My entry, the interesting puffer fish discovery:

After almost a month of false starts, one piratecraft player has made an interesting discovery regarding the common pufferfish. The player, 4 days 3 hours of ingame time, has been trying to discover a cure for some particularly debilitating respiratory diseases when he came across this unconventional use for the fish. “Well, it wasnt quite what I wanted but it is a good lead to what I am looking for and has commercial value in itself so I’m happy with the outcome”. The pufferfish, of which some species are among the most poisonous vertebrates in the world, mostly contain a potent neurotoxin inside their internal organs and sometimes skin. The player is unsure of how this may affect the body to give the necessary changes in a persons physiology to allow for limited underwater survival. “Yes, it was quite a shock to me when I discovered that by simply brewing this fish a potion that allows the user to breath underwater is created”. The player has published his method and results online so that this potion can be created by anyone. (http://www.piratecraft_players_method_of_breathing_underwater.com)

We here at piratecraft news are not just content with reporting secondhand information though, so a reporter was sent to try out the potion and write about their own experience:

After travelling for almost 2 hours on horseback, I reached the makeshift laboratory that the player has been working at. I was spotted as I reached the gates and greeted warmly – the player was interested in getting publicity for his discovery. After listening to him describe the effects of the potion we made our way down to the beach and I watched as he prepared a flask. “Now remember, you only get 8 minutes of the water breathing ability so be sure to get to the surface well before this time runs out” warned the player. I nodded my agreement.

Upon consuming the potion, I was overcome by a sense of freedom in my chest – as though my lungs had shedded a thick skin and where no longer inhibited by my body. It took a while for me to become accustomed to my usual state after the potion had run out, and was almost a dissapointment after experiencing the sensations of the potion. I noticed a timer near the top of my inventory and smiled my appreciation. I would not have to rely on guesswork to get back to the shore in time.

The potion really was remarkable. After swimming out to deeper water, I dived down and plunged through the sea. I noticed no adverse effects on myself as I swam, and the poisonous nature of the fish was removed during the treatment necessary to create this potion. There is no greater feeling than that which I felt as I skimmed the ocean floor and smiled at the fish around me. After enjoying myself for a while, I swam up to shore and joined the potion’s inventor.

The player who created this potion has stated that he will not get sidetracked with this discovery. He still very much is working for his original aim, and will only market this potion to raise funds for his essential research.

Good idea, but there is no reason to make another topic on the matter, please use the existing topics that we are already discussing Elytras.

Everything is working as it should.

• Chorus fruits do not work in claims, but they do have a large radius, so if you have a very small claim without padding then they can be used outside of this claim with a chance of getting inside.
• They are turned back on when you win a siege, this is a cool down period that allows soft blocks to be broken, buttons to be used and it also allows enterpearls and chorus fruit to be used, as they have won the siege, this is a 5 min “loot” time.
• As already said, putting blocks on top of chests locks them, a lot of people keep telling me “Its impossible to loot! as everyone always locks their chests!” so im glad you made this post as it does show a good balance, and that it is possible (If you are smart) to use built in game mechanics to loot (If the player does not put solid blocks on chests haha)

Either way There can be no balance between “I want to siege people and steal all their stuff, but I don’t want to have my base sieged and have my stuff taken”

I did just read your post #33676 after I wrote all that, so you do understand how it works! I do get very frustrated when people use the word “glitch” completely wrong though, its thrown around with “hacking” and people will get very heated when they are accused of hacking and glitching when they do not.

I really don’t understand why people don’t make traps, you could easily design a 20 foot wall trap all around your base that they all have a chance in teleporting into, so they have a chance in teleporting into a trap with tripwires that crushes the player, or opens up the floor to drop them to their death.

we have these amazing mechanics that people don’t use, the best use ive seen of using bridges was ma_c_hi, he designed rooms that look like vaults that all have fake floors, he spawns on death in his control room to drop these mofos, plus if you use wooden buttons you can use arrows to set them off from a distance. theres no reason you couldn’t even boobytrap your actual vault floor.

And I have to say the complete opposite, there isn’t an “issue” with it being “too easy” to get in, its entirely the opposite, I have players left right and center complaining its “too hard” to siege, and this is a “PVE server” because people just hunker up in their bases, I cant have people complain from both sides?

I think this is more of a butt-hurt post than anything wrong with the server, I don’t think this is my fault. It is as simple a protecting chests. thats it.

to solve the problem of someone raiding you, place a block over the chest? idk, sounds like a silly suggestion… I mean, yeah someone got in. yeah you died. yeah you lost they can push buttons and get to your vault. I wonder what would happen if there was a block or 2 over that chest filled with armor and diamonds? soo wouldn’t that in theory stop any kind of “raiding” that can or may take place? cant be really called a raid if they don’t get anything. well except a head and maybe whats on you. people can still build pretty things above ground, all the important items be kept in storage vaults underground. I have a few pretty builds above my base, and I have evermoor. its all supposed to be for looks really. theres nothing to take, mainly because I don’t keep any valuables in either area, and all resources are in Covered chests. if I leave a chest open, its more than likely because I don’t care for that stuff, or I derped and forgot I unblocked it. at that point it is my fault. if you keep your valuables in locked chests theres no raiding that can take place. you can still have pretty bases, you just gotta be prepared. if youre gonna go build, carry a blackfire potion and a couple enderpearls. drink a pot, and pearl out. or don’t, get killed and yadda yadda yadda…. >_>

souldin wrote:

Ok so the /back has been a topic open on a report for some time. this has been talking about with the staff. there are no rules for /back with PVP per the staff. The rules on the website do not say anything about /back you are more then welcome to read the rules at http://piratemc.com/information/rules/ This topic has been on going for some time.

You’ll find that using /back to enter back into a fight or pick up your items after dying in a fight is punishable and against the rules, hence the ‘Use Common Sense’ rule.

souldin wrote:

You know i must say it now. I am getting tired of every day seeing people complain about all of this.. ooo i died its not fair some one help call staff. quit run to the forums. this is a game. THIS IS ALSO A PVP SERVER. i mean its every day now. this all needs to stop all your are doing is annoying some of the PVPers on this server witch in return is going to make us hunt you for fun. its a /back it is offered from donating to this server, yes people dont have it, and people do, the sad thing about this is no matter what people who post on this forum about this, im really sure have do the /back and using it in the way you are complaining about and they think its ok, until it happens to them. at this point its either complain about dieing, complain about /back, complain that you cant do anything because someone is all ways killing you. complain that at events crews are killing everyone. why cant everyone just play the game everyone will die in this game everyone will get sieged in this game. this happens to all players its the game. now im not trying to upset anyone with this post im just making a point this server cant go a day without someone complaining about something. lets all just play the game.

Once again, I’ll remind you that certain players believe themselves to be above the rules. Using /back for purposes other than a PVE death isn’t allowed, and has been/is punishable by the staff. People complain because it is a feature people constantly abuse. PVP is acceptable, and I like a fair fight. But people believe it’s their divine right to /back instantly after a PVP death, to start the fight anew. That’s not how minecraft is meant to be played.

There’s nothing wrong with playing on a PVP server, and deciding to partake in PVP. But using a mechanic to avoid the penalties of a fair death, or to effectively create a temporary sethome, is wrong. I get that you’re annoyed at the amount of flack CoV is taking at the moment, and much of it isn’t justified, but using /back to gain an unfair, immoral and unlawful advantage isn’t something we should support.

After all, Minecraft is played in such as way as you constantly set yourself goals and achieve them, be it streaks, builds, or the like. The feeling of accomplishment you get from winning a fair fight shouldn’t be taken away from you because someone decides to abuse a mechanic and get back into the fight, or use the mechanic in such a way as to create a temporary sethome; it ruins the value of the game for both parties.

Minecraftventura wrote:

As souldin said, please refrain from using the word “glitch”, as that implies something that was not intended as part of the gameplay. Chorus fruit, and the properties that that possess are clearly an intended part of the game. In the same way that the changes to combat aren’t a glitch, and the Elytra that I used to get on top of your base aren’t a glitch, the properties of chorus fruit are not a glitch. As for me, I personally see this as a good thing, this opens raiding back up as a major part of the gameplay. The idea of changing this and removing a major part of the gameplay that Mojang implemented, and that GodsDead spent months upgrading the server to is a huge waste of GodsDead’s valuable time and effort. In GodsDead’s own words: “Im not going to change how the very basic mechanics of the game work to cater for you and your crews?!?”

i just want to post this paragraph here that i found in the 1.9 main update thread-

“Chorus fruit

I don’t like the idea of these, here is the description

Teleports the player to a random nearby location when eaten (like an enderman).

Which means people randomly teleporting through walls, into vaults etc, I’ve already asked the GriefPrevention dev (About 6 months ago) to make sure these do not work with Claims, he better sort that out. If he dousnt, then we will have to disable them until he does. ”

godsy wants the 1.9 update to be as close to normal as possible, without any major changes (except gapple). he wants us to be able to use chorus fruit, but, as he said there ^^ he does not want them to be used to teleport thru walls into vaults.

i do agree on locking the chests that this all could have been prevented.

As souldin said, please refrain from using the word “glitch”, as that implies something that was not intended as part of the gameplay. Chorus fruit, and the properties that that possess are clearly an intended part of the game. In the same way that the changes to combat aren’t a glitch, and the Elytra that I used to get on top of your base aren’t a glitch, the properties of chorus fruit are not a glitch. As for me, I personally see this as a good thing, this opens raiding back up as a major part of the gameplay. The idea of changing this and removing a major part of the gameplay that Mojang implemented, and that GodsDead spent months upgrading the server to is a huge waste of GodsDead’s valuable time and effort. In GodsDead’s own words: “Im not going to change how the very basic mechanics of the game work to cater for you and your crews?!?”

So first off i want you correct you on this. Using the chorus fruit to teleport through a wall is in no way glitching so please stop saying COV was glitching. The fruit when eaten teleports you randomly to a spot in a 20 block area it is totally by chance. As for your vault you lost the siege. witch gives that person permission to press buttons and open chest. It is your fault if you do not lock your chest.

@Souldin,

The original post wasn’t about a complaint:

Ok people, I want to open a discussion on a topic that keeps on cropping up.

He was just seeking clarification. Unfortunately I don’t have any to offer.

You know i must say it now. I am getting tired of every day seeing people complain about all of this.. ooo i died its not fair some one help call staff. quit run to the forums. this is a game. THIS IS ALSO A PVP SERVER. i mean its every day now. this all needs to stop all your are doing is annoying some of the PVPers on this server witch in return is going to make us hunt you for fun. its a /back it is offered from donating to this server, yes people dont have it, and people do, the sad thing about this is no matter what people who post on this forum about this, im really sure have do the /back and using it in the way you are complaining about and they think its ok, until it happens to them. at this point its either complain about dieing, complain about /back,  complain that you cant do anything because someone is all ways killing you. complain that at events crews are killing everyone. why cant everyone just play the game everyone will die in this game everyone will get sieged in this game. this happens to all players its the game. now im not trying to upset anyone with this post im just making a point this server cant go a day without someone complaining about something. lets all just play the game.

Ok so the /back has been a topic open on a report for some time. this has been talking about with the staff. there are no rules for /back with PVP per the staff. The rules on the website do not say anything about /back you are more then welcome to read the rules at http://piratemc.com/information/rules/

This topic has been on going for some time.