Couldnt you die from disease in the old pirates game? its been along time since i played the game but if i remember correctly there was a chance your pirate could get sick and die while in prison or if you were `ship-wrecked` and stranded on some island. From the way things are sounding this possibilty has been removed from the game. WHY? Wheres the risk of not retiring when your pirate hits his thirties? It makes no sense to me why this would be removed from the game. Of course this is all speculation on my part so i could be wrong about everything. And another thing no one willll be walking thew plank in pirates 2? Remove tortue fine but the plank come on! Anyway this game still looks sweet but i do have some minor issues with it now.