What is your opinion on Potco?

[ex8404]

D+ (ooo. Deja Vu) But seriously folks...

Nothing new. Some poor communication, misdirection and some outright lies. The whole Call of the Kraken thing sorta didn't help either... My guild is dead, I am bored as ever walking up to the same 20 or so enemies and clicking my mouse at them. When it gets to F, I'm taking my business elsewhere. Most likely to Star Trek Online...

[Captain Del]

Originally Posted by ex8404

D+ (ooo. Deja Vu) But seriously folks...

Nothing new. Some poor communication, misdirection and some outright lies. The whole Call of the Kraken thing sorta didn't help either... My guild is dead, I am bored as ever walking up to the same 20 or so enemies and clicking my mouse at them. When it gets to F, I'm taking my business elsewhere. Most likely to Star Trek Online...

Well, theres nothing that says you don't have the power to change that! There are a lot of great guilds here on POF, go find some! Test em' out, see if you like em'! Theres a lot of great pirates on here, and I'm sure if dig just a bit, you'll soon make new friends, and thats where the game gets fun!

And, as for the "lies" about all the content they hinted at us:

1. POTCO is its own branch of a company, and companies need money if they want to continue up and running. If they DON'T give us hints about whats to come, sometimes even false ones, they lose members, and then, they lose money. And if they lose money, Disney would eventually have to shut down POTCO. Thats why the game matters on what the MEMBERS do, not the teams themselves. The more money they have = the more funding they have = the more developers they have. Thats why games like WoW have 300, even 400 at a time working on the game, probably more, while games like POTCO only have a team of 40 (at most!)

2. As said before, they don't have a lot of man power. They don't have a lot of people to work on such big projects. And besides, if I were them, I'd be discouraged by now. As Jack said, whenever they don't release content, they get pressured. When they get... ugh, not typing this over xP Just read my "Content Cycle" blog if you want my full philosophy.

My grade still remains at A-. I have great friends, a great guild, and POTCO really is a great game. It keeps me entertained, and it keeps me happy.

[swashbuckler II]

Well, The more I think about it, They Have promised us a lot, they went out of the way and made The new islands, Invasions, and a whole lot more.
Id give it a B+/A-.

Just think of this, If you think Disney failed, I want to see you do better.

[ex8404]

Originally Posted by Captain Del

Well, theres nothing that says you don't have the power to change that! There are a lot of great guilds here on POF, go find some! Test em' out, see if you like em'! Theres a lot of great pirates on here, and I'm sure if dig just a bit, you'll soon make new friends, and thats where the game gets fun!

I know all of this. I just don't have the time to do it all over again. If it happens it happens but things have changed lately and every guild I try is too hung up on rules and demands and (my least favorite) having a gazillion members. They are WAY less about just having fun. Oh. And being all grown-ups.

And, as for the "lies" about all the content they hinted at us:

1. POTCO is its own branch of a company, and companies need money if they want to continue up and running. If they DON'T give us hints about whats to come, sometimes even false ones, they lose members, and then, they lose money. And if they lose money, Disney would eventually have to shut down POTCO. Thats why the game matters on what the MEMBERS do, not the teams themselves. The more money they have = the more funding they have = the more developers they have. Thats why games like WoW have 300, even 400 at a time working on the game, probably more, while games like POTCO only have a team of 40 (at most!)

How in the world does ANY of this justify lying to PAYING customers? Is that where society has led us? Can't get customers to stick around because your product is less than adequate? Then just LIE! Maybe they should offer me a Free Sham-Wow. It would be more useful than that antique mini game they told me I could have but not use...

2. As said before, they don't have a lot of man power. They don't have a lot of people to work on such big projects. And besides, if I were them, I'd be discouraged by now. As Jack said, whenever they don't release content, they get pressured. When they get... ugh, not typing this over xP Just read my "Content Cycle" blog if you want my full philosophy.

OK. Then I will end my investment in this part of the conversation at this point too.

Originally Posted by Sven Osymthe

Personally, unless someone has a fully mastered level 50 (or at least the old fully mastered, level 40), then there is really no reason to complain. The raise in notoriety levels was major content, maybe not the exact major we want, but that will come in due time.

I've said it before and I will say it again. Content is what goes into my journal. Period. Mindless button mashing is NOT content. Simply hitting some arbitrary number is not a compelling enough reason to keep playing. This game is story driven because it is based on a pretty fun story. Take the story away and it is not unique anymore...Just my opinion

[toanuju22]

Well, for terminating both my accounts, making the Barbary Korsairs Guild fall into pieces, not responding to any of the emails Me, my mom, my guild, or even my friends from POTCO sent, taking over a month to reinstate my accounts, not telling my why I was terminated in the first place, and having horrible customer service, I couldn't give POTCO anything more than a G- in customer service.

As for POTCO's updates, C+, over all their not amusing unexpected and enjoyable, new lvls were good, but many Players already maxed again making it rather a waste, doing cave raids, Eitc events, and the Port Royal invasions, also weren't really needed or important. If POTCO really wanted to simply make one good update this year, they should have simply added an amazing ship customization, got rid of all the old ships, and adding real movie accurate ships, ones with real top deck guns too! Then I might have given POTCO a A-, but they didn't so they stay with a C+.

And my over all grade for POTCO, a E-.

Now I got the question in the last thread I posted, asking why did I try so hard to get my accounts back to play POTCO if I hate it?
First off, I don't hate POTCO,..... very much, I hate their customer service.
And second, I play not for any joy or fun of what POTCO has to offer, I play simply for having fun with my guild (Been doing so since June.) , however being that POTCO terminated me for 3 Cursed months, the guild went to pot, and now there really isn't much of a purpose to play.

Nuju-