[Bartholomew Foulsteel]

Well, I do believe what we do, as I've said before, is read the intent and not just the letter of the rule. Listening to music has no actual effect on the game. Being a member of this forum has no actual effect on the game. Using VOIP on the other hand DOES have an effect on the game beecause it allows people to bypass the chat filters in game while talking to other pirates in game. there's a big difference.

We can also very safely assume that Disney does not intend any program on your computer to be considered third party. That would be ridiculous. It also would not make sense to assume that programs that are required by POTCO to run POTCO would be third party software. Those are necessary portions of the game that Disney endorses.

I would like to state that if you ask a vague question, you will probably get a vague answer. If you need specific answers to specific questions, you must ask the questions to get the answers.

Finally, it doesn't matter how long VOIP has been around. It also doesn't matter how many other games allow its use. Those are not POTCO issues.