Hm i have played very much mmos. but only 2 for pirates that i have played very long:
Toontown - in 3 Months im playing TT for 3 Years
World of Warcraft - since the release but with playing stops ^^.
and now pirates - since the first beta
i love the disney games because there have his own charm and are not for hardcore player. you can log on have 1hour-5hour fun with your friends by sinking ships, battle cogs, level your gags/weapons etc.
but i think that pirates is a grindgame in the endgame. it is very boring every day to do the same... and im not playing everyday so i dont have enough gold to buy new cool stuff or ships...
but it is very fun to play the disney games
. but in toontown the devs can update new things very faster... in 2006 march comes the lawbot hq out... and from march 2006 until the end of 2007 was nothing... ok, the flowers and new trolley games... but this is not a very new update. i wish they make new updates every 3-6 months and not so "little" things.
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