Comments on: More PotBS Thoughts

By: Americannoob

Americannoob — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:40:56 +0000

Have you played it recently? i understand where your going about how the quests are repetative, but the game is mostly based on PVP and PVE ship combat, in which i found was great. Unlike most games the levels dont truely matter except for what ships you can get, i was with 2 of my buddys we were all level 11 and took out a level 43, grantit we almost all sunk…but it rocked - a games combat based solely upon tactics not just ….heh click my stun button run around and stabem in the back…

im sorry but cyndre you suck

By: Carver

Carver — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 06:48:39 +0000

A big part of this game is the theme. If you dig pirates, or for that matter ship combat this will be a good game for you. Part of the problems mentioned with quest content is the game world is on the small side when compared with Vanguard or even EQ2. However, the game world needs to be as it is so that the whole PvP wolrd (ok bahamas) conquest can be realistic.

Of course your entitled to your opinion, and the complaints you’ve posted aren’t inaccurate. I suspect your getting hate mail because you’ve left out so much that is good and truly revolutionary about this MMO. Aside from the theme itself, Nation vs. Nation PvP where the battles effect the world map has never been done this well. The economy rivals that of EVE without being quit so cumbersome (and boring). Ship combat is phenominal. the ships themselves are fantastically well done and detialed. Did I mention the PvP is fantastic :)

I think your reviews lack of mention of any of these very popular features of the game, while focusing on a few pretty minor (in the big scheme of things) is the reason you may have drawn some hate mail on this one.

By: Blue

Blue — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 02:56:20 +0000

The points are spot on. As is, this game may have done fine in the 90’s, but today it’s substandard. I hope FLS puts some effort into adding some depth and quality before their player base evaporates. The novelty won’t carry them for long.

By: JAKE

JAKE — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 13:43:26 +0000

Your an idiot and have no clue what your talking about.

By: Aufero

Aufero — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 16:54:01 +0000

Interesting analysis. If they’re lucky the game will survive long enough for them to add some content and fix some of the other issues, but if the UI problems are hard coded I suspect there won’t be good fixes for them any time soon.

It doesn’t sound like something I’d want to play at this point.

By: Heartless_

Heartless_ — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 23:29:14 +0000

Meh, people bitch about anything these days. Good write-up, and who can argue a damn opinion anyways?

By: Jezebeau

Jezebeau — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 22:28:36 +0000

@Chas:

Wagerworks, the company that holds that patent, makes casino software. I doubt they’ll be extorting the MMO market anytime soon. Even if it specifically applies, prior art is going to be against them.

By: RickR

RickR — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 17:02:01 +0000

I actually bugged for them the fact that the newbie “Go meet the townsfolk” quest in the Pirate starter town told you to go back to the questgiver NPC in the British starter town, by name hehe. Cut and paste indeed.