The Anti-list

The "Anti-list" is a list of requested game design features which the Ringers have confirmed will probably not be implemented in a future release.

Reasons for Anti-listing
Based on the Developers' comments on why particular ideas will probably not appear in game, some of the reasons are as follows:

Technical

 * The server's performance could be adversely impacted
 * Code improvements might allow the idea to be implemented e.g. the maximum number of hearties was increased after Lizthegrey optimized the database query
 * Substantial infrastructure changes for features which are limited in scope

Download size

 * Incremental client updates should be of a manageable size
 * Avoid major expansions of existing artwork

Thematic

 * Little to no code changes but the idea does not fit into the game world

Philosophical

 * The idea runs contrary to the Developers' vision of the game

Ability to remove hats in tailor rack preview

 * Hypnos

Automated purchasing of items for poe

 * No clicking on your shirt and then clicking 'sell' to get poe
 * Cleaver

Black Ship bypassing during wartime

 * Cleaver
 * However, blockades are not subject to the Black Ship

Brawls having "I'm ready" checkboxes

 * Peghead

Breaking up the parlor badge into separate per-game badges

 * Nemo
 * Nemo

Changing build/walk types

 * Nemo

Anti-listed for technical reasons

 * Bustle/Victorian 'poofy' dress
 * Nemo


 * Carried items (parasols and such)
 * Nemo


 * Fancy gloves
 * Nemo


 * Swapping clothes of the pirate genders
 * Cleaver


 * Waist-length hair, floor length capes
 * Nemo

Anti-listed for thematic reasons

 * Anything showing chest hair (bare chests are apparently allowed now)
 * Nemo


 * Bonnet, sandals and warrior woman chain mail outfit
 * Nemo


 * Jester hats, big shrouding cloaks, male sarongs
 * Nemo


 * Tattoos, jewelry and other 'minor' items
 * Nemo


 * Thigh-high boots
 * Nemo


 * Secondary stripe color on shirts
 * Nemo

Anti-listed for philosophical reasons

 * Non-gaudy crowns
 * Nemo "Because Cleaver decreed it."


 * User customized clothing colors
 * Nemo "Unfortunately, that would utterly destroy the herb, textiles and clothing economies."

Anti-listed for other reasons

 * [[Image:Anti-list-download-size.png]] Oversized or simply 'masculine' clothing on females
 * Nemo "If you want to dress like a man, play a man. The art's all there."

Items that the Developers have stated are unlikely but possible

 * Scabbards, sheaths
 * Nemo

Clothing/clothes/items used for bonus/bonuses/increase stat/decrease stat

 * Nemo

Continents and mainlands

 * Nemo

Day and night cycles

 * Nemo
 * Nemo

Familiar (parrot/monkey/octo) shoppe

 * http://forums.puzzlepirates.com/community/mvnforum/viewthread?thread=1561
 * Nemo
 * Nemo

Flotsam moving

 * Cephalopod
 * Initially intended but had to be tabled due to technical difficulties

Gender changing potion

 * Hypnos

Anti-listed for philosophical reasons

 * Answering petitions
 * Lizthegrey
 * Scheduling shifts
 * Lizthegrey

Anti-listed for philosophical reasons

 * Hearty chat/broadcast
 * Cleaver


 * Remote hearty command
 * Cleaver

Anti-listed for philosophical reasons

 * Functional crafting puzzle stations to process commodities
 * Nemo
 * Nemo
 * Practice stations might be possible at some point.


 * Mass hearty invite into housing
 * Peghead


 * Standalone housing
 * Cleaver

Anti-listed for technical reasons

 * "Anytime" houses that exist all the time
 * Nemo


 * Configuring housing to allow entering when the owner or roommates are not around
 * Peghead

At current, you can configure your housing to allow various groups (hearties, crewmates, flagmates, or anyone) to come in when you are home without knocking - this entry on the Anti-list only refers to allowing pirates who are not your roommates into your house when there is no one else there. Consider how long the scrolling list of shacks could be if everyone decided to have anytime entry enabled.

Throwing a party at your house allows anyone access via the noticeboard for one hour, even if you are not there.

In-game voice chat server

 * Cleaver
 * It might require a lot more network bandwidth than what Three Rings Design has available

Jobbing with brigands

 * Nemo

Loans

 * Nemo
 * Nemo
 * Nemo
 * Nemo
 * Nemo
 * Nemo

Making the world round when merging two oceans together

 * Hermes

Anti-listed for philosophical reasons

 * /vwho ship
 * Cephalopod


 * Attack brigand missions, keeping charts or pillaged goods
 * Nemo


 * Choosing which vessel you can board (by name)
 * Cephalopod

Anti-listed for philosophical reasons

 * Better NPP/swabbies/computer AI or stat increasing NPPs for hire
 * Nemo
 * Hermes
 * Historical note: Skilled NPPs used to be available for hire in the early Alpha period of the game. It led to players going down one of two routes: a few expensive ultimate NPPs or a mass of cheap able NPPs. Neither way promoted playing with human players.


 * Can target/team
 * Nemo


 * Fighting each other
 * For example, brigands attacking merchant brigands.
 * Cleaver

Numerical stats (loaded cannon number is not a stat)

 * Cleaver

Anti-listed for philosophical reasons

 * Nemo
 * Nemo

Pets

 * Clothes, toys, toy clothes
 * Artemis

Prison/jail/thieves/thief of any sort (for non-banned players)

 * Nemo
 * http://forums.puzzlepirates.com/community/mvnforum/viewthread?thread=6621

Anti-listed for philosophical reasons

 * Basic slide (squares with sliding pictures or numbers etc) or memory puzzles
 * Nemo


 * Giving some players control over others' ability to play
 * Hypnos
 * In particular for Treasure Haul, commanding officers cannot:
 * Force players out of the puzzle (except by /plank - if a player could be forced out they might leave the ship anyway)
 * Completely enable/disable the puzzle
 * Arcturus


 * House bank PoE fountain for wagering carousing puzzles
 * Hermes


 * More duty unless balancing with existing can be achieved
 * Nemo


 * Non-consensual on land
 * Cleaver

Anti-listed for technical reasons

 * Watching Swordfight (and Rumble) in real-time
 * Nemo

Recycling old items

 * Cleaver

Religion of any kind

 * Nemo

Removal of PvP (player vs player)

 * Lizthegrey
 * Nemo
 * Cleaver

Repair of inventory items

 * Nemo

Anti-listed for philosophical reasons
This is from before navy missions where the only way for non-officers to gain navigation experience was to be ordered to that duty station.
 * Ability to pilot/navigate your own ship, control your ship or command ship without a crew or when you don't have the required stats/rank
 * Nemo


 * Lifeboats
 * Nemo


 * Upgrades
 * Nemo

This was specifically about greeter pillages although navy ships would likely fall into this category too.
 * With magicked supplies going head to head against ships with player-bought stock
 * Cephalopod

Anti-listed for technical reasons

 * Getting the location when the mouse is hovered over the deed
 * Peghead
 * The /vwho command has been available to provide the same information in a different way since the November 26th 2003 beta release.

Shotgun/firearm/pistol/rifle/any gun at all as an accessory

 * Cleaver
 * A very prominent notice to parents about no guns in the game.

Underlining names of flagmates in a scene

 * Lizthegrey