I havent vanished.. I am still sort of here. I've gotten the "i'm bored" bug going, so I have been bouncing around between a few different games hoping to respark my intrest in coming back into Pirates. I still have my account and don't plan on taking any "offical" leave of the game just yet, but time will tell. I have still been surfing the boards and plan to keep doing so to keep in touch.
Safe sailing all, and hopefully I shall see you all soon