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I saw an ad for a Massive Multiplayer Online (MMO) game called Pirates of the Burning Sea (PotBS) many months ago online when I was crazy busy studying for a Microsoft certification upgrade, and
potbs gold mentioned it to my editor as a game he (or I) might be interested in trying out. Then I promptly forgot all about it. And then about two months ago, I was handed a box at our weekly staff meeting. Having no other major project on my list right now, I figured it was a good time to take on a 2nd MMO (I and several other GiN staff are playing Lord of the Rings Online together).
Pirates of the Burning Sea is a
www.burningsea.comset in the Caribbean during the heyday of the pirates, the year 1720 to be exact. You can play on the side of the English, French, Spanish, or of course Pirates. If you choose one of the nations you can either be a Naval ship Captain, a free trader or a privateer. If you chose the pirates, then you抮e a pirate. The main differences between them are that some ships are restricted based on your choice. For example, big military ships would only go to naval captains, while huge cargo ships would only go to free traders.
Once I got outside and into combat I did pretty well.
www.burningsea.com was not exactly sure what I was doing but the bad guys came at me one at a time for the most part and I was able to keep hitting the attack buttons and taking them down. And the game does a pretty good job of pointing you in the correct direction for whom you need to speak with, at least in the instance. Once your ship is clear you switch to ship combat and take out the attackers. Once you have won you enter the real world at the starting port for your nation. If you want you can redo the instance or move on to another introductory instance where you will learn more about ship combat and attacking a fort. There are other tutorials including one on the economy that can be found as you explore the town.
I found the swashbuckling combat to be terrible. I never got the hang of this and found it to be just button mashing and waiting for the cool down timer to stop so you could use that skill again. I know that there is probably more to it like using skills in combination, but as
potbs gold said, I did not get there.
On the other hand I found ship combat to be really great. city of college dreams The view angle being separate from movement here really paid off well for me. You have to take a lot into consideration as you are fighting -- such as the facing of the ship, wind direction, range, speed, and hull damage. You can actually have different shots loaded into each side of your ship. Also the AI for your allies did an excellent job in combat.
Overall -
potbs gold had a rough start the PotBS and I never recovered from just feeling lost and being unsure of what to do or where to go. I would have stopped playing sooner, but I forced myself to continue because I wanted to at least try out everything that I could for this review. Some aspects of the game are really good and if you are into the genre or pirates and sailing ships, then you will make the extra effort required, and I expect you will fall in love with this game. PvP and ship combat are the real strengths here, with the land-based MMO play that is standard most places taking a big back seat. Plan your voyage accordingly.
