Cutthroat Skills
May 07, 2008
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.
The early 18th century was the most turbulent time in high seas history. Through dubiously short treaties and unremitting declarations of war, armadas of the powerful British, French and Spanish navies vied for dominance of the exceptionally lucrative maritime trade. This left many merchant vessels with little or no naval protection, thus making them easy targets for the mounting threat of piracy. No more so was this the case than in the Caribbean, source of exotic goods and home to some of the most notorious of pirates. Hoist the main sail and full speed ahead, matey! It’s time to chart your own history.
In Pirates of the Burning Sea players captain their own ship as a pirate, adventurer (a sort of privateer/merchant hybrid) or naval officer, with avatars being highly customizable. This MMO focuses on real time PvE and PvP combat, with players controlling their ship’s heading, speed, special abilities and attacks. In addition to impromptu encounters, it is also possible to conquer enemy ports and take on missions, some of which follow an ongoing story as your character develops.
PotBS has been in development since 2002, with public beta testing having begun in December 2005. If you wish to be considered for beta testing, you must fill out an application which is available on the game’s official website. Even if you don’t get accepted into the beta, you can still create content which may find its way into the game! Talented players can design flag and sail decals or even full 3D ship models using graphics software which they may then submit, have peer-reviewed, then Flying Lab staff-reviewed. Several user-created ships have already been accepted and integrated into the game.
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- 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.
- General Article created on 5/7/08
- Group Combat Missions
- The folks from Flying Lab Software have released a new Dev Journal on their official site talking about Group Combat Missions.
- Dev Journals created on 4/14/08
- Non-Exclusive Devlog - Introducing Bey's 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.
- Dev Journals created on 2/26/08
- 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 sh...
- Dev Journals created on 2/22/08
- Launch Day Previews
- Both Carolyn Koh and Laura Genender took part in the Pirates of the Burning Sea beta. Now that the game has launched, they give us their impressions of the nautical game in this Launch Day Preview.
- Preview created on 1/22/08
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Recent Forum Activity
- Can someone explain the hate towards SOE?
- 5/9/08 @ 10:07AM by BlackWatch
- General Discussion
- What PotBS movie??
- 5/9/08 @ 7:31AM by Gyrus
- General Discussion
- Interesting take on PotBS' broken economy
- 5/9/08 @ 6:30AM by Gyrus
- General Discussion
- This is why you don't use SOE!!!
- 5/9/08 @ 6:23AM by Gyrus
- General Discussion
- can fint this game at all
- 5/9/08 @ 6:06AM by Gyrus
- General Discussion
- So is the game improving?
- 5/9/08 @ 4:01AM by Drulisle
- General Discussion
- Official Buddy Key Request Thread
- 5/8/08 @ 1:25PM by Mattimeo41
- General Discussion
- Questions...
- 5/7/08 @ 6:47PM by glord
- General Discussion
- And yet more spin?
- 5/7/08 @ 12:24PM by Dracus
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- SOE password reset
- 5/7/08 @ 6:03AM by KipJoral
- General Discussion
Pirates of the Burning Sea
- Developer: Flying Lab Software
- Genre: Historical
- Status: Final
- Platforms:
- Website: http://www.burningsea.com
- Retail Price: 49.99 BUY IT
- Monthly Fee: 14.99
Latest Pirates of the Burning Sea News
Life After the Server Merge
May 07, 2008
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.
Meet the Buccaneer
May 06, 2008
The Pirates of the Burning Sea official site has been updated with a devlog which introduces players to the Buccaneer, a new pirate career.
Freetrader Skill Changes
May 05, 2008
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.
Other Pirates of the Burning Sea News
Rick Saada: Living the Dream...
Stratics has posted an interview with Rick Saada from Flying Lab Software.
Stratics on May 08, 2008
PotBS HoC Logs
Stratics has posted the transcripts from their Pirates of the Burning Sea dev chat.
Stratics on Apr 24, 2008
Server Mergers Explained, Our Interview With The CEO
WarCry interviews Russel Williams, CEO of Flying Lab Software.
WarCry Network on Apr 18, 2008
Exclusive Interview With Creator of MMO, Pirates of the Burning Sea
GamersDailyNews interviews Cory J. Herndon, Lead Designer on Pirates of the Burning Sea.