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Pirates of the Burning Sea News
Latest Headlines for Pirates of the Burning Sea
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Leaderboards System Preview
Flying Lab Software are ready to test the waters with a new leaderboards system they've been working on. The leaderboards will allow players to view ranked statistics for a number of categories including: PvP, PvE, Economy, Skirmish, and Duels.
Reported on Dec 11, 2009 -
The Feast of Nicholas Noël Holiday Event
Flying Lab Software has announced this year's Pirates of the Burning Sea holiday event: The Feast of Nicholas Noël! The event centers around the plight of Nicholas Noel whose yearly Junkanoo fest is in jeopardy due to the fact his rum has been stolen. In the event, players will either aid Nicholas against the pirates by protecting his rum shipments, or join forces with the evil Henrick Humbug to spoil the holiday festivities!
Reported on Dec 07, 2009 -
Military Personnel Get Six Months Free
Military personnel that can verify their status through a .mil e-mail address will be able to partake in an interesting promotion by Flying Labs Software. The promotion offers six months of Pirates of the Burning Sea to military personnel, and includes a free copy of the game itself. Current subscribers who are in the military will also be able to add an additional six months to their subscription time at no cost as part of this offer.
Reported on Oct 30, 2009 -
Power and Prestige Expansion Interview
CEO Russell Williams and Associate Producer Janice Von Itter talk about how they're ramping up the political game in this free expansion to PotBS.
Reported on Oct 05, 2009 -
Expands Staff, Expands Game
The folks at Flying Lab Studios are doing a lot of expanding lately! The company is adding more staff, and has also announced the first expansion for Pirates of the Burning Sea. The new expansion, "Power and Prestige", will allow players to take on the role of Port Governor, in what sounds like a bit of sim-style gaming, where players control the development of a port.
Reported on Sep 18, 2009 -
CEO Russell Williams Video Interview
The CEO of Flying Lab Software discusses the progress of their Pirate MMO and what else they have up their sleeve.
Reported on Jun 25, 2009 -
A Look at Environments
The latest developer journal out of Flying Lab Software looks at expressing the personality of a region through the characteristics and quality of the environment in Pirates of the Burning Sea.
Reported on Jun 05, 2009 -
Devlog: The Lure of the Sea - Part 1
The latest devlog from the folks at Flying Lab Software looks at efforts to get players out on the open ocean.
Reported on Jun 04, 2009 -
Role Play Rooms
The latest developer journal from the folks at Pirates of the Burning Seas looks at the addition of Role Play Rooms to the game.
Reported on Jun 03, 2009 -
On Fisticuffs, Combos, and Cannonballs
The latest developer journal from the folks at Pirates of the Burning Seas looks at improvements to the game's combat mechanics.
Reported on Jun 02, 2009 -
Support and Policy Changes
The folks at Pirates of the Burning Sea have posted notice of changes to their customer support policies and the reasons behind these changes.
Reported on Jun 01, 2009 -
Build 1.15: Black Bart's Gold Live Thurs
Flying Lab Software has announced that Build 1.15 of Pirates of the Burning Sea will go live on Thursday morning.
Reported on May 27, 2009 -
PotBS Podcast: Episode 3
Flying Lab Software has posted the third volume of the Pirates of the Burning Sea podcast.
Reported on May 25, 2009 -
Just One Last Time
The latest Dev Blog from Flying Lab Studios looks at the problems involved when players repeat missions in the middle of a story arc in Pirates of the Burning Sea.
Reported on May 18, 2009 -
Point Battle Test May 14th
FLS is looking for players to help test the new Point Battle feature for Skirmishes in Pirates of the Burning Sea.
Reported on May 12, 2009 -
Point Battle System Overview
FLS has posted an overview of the Point Battle system in Pirates of the burning Sea, which is a variant rule set of a typical skirmish battle.
Reported on May 01, 2009 -
New Role-Playing Events
Flying Lab Software has announced two new role-playing events in Pirates of the Burning Sea.
Reported on Apr 30, 2009 -
Dev Journal: X Marks The Spot
The latest developer journal out of Flying Lab Software looks at how they've implemented treasure maps and brought iconic "x marks the spot" adventures for pirate loot to Pirates of the Burning Sea.
Reported on Apr 27, 2009 -
Musical Dev Log
The folks at Flying Lab Software have posted a new dev log which looks at implementing authentic music in Pirates of the burning Sea.
Reported on Apr 21, 2009 -
Role Player's Guide
The folks at Flying Lab Software have posted a brief guide to help role players find the right port to suit their needs in Pirates of the Burning Sea.
Reported on Apr 16, 2009
