A raid on Lucky’s base: Two days ago (July 9th) Lucky Vincentius told everyone in chat that there was going to be a raid at his base. So, everyone started going there and eventually, practically the whole server was there at his base. After several minutes of waiting, Lucky opened up his gates and everyone was off! From armor, to weapons, to heads, to special event items, you name it, he had it! Everyone was getting everything and you were lucky if you found a chest with something good in it, but while you were by yourself. So after about 30 minutes of crazy raiding, people started to teleport out, but there were some that stayed behind. You see, this was not Ae0’s island where a bounty has to be over $50 to kill someone, here you could kill anybody with a bounty and that is exactly what happened. People started attacking one another, there was tnt going off, and the whole entire base was just being destroyed. After while, pretty much everyone left, and that was really the end of Lucky Vincentius’s base. We do not know what caused him to do this or just what gave him the idea, but we do know that some people got some really special stuff from the raid and they should be glad they got it before anyone else!

Strong Violence on Ae0’s Island: Today (July 11th) the newer rising pvpers, Goldieh and Trafalgar, lead a violent and strong attack on Ae0’s island. His island is a growing shopping community that is very populated with people. So, Goldieh and Trafalgar took advantage of that and led chaos into the island. They started their attack by killing the island’s owner Ae0, and started picking off any people that were sadly in the wrong place at the wrong time. Before they could take total control of the island however, Ice Knight, Galaxy219, Cysteen, Sir_Croc0dile and Riverwood, met them head on and started to defend the island. They battled for 5 minutes until it became an aqua warfare. Goldieh and Trafalgar jumped into the ocean trying to escape, but Cysteen kept them in combat for enough time for others to get there. At that point, everyone was far out in the ocean and Riverwood was killed by the two, and a little bit after Trafalgar quit the server the second he went out of combat. Cysteen, Galaxy, Ice Knight and Sir_Croc0dile kept after Goldieh for awhile but eventually he was able to teleport away once more without dying. There have been several big fights against these two rising pvpers and each time, the people attacking them are learning better techniques to try to beat them. To see a video of a fight against Goldieh and Trafalgar, look onto the recent forums and check out “Heart Pirates Vs Templar Epic Battle!” by Oli 😀 (Ice Knight). -Spreading news across the seas, we’ll see you on the server!

Picture taken by Galaxy219: Picture of Lucky’s base after being raided

As many of you already know, ae0’s island has been consistently growing over the past several of months. It has gone from having the original shore line shops to now, expanding over the whole island. More and more people are building ships and shops and making the island itself more populated. There have also been recent reports of people on the KOS ( kill on sight) list, getting back into the island, either from teleports or they may have a sethome some where near it. No matter how they are getting in, they are still causing confusion, chaos, and just making people really annoyed. So, whatever you do, make sure you look on the KOS list before teleporting someone in. The island also has its very own skeleton grinder so for all of you who want experience, make sure to visit the grinder. The island is growing at an alarming rate, so hurry up and ask him or Cysteen about possibly getting a shop there! Also don’t forget to help other shops stay in business because almost anything you need, you will find there. Have fun and watch out for the people on KOS. Spreading news across the seas, we’ll see you on the server!

Ae0’s island before the big expand:

After the closure of the player owned warps, piratecraft has been lacking in shops. Players have sold mostly through forums or chat and, whilst this is fine, there is a certain charm in going to an ingame shop that these methods of sale do not have. There have been a few attempts at the creation of a new shopping centre, though none have been anywhere near as succesful as Aeos island which recently experienced a business boom.

The island, owned and setup by Ae0, allows any player of rank cadet and up to create a shop for no rent and sell whatever they like. Pvp is banned except in cases of self defence, bounty hunting (a player must return items after taking the bounty) or mutual agreement. This is enforced by the offending player being placed on the Kos board and, if they have one, their shop being blocked off and the player losing permissions to the plot. This system works quite well in that most players are reluctant to risk losing access to the only active shopping centre on the server and shop owners especially do not want to risk losing their income.

Situated near the old warp trade (Port Hope) Aeos island has real character and aesthetic appeal. From the top floors of shops players are able to look out of windows across rooftops and see the stunning veiw of a busy port complete with plenty of ships and a charming lighthouse. The fact that a lot of players like to build their own shop means that the town is made up of a number of different styles leading to a delightful overall look which is further complemented by the rugged landscape of the island chosen.

Overall, with the town growing in size and population each day, it looks like Aeos island will (if not already) soon become one of the most popular destinations in piratecraft.