Pirates of the Burning Sea Release Date: "For Real"

[Onkel Neal]

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Things have picked up quite a bit. Arrgh! :arrgh!:

[NefariousKoel]

You gonna do your own review of it Neal?

I'm keeping an eye on it and could go either way. I'll wait until some of the subsimmers here give up some initial impressions.

[Chock]

I signed up for the request to be on the beta for this absolutely ages ago, but I'm a bit too busy to accept it now they've offered me the chance. Even so, I'm certainly interested in it all the same and will be keeping an eye on it, it looks like it might be fun.

:D Chock

[NiclDoe]

This game has got to be good after waiting for ages.

[Onkel Neal]

You gonna do your own review of it Neal?

I'm keeping an eye on it and could go either way. I'll wait until some of the subsimmers here give up some initial impressions.

Yes, I am. I'm hoping it's a good title, we need a good online pirate game!

[NefariousKoel]

I can see the 'guild' name already:

Onkel Neal's Plunderin' Poopswabbers.:lol:

[tater]

I had high hopes, but the addition of magical sailing into the wind just sucked all the interest out of me. That and no penalties at all for being killed/sunk.

tater

[Iceman]

Beta testing it now and use my other alias so I guess I can tell....not that I will be playing it anyways...it is like Voyage Century so far very disappointing. :(...if you want an idea of the game metrics play Voyage Century for free and you'll have a feel for it...it has some eye candy but I'll save you the 40 or bucks whatever and save you the disappointment....its pretty weak.

I hear see the same echo from the beta testers boards....sorry to burst the bubble...keep playing SH4 :) dat game is doing pretty dang good for small mp groups...been playing it on ubi servers and have no problems hosting or playing. :up:

But yea...pretty disappointing. imo potbs:down:

[NefariousKoel]

Aww well...

I just ordered Hellgate:London for an action RPG fix so that'll probably keep me busy for a bit.

Voyage Century isn't bad - because it's free. Paying for something like it, though, is a different matter.

[Reaves]

I was once very interested in PotBS but unfortunately it doesn't seem to be the game I thought it was originally going to be.

[tater]

Ditto. I was longing for a realistic age of sail game that could accurately represent small actions, particularly ship vs ship, cutting out, etc.

Oh well.

[Laffertytig]

is it really as bad as lots of people are sayin? ive been watchin the game grow for a good long while and it did look awesome. have they made it arcady?

[tater]

It's in open beta right now, you can always try and report. I haven't bothered since it was clear they nerfed sailing ages ago.

[NefariousKoel]

I'm gonna give it a shot. While it might not be an age of sail sim, it could still be quite fun.

[Onkel Neal]

I've been testing it a few weeks, and so far, I'm keeping an open mind. The sailing model isn't 100% realistic but I can see where an MMO would use "shortcuts" to allow for playable game action. Also, I know a game like this can be improved as they go, so that's so not an issue. I put a lot more emphasis on balance, compelling gameplay and social network items, random world encounters, fast login time, and most importantly--strong anti-cheat measures. I hope to have a review of the retail version in a couple weeks.

Neal

[NefariousKoel]

Looking forward to it Neal!

I played my first night of the open beta last night and, at first, I wasn't sure what to think.

Let me go further and say that after playing for awhile - I got hooked and didn't want to stop. As Neal said, the sailing model isn't 100% sim but it definitely has that feel and general setup. It may not be AoS2:PB but it's closer than any other pirate game I've played including such examples as fore/aft raking, and sailing into the wind (won't stop you but damn near) along with other similar staples. Sure, it has RPG-style things added but if I wanted a sim, I'd load up the old AoS2. The sea battles are a blast, especially when you're grouped up & taking on another fleet.:up:

I think the melee system is based on a great concept but it needs a bit more work. Don't get me wrong, it works just fine that I've seen, it just needs some adjustments to keep it more interesting & varied. That being said: I do look forward to it as a change of pace from sea combat.

I've not tried any kind of crafting yet, but I like their concept of letting you build up man-hours of work while you're not playing your crafter. This might entice me to actually take crafting seriously as long as I don't have to sit and grind out a bunch of menial BS. The stuff is actually useful too.

If you're interested at all in trying this game out, I'd suggest getting your butt in gear and trying it for free while there's still a week of Open Beta. It's a 5GB download, but I'm glad I did it because I'm hooked already.

Give it a full evening's attention & make definitely don't be afraid to group up for those hard missions.

[NiclDoe]

I think it should be free instead of monthly fee. Also i looked at the site and the graphics are high for me. 2.0 Pixel shader!:o thats high for a MMO!

[Onkel Neal]

Looking forward to it Neal!

I played my first night of the open beta last night and, at first, I wasn't sure what to think.

Let me go further and say that after playing for awhile - I got hooked and didn't want to stop. As Neal said, the sailing model isn't 100% sim but it definitely has that feel and general setup. It may not be AoS2:PB but it's closer than any other pirate game I've played including such examples as fore/aft raking, and sailing into the wind (won't stop you but damn near) along with other similar staples. Sure, it has RPG-style things added but if I wanted a sim, I'd load up the old AoS2. The sea battles are a blast, especially when you're grouped up & taking on another fleet.:up:

I think the melee system is based on a great concept but it needs a bit more work. Don't get me wrong, it works just fine that I've seen, it just needs some adjustments to keep it more interesting & varied. That being said: I do look forward to it as a change of pace from sea combat.

I've not tried any kind of crafting yet, but I like their concept of letting you build up man-hours of work while you're not playing your crafter. This might entice me to actually take crafting seriously as long as I don't have to sit and grind out a bunch of menial BS. The stuff is actually useful too.

If you're interested at all in trying this game out, I'd suggest getting your butt in gear and trying it for free while there's still a week of Open Beta. It's a 5GB download, but I'm glad I did it because I'm hooked already.

Give it a full evening's attention & make definitely don't be afraid to group up for those hard missions.

Very good summary, I agree. I think the sailing is accelerated, concentrated, out of necessity. Not many people are going to spend an afternoon in ship combat.

Yeah, here's me, sailing my light corvette in the service of the King. Nice day for it, too...
http://www.subsim.com/ssr/pirates_burning_sea/demo2.1.jpg



And the next thing I know, two brigands are on me! I'm put gunned, but some good sailing allows me to fight and still escape.
http://www.subsim.com/ssr/pirates_burning_sea/demo2.2.jpg

That's going to take an extra coat of paint!

[darius359au]

I think it should be free instead of monthly fee. Also i looked at the site and the graphics are high for me. 2.0 Pixel shader!:o thats high for a MMO!
Pixel shader 2.0 is old nowadays - most new games need 3.0!

The game itself is fun , Ive been in the beta for awhile now and I still enjoy playing it even with the few bugs (mainly the Swashbuckling , which is being worked on for release) , Open sea sailing isnt ultra-realistic - its there to get you from point A to B, (Sailing into the wind will slow you so Tacking is useful ;) ), once your in a battle though its pretty good ,not a fullon sail simulator, (the dev's did mention that at one stage when they were thinking about the sailing option , they'd been thinking of going full on as a sim upto and including raiseing and lowering each sail individually:o ) ,but not bad, Bigger ships are a pain to try and sail close to the wind and they will stop if you turn all the way into it , throw in the current if your fighting in a current area then movement can get interesting as you try to close;).

The economy is a game all by itself , everything is player made and run , I tried it and my head wanted to explode , theres no way you can make everything you need by yourself, (The Auction House isnt one of the best Ive seen and there's noway to send items to people at the moment , so trading between individuals is a bit of a problem :cry: ), good thing about it though is I can't really see how the chinese gold farmers will be much of a problem in POTBS because they need to do to much work to make Dubloons to sell :D

As @NefariousKoel said , best way to judge is to check it out with the beta client and see what you think.

D

Ps - if you liked Sid Miers pirates then theres a chance you may enjoy this one ;)

PPs - thought I'd add some Sreenshots.

Unique fixer upper

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/7812/010rv2.th.jpg (http://img521.imageshack.us/my.php?image=010rv2.jpg)

His Majesties Frigate Bonhomme Richard

http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/6328/bonhommecip9.th.jpg (http://img524.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bonhommecip9.jpg)

[NefariousKoel]

I kinda relate the economy/crafting to the Port Royale series of games. Great stuff! I usually despise crafting but even that's kind of addictive in this one, especially since hauling cargo (and the dangers involved) is part of it.

And you two! BAH! English? They outnumber all the other nation's players by 3:1 on the servers. I went with one of the underdogs: Spain! I'm even using the "Montoya Rapier" right now. Prepare to die!:rock: