isnt this the same as voyage century online? first time i saw the name, i thought it's another game. when i went to the site, man, it's the same as voyage century. what's the point to run a game that another company had already run. and i dont think there will be many people play in this game. VCO free , BBO pay 2 play.

It is voyage century with a different name.

Yea i was just loling at that, but there seems to be ppl playing it. There must be something differant, or mabey these players are oblivious.

You said what????

People are playing it that has to be a very big laugh.

Possibly 1 person might play it.

read there forums, way more than 1 person is.

Oh my god!

they should play voyage century its better then its clone which is this.

  I´ve been playing Voyage Century for a while, and despite the annoying stuff(bugged quests, lack of support, cartoon item mall stuff) I don´t see much reason to move to BBO. And, if it is as the releaser promise to be, I wouldn´t change even if it were Free to Play.

  The reason is basic. Anyone playing for a while knows one thing. It takes forever for you to go along with your char in VCO without supporting chars. And the possibility of multiple accounts, besides the P2P stuff, is what will keep preventing people to move. Unless you want to spend hours and hours of gameplay mining,  cutting trees, fishing, etc, and really play(sail, fight, etc) seldomly, you will take forever to progress. In BBO, since you have to pay for you account, you probably will have the right to a single account with two chars, that cannot interact with each other(you can login with only one at a time). It will have a devastating effect on the population of the game in the long run, ´cause lvl up a logger or a miner to collect(for exemple) lvl 8 materials is a work for weeks in a row.

   There will come a time when people can upgrade their ships or buy new equipments, and will have to stop playing and start collecting for weeks. Sorry, but who has the patience for that?

   I´ve been playing for 6 months, And if I try to think how it would be if my char had to do everything for himself, all I see is him taking 3 years or more to reach his actual stage. Doesn´t worth it.

   There are other unclear aspects, but they don´t worth mentioning, since the already said blocks the interest in the game without further consideration.

   For those who decide to try, all I can say is: save yourself the time. Go to VCO at once, ´cause you will love the game, and this one is free and much fuller of possibilities.

Just check the Q&A from MMORPG.com: http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/gameId/295/setView/features/loadFeature/1402

"Bounty Bay Online is the official licensed version of Voyage Century for the European market. The game was developed by Snail Game in China and is already available in more than 7 countries all around the world."

"The Voyage Century you are referring to is operated in the United States and only available in English. Bounty Bay Online is operated for Europe and is currently available in English and German. The French version will go into Closed Beta soon.

In comparison to a game that uses an item mall, all players will have a level playing field. No one will be favoured or handicapped because he is willing to spend more or less money each month. This will make the player community work much better because they all have the same chances.

Because of the payment model, our customers can expect a high level of customer support 7 days a week.

Beside that there are some differences directly in the game..."

The effectivness of the customer support shows actually ... most tickets get sorted within minutes, mails get replied on Sundays !  and on a businessday's the ones iv heard of have been replied within Minutes  

Just as an example the replies on the forums are rather fast aswell (link to BBO forums)

Imo, the subscription based mmo's simply tend to have higher quality then the mall solutions

Originally posted by uthgard

The effectivness of the customer support shows actually ... most tickets get sorted within minutes, mails get replied on Sundays !  and on a businessday's the ones iv heard of have been replied within Minutes  

Just as an example the replies on the forums are rather fast aswell (link to BBO forums)

Imo, the subscription based mmo's simply tend to have higher quality then the mall solutions

Except, unless a game is really bugged out or something, there are very few times anyone ever needs customer service in any game. I won't argue that it's not usually better when paid for (although not always), the benefits really aren't that great when choosing between VC and BBO when you consider the games overall. Gameplay wise, you're paying for the same game VC customers are playing for free.

Whats up with all the pirate themed games now following POTBS. There can't be any reason to launch this game because it is about the same as Voyage, also with the hype and attention POTBS has, I doubt these people making this genre will ever have a successful launch unless it is 100% free and as good as POTBS.

This is like exact copy from Voyage century. Even the game UI is the same. What the hell is this?

actually quite a lot of people are playing this game (including me ^^).

I played VCO before and tbh, I was a bit put off by the lack of support IGG offers and the chaos on the servers. and the item mall, pfff, dont get me started on this. imo BBO is the better VCO.

There are more players coming everyday, and those who come stay, becasue once you have been there, you just don't go back to VCO! It's unfortunate that so many people have talked so much crap about BBO just because you have to pay to play, because is is 1000% better than VCO in every way and worth that small monthly fee. The fact is that neither game is free to play, and actually BBO is cheaper when you look at everytrhing you get with your account. All those who play seriously in VCO are paying a hell of a lot more to keep up with others, and are paying to play a version which does not even come close to the version they could be playing.

Anyway, thats my 2 cents on the issue!