Ark's Ark

I’m a bit late on this one.

Will the addition of insurance (though it’s more of a rebate than insurance, really) have the desired effect of increasing the amount of consensual PvP? Lets hope so, as with Pirate PvP starting at 3000 unrest now, there are going to be a lot of red circles around.

The 1.5.46 PotBS patch notes are below:

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What rough beast, its hour come at last, slouches towards Tortaga to be born? It’s the Buccaneer, brimming with tradey goodness, and our ocean will never be the same again! Not just for those scurvy Pirates either. Across the board characters will be logging in to be greeted by a free respec, as the skills available to all classes have been completely revamped. Only time will tell if this is for good or ill, but with greater choice available, I [...]

Some very encouraging things in this latest test server build. It is only the first test build, and we know there is another on the way, so don’t be surprised if something you were expecting isn’t in here.

I’m personally very excited about the new unrest system, which will help return us non-PvPing RvRers to relevance. Freetraders also get a couple of rather tasty sounding new ships. All careers gain new skills, which will give us more options, though it [...]