POTBS vs. POTCO

[Jack Shipsteel]

It might not be proper for me to go and post on here, but I will anyway.

There is one major difference between this game and other games, and that's the communication.

I've never played Burning Seas. I don't know what it's like. But I DO know what keeps me coming back to POTCO.

Communication.

How many games, either online or not, MMO or not, allow you to simply press enter, type in a sentence, press enter again, and talk to another pirate? Not many. POTCO allows this.

How many games allow you to press on a button easily displayed in chat to talk to certain people? Not many. POTCO allows this.

How many games allow you to join both a crew, guild, SvS battle, and allow you to talk to each and every one seperately whether to put in orders or talk to your crew about that amazing shot? Not many. POTCO allows this.

How many games have their developers and admins create their own avatars, come online and have real Worker-Player interaction so as to keep a storyline moving? Not many. POTCO allows this.

Games are built around their content. Their objectives for the player to complete. The side quests you're allowed to do.

But it's those X-Factors that lure people to play. To me, communication is POTCO X-Factor. The way you're allowed to talk each other. The way you can interact with anybody. ANYBODY.

That's what keeps me coming back. So many guilds to interact with, so many pirate tales to be spun, so many pirate crews to be formed. Each time I come back, another story plays out.

POTCO is a blank canvas with the borders filled in. What goes in the middle, why, that's left up to the player.