User blog comment:Capt Shruikan/NEW Rank IV Hull Upgrade: StormChaser!/@comment-128.123.86.70-20111129073937/@comment-1140008-20111129112459

I agree, it does seem to be taking awhile. I think that's partly because they're developing new customization options while some old ones are on test, being tested for bugs. So they're working a double shift, getting special broadsides out, new emblems, rank V Hulls, Grog, and fixing our bugs. Most of the other updates were completely finished when they hit test, and all they had to do was bug fix, which made things go much quicker. Personally, I think its good its lingering on test a bit. Since this is such a big update, that will change the game, probably forever, I think it needs to be completely finished, and near perfect, and I think that's how the developers are thinking too.