Which real pirates would you liked to have seen included?

CAPTAINcredible · Seaman Posts: 220 **1136 Gold** -

Which real historical pirates that didn't make the list would you like to have seen included as named pirates?

I nominate Edward Low. Although not all of his piratical career was staged in the Caribbean, part of it was.

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CAPTAINcredible · Seaman Posts: 220 **1136 Gold** -

I have another nominee:

Henry Every aka John Avery aka Long Ben

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Every

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Black Falcon · Swabbie Posts: 111 **375 Gold** -

Why not include the ladies...

Where's Mary Read and Anne Bonny? Were they on Jack Rackham's ship and we just don't see them?

Also, (maybe) put Redbeard in the game. Could be interesting...
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Big Dog Barque · Powder Monkey Posts: 47 **124 Gold** -

I thought about this long and hard but couldn't really narrow it down any more. So here's my votes-
1) Emanuel Wynne
2) Henry Avery (I agree with CAPTAINcredible on him)
3) Thomas Tew

While Emanuel might be late 1600's, I think it would still be fun to include him (maybe in the "Pirates Sunset" timeframe). Smile

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Black Falcon · Swabbie Posts: 111 **375 Gold** -

I kept thinking about Big Dog Barque's post (as I'm playing my Pirates! game) and it got me wondering if you could maybe mod the game to make pirates unique to a timeframe. Or do you have to have all in the same decade. Maybe have different pirates "become avalible" during each passing decade (or every other year) like in real life.

Sorry about this misplaced post, but I really can't explain it without Big Dog's post to "quote". I often have trouble getting my thoughts together.

It's just a thought.
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Mr. Blue · Rigger Posts: 1947 **69003 Gold** -

I wouldn't mind seeing Prince Rupert of the Rhine, though I would count him as a privateer rather than a pirate. That's how he would have seen it.
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CAPTAINcredible · Seaman Posts: 220 **1136 Gold** -

Thanks for the replies guys, some good suggestions. I like the idea of having a couple of dozen historical pirates/privateers in the game but spreading them out in time into their proper time periods.
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Rusty Edge · Rigger Posts: 1977 **2992 Gold** -

I think I'd like to see Sir Francis Drake and Sir John Hawkins represented in the game, if not as named Pirates, then as competitors you might join forces with for a raid, but you'd eventually fight duels with over command.

They are essentially what we are, pirates to the Spanish and privateers to the English.

There's also the matter of Capt. Kidd. Captain Kidd was an honorable pirate hunter who became a scapegoat. He was an able navigator and a powerful combatant. He was also arrogant, which ran him afoul of the East India Company. Many of his crew mutinied and turned pirate.

Robert Culliford is the pirate who should take Kidd's place as a named pirate. Kidd took the blame and notoriety for his atrocities.

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Rusty Edge · Rigger Posts: 1977 **2992 Gold** -

Well, I like your enthusiasm.

I think this forum, for one, would have to have a lot more activity to justify the organization effort. As it is, I can't see a market for a finished game, or enough hardcore support for a kickstarter. Unless it were some kind of under $5 smartphone thing.

What would that be, I wonder.

A sea battle/ stylus fencing game?

Who knows, I once messaged Fireaxis about making a console version of Pirates! years ago, and apparently they made one while I wasn't watching.

That's probably the place to start.

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Rusty Edge · Rigger Posts: 1977 **2992 Gold** -

That is very cool. I've heard of that Elite Dangerous Kickstarter before.

I'm assuming that Fireaxis still has the rights to Pirates!, and they just made an ipad version a year or so ago, so that probably has to run it's course.

I wonder how many advance orders it would take to get them to make a new Pirates!

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Salty Dog · Sailing Master Posts: 10060 **191991 Gold** -

How about Black Bart? That one is a HUGE omission! He was a major pirate for sure.