bad news for ALL basic access players - no light frigates!
 

this is an official email from disney:


Dear Spike (me, seriously),

Thank you for your recent message. We apologize for any confusion
caused by our previous replies.

At this time, Basic Access accounts are only able to purchase the Light
Sloop and, as of recent, the Light Galleon. We have no plans to make the
Light Frigate available for purchase for Basic Access accounts at this
time, but we appreciate your feedback regarding this as we are
constantly balancing and making enhancements to the game to make Pirates
Online a fun and safe place to play online.

Please note that as a Basic Access member, certain options, features and
quests will be limited compared to when using Unlimited Access. While we
offer this Ad-supported, free version of the game, we do have to charge
for Unlimited Access in order to maintain the level of service and
quality our users expect. If you would like more information on how you
can access advanced content and features, please visit our membership
options page:


http://apps.pirates.go.com/pirates/v..._notes#/v3/con
tent_html/account_services/membership_details.html


Additionally, please be sure to keep a weather-eye to the Current News
page as it's updated as soon as any information about new adventure and
new features is made available:

http://apps.pirates.go.com/pirates/v...rrentnews.html

We hope this information is helpful, and look forward to seeing you in
the Caribbean again soon!

Thank you,

Minerva
Pirates of the Caribbean Online



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From Name : spike

Comments or Questions : can you answer my question please and i don't
want the same answer... can basic access please have light frigates, and
if we can - when??? and don't give me a email back saying the same
thing over and over again... all i ask is that a human (e.g: not a
bot) answer my question, YES or NO?

BOOOO disney. They killed the disney channel too...its horrible now compared to the 90's.

Is there a reason why you are upset about this? I mean seriously, you aren't paying for the game, so why complain about it? Not trying to be rude, but come on, you're playing for free. It's called a hook. They give you some stuff and show you what you could have "if you pay to play".

Well Roger she has a point here "Please note that as a Basic Access member, certain options, features and quests will be limited compared to when using Unlimited Access. While we offer this Ad-supported, free version of the game, we do have to charge for Unlimited Access in order to maintain the level of service and quality our users expect." It may not seem fair to you but they do have to limit the amount of stuff that basic accounts have to get them to want unlimited access.

Sure some games out there have different approachs, offer free play with options to buy stuff, etc. But they usually have extensive ad campaigns etc within the game to boost thier income. Disney has some, but it is generally thier own ads.

Who deserves more? non-paying player, or a paying player?

The more they provide the non-paying player, the more they are TAKING AWAY from the paid player!

I find it rather unfortunate when people complain about how much they can get for "free".

I agree with you Zep. The more they add for basic access members the more they take away from unlimited access member. And come on Roger... you are playing for free. There's other games that only offer 14-day free trials then you gotta pay to continue playing. I think you should just be happy that you have what you have and if you are really that upset about wanting a bigger ship you should just upgrade your membership.

Actually a 14 day free trial for the competing "POTBS" mmorg, gives you limited "Basic" access. That 14 day trial is limited similarly to the POTCO basic account, and is only for 14 days. POTCOs 14 day guest pass is full unlimited access!

In reality POTCO is a great deal, even cheaper than most the other MMORGs (if not similiarly priced).

It could make a great holidays gift, ask someone for a POTCO gamecard for the holidays!

Agreed... its been a long known fact that the Light Frigate was not available to the Freebies... AND they got the Light Gal which has more Cargo Hold room! What people want for fre now-a-days... :)

Don't think there's going to be much sympathy here Roger. You want more in game, you gotta pay for it. If cash is an issue, then I think asking for a gift card for a holiday gift is a perfect idea. I personally think the basic access pirates have plenty to work with, if not too much, as it is.

If one of them is lucky and happens to board my war frigate when I just leave to sink one ship and turn around and go back in. I will let them take the wheel and just tp back to the island I was going to. I have only done it a couple time now and the first time even after 10 plus minutes he still didn't fill up the ship and the rest that had boarded afterwards had all been asking who's ship it was cause they knew a basic couldn't have it.

Even now I wonder if he liked the ship and paid out for unlimited.

consider yourself really lucky mate. a few months ago all you could use was the light sloop.

I LIVE IN THE UK, YOU CAN'T GET UNLIMITED ACCESS IN THE UK, IF I DON'T ASK FOR LIGHT FRIGATES EVERY ENGLISH PLAYER (including me) WILL GO TOTALLY MAD!!!!!!!!!!!!


we need potco in the uk......

POTCO UK should be coming soon, roger, they already have the website for it up. Until then though, you'll have to just bear with the rest of the basic access members or find a way to pay from the UK to here. :buds:

There are many unlimited UK members already in POTCO, was a few here on the boards. I believe gamecards and/or creditcard was thier methods of payment but I do not know the details.

Best of luck...

i emailed them asking if there was any-way around it (e.g: credit cards, game cards overseas accounts) and they said NO...?


even though i will get unlimited access the 'second' i can, it would be ALOT easier if basic access had a class of ships to call thier own, so they no were they stand...!

Well im sure this is thier "official" stance on the matter.

I know for a fact there are UK players in potco, playing unlimited.

Update: Heres a thread we talked about this before on: http://www.piratesonlineforums.com/f...ead.php?t=8325

Oh, another idea that was mentioned... VISA/MASTERCARD gift cards. They should work wherever VISA/Mastercard is accepted (including potco).

thanks for the help guys..... ill shall try with game or credit card

My initial reply was based on the assumption that you were within the US. My apologies for making that assumption. I hope you find a way around it.

Looks like Disney doesnt like people that dont pay..tsk tsk tsk , thats some bad business right there. How can they expect anyone to pay if freebies BARELY get anything!

thanks dudes

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work this one out : http://www.piratesonlineforums.com/f...ead.php?t=9030

What Rackat said Roger. I also assumed you were in the U.S. Hope you can get a game card soon.

And Andrew, thats just a business strategy, they want to limit what basic access players can get, to make them want to have unlimited access. I know thats what got me to pay up.

its fine, i understand

I am sorry about your predicament, hope you can get it worked out.
Zep's ideas maybe will help out.

I agree though with many of the first posts and feel the frustration many others have as well.

With 40 level characters sitting around for months on end, many have seen plenty enough of making adjustments to even out game play with different levels/type of accounts.

We have seen nothing though go forward for those characters still sitting around.

With these developements, I don't think it can be said Disney dislikes free accounts. They perhaps didn't get something directly, just everyone else got it taken away.

Maybe I wander from the subject now but I live in Germany and also tried a few times to get unlimited access and everytime it failed . So I asked disney potco via e-mail why they cant debit from my paypal account and then they answered that unlimited access is not available for the german market yet.
So why I cant get unlimited with a german billing adress? I dont understand that... and I would love to buy the big War Frigate or could do some nice quests and stuff.

Unlimited Access should be available for everybody :}

Chrisanne//

such a shame....

Not being knowledgeable about the EU set up, I would think that once the POTCO UK servers open up, that most of the EU member nations should be able to join and play with our UK friends. At least I would hope so.

I would also hope that there is interaction between the US and UK versions.

I know I have seen hangups like this before but usually its some of the things straighten out immediately. After all, most companies want to get the money. There are different taxes etc to these different areas, so perhaps the hang ups.

I hope those that are in this boat, keep on them to let you get unlimited accounts. I hope Disney, will start accepting money, and maybe use it to build something forward in the game.

Yes, I hope all players outside of the U.S. are soon able to get fully supported unlimited accounts! Good luck, and keep emailing Disney asking for unlimited access.

poison elf has the right idea...

Also, there are legal issues; given it's a game aimed solidly at teenagers, they have to keep an eye on local regulations for that sort of thing (COPPA in the US, for example).

Im sure parts of thier concern is:

A. Providing viable service that does not warrant refunds.
B. Creditcard services will be governed differently outside the US, and ability to pursue fraudulent cases, etc may be impossible outside the US without the appropriate measures in place.
C. Laws regarding age restrictions and how they are handled will vary.
D. Generation of income outside the US may levy local (ie foriegn) taxes they are not currently prepared to deal with.


They use "A" as thier primary publicized reason to end users (but not in so many words) as it is easiest for most to understand. If someone wants in bad enough they can find ways, just may take a little working around.

When/if POTCO UK opens, this will likely resolve a number of these issues.

in a past email with disney, they said they would post me a pack when it becomes available for my market... i.e: potco uk

light frigates aren't good any way they have less cargo than the gal and little side cannons, i upgraded, its worth it. because you run out of stuff to do on it, but before you upgrade earn lots of gold to buy ships.