Announcement ***POTCO Closing***

[SammyGamer]

Originally Posted by Kraken Guard

What does WoC stand for?

EDIT: World of Cars?



Hold on one bloomin' minute: Club Penguin wasn't even made by Disney...?



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No, I think at first it was called Penguin Chat.

[HaveAMagicalDay]

Originally Posted by Kraken Guard

What does WoC stand for?

EDIT: World of Cars?



Hold on one bloomin' minute: Club Penguin wasn't even made by Disney...?



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Originally Posted by SammyGamer

No, I think at first it was called Penguin Chat.

Yes, Disney bought Club Penguin for somewhere around $700 million dollars back in 2007, one year before they closed VMK.

Club Penguin never had a name change. It was always named Club Penguin, even before Disney bought it.

They need to get their money worth from their purchase, that's the only reason, in my opinion, for it staying open.

[CarribeanThunder]

Originally Posted by Captain Sea

...for somewhere around $700 million dollars...

Well now we know where the update funds went.

One thing that bugs me about this all is their Q&A about the matter. You'd think that someone out there would have asked the question, "Will the game ever return/reopen?"
To be honest, I've just lost respect for Disney. There's no long, well thought out ending speech or any sort of apology for the game's sudden ending or lack of maintenance.
And a month-prior notice of the game closing? In my eyes, that just says they really want the games off their hands as soon as possible. At least a three month notice would've been nicer.

What's even worse is they do this after a nice weapon giveaway. It was great and all, but if the game was so close to closing anyway, what was the point in even wasting the effort?

And not only that, but Club Penguin wasn't even created by Disney? And they're closing a bunch of their other games just to support this game (and Infinity, I know), that they didn't even create? I'm not saying Club Penguin is a bad game - I don't play it, but it looks alright, but I find this all to be absolutely outrageous.

I hope in the coming weeks before shutdown, they'll give us more insight on specifically why, from their words and not computer-generated code, they decided to close several of their games.

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On another note, I don't understand these bonuses Disney is giving us. I understand they're some sort of compensation for the game's closing, but come on, what's the point? All the gold and plunder will be gone in a month anyway. Just doesn't seem like enough for me.

Oh well. I'm going to miss everything I own. Especially my warships, the Riptide Cobra Storm Chaser War Brig, Dark Cobra Skull & Bones War Sloop, and my prize, the Shadow Cobra Fortune Hunter War Frigate.
But most of all, I'll miss my pirates, William Goldwalker, Werner Von Croy, Serpentine Cobraltus and Venomous Vorpent.

Originally Posted by Platinum Pirate

I'd like to think they needed to get rid of the old way of doing things so they can make something better. But they're not even stating that. They're pretty much saying to buy Infinity, subscribe to Club Penguin, and download their mobile apps instead. They think they're doing us a great favor by not spending our money on TT, PH, and PO. You know what? It would have been greater if they had been forthright with us since last year instead of pulling a fast one on us like they did today.

That's just plain cold.

I agree 100%. It's absolutely stupid. I did mention this earlier in my post, but I wish they'd given a better notice at a much earlier date than just a month prior.
And the way they made their news article did strike me the same way. I felt as though they were telling me to deal with it, forget about POTCO and buy their other junk.
I wonder if Infinity will even be worth it.

[Tiberius Fireskull]

It's interesting. I've seen so many people online today that I thought had disappeared forever. Of course, I'm not surprised. This news is spreading like wildfire to all those who ever played this game. I suppose it shows how truly shocked, hurt, or angry we might be over this news.

While I'll probably post something more thoughtful later, I feel the need to say something here and now.

I, like most, am not surprised that POTCO is finally coming to its end. I think we all knew in our guts that the game wasn't going to last too much longer, but just days after the release of Infinity is still shocking. You'd think that they would at least wait a few months to see how Infinity is doing before deciding to shut down all of their other online games (minus Club Penguin). Not only is it insensitive and uncaring to those that play these other games, but it seems a bad business move to me. I'm sure some will switch to Infinity, but I'm fairly sure that many players, if not most, will simply get annoyed and move on. As cold as it sounds, I almost hope that Infinity ends up being a bust just so that Disney can realize what a silly move they made. I for one, will not consider playing it. I probably will end up staying away from Disney games from now on completely.

Originally Posted by CarribeanThunder

And a month-prior notice of the game closing? In my eyes, that just says they really want the games off their hands as soon as possible. At least a three month notice would've been nicer.

What's even worse is they do this after a nice weapon giveaway. It was great and all, but if the game was so close to closing anyway, what was the point in even wasting the effort?

In regards to the first part, I completely agree. More than that, it makes me wonder (with a great degree of certainty) if players' UA money went past POTCO and into creating Infinity. In that sense, we weren't even paying for our own game; instead, it's almost like we were unknowingly paying for POTCO to be shut down. It definitely does feel like we've been taken advantage of to an extent.

In regards to the second part, I almost wonder if the POTCO team wasn't told. It sounds unlikely, but everything was normal business until today. There was almost nothing to show that the game would suddenly be shut down so suddenly.

But alas, the decision is made. I doubt that any amount of petitioning or protesting will change this... infuriating decision.

I decided to go online today, to see my pirates again. At least now that I have UA again, I can dress them in their finest garb and see them as they were at their peak. I had the opportunity to visit some of my favorite spots in the Caribbean and do a bit of plundering, which felt nice. It's hard to believe that I won't be able to do that again. I had even planned on returning for next summer and spending a few months playing the game that had meant so much to me. So much for those plans, then.

I had imagined for a while how POTCO would finally go. I always imagined that it would be more peaceful. Instead, it and its fellow Disney games are simply being tossed aside like trash. "Trash" that meant so much to so many of us.

[marcb2k]

After playing the game with my family and friends for the last few years, this is extremely disappointing. We feel like it was a waste of time now. We worked hard to be on the leader boards and searched countless hours for famed, legendary loot upgraded ships to Level 6 Skull and bones, Etc... To see it all just go away is very sad. Try to explain to my kids that all they worked for is just gone with nothing to show for it. I won’t let them fall for the next Disney online game. No chance I will shell out any cash for a membership that can just be pulled away. Fool me once… I expected more from Disney. They should be ashamed.

[Platinum Pirate]

Originally Posted by marcb2k

After playing the game with my family and friends for the last few years, this is extremely disappointing. We feel like it was a waste of time now. We worked hard to be on the leader boards and searched countless hours for famed, legendary loot upgraded ships to Level 6 Skull and bones, Etc... To see it all just go away is very sad. Try to explain to my kids that all they worked for is just gone with nothing to show for it. I won’t let them fall for the next Disney online game. No chance I will shell out any cash for a membership that can just be pulled away. Fool me once… I expected more from Disney. They should be ashamed.

Take screenshots! A lot of people, especially kids, took the news of this hard. A lot of tears were shed. You're not the only parent trying yer best to explain why Disney is a meanie for doing this to them. Those screenshots are a reminder of the fun times you had while accomplishing those very things together.

And try snail mail, as suggested by CYblade, and let them know it! Let those bigwigs know how cruel they were to pull a fast one on yer kids like that. They are suppose to be pro-kids! That act sure wasn't.

This was my first online game, and yes, it will be my last. I expected Disney to be better compared to the rest of those other game companies. I know its so much easier to dump on Disney and all that, but in fairness, the gaming industry as a whole is changing. Mobile apps are being favored over online gaming. I see a ripple effect in other words and do not care to invest anything of myself into something I can't own, nor will always be around for me to enjoy when I can.

Make no bones about it, this pirate is going down with his ship on September 19th, 2013. Perhaps, some day, there will be a Green Flash and this pirate will return to sail the waters of a whole new Caribbean world.