POTBS vs. POTCO - Pirates of the Caribbean Online Fansite & Forums

Captain Del · #1 12-12-2010, 12:11 AM

First off, we need to consider the fact your post contains a strong bias. Your pirate here on POTCO is level 10, while I assume that you have a pirate on POTBS that is much closer to the max than on here. As such, I don't think you could make a fair judgement, when you've barely experienced this game.

I'd also like to note the fact that the direction of your post is not a question, but an answer to the question. You're like a lawyer that goes "Did you kill him?" and before the witness can say anything, you pretty much said "YES YOU DID!" This by the fact you failed to list any positives of the game, which must link back to your origins from POTBS, and your level 10 standing.

Now, on to the actual subject at hand.

I played POTBS through it's free trial, and I won't deny, it's pretty impressive. It's quests are very diverse, and it's enviroment is very unique. But, I must say:

1. Game play gets very dry, very quickly. As much as I love the realistic combat, I don't like the fact it takes over half an hour to sink three ships, and that's with mindless and nearly unhelpful ally ships. Also, when battling ships on the open sea, I basically had to spend five minutes sailing around, trying to get to it at a safe speed of about 2 miles per hour. By the time I got up to it, I was about ready to shoot my own ship.

2. Very, very complicated. Let's face it, the game is no cake walk. Learning about the market, the economy, the land claims, how to do what, it felt like that if I wanted to play that game, I might as well just go manage my taxes. Honestly, I really like how diverse and different it is, but it took me at least an hour to get a vague idea of the auction house. And by that time, my advil was just starting to kick in for my headache.

3. Not too friendly. I remember the first day I got in that game, the only thing I was in the land AND sea chatboxes was people yelling and screaming at each other. Yeah, ok, that's here too. But at least this game has some pretty nice censors, that keep insults at most laughable. The language I saw there made we want to cringe a bit.

Also, you say that POTBS has a larger community than POTCO. I find that very, very unlikely, on the grounds that POTCO is a self-sufficent game that is still able to make such progress on it's own two feet. Not to mention, in POTCO, as you stated, there are more servers here, which is better at explaining how expansive this game can become. And, of course, POTCO is definately popular on the basis of the POTC movies, Disney being it's parent, and the fact that, overall, it is more child friendly.

Next, in terms of subscription fees, I noticed that POTBS only has monthly fees, which are the same as WoW ($15.) And, in all honestly, if I wanted to pay for something that is worth the price of a usual WoW subscription, I'd play WoW!

If I were to give an unbiased list, I would have to say:

POTBS:
+100 different ships + user content such as flags and ships
+100 missions
+Diverse Ports
+Vast Open Sea
+Conquerable Ports
+Large community/loyal fanbase
-Partial lag
-Fewer servers
-Big learning curve
-Difficult on areas from basic learning to everyday functions.
-Bickering and older community that may result in drama.
-Not child friendly.
-Sea Combat is slow and repetitive.

POTCO:
+Large, friendly community.
+Quick learning curve - very easy to jump right in to the action.
+Smaller subscription fee.
+Interactive both on it's site and in-game with players.
+Hundreds of weapons, clothing pieces, etc.
+Rapidly updated in terms of content.
-Basic access is considerably limited in terms of being able to experience the game fully.
-Majority of quests are old and repetitive.

Oh, and one last thing. My old Guildmaster and her friend (my closest in-game friend) went to POTBS because they felt it had better content... for about three weeks. They then came back, saying "POTBS is fun, but it'll never be Pirates Online."

PirateEmpire · #2 12-12-2010, 12:35 AM

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