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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Video Games > The MMO HMO > Pirates of the Burning Sea: The wren, the wren, king of all birds is back
 
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Zipline
May 9, 2013
 Dis game mane, dis game. Although I didn't find the swashbuckling to be as bad as OP made it out to be, he's right that the best part is the ship combat. I mean, wow, it's like you're really in the 17th century. Being in a big fleet battle is unlike anything else I've ever played. Do you know where we go to get tactics to beat rival nations? Wikipedia articles on Admiral Nelson and the Battle of Trafalgar. It's insane, it felt so realistic. I might just come back...

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Third World Reggin posted:

We are about to set up a society of some sort as Pirates. I am not saying you have to play pirates, but it is easy to get ships.
It's been so long since I've played that I don't remember, but do you have to be a pirate to join the society? IIRC I am a Spaniard. I did the enforced transfer thing back when they emailed me but I haven't logged in to check since.

Zipline fucked around with this message at 01:55 on Nov 24, 2013

* # ¿ Nov 24, 2013 01:48
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Zipline
May 9, 2013

Third World Reggin posted:

Sucks to hear you can't migrate any more but I understand why.
I don't. What's their reasoning? Archonex, what exactly did they tell you? I'm assuming you went to customer service, do you think they'd be open to wheedling? Maybe explaining more in-depth just how much money/time you gave them? It sounds like other people interested in playing this game are on the fence about it because they might not be able to transfer, so your answers could shift a lot of people one way or the other.

* # ¿ Nov 25, 2013 00:35
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Zipline
May 9, 2013
 I just checked and I do have a Spaniard, level 29, on Antigua. Also a freetrader but he's like 15. I guess I'll just have to settle for hunting the goon menace instead of joining it.

* # ¿ Nov 25, 2013 10:01
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Zipline
May 9, 2013
 I've been tinkering around on my Spaniard (Emiliano Dez, HMU yo) and it seems like there's really only one powerful Spanish clan, Los Tiburones de Vera Cruz, and unless we got a ton more goons involved it probably wouldn't be worth the effort or money to get our own going. It might be easier to set up a Teamspeak or Ventrillo server and just communicate that way.

* # ¿ Nov 27, 2013 09:47
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Zipline
May 9, 2013

Iron Leg posted:

Glad you thought so! I was the lead designer for a while and I worked pretty hard to make it less realistic and more actually interesting to play. There were some sticks in the mud about that bullshit and as far as I heard most of it got reverted or changed, especially the big stuff like the SOL removal. Which is pretty stupid if that's the case, because it just means they don't really understand how the game works. I'd love to get my regular characters back and go sailing with some goons again.
A goon was lead designer on PotBS? It makes so much more sense now. You did good work, mate. Normally I'd side with the historical sticklers on issues like that but you're definitely right here, it's not the kind of game that requires intense realism. Not to say that it's a fantasy game, but in gameplay mechanics some leeway would be essential.


Third World Reggin posted:

Just asked in chat and apparently building first rates have been back for about a year now. Pirates still only go up to second rate.
Spanish are looking pretty good now, eh? Did they mention how common First Rates are now? They were removed for a reason, I'm curious if they've found a way to balance them. One of my chief memories of port battles was everyone scattering when a First Rate sailed into view

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Zipline
May 9, 2013
 Somehow "Terror" isn't the first thing that pops into my head when I see a big yellow ship.

The economy is based on time, yes? I realize I must have a ton of manhours saved up on whatever economic buildings I had years ago. Now to just find them.

EDIT: Also, Iron Leg, I have to ask. How much of this game is directly inspired by Sid Meier's Pirates! ?

* # ¿ Nov 28, 2013 07:31
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Zipline
May 9, 2013
 What are you hoping future patches change?

And yes, there are a few goons playing Spain, but only a handful. PotBS has yet to really take off again, so until that happens we're all kind of scattered.

* # ¿ Dec 15, 2013 00:39
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Zipline
May 9, 2013
 The ship combat in this is really very good. Comparing it to something like Assassin's Creed IV just really boggles the mind, this is so intuitive. Have the devs posted much about how they're coming with Steam?

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Zipline
May 9, 2013
 The cannon update is live! Read about it here:
https://portalus-games.squarespace.com/news/2014/2/3/cannon-changes-part-1
What are your impressions, guys?

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