Ahoy Pirates,
the 1000 Days Golden Eyepatch only could be obtained through buying the game in late March of 2018, but me myself for example bought the game in early April 2018, but I am playing it more than ever before and I have heard of at least one case where someone bought the game just one day too late. That is very unfortunate and makes no sense, frankly, because the name of the eyepatch would suggest that the player has been playing for at least 1000 days, but it is only given to those players, who bought the game early and then waited a thousand days. My suggestion would be to automatically give the 1000 Days golden eyepatch to any player, who played at least a 1000 days. Happy sailing!