Pirates of the Burning Sea

Pirates of the Burning Sea ( PotBS short ) is a Massively Multiplayer Online Role- Playing Game ( MMORPG), developed and operated by Flying Lab Software. The game takes place in the Caribbean in 1720 and combines tactical naval battles and land battles with a controlled economy of players.

Development

Pirates of the Burning Sea was located since 2002 in the development phase. In the first years of development, Flying Lab Software realized that the project requires more development effort than expected. Thus, they doubled the staff and presented another project, the MMORPG Delta Green, a.

On 3 December 2007 removed Flying Lab Software, the NDA and started the open beta phase. The game was officially launched on 22 January 2008 ( USA), with pre-orders could begin as early as January 7, 2008.

Gameplay

Characters

Players in the Pirates of the Burning Sea can create one or more characters to represent themselves in the game world. All the characters are captain of your own ship and fight for a nation of their choice or as a pirate ( see below). During the game, the player increases by experience gained his rank ( Engl "rank ", in other MMORPG 's also known as Level. ). This allows the player possible new game content, how to get combat skills or talents or even better ships. The highest rank is limited to 50, which should be achieved after approximately two months of normal playing time.

Once the character is created, the player must choose which nation he wants to belong. The selection is limited to the UK, France, Spain or the pirates. The selection is unique and can not be revoked. Each of the four nations has different starting ports and access to other resources at the start of the game.

If a nation was chosen, the player is able to change the look of his character. To make it possible to create 14 different categories, thousands combinations. Many categories also allow the color scheme. However, the appearance of the characters is based on their rank. It is thus possible to obtain, for example, wood or legs Hakenprotesen later.

Careers

Before the game starts, the player must determine the career paths of his character. The career defines the skills and attributes of the captain. In every career game with a melee equipment ( fencing, foil or dirty fighting ) begins; but this can be changed in the course of the game at any time. After each level rise of Avatar gets a skill point, alternately for melee ( at each even level ) or sea battle ( for odd levels). These can be invested in various skills, which makes the captain in turn more powerful or stronger. The career paths, as the nationality, can not subsequently be changed.

For naval combat, there are a total of 45 skills for each career, but from which you can choose only 25. They are divided into nine categories, each with five skills and must be selected in ascending order - To the last ability a category to choose so you have to have already taken the four preceding. In order to fully learn a topic, the players rank so requires 9

Melee have 40 skills in five categories, but the strong capabilities cost (from the fifth skill category ) two, the strongest ( the eighth ability category ) even three skill points. In order to fully learn a topic that is required of the players rank 26

What careers one can choose depends on the nation from the playing.

The careers are characterized as follows:

Navy Officer: (German: Navy officer ) Specializing in defense, escorting ships, and close combat. Navy officers have access to powerful warships.

Privateer: (German: privateer) outmaneuver specialize in the use skillful tactics to the enemy and immobilize. Mercenaries are sent in boarding combat and have the opportunity to use Pirate PvP zones.

Free Trader: (German: distributor ) Specialized in trade, production and economy. Free traders have skills to fight effectively go out of the way or to escape. It is possible to learn capabilities, which increase the production speed.

Cutthroat: (German: Cutthroat ) A versatile class to assume that also allows geenterte ships. If a pirate entert a battle ship certain size, it is automatically marked for open PvP combat.

Bucaneer: (German: Buccaneer ) Specializing in the care of his pirate colleagues. He may not like the pirate ships pirate. He must also larger ships, which are equated with ships of the line drive.

Players who have opted for England, Spain or France as a nation, only naval officer, privateer or free traders can play. Player of pirates nation have the choice of cutthroats and buccaneers.