GM Interview: Trading IS in the Works!

[Platinum Pirate]

Frankly, if we had it in the beginning, I wouldn't have bothered to keep playing Pirates. That, my dear, is the truth of it. I don't know about the rest out there inside this forum or outside of it, I for one would have been disgusted at the concept. It's not the pirate thing to do. Fine for those other games, but not for Pirates of The Caribbean Online.

Moreover, for POTCO to even borrow that idea from another Disney game pretty much shows how bankrupt they are with ideas altogether. That should send chills up anyone's spine when a game company runs out of fresh ideas of their own. And when they are depending on feedback by their customers who [let's be honest here] are borrowing ideas from other games, the game is practically over.

Granted, from what I've seen, POTCO has done its best to stay unique and above the fray in online gaming [They have to really]. Most just want to play the game and depend on the game to provide more content for them to keep on playing. Wrong approach but expected from such fickle people. Far worse when the game company cows to them just to keep filling them coffers of theirs. As a result, the quality of the game everyone professes to love simply deteriorates.

So as much as this idea of trading sounds all well and dandy, truth be told, I am convinced that it will very well spell the end of POTCO itself. You don't think so and I do respect your point of view. No need to say further. I am very much aware of this need to 'trade' which is why I offered a compromise: Let players 'transfer' their Inventory items to their other 1-3 pirates in that same account.

That would be proper and perfectly acceptable. The lone account holder is taking what they have earned and passing on to their family members so to speak. Up to the sole discretion of the user if they want each of their pirates instead to earn gold, weapons, clothing, jewelry, potions, ship materials, and yes, even ships! What?!? Hold the phone parrot. Plat, did I just read what you said right, transfer ships?!? Why yes you have Matey. That's the idea to transfer ships to your other pirates. Get out! Okay, I will after I finish making my point. lol not literally and right away. I meant Wow. lol np.

Just think upon that feature and see how it will help immensely. As we all know, we do not expect POTCO to increase our Inventory space anytime soon. But say you have a free slot open to create a fourth pirate, like I do. You can transfer all those special items to that fourth pirate's inventory and let that be your backup. I have a light galleon that I can't bring myself to replace for sentimental reasons. But with this feature, I can transfer it to my fourth pirate as a family heirloom that I can retrieve in the future when I'm Basic again.

Another scenario is maxing out a regular ship and transferring it to your other pirates to help them out. Transfer can't happen until that receiving pirate has the sailing skill mastered. He would need 10 in that case, 15 if you transfer a war class. (Funny how that requirement does not apply when sailing on board someone else's. Maybe if it was, we wouldn't have issues where some unruly/ impolite pirates take over the helm.) That would be cool. This principle, however, applies only to ships. The other items are like any loot drop: you can take them and use them according to weapon experience and membership status.

I honestly like the idea of brewing potions that will help my younger pirates. I like the idea of sending a certain class of weapons meant for that pirate. And I love to readily deposit that gold when I max mine out. Just few of the things I know would be most helpful.

That will give me a very good reason why I should subscribe on a permanent basis. Otherwise, I'll just hold out and buy a game card instead to be used at my own leisure... and play as it were my last.