't tried attacking somebody in the list because most of them are already strong players of the game.
Pirate Island
Make yer gold work for ye, even when yer away from the Pirates app. Earn daily recurring income - build territories and operations to maximize yer money-making power.
This area is pretty exciting because you get to decide how much you'll gonna earn for an hour. You can choose from the variety of lots and operations which offer different amount of income per hour. The operations are of course available only when you have purchased its corresponding lot.
Just a tip: If you earned golds in fighting and you still are going to stay longer on line then purchase items first in the armory because you'll be needing them when you fight your opponents. Purchase an island when you are leaving. That is, if you still have remaining golds yet.
Sometimes there are lots available for purchase which offer bigger income. You can gun for them. However, it has a number of crew minimum requirement so you must get as many crew members as you can!
Treasure Chest
Bury yer gold here so it won't get stolen in fights. But it'll cost ye - a certain percentage always gets lost in the sand.
The treasure chest serves as the bank where you keep everything you've earned. However, the difference is that when you deposit your gold or the term in the game "bury," you get to pay a certain amount. The amount deducted from your the gold you're going to bury is 10%. On the other hand when you want to use the gold again, you can unbury it without paying any fee.
Tip: When you log in to the game application and saw the golds you've gained from your last visit, purchase everything you need then immediately bury it because when somebody attacks you, you might get lost along with a bigger amount of gold.
Also, don't leave any gold unburied when you leave the game!
DAVEY JONES
If ye want some bonus extras, ye can help Davey Jones by completing offers in the Davey Jones section. He will reward ye with bonus points that will help ye move up the pirate ranks.
Well, it's nothing but a character created by the developer of the game. Here, you can do stuff indicated in the page. This is where the creators of the game earn real money through players who are so hooked to the game that they also purchase something through their credit cards. As for me, I'm gonna earn them the hard way. And in the first place, I still haven't got myself a card plus if I do have it, I won't pay that much for a past time.
FIGHT!
Show those scurvy dogs ye can throw down! Battle other pirates on Pirate island for gold and infamy points. Make sure ye have enough health and strength points. Ye want more infamy points to move up in level.
In this selection, you'll find the names of other pirates gamers who are of the same level as you are. Your main goal in fighting is to win more gold and experience points. To fight someone, just click on the attack button or better yet click on the opponent's name first to check his/her stats before attacking.
According to the forums, the highest gold that one can earn from a single attack is 70000 and the highest amount that can be lost is up to 100000 per attack. Also, the number of crews you have determines your success rate. The more crew you have, the stronger your fleet becomes and the higher the success rate you can achieve.
Tip: In choosing someone to attack, choose someone whose crew is the same number as you have or less than that. Before attacking him/her, check his/her stats and weigh in the strength of your opponent by looking at the items that he/she has in her stats. Because sometimes those with more crews have weaker stats and attacking them can make you win!
If you win in the first attack and you still have strength, keep on attacking the same opponent because in doing so, you might loot more items or even keelhaul your opponent.
Armory
Buy and sell weapons and transport to equip yer mateys and make sure yer fleet is strong in fights. This is also where ye buy different items required for certain plundering jobs.
The description says it all. This is where weapons and movement items are bought. Make sure you have each one of them and decide on which items to have more because each item corresponds to a certain number of Defense points and/or Attack points. Also, some items requires an upkeep which means there's a corresponding deduction in your income every 54 minutes once that particular item is bought.
Yer Crew
Yo ho ho! The more mateys ye have, the stronger yer fleet. Having more mateys helps in fights and is required for certain plundering jobs. Ye can recruit them here.
The key of winning the game is to have more crew. Invite someone to add you as crew. In some selections like Plunder and Pirate Island, there's a minimum requirement of crew to purchase a certain item. Also, your crew plays a big part in your game because there are fights that affect your crew. For instance, winning in your fight also gives a certain amount of gold or experience points to your crew. You can also cause damage to them when you lost the fight.
Me Skills
When ye gain enough infamy points to increase in level, ye are awarded skill points that ye can use to improve yer pirate's skills, maximum bravery points, maximum health points, and maximum strength points.
When you move up to the next level you earn 5 skills which you can choose where to invest them to. Be it in your defense skill, attack skill, maximum energy, maximum, health, or in maximum strength. You just have to strategize on where to allocate them.
Here is the time it takes for each item to increase by a point.
Health 3:00mins, Energy 5:00mins, Strength 5:00mins
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I hope this helps. Just let me know if there's anything you might wanna ask. I may not answer them all as I'm just a newbie too here especially if the question is something deep about the game but I could try it. Anyway, there's no harm in trying. Just keep your questions coming.
I must say this game has done something good to me while I'm in a long vacation. I have something new to do while surfing the net. Plus, it has something that keeps me coming back. I don't know how long I'm gonna be hooked in to this game but right now I'm just so into it!
I'm also gonna try other applications in the facebook. Well, mostly by Zynga, I guess..
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