POTCO Dieing?

[DarkScarlett]

Originally Posted by Chris

ALL the quests in potco are just grocery lists like I mentioned before.

YES! i hate that all you is people dirty work

Jack needs to get the black pearl back and get a crew but he is to lazy so he asks gibbs

gibbs is still too busy and asks you

various people are also too busy and ask you to do MORE!

so u end up basically like u say grocery shopping for all these people and when i play the quests i dont feel like im part of them i feel just like a mere person doing someone elses work

ALOT LIKE LIFE... ISN'T IT

[PirateMarioJr]

To me the reason why is because they haven't been updating very much now. I see myself not playing very often but I still want ot play it. It came out a few months ago, give it some time.

Originally Posted by Chris

ALL the quests in potco are just grocery lists like I mentioned before.

YES! i hate that all you is people dirty work

Jack needs to get the black pearl back and get a crew but he is to lazy so he asks gibbs

gibbs is still too busy and asks you

various people are also too busy and ask you to do MORE!

so u end up basically like u say grocery shopping for all these people and when i play the quests i dont feel like im part of them i feel just like a mere person doing someone elses work

It may feel like that but hey, those are adventure games. They are giving you something to do. I'd rather be doing them than walking around and doing nothing. That would make the game BORING

[Dr. Zeppers]

Originally Posted by DarkScarlett

ALOT LIKE LIFE... ISN'T IT

Perhaps, is this what people are looking for in their fantasy worlds of online gaming? I get a full dosage of "LIFE" every day.. for FREE.

Zeppers Lvl 40 - All mastered but lvl 21 cannons.
Groggy McJones lvl 26 - Weapons/TP quests finished, avoiding story quest (12%)

[Maximvs]

Originally Posted by bellablack1978

Ok lets not go there. He is in an ALL VOLENTEER ARMY. He is doing it so u don't have to.

I do not agree with his opinions. But, lets just leave the whole military/war thing alone.......

Bella

Agreed... occupation of any form isn't the issue here - its the game

So many point to consider and way too late for me - I'll have to get back to this thread tomorrow

[Kate McGrim]

i would have to agree that the game is dying. i've been playing since late jan and the people that i've been friends with are never on anymore. for ex some of the larger guilds are having a hard time keeping members on. but if the issue is that you like the game but you've beat it i would suggest using your imagination and get a little creative by coming up with activities that you can do. For ex my guild does boat racing just starting out with a prize pool of 20k. and then later we plan on racing other guilds for bragging rights. come up with ideas on your own and suggest them. but at the same time the game is farely new compared to WOW has bugs to work out ......though promises should be kept, btw they aren't "new" weapons... having an issue with that. its not "new" its an upgrade... a new weapon would be like a bauonet<--sp (rifle with sword on end) lol bad i know..

[PirateMarioJr]

Barely any of my friends are on too

[Rackat]

Like with most other games, people will leave, but they come back when the expansion pack (or update in this case) comes out. They play it unil they're tired of it again, then leave until the next expansion.

This is the first MMO I've played. And I am finding it surprisingly fun. Most of my gaming has been with FPS games such as Quake 1,2,3, & 4 and Halo. I never got into WoW or B&W. I hope that Disney can keep it interesting enough to keep people playing.

[Calico Jack Rackham]

Being that I have only been playing since mid January (and am quite the casual gamer), maybe I just don't see exactly what people are talking about...

Jan, I have no idea if there were updates, this is when a commercial on TV let me know the game even existed.

Feb. I don't remember any big updates, but I do know that there were some bug fixes and such.

March... They said they were coming out with the clothing/tattoos. And they did. It was the end of March, but it was still March.

April... They are obviously working on more content, and upgraded weapons. Was there are date associated with when this would be released? I assume it is April, and that it will be the end of April. At least it is on the test server.

So, I see a nice updates spread about a month to a month and a half apart. This isn't a terrible production schedule. These games are complicated, and take time to design, code test, and push. This isn't designing web pages...

Additionally, these updates make sense. They are adding functionality one piece at a time. For example: The clothes/tattoos - adding the ability to obtain things that alter the avatar. Soon we get the first new quests. Soon we get the first new items that enhance other items (additional ammo items). All of these things have to be worked out before a major expansion can be developed and pushed. This plan of putting the functionality out there before the major expansion (anticipated this Summer) is a solid one, that will ensure that the new "features" in the expansion work smoothly, and don't fall apart immediately.

As for all of the bugs.... Do you remember the issues trying to play the original EQ when it first came out? THAT game had a LOT of bugs. This game is doing pretty good for a fairly new game. It is evident they are trying to fix stuff. It is clear they are trying to add stuff. How could one possibly think the game is dieing???

[DarkScarlett]

I was making light of the qoute, it is a fairly new game and most these types games are tasks and reward, the designers are still gathering data for the demographic base and planning what direction to go with it , ( i suspect) it was originally an 10+ E MMO so it can't be too daunting or impossible for kids to achieve lvl - it just so happens that it does not have the challenge lvl for many of the more intense gamers ....yet. maybe it will go that way, maybe not. I am fairly new player and would love to see it go in a more progressive and aggressive direction, regardless for the time being i still find it entertaining enough to participate and wait to see what happens with it.