The Future of POTCO Looks alot Brighter

[MacIronhawk]

Originally Posted by ex8404

I think that a lot of us are missing the point here...

Complaining that Pirates Online is too easy, too short, or being "dumbed down" fails to consider one key fact. It 's a kid's game. It will ALWAYS be a kid's game. The Disney trademark is extremely valuable and cannot be associated with adult content in their movies and their games. I think this is just fine but it also makes for a dull game. Unless of course you're a 10 year-old.

Did you know Disney has made R-rated movies in the Touchstone name? They do this so they can keep their family-movie/"kids movie" status.

I think they are improving the game play, and making it easier for new/low level pirates to help promote them to play the game, to stay involved with it long enough to want to stay around for the long haul. It is also helpful in generating new accounts, and new income I would guess.

I think the Pearl Quest was probably shortened because of what Zep said, and not because POTCO is a kids game.(Excuse me if I've misunderstood you. I just thought you were implying that they shortened it because of this reason.)

Speaking of adult content, NPCs can drink rum. I don't think that can be considered "kid friendly". I think POTCO was more based off the foundation of the pirate movies. POTCO may be a family based game, but I think it's a bit over the border line of what is considered Disney appropriate and what isn't.