POTCO's failures compared to other games

[Tiberius Fireskull]

Okay, lemme just say this here. I've read all the posts in this thread, and I say most people have brought up good points. Before I elaborate on my own points, let me bring up a few things:

Ruisen never once stated that he didn't like the game. Just because someone points out an imperfection or something that can be improved, doesn't mean they hate the game. If he didn't like it, he wouldn't be here. The fact that he makes this thread shows truly how dedicated he is to the game and how he wants to improve it. Do not attack him and say he shouldn't play the game, because in my opinion, this just shows how much he truly appreciates and likes it.

To those saying that there shouldn't be threads like this, in that case we may as well not have the entire POF, or any forum. Forums are for discussions about these types of things, and they are most certainly not useless. Sharing ideas is never useless. Forgive me moderators if that was backseat modding. If it was, you can edit it out.

Now onto my own points. About the quests that Ruisen brought up. I would like to see some more quests. In most games you can find lot's of side quests that can be repeated over and over at different difficulty levels. Another Story Chapter would be nice, but if they gave a huge amount of other quests that offered very good rep and fun, then I would be satisfied with that. Perhaps even add some quests that have treasure maps or even things like dungeons (Not a very piratey term, but I think you should know what I mean by that). About the bosses: These would be some nice additions to add. Obviously they should not be the top priority of POTCO, but they would be a nice little side update. I am quite neutral about the loot drop rates.

Lerzba, you posted this list of updates you found when you came back from a break of POTCO. In bold I have updates that I personally feel would be keep someone who is thinking of quitting the game to stay. Ones that are in italics are things that would be just a little bit longer.

1# Invasions
2# New clothes monthly
3# New ships to fight
4# More cargo-hold
5# Become scoundrel of the sea
4# Looting - loot for weapons,clothes and other items.
5# Potions (what a lot of other games have), helps you level and have fun.
6# A lot of fixed bugs.
7# Ranks for SvS/PvP
8# Fishing
9# New redeem code items.
10# New quests It would be in Bold, but because not a huge amount were released, they could all be done in less than two weeks.
11# New bosses (foulberto is my favorite one)
12# New island (Ravens Cove)
13# They changed the look of some places such as Tormenta
14# New mini games (such as cannon defense which I love to play)

Sure, perhaps there are quite a few ones that would keep people in game for a little bit, but very few that provide long term enjoyment. Fishing I found fun for the first two weeks. I really haven't touched it; however, since I mastered it on my second pirate. While these would be great for a returning member, they are really not enough to keep a player thinking of quitting from quitting. I'm not arguing what POTCO should do about this, nor my personal opinion on how they are dealing with it/what they will do, but I just want to point those out.

If PotCo had more players, with more paying members, updates would happen more often and Disney would hire more employees.

Think about this for a moment... how can POTCO get more players, get more people playing, and make updates more frequent? I'm sure there are other options, but the most logical option IMO would be for Disney to actually put the employees and money in first. That way POTCO could do those things. It sort of works in a circle, but there needs to be a starting point and POTCO can't magically make more people pay and release awesome updates without a good boost.

To those talking about Panda 3D... yeah, it's crummy. They need to stop using ancient game engines that probably will be too old to work on computers in 3 years and step up to a better one. Once they do this, I'm sure that graphics will improve, as well as performance. It is the first step in the correct direction.

I'm not really taking sides in this post, just pointing out different points. I personally agree almost completely with Ruisen. This game has a lot of room for improvement, but if you try to say I don't like the game, or anyone else who gives suggestions like these, then you really are wrong. If I didn't like this game, I wouldn't play it. I play it because I like it, but I know there are flaws to it, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with pointing out these flaws, and it does not mean at all that I don't like this game.

[Catherine Ironcutter]

Originally Posted by Tiberius Fireskull

To those talking about Panda 3D... yeah, it's crummy. They need to stop using ancient game engines that probably will be too old to work on computers in 3 years and step up to a better one. Once they do this, I'm sure that graphics will improve, as well as performance. It is the first step in the correct direction.

Panda 3D does an okay job. I think the graphics in Pirates are okay, though they could use some improvement, especially after seeing the graphics in LOTRO. However, if it had better graphics, would it still be the classic Pirates we know? Probably not, but that's just my opinion.

I agree there's some room for improvement in Pirates, and adding the Brigs is a good step forward. Especially with ship customization, I think Pirates will become a little more entertaining when they work the bugs out, though I find Pirates quite fun as it is.

[Ice_Storm]

Originally Posted by Catherine Ironcutter

Panda 3D does an okay job. I think the graphics in Pirates are okay, though they could use some improvement, especially after seeing the graphics in LOTRO. However, if it had better graphics, would it still be the classic Pirates we know? Probably not, but that's just my opinion.

I agree there's some room for improvement in Pirates, and adding the Brigs is a good step forward. Especially with ship customization, I think Pirates will become a little more entertaining when they work the bugs out, though I find Pirates quite fun as it is.

Yeah. That's all it'll ever do. An "okay" job.

The combat system in this game is what brought me to enjoy playing pirates online.

Like, how the game doesn't do all your skill actions for you like other big MMOs do, such as WoW or LOTR. Really makes it boring that way... in my opinion anyways.

That and PvP mode. When you combine good combat system with PvP, you get a win.

The problem with PvP is people exploit like there's no tomorrow.

1) Fast switch

2) Grenade with sword damage glitch

3) PvP Glitch

4) Wall glitch

I wouldn't be here if Pirates didn't have PvP. The game wouldn't live as long without it. Plus, you'd see people fighting "basic" like. Nah, that makes the game further boring.

PvP is broken, content is lacking, and bug fixes are taking longer than 2 months to develop.

Obviously, the game has been getting worse with every update. I can never enjoy the real "Pirates Online" experience that made me go unlimited for 07-early 09.

Hey, at least I said something positive about the game this time

But, can't relive it anymore :/