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If you like PvP Ganking

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: May 25, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game's been out (officially) a bit over 4 months. Already it's gone through a server merge - from 11 servers to 4.

Don't be fooled. The vaunted economy system is simply an Easy Button system and is basically a money sink.

The ship combat is usually fun, even against the NPC ships. It's a slow stately dance of the seas.

But the game is touted as PvP and PvP it is. Actually, it's PvP gankfests. Six level 50 PK's take on single lower level ships who haven't a snowball's chance in hell. If you like being a level 15 or 20 trying to stand up to 6 level 50's - this game may be for you.

The game has an MMORPG tag, but again, don't be fooled. There's little or no roleplaying these days. You can find plenty of childish names which refer to bodily functions and such, however. It's a 3rd grader's delight - there's no name filter. You can also pick any real, fantasy, historical, etc., etc. name you want. Want to be George Washington? It's fine with this game's developers.

Awesome

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: February 25, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Great game. Developers are very communicative with the playerbase. The game is designed around pvp, so carebears would probably not enjoy it too much. Fights last longer than 10-15 seconds. Have to actually think to win fights. Level 20's can take on a kill level 50's.

Overall great game.

Something is Wrong at the company level

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 13
Date: February 08, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Something is really wrong at Flying Labs Software, the company who created this game. The company will not respond to e-mails or to direct phone calls. When I called the company all that I was able to get was the auto machine. When I attempted to reach the company's operator there was no response. The operator's mailbox has been full for more than 60 days. Be aware of this and be very careful of this company and what could happen to a customer who cannot reach the company to find out what happened to your money.

Mixed feelings, technical nightmare, beautiful, easy, fun, game

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: January 30, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game is great! So far that I have only been able to play it for 20 minutes. I loved the tutorial and the graphics are amazing. So far I actually really enjoy the interface... though I question... was "Age of Pirates" a pre-liminary release of this game??? The symbols, the graphics, the key-board controls, pretty much everything is identical in the UI. Voices are pretty good, I was actually disappointed in the ship-ship combat graphics, and if I can ever get back in, i might play with the preferences to make that nicer. The background graphics are phenom and I can't wait to go sailing around.

Early "learning" quests are semi-guided and it seems it is easy to get what you want when you go places as there are always many options when talking to a "store" or "quest" npc. Makes the learning curve not so bad. I am ready to start figuring out what I need to set sail or start some business ventures before I go.

However, before you even install it, you should go to AEGIS and download their PhysX software drivers (free). If you don't you likely won't be able to run the game anyway.

Plan on downloading updates for at least 45 minutes after you install as well. I have wireless-n with 75k/s actual throughput.

Now that it's installed, it ran, once. Now I can't get it to run again. In fact, I can't end the process either once it freezes. I have to soft-boot. There is almost no information on their support site.

C2D 2.33ghz CPU, 4x1gb 800mhz gskills RAM, pny 8800gts 640mb GPU, encore wireless-n WIFI, EVGA 680i-LT mobo, cooler7pro CPUfan, 3xDVD r/rw, 4x160gb HD, Antec 650w SLI PSU. Windows XPsp2-32bit.

Good ideas...some poor execution

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 9
Date: January 25, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I was really excited for this game. Sounds amazing on paper. There are pros and cons....

PROS
1. Ship to Ship combat...excellent. Agree its "better" for you to board, but I just sink everyone
2. PvP
3. Idea of the economy

CONS
1. Avatar (sword) combat is stupid. I agree, lots of pushing "2". No strategy. They should eliminate it.
2. Steep Steep learning curve, with minimal guidance esp re the economy. This will leave a lot of MMORG newbies quick to bail. I would go with a better tutorial.

The Best Pirate Game this year

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 20, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I have played several pirate games. This is one of the best I have played so far. I like to compare it to a combination of Morrowind and a real time strategy game. It has great depth and a good storyline. It looks and sounds great. The end game content is good, but will get better with time. The pvp and pve content is better then I expected. I believe they need to change their avatar combat.
It's too similar to Everquest and WoW in this aspect. Something original their would have been good. It's still in the early stages of becoming a great game.
I hope in a year the creative team behind this game do what they promised.
It has some small bugs, but it's on par with what World of Warcraft had when it came out. Overall it's a good game that could become great.

Yarg

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 19, 2008
Author: Amazon User

When first playing this game, it is a lot like Sid Miers "Pirates". The handling and fighting of the ships is the same, but this game is more based about you and your playing style. If you like being an agressive player i suggest a Naval Officer for the best ship, or if you like to make money a merchant is for you, or vice versa. All in all the game is decent, has nice story line, gameplay and graphics. The only thing i didn't like was handling my character at port, it was very scetchy "laggy" at times, but other than that this game was great.

Not for the Meek

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: June 09, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Pirates of the Burning sea is gorgeous: the graphics are beautiful on the open ocean, or in smaller instanced environments, and the many ports in which you may land have a variety of looks and local color: there's always something going on. It's also easy to find missions, although sometimes the missions themselves are too far above or below you to be worth your while.
The downsides are that the game is not very easy to learn, and that the players are often more akin to bullies in a schoolyard. PotBS was PvP centric at launch, but updates have tilted the balance even more so. If you have to battle someone a level or two above you, you will lose. And if you're not careful, one or more high-level characters will jump you, sink your ship, and steal everything with no shame. If you are looking for Roleplay, you might be a bit hampered: while character creation allows a great deal of creativity, the emotes interface is clumsy and weird (and don't forget that most will speak to you in movie pirate tones, complete with "Arr!"s).
If you can find people who will play with you it helps because you can be sure you never sail alone. One of the cleverest details you'll run across is the political balance of various ports: each faction can capture and dominate a port, making it difficult for anyone from opposing factions to enter. While ports are under contest, players from any side can sail to the port and jump into the fray, affecting the outcome.
Overall, this game can be fun to play, but it is not easy to pick up, nor can you survive on your own for very long. Ye be warned: thar be rich bounties aplenty for a resourceful soul, but ye belie my cautions at your own peril. :D

Setting Sail too Early

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 12
Date: January 25, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I wanted to like this game, I really did. I loved Pirates! and I think that it makes a great setting for a game. However, after playing the beta I have decided that I have to pass on the game for now. There are just too many things which still need polishing and I think some of the game mechanics like the economy and the end game need some sorting out in the "real world".
So, I will wait and see how it shakes out during its maiden voyage (first year) before revisiting my decision.

Not bad...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 28, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Let me just mention some of the other MMOs I've played to give you an idea of my experience: World of Warcraft, Eve-Online, little bit of World War 2 online, Tabula Rasa.

Well, this game was not too bad. The ship warfare is the best part but other than that, its just feels like yet another MMO (find NPC to get quest, complete quest, turn in for XP/gear/$$, repeat).

The hand to hand combat is pretty lame. I think there was very little strategy involved with it and found myself just spamming the attack button. Maybe sometimes pulling out my pistol to take a shot. All in all, probably the weakest part of the entire game.

For the PvP in the game, you'll need to be around a level 50 otherwise, your going to need a group of people to take down some of the level 50's that chill in the contested ports. PvP is pretty non-existent for the most part if your under level 50 though. This was kinda let down because you basically put off PvP until you reach the cap level of 50. I suppose this makes the game more realistic in a way.

The ship warfare is pretty cool. Very slow paced (think Eve-Online's spaceship battles, but a bit more intimate) and methodical. The whole wind factor definitely makes a difference during the battles. I rolled a French privateer and had access to some of the faster ships in the game. My favorite tactic would be to get on the bow of the opposing ship and then out maneuver them and just keep pumping broadsides into the bow. I think the bow and stern armor is weaker, so this worked out great, you just need a fast ship and good maneuverability.

The world in the game is pretty cool. Its very large and its cool to just sail around on the seas and attack random NPCs. The whole historical aspect makes the game seem more fun also in a way. Its also really cool how different ports can switch hands but again, theres not alot you can do with the contested ports when your a lowbie.

As far as the multiplayer aspect goes, I actually didn't really see alot of people online when I played. I played during the latter part of the prime time playing time and usually only saw about 50 people max while I was sailing around. I was playing on the blackbeard server which at the time had a Medium pirate population while the other fractions all were low population. This was kinda buzzkill for me as I like to party up and roam around with people. I ended up getting in a society with about 60 people and we roamed around sometimes together but for the most part it was me soloing. This is a new MMO though, so once people figure out WoW is getting dated, maybe you'll see more people move to something different like this game.

Anyhow, not a bad game but just feels like another MMO except for the port battles and ship combat. I'll probably try it out again but I don't think its going to keep me hooked (not like WoW awhile ago). I think for people who like Eve-Online, this will be a good game, except maybe not as in-depth as eve and the ship combat is more intimate than the spaceship battles of Eve.

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