POTBS vs. POTCO

[Roger Sharkshot]

taking way too long to load and your right jack for example wizards doesnt let you talk as free as potco theresd no open chat its either there fraces or spelled corectlly or aprroved words for certain players

its redicules not even one gb done out of 7 gosh

EDIT:imagen potco with potbs graphics and more ships and islands that would be sick

EDIT:6 GB to go

[Cannonfury]

I prefer POTCO... I would explain but I'm sure someone would try to dissect it and tell me how they think I'm wrong.

[Swash]

Pirate Empire all you've done in this thread is attack people and try to advertise POTBS. If you love it so much then go play it. And if POTCO is so bad then why are you here? I'm sure there are people who share your opinion on some POTBS forum. Also the reason the Basic access is so limited is because that's what it is BASIC. If we gave Basic access more content then soon they would keep wanting more until there is no point in paying anymore. Also the reason Del brought up your lv 10 was not to attack you, it was to point out that you know very little about this game and haven't played it much. Honestly if I set my mind to it, then I could become a lv 10 in a few hours, and that isn't enough to fully understand the game, the quest, or the community.

[Jack Sharkbane]

Swash is right, the difference between a noob and a pro is not level, nor access, or look, it is Knowledge.

And thats coming from the mentally unstable holder of the B4N L4Z3R.

[tayseth]

There is NO contest here. POTBS wins easily, under the grounds that it is actually updated.

[Marry The Night]

Awesome.

But yeah... POTBS doesn't really do it for me, personally. The graphics are nice and all but it's too complex. And some of the people are less than friendly. I'm staying with POTCO.

[charles gunfury]

4.4 GB of Updates YOU GOTTA be KIDDING ME!!!!!

[WitchdoctorDan]

I used to play POTBS and it was one of my favorites. It still is really, I have no idea why I left, but I am kind of glad of it. A massive PvP battle got annoying after a while. Thinking about taking a short hiatus from POTCO and pick POTBS back up if these new updates aren't amazing. :P

[Roger Sharkshot]

the game is ok potbs graphics ships and actuening and sail design and ship design with potco child friendliness cause i had some trouble figuring stuff and stuff like that with these things together a great game could be made

[MacIronhawk]

There is a huge difference between graphics in the two games, but neither are really better differencces. In POTBS the sea seems more realistic, and lighting, too, but in pirates, human detail is much better and scenery is also focused on.

The art in both games are different, and saying one is better than another is a bit unfair. They're just different, although the downgrades in POTCO annoy me, and there should be more plans to upgrade than the other way around.

Gameplay? Eh... POTBS and POTCO seem very similar in ground combat, although POTCO seems to want to focus on cool new gaming elements and weapons now than POTBS. Enemies? Eh, same almost. They both have ghosts.

Ship combat? Huge difference. At first, the combat in POTBS is very complicated, and takes some getting used to. Even once you're used to it, it doesn't seem like an in your face sort of battle. While I think ship combat in POTCO could be better, it's pretty straight forward, easy to understand, and fun.

The games are different. That's about it. Pick the one you prefer and that's it.

[pieisbetter2]

Originally Posted by MacIronhawk

There is a huge difference between graphics in the two games, but neither are really better differencces. In POTBS the sea seems more realistic, and lighting, too, but in pirates, human detail is much better and scenery is also focused on.

The art in both games are different, and saying one is better than another is a bit unfair. They're just different, although the downgrades in POTCO annoy me, and there should be more plans to upgrade than the other way around.

Gameplay? Eh... POTBS and POTCO seem very similar in ground combat, although POTCO seems to want to focus on cool new gaming elements and weapons now than POTBS. Enemies? Eh, same almost. They both have ghosts.

Ship combat? Huge difference. At first, the combat in POTBS is very complicated, and takes some getting used to. Even once you're used to it, it doesn't seem like an in your face sort of battle. While I think ship combat in POTCO could be better, it's pretty straight forward, easy to understand, and fun.

The games are different. That's about it. Pick the one you prefer and that's it.

^ Touché^

You basically summed up what I was gonna say. So PirateEmpire, if you wanna go brag about POTBS, go do it on THEIR forums, not ours. No one is going to agree with you very much. And again, your posts seemed very rude and your showing up was very unnecessary if all you planned to do was try and recruit or bag on our game.

[SEAKING23]

I'm basically with everyone on this thread except pirate empire. as you ave seen, people are more friendly to each other in POTCO.

[charles gunfury]

I like the way the game is set up but sea battles and ship boarding battles are way to hard lol

[Tiberius Fireskull]

tayseth, it really depends on your point of view, playing style, etc. Its hard to say if one is actually BETTER than the other, but they could be different. Maybe one is better for a certain playing style, but you can't really just say BETTER. Sorry if that didn't make much sense. In a rush to get going here, so I may edit and add on later....

[tayseth]

Originally Posted by Davy Fireskull

tayseth, it really depends on your point of view, playing style, etc. Its hard to say if one is actually BETTER than the other, but they could be different. Maybe one is better for a certain playing style, but you can't really just say BETTER. Sorry if that didn't make much sense. In a rush to get going here, so I may edit and add on later....

Well no, there really isn't much of a contest.

1/ POTCO is p2p. Yes, there is almost 1 percent you can do as a basic, but thats it. POTBS is COMPLETELY free. Yes, there is an option to pay, but that just gives random benefits that you can actually buy with doubloons anyway. Seeing how well built POTBS is, that's extremely generous.

2. POTBS has a huge arsenal of ships, most unique and full of polygons, along with textures that are high quality.

3. I'm able to run POTBS smoothly with no server turbulence at all. The same cannot be said for POTCO, which is rather ironic.

4. POTBS has a challenging PVP system. For SVS, it's not a "See how many shots you can get in with a Light Sloop with 2 fury gunners as you take down ships 9000 times your size" deal. PVP take skill, tactics, and preperation. You need to tactically decide what you're going to do to make life miserable for your oppenent, whether it be taking down their sails to attempt boarding or an easy kill, aiming for crew to create large debuffs, or simply take out their armor.

Swashbuckling is also improved. It's not a "Fidget to the left and right, quick canceling between weapons and bombarding your enemy with exploited glitches and then claim that you're not exploiting because that would put your cool guy persona in peril" deal. POTBS is a different game, and you can't exploit in an RPG. It's all fair.

The only problem with POTBS's pvp is lowbie ganking.

5. Quests are much better. They are not the "Kill 20 *insert ship here*" deal. They all try to do something different, something clever to show the power of their game engine. Disney has tried to do this with the Raven's Cove quests but that was rather short. Almost all the quests in POTBS try someting new, and believe me, there are a lot of quests.

6. You can play as 4 factions, all with unique ships and skills.

7. You can shoot people, you can drink rum, you can ransom people, you can capture and strip down a derelict ship for supplies. POTBS certainly feels more like a pirate game.

8. POTBS has better graphics. And when I mean better, I MEAN EXTREMELY GOOD graphics. Some of the best graphics, if not THE best for a free game.

9. Very few glitches, if not any. The developers who work at FLS would faint if they saw pirates just floating in midair everywhere you go. If there is a glitch, they'll fix it within a day, if not less of a time.

10. You won't get banned for using an emote, nor do you have to worry if using an emote will get it removed.