After months of wating for release date information, players are now happy about a date they can look forward to.
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Pirates MMO to shut majority of servers Flying Lab Software has announced that it is to shut down seven of its 11 servers for the MMO Pirates of the Burning Sea. The developer credits the move to low server populations, a possible sign that the MMO has not done as well as predicted, and says they will be condensed for gameplay reasons. "Providing our customers with the best gameplay experience is our first priority," explained the company via its website.
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In a news item posted on the official site for the MMORPG Pirates of the Burning Sea, the "User Content Specialist” Marion vanGhent stated that not only were they going to continue supporting user created content such as ships and flags but they were also going to streamline the current submission system and actively help people making 3D assets.
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"The real time ship combat is awesome in its tactical complexity and the player economy is deeper than we've seen in just about any other game. Unfortunately, the sword combat feels tacked-on and really cramps our swashbuckling groove."
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Comprehensive explanation of gameplay from character creation to combat
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Open beta for the mmo opens friday dec. 7th.
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While US users are buying the game for 49.99 Australian users are being offered the game free through one of Australia's largest ISPs - Bigpond. Users still have to pay the subsciption, but this offer should result in markedly increased populations the Pirates servers.
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And now, the news you’ve all been waiting for! Pirates of the Burning Sea, the MMORPG featuring high seas action and adventure in a bold world of pirates and plunder, is scheduled to be available for pre-order starting Tuesday, October 23rd at participating retail locations.
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Avatar combat was always the stepchild system in Pirates of the Burning Sea. Where ship combat was polished, intense, and very different from your standard MMO combat fare, avatar combat just seemed plain weak and added in at the last moment. In fact, it was one of the last things added to the game, as lead designer Kevin "Isildur" Maginn tells us in his developer blog. But as of today, with the new "Clash of Steel" patch, avatar combat has gotten a complete redesign.
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2008 has been a wild year for the MMO industry, seeing three highly-anticipated and competitive MMO releases meet with varying degrees success (Pirates of the Burning Sea, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, Age of Conan), huge changes for old mainstays (particularly EQ/EQII) and the fall of one game that released with such high expectations after just one year (NCSoft's Tabula Rasa) citing a "failure to meet performance expectations."
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