Too QUIET!

[MacIronhawk]

Originally Posted by Maximvs

Mac, I admire your steadfast hope, I think many of us do. Many of us also hope for more at some point - but its really about the facts.

The game designs are also different - the Cog HQ's and its play allow for repeating with actually accomplishing more (hence - replay value!) ... but getting to re-do the Pearl over and over? Znooze!

If Disney plans to release only once every 18-24 months - they better do some serious planning on a "revolving" storyline where the adventure never ends.

I'm just used to the whole cog HQ, little updates, cycle. I'm thinking POTCOs cycle might be, story quests, smaller updates, etc... It really is too bad POTCO can't create replay value like with the Cog HQs in toontown. I think they could come up with something really great. The devs are "disney imagineers".(Maybe...) There's about a story quests and a half(or more) put into every toontown cog HQ. That means we'll need about eight story quests(or more) before we can get the same value as toontowns content.(but toontown did come out before POTCO so it shouldn't take more than six years) I hope.

Also, sorry if I'm calling anyone impatient. I've just had less time on the computer because of a health class taking up my time. We all have different situations and I can understand why someone would be impatient if they had a lot of time on their hands.

Too bad the dev staff isn't bigger. I'm sure we'd see a lot more updates if they could double the staff.

[Juliana Maria]

I agree. The silence is concerning. But I do have faith they are working on something.... When I joined POTCO a little over a year ago, their webpage was updated weekly or close to it! Now we are lucky if its even monthly! And I don't count crew with the GM and those promotions for the in-game events either. I just wish they gave us some sort of hint as to when we might get the update, that way we can at least know how long we are waiting instead of going day by day. Even another "What's On the Horizon" would reassure me that they DO remember....

[Cannonfury]

They may also be waiting, so they can fix any bug in the updates before releasing them. Unless they cannot do that if it's not on test yet, since that's what I assume test servers are for.

[Eliza Creststeel]

On the replay thing...

Why can't they set up a mini-boss battle situation where the EITC is trying to set up a major outpost on various islands and the pirates have to take it out like with the Cogs...

You pop on to one server and Beckett has a force of guys trying to take over Cuba or built some new fort on Rumrunners... a collection of pirates gather and go take it down. And that could be different on each server.

Would it be that hard?

[Richard Ironskull]

The recent silence could be many things, but I choose to believe they are busy with the UK version, which will roll out in a way that they simultaneously massively update the US version. That kind of project would explain why they are releasing such easy to program updates now, and have gotten quiet as of late.

[Maximvs]

Originally Posted by Mac

Also, sorry if I'm calling anyone impatient.

No need Your encouragement around here I think everyone needs a bit of sometimes

Originally Posted by Eliza

On the replay thing...

Why can't they set up a mini-boss battle situation where the EITC is trying to set up a major outpost on various islands and the pirates have to take it out like with the Cogs...

These and other ideas is just what the game needs In fact - wanna a REALLY SIMPLE ONE? Just make it so pirates replaying the Pearl can get a bit of REP from doing it again (even a measly 500 REP / play - I'd be in that three / four times a day! At least it would be an update worth playing a few months until new "real" updates came along...) Better than standing in a cave... again... day after day... beating a weapon to death on the same guy over... and over... and over...

[bartholomew bladeroberts]

well by the looks of it on the uk site we will be getting ship custimization it appears hard to program and animate for every new ship and the kraken is still rumored ( wheres the comodor with the phase files of it when you need him)and a nothing update on test could implement more features to be finished all i'm saying is that we need to wait stuff will come out

[BigJohn]

Originally Posted by jack sparrow 7352

well by the looks of it on the uk site we will be getting ship custimization it appears hard to program and animate for every new ship and the kraken is still rumored ( wheres the comodor with the phase files of it when you need him)and a nothing update on test could implement more features to be finished all i'm saying is that we need to wait stuff will come out

We've been waiting, in fact the recent highlight so far has been 'crew days' I mean wow. Don't we do that every day/time we are on pirates? I guess its fine if you have just joined and doing quests, but then after black pearl, weapons its a bit uneventful. Ship vs ship is still ok, and PvP fine, but starting to lose flavour.
Need challenge.

[Aaron McEagle]

So if the UK version is better than this version.....

Whats going to happen????
Can people go to the UK version if your not in the UK?
Will pirates of the carribean online be worse than the UK?
Can you trade versions if the other one you like is better?

[johnnybluebeard]

Originally Posted by Aaron McEagle

Can you trade versions if the other one you like is better?

I think it likely, as others have said, that the game is to be new for UK players and just an update for us. If they DON'T update us, and simply make the UK game without any updates for the US, I'm going to send so many messages to their "Game Advice" or whatever on their website yelling at them to update us that they'll either simply shut down the message system or they'll update us.

[BigJohn]

Well I sent a message about updates and this is what I got back:-

"Hello John, Thanks for your feedback on introducing new features you're interested in seeing.. We are always pleased to hear from our guests and welcome your comments. We are constantly balancing and making enhancements to the game to make Pirates Online a fun and safe place to play online. Again, we appreciate your comments, and look forward to seeing you in Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean Online soon! Tyler Pirates of the Caribbean Online Member Services "

Does the word FAIL, come to anyone's mind?

[Aaron McEagle]

Who knows what they are doing...
Who knows what wil be the next update....
Though when you do take a look at the screen shots on pirates UK website,
There are more sails on the war frigate,
And alot of new clothes for both gender.

[Twisted]

Fail, no. I see a generic email response from an 18 year old working in a cubicle making $6 an hour...

[bartholomew bladeroberts]

well for all those that said we've been waiting its coming to an end it only took a few days and they've already finished a new revive system now this can only mean one thing

WERE GETTING NEW CONTENT FOR ONCE

[Dr. Zeppers]

Originally Posted by jack sparrow 7352

well for all those that said we've been waiting its coming to an end it only took a few days and they've already finished a new revive system now this can only mean one thing
WERE GETTING NEW CONTENT FOR ONCE

Hmmm not really. Yes a new feature. Weve gotten numerous similar small featurea additions, we all continue to wait patiently for what the game needs.