Ark's Ark » PotBS http://www.arksark.org/blog Massively Multiplayer Online Gaming, Current Affairs, and Random Stuff! Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:10:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The Wren – A Pirates of the Burning Sea Yuletide Songhttp://www.arksark.org/blog/4257/the-wren-a-pirates-of-the-burning-sea-yuletide-song/ http://www.arksark.org/blog/4257/the-wren-a-pirates-of-the-burning-sea-yuletide-song/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:00:49 +0000 Arkenor http://www.arksark.org/blog/?p=4257 This is from last year, but I shamelessly bring it back to the top for 2011!

I mentioned this song from the Pirates of the Burning Sea Christmas event a few days ago. It’s been stuck in my head ever since, so I thought today I’d have a crack at making a little video for it so it can get stuck in your heads too!

“The Wren” is a traditional Irish wassail. Like any such song, there are a lot [...]

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]]> http://www.arksark.org/blog/4257/the-wren-a-pirates-of-the-burning-sea-yuletide-song/feed/ 2 No ETA for SOE MMO servershttp://www.arksark.org/blog/5347/no-eta-for-soe-mmo-servers/ http://www.arksark.org/blog/5347/no-eta-for-soe-mmo-servers/#comments Wed, 04 May 2011 14:08:08 +0000 Arkenor http://www.arksark.org/blog/?p=5347 Everquest, Everquest 2, Star Wars Galaxies, Planetside, and Pirates of the Burning Sea are still unavailable after their surprise shut-down on Monday morning.

We still don’t know when they’re likely to come back. If I hear anything I’ll let you know. Until then, our characters must wait for us in the loneliness of the void.

Maltheas awaits the return of the world.

Yes, that was a short post. I’d love it to be longer, but we’re not being told [...]

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]]> http://www.arksark.org/blog/5347/no-eta-for-soe-mmo-servers/feed/ 0 Pirates of the Burning Sea goes Free To Playhttp://www.arksark.org/blog/4186/pirates-of-the-burning-sea-goes-free-to-play/ http://www.arksark.org/blog/4186/pirates-of-the-burning-sea-goes-free-to-play/#comments Tue, 30 Nov 2010 20:02:22 +0000 Arkenor http://www.arksark.org/blog/?p=4186 Ahoy!! It has been a while since I last sailed the Burning Sea, but I popped in today to see how things are coming along. I could certainly use some Caribbean sun after the snowy week we’ve had in the UK.

Of all the Arkenors in all the worlds, POTBS Arkenor is the best dressed.

Yesterday, Pirates of the Burning Sea became Free To Play. The set up is similar to other games which have travelled the same path [...]

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]]> http://www.arksark.org/blog/4186/pirates-of-the-burning-sea-goes-free-to-play/feed/ 1 Do what you want ‘cause a pirate is free!http://www.arksark.org/blog/3805/do-what-you-want-cause-a-pirate-is-free/ http://www.arksark.org/blog/3805/do-what-you-want-cause-a-pirate-is-free/#comments Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:51:41 +0000 Arkenor http://www.arksark.org/blog/?p=3805

Yar Har Fiddely-Dee! Pirates of the Burning Sea is on course to join its fellows in Free-to-playness.

We’re preparing to change the business model of Pirates of the Burning Sea from subscription to free-to-play (hence forth to be known as F2P). This is the culmination of a decision that was made back at the end of last year, and I’m thrilled to finally be able to announce it. It’s not a decision we’ve taken lightly, and we’ve put [...]

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]]> http://www.arksark.org/blog/3805/do-what-you-want-cause-a-pirate-is-free/feed/ 0 Pirates of the Burning Sea – The Sea gets Smaller.http://www.arksark.org/blog/2557/pirates-of-the-burning-sea-the-sea-gets-smaller/ http://www.arksark.org/blog/2557/pirates-of-the-burning-sea-the-sea-gets-smaller/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:50:59 +0000 Arkenor http://www.arksark.org/blog/?p=2557 Just received this in my email, and it makes me rather sad. PotBS appears to be in dire straits.

Ahoy, Pirates of the Burning Sea Captains!

Population density has been the topic of much debate in the community over the last few months. What we’re hearing is that Pirates is an awesome game that you really enjoy playing, but that it’s a lot more fun when there’s a critical mass of other players around to play alongside or against. [...]

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]]> http://www.arksark.org/blog/2557/pirates-of-the-burning-sea-the-sea-gets-smaller/feed/ 0 Some random updatey bits.http://www.arksark.org/blog/924/some-random-updatey-bits/ http://www.arksark.org/blog/924/some-random-updatey-bits/#comments Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:17:38 +0000 Arkenor http://www.arksark.org/blog/?p=924 For the last few days my internet connection has gone rather badly wrong. I am getting speeds reminiscent of when we were all on 14.4 dial up modems, which is pretty unhelpful for either EQ2 or Warhammer Online. Virgin Media are saying the local fault may take up to a week more to fix. As Maltheas would say, “Boos!!!!!”. It’s just as well though, as my Dad is visiting in a couple of days and the house needs some heavy [...]

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]]> http://www.arksark.org/blog/924/some-random-updatey-bits/feed/ 2 Pirates of the Burning Sea 1.6.34.0 goes livehttp://www.arksark.org/blog/240/pirates-of-the-burning-sea-1-6-34-0-goes-live/ http://www.arksark.org/blog/240/pirates-of-the-burning-sea-1-6-34-0-goes-live/#comments Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:39:47 +0000 Arkenor http://www.arksark.org/blog/?p=240 They keep taking me by surprise with PotBS patches. Not paying quite so much attention to it as I was.

There’s a whole slew of ships, and other good things. For me though, the highlight is that I will no longer have to choose between having 3 avatar items with bonuses, or the company of my dear friend Percy the Parrot. Now I may have both at my disposal, ensuring the defeat of any who cross my blade. Huzzah!

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]]> http://www.arksark.org/blog/240/pirates-of-the-burning-sea-1-6-34-0-goes-live/feed/ 0 Pirates of the Burning Sea 1.5.46 goes livehttp://www.arksark.org/blog/232/pirates-of-the-burning-sea-1-5-46-goes-live/ http://www.arksark.org/blog/232/pirates-of-the-burning-sea-1-5-46-goes-live/#comments Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:36:55 +0000 Arkenor http://www.arksark.org/blog/?p=232 I’m a bit late on this one.

Will the addition of insurance (though it’s more of a rebate than insurance, really) have the desired effect of increasing the amount of consensual PvP? Lets hope so, as with Pirate PvP starting at 3000 unrest now, there are going to be a lot of red circles around.

The 1.5.46 PotBS patch notes are below:

This is a milestone update, meaning it has about a month of changes in it. This particular [...]

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]]> http://www.arksark.org/blog/232/pirates-of-the-burning-sea-1-5-46-goes-live/feed/ 1 Pirates of the Burning Sea Test Notes 1.5.30.0http://www.arksark.org/blog/225/pirates-of-the-burning-sea-test-notes-1-5-30-0/ http://www.arksark.org/blog/225/pirates-of-the-burning-sea-test-notes-1-5-30-0/#comments Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:37:42 +0000 Arkenor http://www.arksark.org/blog/?p=225 Another solid update in the works for PotBS. Our first level 50 Raid, the much anticipated insurance system, and much more! Pirates of the Burning Sea continues to improve in leaps and bounds, though I worry whether it comes too late for many of its players. Perhaps a full scale rerelease, and free month return programme might be in order later this year.

Full test patch notes for 1.5.30.0 are below:

This is a milestone update, meaning it has [...]

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]]> http://www.arksark.org/blog/225/pirates-of-the-burning-sea-test-notes-1-5-30-0/feed/ 0 PotBS 1.4.34 goes livehttp://www.arksark.org/blog/214/potbs-1-4-34-goes-live/ http://www.arksark.org/blog/214/potbs-1-4-34-goes-live/#comments Thu, 29 May 2008 15:25:28 +0000 Arkenor http://www.arksark.org/blog/?p=214 What rough beast, its hour come at last, slouches towards Tortaga to be born? It’s the Buccaneer, brimming with tradey goodness, and our ocean will never be the same again! Not just for those scurvy Pirates either. Across the board characters will be logging in to be greeted by a free respec, as the skills available to all classes have been completely revamped. Only time will tell if this is for good or ill, but with greater choice available, I [...]

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]]> http://www.arksark.org/blog/214/potbs-1-4-34-goes-live/feed/ 0 PotBS Test Server Patch Notes 1.4.30http://www.arksark.org/blog/211/potbs-test-server-patch-notes-1-4-30/ http://www.arksark.org/blog/211/potbs-test-server-patch-notes-1-4-30/#comments Fri, 23 May 2008 00:16:33 +0000 Arkenor http://www.arksark.org/blog/?p=211 A fairly small update to the test build, though there are a lot of skill tweaks. The Bahamut gets significantly increased in power, and Sabanqui loses it’s unrest decay, which is going to seriously inconvenience Campeche from time to time. Privateer skills get a surprisingly sharp smack with the nerfbat.

Patch notes are below:

We have some more bug fixes for you for 1.4. This is not the build we expect to go live with. There are a [...]

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]]> http://www.arksark.org/blog/211/potbs-test-server-patch-notes-1-4-30/feed/ 0 PotBS Test Server Patch Notes 1.4.29, and a move to Age of Conanhttp://www.arksark.org/blog/202/potbs-test-server-patch-notes-1-4-29/ http://www.arksark.org/blog/202/potbs-test-server-patch-notes-1-4-29/#comments Fri, 16 May 2008 12:31:15 +0000 Arkenor http://www.arksark.org/blog/?p=202 Just a small tweak so not too much to talk about in this one, although I weep quietly for my expert carpenter. If the ad hoc spawning is finally truly fixed, then that will be a very good thing.

In other news, several major RvRing guilds on Roberts are going to be heading to Age of Conan, some merging to form the Scions of Nordheim. I’m going to be heading along to the same server, Ymir, to see what AoC [...]

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