Saying Goodbye to POTCO? Read on Friends...

[Raikel]

Originally Posted by truffleboy2894

*Facepalm*

I have already stated that there is no system in place with this game. Its do your tasks, level up, and thats it. I'm not going to repeat myself.

Oh my goodness, thank you so much, you have no clue how long I have been looking for somebody with the sense to notice that. Knowing that, you can use it against people, and then, you can be a true pirates, great going.

[Raikel]

We have to send this to an actually person, because if you send it to the technical problems and such without calling, you'll just get a machine that sends an E-Mail that was typed years ago. You best use the grog blog, I did myself a favor and entered mine about 30 times for just about all of the moderators to see. I know I don't play, but I don't think anybody should quit because of this stupid decision that Disney made.

[Juliana Maria]

I'm still waiting on my response to Disney's response. As much as I would like to protest, I agree.. I don't think it's the best of ideas. Once I get a response to my other email, then I'll decide if it's worth it. But for now I'm just holding off...

EDIT: I take that back, I sort of just got one of my emails answered. And let's just say.... I'm loving Disney again!! LOL Just got that prize I won back in November for their Anniversary. And I have to admit, its pretty cool. This just made my day!!!!! Lol

[Sarah]

Mac, I agree that protesting is not the way to go. In fact I even feel silly typing the word.

As for the rest...I've been playing since day one, had a basic account for all of 45 minutes before I paid my year. Yes, I have four mastered Pirates, and four babes on account two (a paid one at that) but this didn't come from spending my life grinding in game. A couple hours three times a week, and your mastered. (sounds like a bow-flex commercial....)

Of COURSE people are complaining because they are bored! The content for someone starting out NOW is great, there is a lot to do. There has been NOTHING for pirates who have been in game more than a year however, and I cannot subscribe to the theory that it's lack of funds, D is a multi-billion dollar company. Channel some of that into POTCO already. I haven't raised expecations on Disney, they set their standars high already. They need to cough up the goods.

NOW, back to your regularly scheduled thread...

[Sven Niscadae]

Originally Posted by truffleboy2894

Like Sarah said, a few hours 3 times a weak, and you've mastered every aspect of the game.

I'll have to disagree there. I play a little more than that and I don't even have one level 40 let alone one that's fully mastered. Possibly it's because I enjoy the social aspects of the game more than focusing on completing everything there is.

TT keeps players busy! POTC is failing at that!

But POTCO can't be compared against TT. There has been quite a bit of time for Disney to release a lot of things to do on ToonTown. If you want to compare how long it took major new content to be released on ToonTown, they were on the same track that POTCO is on right now. It took Disney 20 months from the time TT went Live to release the 2nd Cog headquarters (Cashbot HQ), another 14 months after that to release Lawbot HQ, and 23 more months to release Bossbot HQ.

TownTown just celebrated its 6 year anniversary (on June 2nd, wow coincidences eh?). TT has had a lot of time to develop. Yes, there is a lot to do on TT, but it didn't start out with all of the boss battles and all of the mini-games & activities it has now. It built up to them. Sellbot HQ wasn't even released until 5 months after launch (sound familiar?). Overall, TT is much a more developed MMO, yes. Six years later, I would hope so.

[Raikel]

Originally Posted by Sven Niscadae

I'll have to disagree there. I play a little more than that and I don't even have one level 40 let alone one that's fully mastered. Possibly it's because I enjoy the social aspects of the game more than focusing on completing everything there is.



But POTCO can't be compared against TT. There has been quite a bit of time for Disney to release a lot of things to do on ToonTown. If you want to compare how long it took major new content to be released on ToonTown, they were on the same track that POTCO is on right now. It took Disney 20 months from the time TT went Live to release the 2nd Cog headquarters (Cashbot HQ), another 14 months after that to release Lawbot HQ, and 23 more months to release Bossbot HQ.

TownTown just celebrated its 6 year anniversary (on June 2nd, wow coincidences eh?). TT has had a lot of time to develop. Yes, there is a lot to do on TT, but it didn't start out with all of the boss battles and all of the mini-games & activities it has now. It built up to them. Sellbot HQ wasn't even released until 5 months after launch (sound familiar?). Overall, TT is much a more developed MMO, yes. Six years later, I would hope so.

Comparable or not, you can tell that Disney made Toon Town a more successful game, and they are actually advertising it a little bit. Pirates hasn't had a commercial ever since Ship PvP came out, and I honestly cannot see it getting anymore soon with these updates. Sure, new members who have just joined and think these new enemies are something else may think it's a big change, but they have no clue what truly happened. POTCO is pretty much Disney's new Toilet System, it flushes out all good players, and gets clogged up by the stinky and unwanted players. Whether they can realize they've made it what it is or not, it's their fault because they said the game was ours, and they take out the Family Factor, which was just about all there was in the game after 3 months.

[Stephen O'Malley]

Originally Posted by Sven Niscadae

I'll have to disagree there. I play a little more than that and I don't even have one level 40 let alone one that's fully mastered. Possibly it's because I enjoy the social aspects of the game more than focusing on completing everything there is.

I would be an example of this. One month of gameplay, only play on weekends, and I've mastered.

Originally Posted by Sven Niscadae

But POTCO can't be compared against TT. There has been quite a bit of time for Disney to release a lot of things to do on ToonTown. If you want to compare how long it took major new content to be released on ToonTown, they were on the same track that POTCO is on right now. It took Disney 20 months from the time TT went Live to release the 2nd Cog headquarters (Cashbot HQ), another 14 months after that to release Lawbot HQ, and 23 more months to release Bossbot HQ.

Are you forgetting that TT came out with many other things along the way? TT came out with fishing, more fish species, racing, golfing, estates, doodles, along with the 4 cog HQs, and lv. 7 gags. TT came out with new stuff every 3-9 months, but when TT came out with the Hqs, those kept players busy because of the cog suits system. People wanted to be at the top due to so much competition which made them want to max their suits. POTC doesn't have a system in which you dress up as a guard to recapture the pearl, and you move up through marine, sergeant, etc. If it did, players would be MUCH less bored because they want to be ahead of the rest.

Originally Posted by Sven Niscadae

TT has had a lot of time to develop. Yes, there is a lot to do on TT, but it didn't start out with all of the boss battles and all of the mini-games & activities it has now. It built up to them. Sellbot HQ wasn't even released until 5 months after launch (sound familiar?). Overall, TT is much a more developed MMO, yes. Six years later, I would hope so.

I'm hoping so too, and I'm not the only player to think that.

[Nelly Darkpaine]

I won't pay for the game any longer due to the Linked accounts change. I can no longer play with the person I've been playing with for over a year due to our two pirates being on the same account. (We pay Unlimited Access on both accounts - just can't play together anymore)

My protest is not playing, and not paying. Disney really messed up this time, and hurt its family players the most.

[Basil Dreadflint]

Nelly,

Your situation is slightly different than most. You actually have the two paying accounts, but normally play 2 pirates on the same account, because that is where they were created, right? (Just clarifying.)

If that is true, you can contact Disney and have them separate the pirates into the two accounts. It takes a little time and effort on your part, and a little work on Disney's side, but it can be done.
Since they are both full access accounts, there will be no reduction in screen size, skills and abilities, or ships or anything else.

Call customer support and explain the situation. They can fix it for you.

[Eliza Creststeel]

Basil,

Thanks for the heads up on the moving pirates thing! That was my major concern was that all four of our pirates were under one account and so, my sons and I couldn't play together.

If I could split them two-two, then at least two of them or one of them and I could play at the same time. Need to tell more folks that!

[Basil Dreadflint]

Anytime!! Please understand that I myself have never moved any pirates from account to account. I am only relaying info that has been passed on to me. Best of luck and I hope it goes as smoothly as I have been told.

The real problem is for those who use only one Full Access account, and use a basic account and the tabs to access second or even third pirates on the full access. The idea of moving pirates to a basic account does them no good.

[Captain Seaford]

I don't think the Big D cares. All they want is money. The thing about me is that the game just gets so boring after a while.

[Cannonfury]

You can only move pirates to a unlimited account, which I think is wrong. They should make it where it can go to basic accounts too.

[Eliza Creststeel]

Basil,

I may consider uping our 2nd to an Unlmited account, but I will hold off and see if anything else 'new' is coming first.

EC

[Sven Osymthe]

Just adding to what Basil said a while ago about moving pirates. There was a thread made months ago about that, http://www.piratesonlineforums.com/f...ead.php?t=8943