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. The game centers around the Caribbean Sea in 1720, with four factions vying for supremacy and control of the area: British, Spanish, French, Pirate. A richly detailed economy supported by a crafting system offers players different ways to play the game, but battle can't be avoided. Pirates of the Burning Sea, or PotBS, grows more interesting as you move along, despite the suspect graphics and normal hiccups of an MMO launch.
Review by Michael Hess.
Top 5 sailing MMOs and MMORPGs for your inner explorer.
In a new roadmap confessional, Pirates of the Burning Sea devs promised solutions to long-standing localization problems.
The next interim update for the pirate themed free to play mmo will troubleshoot the localization system and tweaks to ships and consumables.
Bigredbarrel.com - "MMOs are the abusive gaming genre that I just can’t get away from. MMOs are Ike Turner and I’m Tina Turner. They’re Bobby Brown and I’m Whitne…vermind. Since I played my first MMO in 1999, I’ve loved the genre. Leveling up, sense of community, sticking with one character and making them more powerful. It’s all good and fun. But with the success of World of Warcraft, most MMOs that come out fit into the same mold."
Guild Wars 2
Tera Online
Eve Online
Vindictus
Dragon Nest
End of nations
and a few others have already reinvented themselves with many many many next Gen MMO's in the making.
My MMO days are over. I have bought and played 95% of all P2P MMOs and found myself lacking in the accomplishment department. I am enjoying the story in SWTOR, so I hope this one will be the last. I might try Secret World since I am a fan of that type of story and gaming.
Saryk...I'm sad to say that you'll soon find yourself in the same position that I did with SW:TOR. You'll realize you're playing the same P2P MMO with a star wars skin and you'll lose interest almost over night.
Sad, but it'll happen
You're probably right. Once I am bored, no more MMOs. Not even going to try Secret World.
