Announcement ***POTCO Closing***

[Nate Swordwalker]

Well this is not something I expected to see in one of my rare forum visits…

Gonna let it sit for a while.

[Cannonfury]

Max!!! hey! do you facebook?? I have a pirate facebook, heard from Olyve??

[Sarah]

Cheers Zep and Max

I'm bringing Sarah on for one last hurrah. You better be there, I need to throw some dirt on ya

[Platinum Pirate]

Perhaps, just perhaps, the news I saw this very morning on GMA [Good Morning America] by Nick Watt will not bode well for Disney. A new film called Cellphone [not sure if the title is correct] is growing in popularity exposing how such devices, all sorts of mobile devices, are becoming more of a nuisance in our lives. A certain backlash of their use is growing. Not good for a company that seeks mobile apps as the way to go...moving forward.

In other words, best keep our online games for a little while longer!

[Andrew]

Very sad news indeed. Although for the most part I can't say I'm all that surprised. There hasn't been a decent update for over a year now. I know Disney has a lot of responsibility, so I respect their decision to close a game for the better.... if what they said over the phone is true about another company taking over.

I still have no plans to log back in to the game. I will, however, try to get back with the community on here (as I know I have said a million times). Since it's been stated that POF will stay open, I will do my best to communicate here.

Nevertheless, this game was one of my best childhood memories. Through the rough waves and calm seas, it was always fun. POTCO has several memories that will be left in me 'ol treasure chest.

[Platinum Pirate]

Originally Posted by Andrew

Very sad news indeed. Although for the most part I can't say I'm all that surprised. There hasn't been a decent update for over a year now. I know Disney has a lot of responsibility, so I respect their decision to close a game for the better.... if what they said over the phone is true about another company taking over.

I still have no plans to log back in to the game. I will, however, try to get back with the community on here (as I know I have said a million times). Since it's been stated that POF will stay open, I will do my best to communicate here.

Nevertheless, this game was one of my best childhood memories. Through the rough waves and calm seas, it was always fun. POTCO has several memories that will be left in me 'ol treasure chest.

Doubtful. Not banking on them whatsoever. They're simply saying that so you can feel better about the situation. The down right cynical view would be that they're saying whatever they have to say to get us off their back and get lost. They're happy to move on with Infinity whose sales are doing fairly well.

[MacIronhawk]

Unfortunately, the game never stood a chance. The game was released in 2007, around the same time Disney bought Club Penguin and started diverting resources to that game. It was more of a sponsor for the movie than anything. I enjoyed the first three years but with no new content it's hard to stick to a game.

It's nice to see old mods and admins returning to say their farewells. It's a shame the game wasn't looked after better.

[ukebec]

Oh, gee. Seeing Sarah, Max and Zep again under these rotten circumstances is very saddening.

While not a shock, this is lousy news.

[Bart Blueginty]

I now refuse to fight in invasions in protest over potco. Just wish everyone else would do the same to protect our Pirate lifes

[ukebec]

It may be a lost cause, but here's a lonely little petition - if nothing else Disney might be persuaded to sell it to someone if they see enough interest. Someone who would actually allow it to achieve its potential.

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/k...-online-going/