The fact that Pirate101 is not receiving an update this year, of any scale or capacity, contradicts all of your statements and undermines the future longevity of this game. It has now been over a year since both the last Producer's Letter and the last update, and since then no real effort has gone into this game.

Is Pirate101 getting updated?

June 2021 Game Update

We're very excited to be able to resume some development on Pirate101!

Is Pirate101 Dead 2021?

Pirate101 is seen as a dead game, since there are not many people playing and the devs have confirmed that they have no plans for any new story content.