Tales of Pirates

Tales of Pirates II revealed two new game elements today for their upcoming release. The first is customizable pirate ships for real time strategy sea battles and the second is treasure hunting mazes. What's a pirate game without cannonballs and questing for booty?

Players will be able to customize their ships by choosing their own bow, mobility, cannon and components to create a ship with personalized stats and powers. As players use their ships they will gain experience and level up into to new abilities. The ships will also function for transportation, marine trade and a home base.

What about some Pirate themed dungeon crawling?  Players will use their pirates to explore monster filled mazes to search for treasure. Many of these mazes can be found on the continent but some can only be found on wild, uncharted islands. The mazes will feature bosses that players must defeat in order to take their fair share of the plundered treasure. Players can also discover treasure by fishing and salvaging and can sell whatever they don't want.

One of the professions a player can choose and that every party needs is the Voyager. The Voyager is a pirate that is an expert in exploration and discovering the ocean's treasures. He also has the ability to wield magic on land, which is a bit of an interesting twist for a pirate themed game. If you want more swashbuckling check out Tales of Pirates II at http://top2.igg.com.

To celebrate the New Year, IGG has opened a new map in Tales of Pirates called Prison Island. According to the company, it's a place where players "can enjoy extreme PK."

There is no beautiful scenery, only ferocious monsters everywhere. You are supposed to survive on this dark, desolate island, and fight against any potential enemies.

If you're curious about how to get into or out of the prison, keep reading after the jump.

A new server will open in Tales of Pirates on Dec. 18 called "Burning Sea."

IGG will also be holding the standard events accompanying the new server launch, including:

Event I —Double Exp Carnival
Event II —You Play, We Pay
Event III—Leveling Contest

If you're a Tales of Pirates fan or a new player, try out the new server to enjoy the festivities.

Version 1.38 recently went live in Tales of Pirates and contains many new additions to the game, including features, apparel and quests.

There's now a head-gear forging system, an "Honorary Treasure Chest" to reward players who prove themselves in guild wars and a new map called "Island Prison."

You can read more about Version 1.38 here or in the press release below.

IGG launched a new server called Frozen Sea in Tales of Pirates today, and to celebrate they're holding numerous events and contests.

For 10 days, we will offer double experience for all players on the new server Frozen Sea, just to make sure you have fun and level up quickly in the new environment. Level-up quick and try to catch up with players on other servers as soon as possible! Event Duration: From 3:00 a.m. November 12th to 3:00 a.m. November 22nd EST Time (GMT-5)

For more information on the double experience carnival and other events, check out this post or keep reading below.