Pirates of the Burning Sea
 

Something I've been doing while I've been away from the game...

http://www.piratesonlineforums.com/g...ta/500/233.png

If you have any questions just post... thought I'd shed what I've been doing away from game.

Aw man I really want to play this game, but it won't work for Mac. :(

Wow, explain to me the basics of that game. Apart from piracy, of course. :)

I checked, and i was looking though the instructions for sailing and i nearly fell half asleep. Seems enough complex to be boring, but enough to be fun.

I tried it for a few days many months ago & was not impressed. But, that is me. I prefer POTCO much, more betters.

You have to get to level 50 for more of the funner stuff to happen.

The screenshot is a Port Battle where two nations (In this case, Britain vs Spanish) are going against each other for control of a port. Spain won in this port battle because we made them all die.

Does it cost anything to play? I mean, is there extra stuff that you can only access if you pay up?

The game is free. If you do pay for the game you just get an xp bonus and some nice account upgrades, like extra dockyard stuff but you can get those with ingame doubloons by buying Burning Sea Notes from the Auction House for like 200000-300000 doubloons.

Are you on Antigua or Roberts, I could help you out if you wanted the help.

It seemed so confusing, and I couldn't even figure out where to download it! xP

But maybe if POTCO has another long maintenance, I'll check it out again.

Arr....

Well mates i tried to down load burning but after i did waste like 2 hours and finding it wont work on my computer because i need to install my new graphics card just got it to give 3 for the graphic shaders so i want to try again but am worried about sony that since they were hacked already 2 time in less the 1 months time im leary any of you feel its safe to play even its free how safe is your info there? Luckie what is your feelings on this?

http://www.piratesonlineforums.com/g...ta/500/248.png

That's our Realm vs Realm system. When you first make your character you get to pick which nation: Pirate, Spain, Britain, or French. Then you try to generate unrest near conquerable ports by sinking NPC's of that nation outside of port and by also sinking players of the nation. You can reduce unrest by doing the same thing as the defending nation. You can also drop bundles which generate/degenerate unrest.

Then, if the port is at 10000 conquest points the port is flipped. The map is randomized out of 8 different maps. The port battle (see first post) decides whether the defender or the attacker gets the port by a 24v24 maximum and invites being sent by personal contention points. Personal contention points are points that you gain from generating unrest at that specific port. The points are sent to zero and then you can get more unrest by doing it again and you get special bonuses. For example extra doors to exit from in the Port Battle, stronger fortresses... etc etc...

If attackers get the port then they get points for that port plus port capture points, and this goes on until a nation gets 300 points and keeps it during the designated map check every week.

That's pretty much the gist of RvR.

Here's an example of a Port Battle Map.

http://www.piratesonlineforums.com/g...0/Stingray.png

What was the fist word again? :P

POTBS is a great game, its just to dang expensive.