Yes, I used the term smart, as opposed to smarter. Lol.

I've been playing pirates all day now, and I'm beginning to think PirateShip is beginning to learn Basic Naval Combat 101. Let's compare past to present, shall we?

Before:
Pirates did not move often, sitting ducks.
took a defensive position every game
Did not work as team
Shots were inaccurate and often did not take into consideration target was moving
Mental capacity of a small rock

Both:
Easy to defeat
Does not move when shooting
Does not use ghost

After
Pirates sometims box in a player. Suggests beginnings of squad-based AI?
Pirates dodge cannons like crazy. Fast little buggers, they are.
Shots sometimes lead player, ambushes are sometime set up
Pirate ships sometimes disorganize formation at start of game, leaving "snipers" to find another strategy
Pirate ships sometimes sail in formation. More squad-based AI?
One pirate ship even "sniped" my team as the game started without provocation. Suggests beginning of offensive AI?
Hoards Powerups
Mental Capacity of a big rock

afterthoughts: Maybe "Everest Month" Ice cube event is also intended to showcase/test/get feedback to improve upon for new pirate AI?


Thank you for listening to another crazy theory from LordIllidan

Edit: Asides from increased firing rate and possible consiousness of the effects of moonlight, Level 2 AI seems to be the same. If anyone would like to test the level 1 AI, that would be nice :)

Yes I Noticed this Too And they Corner u near The Cannon Towers To there Are Shots From Everywhere!!!

i actually noticed this when i played pirates again for ice cubes. it used to be so easy to destroy their ships because they didn't even move. now i can't even win anymore. i'm guessing that since the ice cubes can be won from pirates, vmk made the game more difficult to make it harder for players to acquire ice cubes. that's just a guess though.

How far ago was "before"? Because it is true that at some point they made the pirates smarter, but that was months ago.

I have noticed Pirates getting health, they never used to do that.

Yeah, I have noticed they did get smarter, but only the fact that they make an aggressive lunge to start off games now. Still, using my old method, they still behave the same way, yet I'm seeing my teammates getting hammered by these new tactics as mentioned above. I guess "turreting" is still the most effective approach.

Level one AI has also changed too. Now, if they come in firing range from your cannons, they come at you real fast.