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"ship combat" is currently a popular topic for PotBS writers. We have "ship combat" focused insightful blog posts, breaking news, rare photos, and more for you from our Pirates of the Burning Sea collection.
Late Nights
Original at hzero (WordPress)
• Tue, Jul 14
By HarbingerZero We had fun, clearing out the quests in New Orleans and getting back in the groove of things. Find a ship is getting to be the hard part. Theres only so many level 25-30 missions you can tackle with a level 17 fall back ship. My brother being 8 levels ahead of me helps, but even he has a frigate a goo...
How To: PotBS - Line Ship Combat tutorialOriginal at YouTube
• Tue, May 12
By rss@youtube.com (alabasterkitten) Author: alabasterkitten Keywords: PotBS line ship Added: May 12, 2009
Pirates of the Burning Sea Updated Client
Original at ComputerGames.ro
• Mon, Mar 9
Romania Set against the backdrop of the New World of the 18th Century, players can choose one of three nations – England, France or Spain – or choose the role of a Pirate and battle it out for glory and power. Virtual buccaneers can engage in fierce ship to ... Gamers Hell all 2 news articles
PotBS to hold ship skirmish testing event today
Original at Zergwatch
• Fri, Mar 6
• 9 related articles
NJ Today marks a very special event for the players of Pirates of the Burning Sea. Starting at 3:45 PST / 11:45 GMT, a ship skirmish event will take place on the Testbed server to analyze the effectiveness of the ship skirmish system. ...
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PotBS to hold ship skirmish testing event today
Original at Massively
• Fri, Mar 6
• 9 related articles
By Shawn Schuster Today marks a very special event for the players of Pirates of the Burning Sea. Starting at 3:45 PST / 11:45 GMT, a ship skirmish event will take place on the Testbed server to analyze the effectiveness of the ship skirmish system. Named "The Battle of Gull Point", this event will match four te...
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Pirates of the Burning Sea: Battle of Gull Point Testbed Event
Original at MMORPG.COM
• Thu, Mar 5
• 9 related articles
By news@mmorpg.com Flying Lab will be holding a four sided ship skirmish event on their Testbed server to test the game's new Skirmish System.
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Skirmish warfare coming to Pirates of the Burning Sea
Original at Massively
• Fri, Feb 20
By James Egan The Flying Lab Software developers working on Pirates of the Burning Sea have done a lot of writing about the avatar combat changes of late, but it's clear that they're still aiming to improve ship-based PvP on the high seas. Pirates of the Burning Sea is going to get a major new feature as of p...
Long list of SOE hate.
Original at syncaine (WordPress)
• Tue, Feb 17
By syncaine Pirates of the Burning SeaTM - A unique selling point (great ship to ship combat engine) ruined by a tacked on avatar system. Huge initial interest followed by a sharp decline as players revealed design flaws in its endgame and economy. Even as a niche title, this one has disappointed.
Brawling changes hit Pirates of the Burning Sea
Original at Massively
• Sat, Feb 14
• 9 related articles
By James Egan Pirates of the Burning Sea is a title that's been undergoing some major overhauls in terms of game mechanics. Flying Lab Software has been revamping the game's combat systems, both those of ship-based combat and avatar combat. We've mentioned a few of those changes in the past, such as the i...
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The Wednesday 10: 2008 Games You May Have Overlooked
Original at IGN
• Wed, Jan 7
CA - Pirates of the Burning Sea brought us an entirely new setting full of swashbuckling adventure, intricate trading, thrilling ship combat and all-out war ...
Pirates of the Burning Sea Free Trial
Original at IGN
• Wed, Dec 24
CA - In addition, they will have access to both of the aforementioned bonus items as well as a unique ship called "The Sabre." You can sign up here to get ...
Pirates of the Burning Sea
Original at Jucaushii
• Thu, Oct 16
• 3 related articles
Romania - Oct 16, 2008 You play a bold sea captain, master of your own ship and crew, as you seek glory and adventure across the trackless deep. - A game for serious gamers. ...
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Tobold's MMORPG Blog: The game I'm wishing for
Original at virginworlds MMO
• Wed, Oct 15
Combat would be ship vs. ship combat, and I'd borrow a lot of good ideas there from Pirates of the Burning Sea. As the ships are Victorian, broadsides in space would be very cool, and give combat a tactical maneuvering component. There could also be planetside avatar combat on the fantastic wo...
Massively: Pirates of the Burning Sea to get revamped avatar combat
Original at virginworlds MMO
• Tue, Oct 14
• 9 related articles
Filed under: Fantasy, Historical, Pirates of the Burning Sea, Game mechanics, PvP, News items, PvE Swordfighting in Pirates of the Burning Sea is going through a major overhaul, not unlike how ship combat has evolved since the game launched. Flying Labs' Isildur has written a dev blog ti...
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WanderingGoblin.com: Walk The Plank For 14 Days
Original at virginworlds MMO
• Wed, Oct 1
• 6 related articles
Pirates of the Burning Sea is having a 14-day free trial for those that wish to start their adventure plundering the Caribbean. At this time, it's truly the best pirate-themed MMO out there. So, if you want to captain your own ship and ...
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Pirates Of The Burning Sea Offers Free Trials [Free Trial]
Original at Kotaku
• Wed, Oct 1
By Mike Fahey This is the sort of game that should have had a free-trial from the get go, really. The unique flavor combination of ship-based travel and battles with trading and character combat is something you really need to play before deciding if it's the right game for you.
Free 14-day trials to Pirates of the Burning Sea
Original at GamingNexus
• Mon, Sep 29
NEWS - Arriving a bit late for the international Talk Like A Pirate Day, Pirates of the Burning Sea, the fantastic ship-to-ship combat MMO (but, alas, the poorly-conceived hand-to-hand combat MMO), is now hanging 14-day free trials from ...
Try 'Pirates of the Burning Sea' Two Weeks for Free
Original at WorthPlaying.com
• Mon, Sep 29
CA - Pirates of the Burning Sea will feature action for every play style, whether it’s epic ship combat, piracy, building economic empires or sword-swinging ...
Pirates of the Burning Sea at Gen Con
Original at Allakhazam.com News (full)
• Mon, Aug 25
CA - Aug 25, 2008 Nation loyalty is outlined well, and everything from ship combat, land combat and the UI is featured. The changes come just in time to fit the marketing ...
The MMORPG Weekend Warrior: pre-patch notes, Mythos on hold ...
Original at MMORPG blog
• Mon, Jul 28
By Enrico S. The Final Fantasy 11 update on the other hand revealed some new episodic quests. Link: Final Fantasy 11: Details for next version update unveiled Link: Pirates of the Burning Sea: Ship changes for patch 1.6 ...
The MMORPG Weekend Warrior: pre-patch notes, Mythos on hold ...
Original at Qj.net
• Mon, Jul 28
By Enrico S. The Final Fantasy 11 update on the other hand revealed some new episodic quests. Link: Final Fantasy 11: Details for next version update unveiled Link: Pirates of the Burning Sea: Ship changes for patch 1.6 ...
Pirates of the Burning Sea: Ship changes for patch 1.6
Original at MMORPG blog
• Tue, Jul 22
By Tim Y. Over at the official Pirates of the Burning Sea site, Taelorn of the Flying Lab Software dev team sat down with a new log discussing the MMORPG's patch 1.6. This patch aims to be a big change from the game's previous updates, ...
Pirates of the Burning Sea Christens New Ships
Original at Gaming Today
• Tue, Jul 22
By Shawn Sines Cyclone (Test Ship), Dauntless, Mastercraft Couronne, Mastercraft van Hoorn, Monarch, and Treason have previously been announced. Flying Lab has revealed the final four in the new line up; the ‘Cruizer’ Heavy Snow, ‘El Dragon’ Mastercraft Barque, ‘Minerva’ Mastercraft Frigate and...
Heartless_ Gamer: Epic Fail: World First Age of Conan Siege
Original at virginworlds MMO
• Thu, Jun 19
I will compare this situation directly to Pirates of Burning Seas (PotBS). PotBS took a huge delay to put in Avatar Combat. Avatar Combat failed miserably and painfully took away development time from polishing what did work: ship ...
Pirates of the Burning Sea: Ship & Outfitting Changes
Original at MMORPG.COM
• Mon, Jun 16
By news@mmorpg.com The folks at Pirates of the Burning Sea are calling on players to help test changes made to ship outfitting on the PotBS test sever.
Age of Conan Collector’s Edition Completely Sold Out
Original at svla305.musiced.net
• Mon, May 19
By svla305 Historical pre-order and ship-in numbers for Pirates of the Burning Sea Doubloons 2008’s most anticipated MMO, Early access offer oversubscribed and first review of game gives a 9 out of 10. Funcom is proud to announce that the ...
PotBS patch 1.5 is looming over of the horizon
Original at Massively
• Mon, May 19
By Andrew Russo Pirates of the Burning Sea has seen a few big changes since the game released. The latest addition to the fleet will be new pirate careers in patch 1.4. So what is coming up after buccaneers make their appearance on the high seas? A swabbing of the poop deck to be precise! All that combat and ship d...
Pirates of the Burning Sea : New Pirate Careers
Original at game guide
• Sat, May 17
By vvav939 Age of Conan goldAOC gold Pirates of the Burning Sea gold lord of the rings gold lord of the rings gold lord of the rings online gold Pirates of the Burning Sea Doubloons COH Influence PotBS Doubloons silkroad gold Example Ship Skill: ...
Pirates Of The Burning Sea Consolidates Servers - Gamasutra
Original at gamasutra.com
• Wed, Apr 16
Pirates Of The Burning Sea Consolidates Servers Developer Flying Lab has announced that its ship combat/sword-swinging PC MMO Pirates of the Burning Sea will be consolidating from 11 to 4 main game ... Pirate MMO Servers Walk Plank Next Generation Pirates' Walking the Plank? G4 TV
Pirates of the Burning Sea Servers Jump Ship - IGN
Original at pc.ign.com
• Wed, Apr 16
Pirates of the Burning Sea Servers Jump Ship IGN, CA - by Jimmy Thang April 16, 2008 - According to the BurningSea.com (thanks to Voodoo Extreme), Pirates of the Burning Sea, the pirate MMORPG set in the 18th ... Pirates of the Burning Sea' Shuts Down Several Game Servers WorthPlaying.com
Pirates of the Burning Sea Client - Gamers Hell
Original at gamershell.com
• Fri, Apr 11
• 2 related articles
Pirates of the Burning Sea Client Gamers Hell, UK - Much like our celebrated ship combat system, swashbuckling provides opportunities for even the newest player to prevail in battle, allowing cunning and ...
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Pirates of the Burning Sea Reveals Bey's Retreat
Original at Gaming Today
• Tue, Feb 26
By Shawn Sines Related Articles at Gaming Today:New Screens for Pirates of the Burning SeaNew Pirates of the Burning Sea ScreenshotsPirates of the Burning Sea Interview with Russell WilliamsPirates of the Burning Sea Devlog: Conquest & PvP ImprovementsPirates of the Burning Sea Devlog: Ship...
Patch: Pirates of the Burning Sea: Non-Exclusive Dev Journal: Ship Tuning
Original at MMORPG.COM
• Thu, Feb 21
By news@mmorpg.com 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 ships in general.
Adrift in a Burning Sea
Original at tagn (WordPress)
• Wed, Feb 20
By Wilhelm2451 PvP - We're losing ports like crazy, which is bad. On the other hand, as long as I stay out of those contention zones, which don't last very long, I can thumb my nose at those in the pirate faction who seem to be out trolling for suckers to engage them, with one wee ship out front, and three or four m...
Online Piracy 101
Original at The Age
• Sun, Feb 17
Today we have part one of an extensive interview with Flying Lab Software CEO Russell Williams exploring all aspects of the massively multiplayer game. The game has been in development since 2002, and lets players explore the 1720 Caribbean and captain your own ship, fighting and workin...
PotBS devlog discusses the gold-spammer issue
Original at Massively
• Sun, Feb 17
By William Dobson Filed under: Historical, Pirates of the Burning Sea, Economy, News items"Do you annoy not afford new ship?" Anyone that has played Pirates of the Burning Sea since launch will have received countless private messages similar to the above, soliciting the sale of in-game currency. The la...
Time = The Most Valuable Gamer Commodity?
Original at The Greenskin
• Fri, Feb 15
By Snafzg Speed buffs - Whether these come in the form of mounts, class abilities, or potions, I really enjoy speed buffs because they cut down on mindless travel time. Ask any Pirates of the Burning Sea free-trader his opinion on ship travel and he’ll probably give you his biggest gripe about the gam...
Flying Lab Software on PotBS user content 2.0
Original at MMORPG blog
• Thu, Feb 14
By David T. Design your own ship in Pirates of the Burning Sea - Image 1 It's one thing to be interested in developing user-generated content for an MMORPG, and it's quite another thing to actually do it. It need not be intimidating, though. ...
Pirates of the Burning Sea
Original at skit.id.au
• Wed, Feb 13
By Skit A new Pirate MMO coming out in June of this year. Looks awesome, I think it's the Ship Battles that really do it for me.
Pirates of the Burning Sea Interview
Original at Seahawks Insider (News Tribune)
• Mon, Feb 4
By Bill Hutchens John Tynes, producer of Pirates of the Burning Sea from Seattle’s Flying Lab Software, was kind enough to spend a few minutes on the phone recently, chatting about the amazing new massively multiplayer online role-playing game. JT: It would have had ship combat and trading still but no av...
Review: PotBS Gets 4 Out of 5 Stars at GameSpy!
Original at Pirates of the Burning Sea
• Mon, Feb 4
The folks at GameSpy have released their review of Pirates of the Burning Sea, and we've garnered 4 out of 5 stars! Here's a snippet of the review: "Having the biggest ship doesn't guarantee victory: smaller ships taking advantage of ...
PotBS Weekend Update
Original at Keen and Graev's Gaming
• Sat, Feb 2
By Keen I’ve been spending a great deal of time in PotBS this past week mostly grinding faction with the Spanish Trade Union and working on my economy. I’ve moved in to the Brass Ship Fittings business and so far I’ve seen some decent success ...
Flying Lab Software on PotBS ship-to-ship combat fixes
Original at MMORPG blog
• Thu, Jan 31
By David T. Flying Lab Software has been doing precisely that with Pirates of the Burning Sea (PotBS) v1.1, particularly with certain issues that have plagued the ship-to-ship combat system in the past. Game Producer John "Rev" Tynes took the time ...
PotBS devlog: the road to v1.1, ships and ship combat
Original at Massively
• Thu, Jan 31
By William Dobson Filed under: Historical, Pirates of the Burning Sea, Game mechanics, Patches, PvEA new devlog is up on the Pirates of the Burning Sea official site, explaining in detail a few of the changes and fixes that have gone into the next build of the game. The next major patch will bring the game to ve...
Pirates of the Burning Sea Review (UGO - UnderGroundOnline)
Original at Untitled
• Thu, Jan 31
Split between the classic MMO style melee combat and ship-to-ship battles, Pirates of the Burning Sea is an interesting attempt to marry two very different styles of gaming into one experience.
Pirates of the Burning Sea update: Blackbeard server now back up
Original at Qj.net
• Mon, Jan 28
By Ryan C. There's good news for those of us busy with Flying Labs' Pirates of the Burning Sea, because the Blackbeard server, one of the first game realms to come live with the ship-scuttling, port-raiding MMORPG is now up and running once more. ...
Pirates of the Burning Sea update: Blackbeard server now back up
Original at MMORPG blog
• Mon, Jan 28
By Ryan C. There's good news for those of us busy with Flying Labs' Pirates of the Burning Sea, because the Blackbeard server, one of the first game realms to come live with the ship-scuttling, port-raiding MMORPG is now up and running once more. ...
Risk vs Reward in PotBS
Original at Keen and Graev's Gaming
• Sun, Jan 27
By Keen The second and last form of PvE in PotBS is open sea hunting. Find convoys of ships and sink them. The rewards range from claiming ship deeds (as a pirate), looting various economy materials, random amounts of dubloons (usually under ...
PotBS: Seattle launch party
Original at Massively
• Wed, Jan 23
By Jonathan Northwood A little more than five years ago, Flying Lab Software began nudging their pirate ship into the treacherous shoals of software development. As they navigated through the vagaries of deadlines and beta tests, constantly circled by the ever-present threat of player ennui, they made thei...
Opinion: My in-depth PotBS Beta Impressions
Original at Keen and Graev's Gaming
• Mon, Dec 3
By Keen I want to talk about the PvP a little bit more; infact I want to include some PvE mechanics in this too. This isn’t a game without risk like some of you might be used to. In PotBS your ship can sink if you’re defeated in PvP AND PvE. When your ship sinks, depending on the ship, it may be lost forever. Shi...
Opinion: Pirates of the Caribbean Online
Original at GameLedge » PC
• Mon, Nov 5
By Kit Pierce Once you get into the game, you are led through the various aspects of the game: Swashbuckling, crewing a ship, owning a ship, pistol play, PvP options, casual games, questing, and magic use. All told, (skipping past the cut scenes) the initial arc for a new character takes an hour or two.
Make it tougher you scurvy sea dogs!
Original at Keen and Graev's Gaming
• Tue, Oct 16
By Keen So, will your ideal encounter against a 101gun Ship of the Line be as difficult as mine? Is solo play in MMORPGs the equivalent of easy mode? It depends on who you ask. It’s been discussed and dissected then beaten to death a thousand times over the past few years as everyone defends their po...
Brendan Walker gives details on PVP and Conquest in Pirates of Burning Sea
Original at MMORPG blog
• Sun, May 6
By Enrico S. Sinking ships seems to be more fun but more risky. The unrest points gained are based on the level of the ship sunk. It's been said that 10 points are granted for level two ships while you can get a whopping 105 points for a level 50 ship. You only get half the given points for NPC ships, so player-co...
Clip: Pirates of the Burning Sea Ship Combat [Pirates]Original at Kotaku
• Tue, Feb 6
By Mike Fahey Flying Lab Software has released a teaser trailer of sorts for their upcoming MMO, Pirates of the Burning Sea, which features a look at ship combat as well as a tantalizingly brief glimpse of character-based action. The game is looking pretty good...for a pirate game. My feet remain firmly pla...
Pirates of the Burning Sea Writing Contest on WarCry
Original at MMOz
• Fri, Mar 7
By RSS Feed As announced by Clackling on the official forums, there is a new contest for aspiring writers in the PotBS world:. Silence. The seas are calm. Suddenly, on the horizon, a ship appears ...