Originally posted by Kyleran
Losing a ship is perfectly acceptable, puts real risk vs reward in your pvp. We've been dealing with that in EVE for over 4 years now, and while we have insurance it too only covers part (about 1/2) of the cost.
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Originally posted by DJXeon
Originally posted by vet-in-exile
FLS doesn't just allow ganking...they actively encourage it.
Not anymore - granted they used to but since the harassment policy was released they have not muttered a word about it…
Originally posted by DJXeon
Originally posted by RedwoodSap
I know an easier way to avoid ganking. Play a MMOG where the developers are smart enough to include mechanics that don't allow ganking.
Yes but that is almost impossible to achiev…
Originally posted by Ricardo12
BUT, is there a better pirate MMO out there atm, or is there one in development?
I think not.
Well from what I hear Puzzle Pirates is pretty good for a free to play MMO
Originally posted by iceman00
Originally posted by DJXeon
Originally posted by bachanam
You can't compare them to Bill Gates.
Maybe not but from reading through the lines of what Rusty said FLS never even intended to have ports a…
Originally posted by olddaddy
Originally posted by Iijs
Originally posted by DJXeon
My biggest worry is that FLS thought Potbs was ready for release when clearly it wasn't.
It was in beta for 2 years.
How long do you expect the…
Originally posted by Abdar
Where is the 15 day trial? The only reason I can imagine there isn't one is that the game isn't that good...
There is a trial period already just you need to go get a buddy key. Also it is already being exploited to …
Originally posted by MasterPain55
Originally posted by ummax
it says at the bottom of that site the following
"Note that the numbers here are of the current population, as opposed to the 30 day max. that you see ingame"
seems pretty clear to …
Originally posted by MasterPain55
Originally posted by Illyrian
According to http://www.mmogchart.com/ "Pirates of the Burning Sea (Accuracy Rating: A)
Launched on January 7, 2008, PotBS has been doing quite well. As of April 2008 sources …
Originally posted by Briansho
Seems to me like the PVPers are there to stay and the complainers are the ones leaving. Whats worse? PVPers staying and playing the game or people who don't like the game refusing to leave and demand the developers c…
Originally posted by iceman00
Originally posted by Illyrian
I hear you, the economy was what attracted me - not pew, pew modes. The lingering interest is still here or I wouldn't post.
Personally I think communicating is one of the problems F…
Lets get some facts straight right now SOE only role in this game is servers, marketing and putting boxes in stores. FLS are the ones doing all the developing it(SOE can't step in and say anything) so blame them when you talk about the problems wit…
Originally posted by Bountytaker
Let me get this straight:
They take five years to develop a game called PIRATES of the Burning Sea....
and then, 1 month after full release, the head of the company announces that the PIRATE faction is not des…
2 patches given to the broken and leaving pirates now
none to fix end game for privateers
none that are going to give us REAL OS PvP
Still no news on the population issue (discounting one vague post in a locked thread).