Port Battle Changes
Oct 01, 2008
The folks at Pirates of the Burning Sea have announced that they will be extending the amount of time between port flips and port battles, as well as removing random scheduling of port battles.
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.
Latest Features [More Features]
- New Screenshots
- Today we present eight new images which have been added to our Pirates of the Burning Sea screenshot gallery.
- Media created on 9/23/08
- New Screenshots
- Today we present nine new images which have been added to our Pirates of the Burning Sea screenshot gallery.
- Media created on 9/12/08
- Community Interview
- MMORPG.com's Community Manager Richard Cox had the opportunity recently to speak with Theresa Pudenz (PR), David “Taelorn” Hunt (Senior Designer) and Troy Hewitt (Director of Community Relations) about the unique community experience being fostered by FL...
- Interviews created on 9/10/08
- Interview with Russell Williams
- While attending Gen Con in Indianapolis, we had the opportunity to talk to Russel Williams, CEO of Flying Lab Software about recent and upcoming updates for Pirates of the Burning Sea, player governed ports, alternative advancement paths, and the revampi...
- Interviews created on 8/28/08
- Gen Con Interview with Rusty Williams
- While in attendance at Gen Con Indy, the MMORPG.com crew had the chance to sit down and talk to FLS CEO Rusty Williams about upcoming improvements to Pirates of the Burning Sea and their rapid pace in publishing updates since the games launch.
- Interviews created on 8/22/08
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Recent Forum Activity
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- General Discussion
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- General Discussion
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- General Discussion
- Ship repairs, refit, and crew replacement
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- 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
14 Day Free Trial
Sep 30, 2008
Flying Lab Software has announced that they are now offering a 14 day free trial for Pirates of The Burning Sea.
New Screenshots
Sep 23, 2008
Today we present eight new images which have been added to our Pirates of the Burning Sea screenshot gallery.
Yarr... It Be Talk Like a Pirate Day...
Sep 19, 2008
The folks at Flying Lab Software, the makers of Pirates of the Burning Sea would like to remind us that that today is international talk LIke a Pirate Day... Matey.
Other Pirates of the Burning Sea News
The Rum Diary
IGN has a new Pirates of the Burning Sea Blog called The Rum Diary.
IGN on May 09, 2008
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.
