POTCO is free!

[Silver Beard]

Originally Posted by 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.

you can edit a WIKI, you cant edit stuff from the wikipedia site. (wikipedia makes wiki but you can only edit wiki)

[Vandelay]

The person who put that quote in Wikipedia was me.

Disney's Paul Yanover DID say that, I heard it with my own ears during a recording of his speech at the Consumer Electronics Show back in January.

BUT, I agree with everyone else that what he really MEANT was that you can play the limited, ad-supported version for free for as long as you want. That seems pretty clear from everything that's happened since that speech. During the first beta, some people actually tested the limited ad-supported version, so we know that it exists.

Of course, in the same speech he also said that the game would open in the 2nd quarter of 2007, and we all know how that worked out.

[Silver Beard]

Originally Posted by Vandelay

The person who put that quote in Wikipedia was me.

Disney's Paul Yanover DID say that, I heard it with my own ears during a recording of his speech at the Consumer Electronics Show back in January.

BUT, I agree with everyone else that what he really MEANT was that you can play the limited, ad-supported version for free for as long as you want. That seems pretty clear from everything that's happened since that speech. During the first beta, some people actually tested the limited ad-supported version, so we know that it exists.

Of course, in the same speech he also said that the game would open in the 2nd quarter of 2007, and we all know how that worked out.

really?

[munkey458]

Truthfully I never expected PoTC to be free period so hey I'm happy there'll be a free version, ads or no ads I'll still play. I'd like to pay but I don't know that I'd be able to for sure =P I could pay myself probably by the time we'd have to pay, just have to wait and see >.<

[Silver Beard]

Let me take back most of the stuff i said: i emailed potco and they said that you do have to pay for part of it.

but i have to say something: if you have to pay for clothes, well, duh: i am a pirate. do you see Captain jack sparrow changing clothes every other day? NO!
and i don't think they should charge us for going to different islands, were pirates! we dont pay admission to destroy a ship or travel around the seven seas! do ye agree with me matey?

[Blackhole_Galaxia]

Well that would be good but i heard you will have limited access like runescape. Plus you cant always trust what wikipedia says. And on a side note does anyone else here remember when toontown was completely free. Because a long time ago when i first played toontown it was completely free.

[Silver Beard]

Originally Posted by Blackhole_Galaxia

Well that would be good but i heard you will have limited access like runescape. Plus you cant always trust what wikipedia says. And on a side note does anyone else here remember when toontown was completely free. Because a long time ago when i first played toontown it was completely free.

*sigh* to the last: alas, no. i just started on ttc not long ago so i wouldn't remember matey....

[munkey458]

Originally Posted by Silver Beard

Let me take back most of the stuff i said: i emailed potco and they said that you do have to pay for part of it.

but i have to say something: if you have to pay for clothes, well, duh: i am a pirate. do you see Captain jack sparrow changing clothes every other day? NO!
and i don't think they should charge us for going to different islands, were pirates! we dont pay admission to destroy a ship or travel around the seven seas! do ye agree with me matey?

Ah, that'd be awesome if it were like some games and you just had to pay for like different outfits. Not pay to get to go to an array of different islands and such. Guess we'll pretty much just have to wait and see

[Silver Beard]

Originally Posted by munkey458

Ah, that'd be awesome if it were like some games and you just had to pay for like different outfits. Not pay to get to go to an array of different islands and such. Guess we'll pretty much just have to wait and see

thats the sad, cold, hard truth mate, the sad, cold, hard truth. nothing more. nothing less. truth. yet: ~I like it: simple, easy to remember~ Captain Jack Sparrow

ditto to ol' jack mate.

[Gabyta]

Originally Posted by Ninja Pirate

Nothing in life is free.

This is so true!!

[Silver Beard]

I just found out you have to pay for special upgrades and to get bigger and better ships...its really sad having to pay for a pirates game...pirates don't usually pay to get better wepons do they? I don't see captain jack payin' for a new cutlass...he just takes one from someone else and thats that.

[EERaider]

That be true mate. But pirates never pay right? So, what do pirates do? They steal. But unless somone can figure out a way to steal, an unreal/nonphysical object, such as a game. We are stuck. Ar, maybe I'll rob a bank or somthin' LOL AR, with a sword and all. Back to plunderin'. They sould have giveaways, like if ye complete a certain task ye get free, service. ME like that ,AR!

[Silver Beard]

Originally Posted by EERaider

That be true mate. But pirates never pay right? So, what do pirates do? They steal. But unless somone can figure out a way to steal, an unreal/nonphysical object, such as a game. We are stuck. Ar, maybe I'll rob a bank or somthin' LOL AR, with a sword and all. Back to plunderin'. They sould have giveaways, like if ye complete a certain task ye get free, service. ME like that ,AR!

i like free. oh, and ditto to EERaider i really hope we don't have to pay for rum in the game.(seriosly) I wish I had been a :1675: tester too. (just getting alot i wanted to say out in one post)

[munkey458]

Yeah, we pirates shouldn't have to pay. Tis just not right

[SavvyPink]

I was hoping that perhaps the beta testers would get to continue testing with them once the game was fully launched, but I suppose not.

I don't know if it is worth so much money each month...