POTCO is free!

[Silver Beard]

I found this on wikipedia today:

Paul Yanover said: "We’re going to let you play this massively multiplayer online game for free for as long as you want."

yay! agrrr! what do ye think of that me mateys?

Here be the link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirates...ribbean_Online

So long and happy free play!

[livewire82]

From what i've read there will be a free version ( ad supported ) with limited access to a few islands and features of the game... unless this has changed the paid version will be unlimited access but i could be wrong.

[Silver Beard]

Originally Posted by livewire82

From what i've read there will be a free version ( ad supported ) with limited access to a few islands and features of the game... unless this has changed the paid version will be unlimited access but i could be wrong.

i think it'll all be free...usually when a game says free it's free. and look at disneys other worlds: you have to pay for toontown and CP but vmk and POTCO will be free

[HaveAMagicalDay]

sometimes game makers say "free" to get ppl to sign up. By what they say in piratesonline.com is that you must pay to get full membership. You can play a free version, with adds, and less options. Also, wikipedia is not ALWAYS accurate 100% of the time, anybody could have put that, to fool people, or they miss undestood it. You can't ALWAYS 100% trust what any wiki says. Disneyonlineworlds.com is based on facts, but sometimes things are not updated when something changes, usually a small thing. The editors at the wiki try very hard to keep it updated, though based on facts. So people might get the wrong idea. I might be wrong about wikipedia, because it might be right. So this might be right, but I really don't think everybody will get a free account. Some online games give free memberships to the first so many ppl or for a limited time (like a month). You might be right and I might be wrong we won't know until it's official on the site itself.

~Cpt.Sea

[IceSphere]

Um... I have the FREE Toon Town account and you can only use the first playground, one track for driving, and only doodles in the first petshop... You can not get things for your house, car, or use friends codes...

If you look close enough, Toon Town is all about Disney...

[HaveAMagicalDay]

Yes, this will be like toontown in a way with the free version. People with a free account will have limited access. If you pay, you can do what everybody else does.

~Cpt.Sea

[Colombiano]

I doubt it will ever be free if everything is able to be accessed. We (the beta testers) are lucky to try out this game for free with full access. Think about it, creating graphics cost money, updates cost money, etc.

[KellyBloodcastle]

I really don't think it's going to be entirely free. There will probably be a free limited account, but you'll probably have to pay to access the full version of the site. It costs alot to create and run a game like POTCO, their going to want to make thier money back.

[lizziepirateprincess]

What I've heard is that pirates of the caribbean will be free with ads and not be able to access some of the game. It's true that wiki is not always a good place to get information, anyone can edit wiki.

[Ducky Wucky]

This was taken from the main Wikipedia page at the top;

"Welcome to Wikipedia,
the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit. "

That means that someone could have easily just put that there to fool people.

Although, I do believe that POTCO will be free, but limited. Here's my proof:

1. When I log on and i get the "Pick a Pirate" screen, at the top left it says "Unlimited Version", that means that there must be another version. So my idea is that with the Unlimited Version, you can go anywhere you want. But if there is a limited version, then you'll only be allowed to go to certain places and earn certain skills.

2. Why would such a 3D multi player online game be advertised so much. it costs a lot to make a 3D game, not to mention all the workers that worked on it, they need to get paid as well.

[Rattlebones]

Shot Online is already like this in some respect.
You can play the game for free forever.
However, there are special items that you can only access through fees.

Personally if they are going to charge, and remember this is Di$ney, I hope they go that route.

[PirateMarioJr]

Since the wiki is made by people like us, It's known to lie sometimes. But what about beta people? Do they have membership if it's P2P?

[Bellatrix]

PiratesOnline is free. If you like ads. And not being able to get lots of stuff.

Otherwise, it is not.

[axel006]

well it is kind of crazy that disney will actually make this free. (since all disney wants is money and their already swimming in it) but that would be awsome if the unlimited version is gonna be free.

[Ninja Pirate]

Nothing in life is free.

I seem to remember adds when i played beta 1.