Pirates of the Burning Sea

By Keen Question #2: If certain big battles in WAR will be limited in numbers, what are the chances of a casual player getting in on one of them? Will he be looked down on, and ridiculed, by the leet players for taking one of their spots? (I think this is a’ la PotBS).

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 ...

By Keen Where PotBS shines is definitely at sea when doing battle against another ship. This is the heart of the game here folks. Ship combat is very simple: get in range, turn your ship to line your guns up, and press the space bar to fire. Get your enemy’s ship to zero “health” and it sinks. Sounds too sim...

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...