Recent Headlines for Pirates of the Burning Sea

• New Pirate Careers

  The folks from Pirates of the Burning Sea have announced some details on the two new pirate careers that are available in the next update.

  Reported on May 13, 2008

• 1.4 Patch on Test Server

  The 1.4 patch for Pirates of the Burning Sea is now available on their test server. The new patch has a host of skill changes and re-balances and players are encouraged to check it out.

  Reported on May 12, 2008

• Cutthroat Skills

  The folks at Pirates of the Burning Sea have posted the latest in their series of Developer diaries which examine the class and skill changes in version 1.4 of the game.

  Reported on May 07, 2008

• Life After the Server Merge

  MMORPG.com's Carolyn Koh speaks with the folks from Flying Lab Software in this progress update that brings us information not only on the recent server merge but on the game's past issues and its future.

  Reported on May 07, 2008

• Meet the Buccaneer

  The Pirates of the Burning Sea official site has been updated with a devlog which introduces players to the Buccaneer, a new pirate career.

  Reported on May 06, 2008

• Freetrader Skill Changes

  Flying Lab Software has posted the latest devlog in their series which examines the skill changes in version 1.4 of Pirates of the Burning Sea.

  Reported on May 05, 2008

• User Content Suspended

  Flying Lab Software has announced that they have suspended their current User Content system in preparation for the implementation of version 2.0 of that system.

  Reported on May 05, 2008

• Point-a-Pitre Makeover

  Flying Lab Software has posted a devlog detailing the work they are doing to improve play in Point-a-Pitre in Pirates of the Burning Sea.

  Reported on May 02, 2008

• Privateer Skill Changes

  The Pirates of the Burning Sea official site has been updated with another installment of their devlog series which looks at skill changes in version 1.4 of the game. Today's target is the Privateer.

  Reported on May 02, 2008

• Harassment Rules: "Don't Be a Jerk"

  Flying Lab has posted a document outlining and clarifying the Pirates of the Burning Sea harassment policies.

  Reported on May 01, 2008

• Naval Officer Changes

  Flying Lab Software has posted the second devlog in a six part series which examines balance changes in version 1.4 of Pirates of the Burning Sea. Today's devlog looks at changes to the Naval Officer.

  Reported on May 01, 2008

• Underdog Tools Devlog

  The Pirates of the Burning Sea official site has been updated with a brief devlog detailing recent changes to underdog tools.

  Reported on Apr 30, 2008

• Build 1.4 Captain Skill Changes

  The folks at Pirates of the Burning Sea have posted the first in a series of six devlogs which detail the skill changes that are planed to be implemented in build 1.4 of the game.

  Reported on Apr 29, 2008

• Character Transfers in PotBS

  Flying Lab Software has announced that character transfers in Pirates of the Burning Sea are now live.

  Reported on Apr 15, 2008

• Group Combat Missions

  The folks from Flying Lab Software have released a new Dev Journal on their official site talking about Group Combat Missions.

  Reported on Apr 14, 2008

• User Interface Preview

  Flying Lab Software has posted a dev journal which takes a look at what the Pirates of the Burning Sea UI team has been working on of late.

  Reported on Apr 11, 2008

• PvP Rewards Journal

  The devs over at Flying Lab have released a new dev journal. This one focuses on PvP rewards in the nautical game.

  Reported on Apr 10, 2008

• Exchange Shops

  Flying Lab Software has posted a dev journal which takes a look at the recently implemented Exchange shops.

  Reported on Apr 09, 2008

• Exchange Shops

  Flying Lab Software has posted a new devlog on the Pirates of the Burning Sea official site which looks into a number of balance changes and the content of the new Exchange Shops.

  Reported on Apr 07, 2008

• 1.3 Patch Overview

  Flying Lab Software has posted an overview of the recent 1.3 patch for Pirates of the Burning Sea, which looks at the skirmish system, the new French Capital, and more.

  Reported on Apr 04, 2008

• Character Copy Tool

  Flying Lab Software has posted an introduction to the Character Copy tool, which allows players to copy characters to the Pirates of the Burning Sea test server.

  Reported on Apr 03, 2008

• Outage Compensation

  On Friday, the team at FLS had some trouble with an extended downtime. As a result, they have decided to give out some compensation.

  Reported on Mar 31, 2008

• Pirates Sailing Across the World

  Flying Lab Software has updated the Pirates of the Burning Sea website website with info on what's going on with the game worldwide.

  Reported on Mar 28, 2008

• Server Issues

  Flying Lab Software has posted notice of an issue with the new patch that was released this morning and consequently they have had to lock the Pirates of the Burning Sea servers. There is no word yet of how long this issue will persist.

  Reported on Mar 28, 2008

• Devlog: State of the ArtCo

  Pirates of the Burning Sea Art Director Bruce Sharp has created a devlog which tells the tale of the development of the game's artistic style.

  Reported on Mar 27, 2008

• Sharing Game Data

  The Pirates of the Burning Sea official site has been updated with a look at the process behind sharing game date online.

  Reported on Mar 26, 2008

• Buddy Keys Available

  Flying Lab Software has revealed the new buddy key system for Pirates of the Burning Sea, which give subscribers the ability to bestow 14 day trials upon up to three worthy sailing companions.

  Reported on Mar 25, 2008

• Trial Buddy Keys Available

  On Friday, the folks at Flying Lab announced that today (March 24th), current players of their game, Pirates of the Burning Sea, would be given three buddy keys good for a 14 day trial of the game.

  Reported on Mar 24, 2008

• Character Copies Go to Testbed

  Flying Lab has announced that they are adding a new tool to allow player to copy their characters directly to the testbed server, so players will no longer have to create new characters to play on the test server.

  Reported on Mar 21, 2008

• Update and Downtime

  Flying Lab has announced that Pirates of the Burning Sea will experience some downtime on Tuesday morning as the game is updated with the latest build.

  Reported on Mar 17, 2008

• Server Victories Report

  Flying Lab has posted a report detailing the various server victories in Pirates of the Burning Sea.

  Reported on Mar 12, 2008

• Bey's Retreat Feedback

  Flying Lab software wants your feed back on the the sneak peek of Bey's Retreat, which occurred over the weekend.

  Reported on Mar 10, 2008

• March 12th Maintenance

  SOE has announced that critical maintenance will take place on Wednesday, March 12th.

  Reported on Mar 07, 2008

• Pointe-a-Pitre: Part Deux

  Flying Lab has posted part 2 of a dev journal which details the revamping of Pointe-a-Pitre, France’s regional capital in Pirates of the Burning Sea.

  Reported on Mar 04, 2008

• Devlog: The State of PvP

  Flying Lab has posted a new devlog which takes a look at the state of PvP in Pirates of the Burning Sea.

  Reported on Mar 03, 2008

• The Noble Order of Toastmistresses

  To celebrate their first monthaversary, Flying Lab has sent the Noble Order of Toastmistresses to all four nation capitals to hand out a special mission.

  Reported on Feb 29, 2008

• Duels and Skirmishes Devlog

  The folks at Pirates of the Burning Sea have posted a devlog which looks at duels, skirmishes, and ship to ship combat.

  Reported on Feb 28, 2008

• Oceanic Servers Launched

  Pirates of the Burning Sea has officially launched its Oceanic server. As an added bonus, players in Australia and New Zealand will have access to the Captain’s Cockatoo, a limited in-game item.

  Reported on Feb 27, 2008

• Tell Us Your Story Contest

  The folks at Pirates of the Burning Sea have announced the “Tell Us Your Story” contest, where participating players can win 1 of 5 PotBS Pre-Order boxes signed by the Dev Team.

  Reported on Feb 27, 2008

• UI Change Details

  Flying Lab Software has posted a devlog detailing upcoming changes to the user interface in Pirates of the Burning Sea. Changes include the addition of chat bubbles, anti spam tools, improved social UI, and more.

  Reported on Feb 27, 2008

• Devlog - Introducing Bey Retreat

  Flying Lab Software has published a new devlog which introduces players to Bey's Retreat, a near impenetrable fortress used by the Corsairs of the Main, and a large group mission in Pirates of the Burning Sea.

  Reported on Feb 26, 2008

• Captain Skill Tuning

  Flying Lab has posted a dev journal detailing the upcoming changes to Captain skills in the 1.2 patch for Pirates of the Burning Sea.

  Reported on Feb 25, 2008

• Australian Ambassador Program

  Flying Lab has announced the Australian Ambassador program, which provides Australian players the chance to play Pirates of the burning Sea free for a year.

  Reported on Feb 22, 2008

• Non-Exclusive Dev Journal: Ship Tuning

  The folks at Flying Lab Software have been churning out dev logs all week in advance of the release of the 1.2 patch for Pirates of the Burning Sea. Today we present a recent dev log which goes into detail about the fine tuning of specific ships, and ships in general.

  Reported on Feb 22, 2008

• New Devlog, New Producer

  Yet another dev log has been posted on the Pirates of the Burning Sea official site. This one introduces a new programmer, reveals what's on the horizon in the 1.2 patch, and helps players get to know the game's new producer.

  Reported on Feb 20, 2008

• Unrest Missions Cause Unrest in PotBS

  Flying Lab has become aware of a new tactic players have been using to take a port from peaceful to a port battle in no time flat by turning in a number of unrest missions all at once. FLS have produce a short term fix and and say they will be working on a longer term solution for the near future.

  Reported on Feb 20, 2008

• Technically the Arts

  The Pirates of the Burning Sea official site has been updated with a new dev log which explains the role of a technical artist, the the art of bringing a game world to life.

  Reported on Feb 20, 2008

• Spam Handling

  Flying Lab has posted a new devlog which provides an overview of the various techniques they are using to turn the tide against the gold spammers.

  Reported on Feb 18, 2008