Would love to hear from someone who has played the old SNES version of the game. I played that game and beaten it many times on the various characters. Loved it and it brings back some good memories KOEI........

So anyone play it, is it like the SNES version and should I try it if it is. I know many mmorpg games that once were a classic game got bad mmo versions. I at least would hope this one would be good.  http://global.netmarble.com/uwo/main.asp

This person has: http://www.mmorpg.com/blogs/akira_sato25/092010/6675_Uncharted-Waters-Online-Review

she has a few blogs about it.

I'm waiting for the ob before I give it a go.

Same here. I signed up for beta, and waiting.

Originally posted by stayontarget

This person has: http://www.mmorpg.com/blogs/akira_sato25/092010/6675_Uncharted-Waters-Online-Review

she has a few blogs about it.

I'm waiting for the ob before I give it a go.

Thanks. I will probably try it out, most likely launch as I hate betas.

yea me too, there gonna wipe it anyways...so I'll wait.   should be a nice change of pace game I hope.

I played it a little.  It was a lot more faithful to the console games than I expected, though they did expand on it in a lot of ways.  The most glaring difference apart from new features is that travel times are really a lot longer.

But yeah, I'm mostly waiting for the official release, too.

I'm an "Age of Sail" enthuiast & ex Potbs player so here is some quick feedback about Japan's Uncharted Waters Online after playing about a week of closed beta (which is free to join without a key)

Potbs is niche PVP ganking oriented which makes it very niche or not very popular but has one good feature & that is their excellent ship combat, in all other respects UWO beats it hands down.
Not only is UWO F2P it also has a vast amount of content & much larger world map being first released in 2005, CJ internet of Korea has invested in bringing us the English version of the same game which is relatively bug free.

You initially choose to be one of six nations. it has an innovative class system whereby players can change between being a merchant/trader, adventurer/explorer, or naval marine/soldier. You can become a pirate by attacking your own nation & have a bounty put on yourself.

It has a diverse player driven economy & there are many interesting skills to master.
It has a comprehensive school or academy which teaches you how to play while rewarding you with fame at the same time.
When your fame is high enough you get permits to travel to other more distant areas or maps in the world to trade with.

A certain amount of patience & time is required to open up trade & business opportunities within UWO, players wanting instant PVP would be better to wait a month or two until the servers mature a bit, there are plenty of safe areas around Europe for PVE & unsafe areas more towards the east or India.

It has far more content & depth, much larger than Potbs with quite acceptable decent graphics, very good for a free-to-play mmorpg imo.

Currently closed beta after wish there will be a wipe. Open beta starts in a couple of days. No more wipes :)

Originally posted by NortonGB

wow thanks for the feedback about the game. Now when does this game launch? Or when will the last character wipe happen.

Some F2P games have open beta where the characters carry over to live.

Originally posted by Devalon

Originally posted by NortonGB

wow thanks for the feedback about the game. Now when does this game launch? Or when will the last character wipe happen.

Some F2P games have open beta where the characters carry over to live.

 Closed beta will end on Sept 6th with a wipe. Open beta atarts soon after, don't quote me but I believe there will be no more wipes.

been trying it for 2 days now.

likes:

- low system requirements

- graphics

- i can choose a fat character/toon ^_^

dislikes:

- not many players atm

- clicking on doors to enter/exit needs double clicks

- controlling/steering your ship is kinda hard

so far thats it after 2 days :)

Originally posted by NortonGB

Originally posted by Devalon

Originally posted by NortonGB

wow thanks for the feedback about the game. Now when does this game launch? Or when will the last character wipe happen.

Some F2P games have open beta where the characters carry over to live.

 Closed beta will end on Sept 6th with a wipe. Open beta atarts soon after, don't quote me but I believe there will be no more wipes.

Often F2P betas aren't betas in the same way as we think of them in regards to AAA titles.  They charge for cash shop items, and can stay in "beta" for years, so they don't wipe.  More like how Farmville is a so-called beta.

As for this game specifically, I don't know.

I think anyone who was a fan of the old SNES series, will absolutely *love* Uncharted Waters Online. It surprised me how absolutely they caught the "soul" of the original game even though a number of elements are different. (For instance, in the online version, you cannot trade at a port if you do not have the language  or earned a "Port Permit" for it; you can be professions like Chef, Archaeologist, Thief, Bounty Hunter, train from about 80+ skills, and choose from over 160 different ships. You can avoid combat completely or be a pirate, your choice.

However the game is also aimed at a narrow "niche" market -- it will have a harder time finding followers among  fans of the newer "action MMOs" as there is more thinking and reading to do, the graphics are very pleasant yet also very dated for those focused on "Aion" style triple-AAA titles. And -- you can't jump!!!

Since you are quite familiar with the SNES game, think of your friends who would like this cult classic console game -- odds are these players will love the online version. It's newer, better, more vibrant -- yet you will immediately feel a wave of nostalgia at how similar it still is.

Now think of your frinds who would not "get" why you still play an 8-bit console game released 16 years ago and furiously scribble away written notes to yourself as you play -- they will probably also not "get" the new updated online version, either. I have seen a lot of new players who logged in for a bit, complained about the game, then logged out to go back to waiting for GW2.

For those who like it however, it is the most addicting game I have played since ... well, since Uncharted Waters: New Horizions ^_^

It's driving me absolutely nuts waiting for the game to come back online, as the more I play the more addicted I become. No one has any idea how long till open beta starts, whether it is hours away or still weeks away.

What are they going to sell in the cash shop? Will it be pay to win? That's the one thing keeping me away from this game. If it were subscription, I'd be there.

No one knows that either, however players who played on the asian servers (It's been out about five years in Japan, Korea & Taiwan) seem to feel the item shop portion is not "broken" or imbalanced like it is in some games. Probably fluff pets, XP potions, maybe temporary port permits or increased storage  -- it's all a guess. It was subscription based also in Japan for many years, but recently went free to play item mall there as well.

However, the asian servers are apparently not trouble free either as they appartently do have gold farmers, exploiters, etc, and the publisher here is blocking certain country IPs from playing the NA version of the game, I guess to prevent them from migrating to "fresh spoils" here. Whether those country IP blocks will work, no one really knows yet.

(I am not even sure "NA" version of the game is accurate as I have met many players from Portugal, Brazil, Germany, Spain, and other countries. I guess they refer to it as the "international english" servers, as thats the official language of the servers.

Originally posted by Amaranthar

What are they going to sell in the cash shop? Will it be pay to win? That's the one thing keeping me away from this game. If it were subscription, I'd be there.

 Cash shops will have items like +50% experience gain, +50% fame gain, +50% skill gain, +50% speed.

Mostly only things that will speed up your progression, not ruining the game imo.

Originally posted by bezado

Would love to hear from someone who has played the old SNES version of the game. I played that game and beaten it many times on the various characters. Loved it and it brings back some good memories KOEI........

So anyone play it, is it like the SNES version and should I try it if it is. I know many mmorpg games that once were a classic game got bad mmo versions. I at least would hope this one would be good.  http://global.netmarble.com/uwo/main.asp

 hello.

I have played this game in approx 5 days in closed beta.

I also have played Pirates of the burning sea since start of closed beta and few years further on. (POTBS).

Nothing beats the sea battles of POTBS, thats for sure. But that doesnt mean seabattles in UWO is bad or not acceptable.

Whats diffrent from potbs is the sail positioning, which can be manual or skilled to auto. Thats a feature not in POTBS.

One have to judge it by trying itself. It felt a bit kinky navigating in seabattles, but that could also have its charm.

Ohterwise the possibilities in UWO is FARE beyond what POTBS can handle. Thats why I will go on play this game and probably sailing away from POTBS.

Another topic is the game might be free with  gamecurrency you can buy for real money. This is whats my biggest consern playing this game cause as European, Im used to pay for tha game and play it to its full joy.

If UWO is playable to its full joy at buying gamecurrency for approx usd 20 a month , I have no doubt playing this game.

I only managed to get two characters to lvl 10 and without the slightest need of grinding.

I would highly recomend this game.

Sea You in game when open beta starts.

regards Virgo

 I've waited years for this game and after doing the CBT all I'm gonna say is i was not disappointed. I think I found my new home. When is UWO going to get on the Game List here?

Originally posted by dismantled

 I've waited years for this game and after doing the CBT all I'm gonna say is i was not disappointed. I think I found my new home. When is UWO going to get on the Game List here?

I agree, I would much like to see UWO added to the game list, and its own subforum.

What can we do to help further this?

I can't believe I did not hear about this sooner! I LOVE this game and STILL play it on snes / genesis emulators on my PC. I know this is super geeky, but I have a wall size map of the globe, like you see in school, with all the ports labeled and crap ROFL. I also found this website once that had this nice printable layout with boxes for the barmaids name and port prices and the sextant coords and a few other pieces of info so you could jot them all down on these reference sheets, for all the different ports.

Can't wait for the OB to open, checking the official site but no release date is listed :(

Originally posted by NortonGB

Originally posted by Amaranthar

What are they going to sell in the cash shop? Will it be pay to win? That's the one thing keeping me away from this game. If it were subscription, I'd be there.

 Cash shops will have items like +50% experience gain, +50% fame gain, +50% skill gain, +50% speed.

Mostly only things that will speed up your progression, not ruining the game imo.

That's...not "pay to win"?