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Post by grävling on Jul 19, 2013 4:46:14 GMT -5
All through the game we are asked to be on the lookout for "Buckaneers" who will attempt to block our Commission. They do, too.
This word is generally spelled "Buccaneer". Misspelling or Intentional Change?
Hmm, I see them correctly called "Buccaneers" many places as well. So I am guessing repeated misspelling.
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Post by Cyrus on Jul 19, 2013 5:01:56 GMT -5
Heh, I'm sure it was Buccaneer in an earlier version. Maybe a search and replace gone wild?
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Post by grävling on Jul 19, 2013 6:34:37 GMT -5
Heh, I'm sure it was Buccaneer in an earlier version. Maybe a search and replace gone wild? It's spelled both ways. |
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Post by athios on Jul 19, 2013 9:00:53 GMT -5
Btw, since we're on the topic of Buccaneers...
(1) Aren't Buccaneers by definition Pirates? How come there are pacifist Buccaneer Merchants?? If they are the one supplying (illegal?) buccaneer towns, shouldn't they be smugglers instead?
(2) The text during encounters says Buccaneers do not recognize Papers from Nations, which is expected. But it also mentions that they have their own Letters of Marque. Doesn't seem to fit to me if they don't have any real governing structure. Don't the buccaneers just attack anyone at will? Or there are actual rules?
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Post by fallen on Jul 19, 2013 9:04:32 GMT -5
I can no longer find any occurrences of Buckaneer. Fixed!
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Post by grävling on Jul 19, 2013 9:55:36 GMT -5
Btw, since we're on the topic of Buccaneers... (1) Aren't Buccaneers by definition Pirates? How come there are pacifist Buccaneer Merchants?? If they are the one supplying (illegal?) buccaneer towns, shouldn't they be smugglers instead? (2) The text during encounters says Buccaneers do not recognize Papers from Nations, which is expected. But it also mentions that they have their own Letters of Marque. Doesn't seem to fit to me if they don't have any real governing structure. Don't the buccaneers just attack anyone at will? Or there are actual rules? Historically, Buccaneers were called Pirates by those they attacked, (the Spanish) because the Spanish didn't want to recognise them as a legal entity, subject to War Conventions, able to be ransomed, exchanged as prisoners of war, the whole bit. This doesn't mean that the Buccaneers saw themselves this way. Same thing happens today, though people whose governments are not recognised are called 'terrorists' not 'pirates'. |
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Post by Cory Trese on Jul 19, 2013 11:34:37 GMT -5
Check the Buccaneers' Wikipedia page, lots of interesting info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BuccaneerThe primary element we are basing our Buccaneer storylines is the lifestyle. "A hundred years before the French Revolution, the buccaneer companies were run on lines in which liberty, equality and fraternity were the rule" Anyway |
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Post by ncaoa on Jul 19, 2013 12:50:48 GMT -5
I like that. So the "Pirates" faction would fit the more typical buccaneer description, while the "Buccaneers" are just independents. What about the "Corsair"? Will we be seeing more story on them?  |
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Post by athios on Jul 19, 2013 14:34:25 GMT -5
Ahhh... interesting stuff. Thanks for the clarification!
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Post by athios on Jul 20, 2013 13:06:58 GMT -5
Cory TresefallenDo you think you could eventually put some of that background info into flavour texts?
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Post by fallen on Jul 21, 2013 16:48:11 GMT -5
athios - certainly, all a work of progress. Rumors are always a great place to share these details.
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Post by Cory Trese on Oct 17, 2014 12:26:58 GMT -5
Super fixed now =)
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Post by grävling on Oct 17, 2014 13:20:56 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2014 14:20:51 GMT -5
Check the Buccaneers' Wikipedia page, lots of interesting info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BuccaneerThe primary element we are basing our Buccaneer storylines is the lifestyle. "A hundred years before the French Revolution, the buccaneer companies were run on lines in which liberty, equality and fraternity were the rule" Anyway If the buccaneers are independants, why are the kraken and ice demons referred to as buccaneers when you battle them? |
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Post by Cory Trese on Oct 17, 2014 14:24:16 GMT -5
Ticket #2789 AoP - Bug - Ice Demon / Kraken Labeled as Buccaneers
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