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AgtSmith
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Launch Date!
10.04.07
by Rev
Here it is: January 22nd, 2008!
That’s our launch date. For Real.
It’s been a very long trip. We started this project in the fall of 2002, so by the time we launch, Pirates of the Burning Sea will have been in development for more than five years. Even our closed beta program has been running since December of 2005, so that’s coming up on its two-year anniversary.
During that time we have grown from a handful of people to more than seventy full-time staff. The scale of the project has grown as well. When we started, there weren’t even going to be human avatars! Ports were just a menu where you clicked options. The whole game was much, much smaller and a lot less interesting.
At this point, we have a big fat slab of game: a giant, player-driven economy; incredible ship combat; swashbuckling swordfighting; a thousand missions; eighty towns; a conquerable world; and more adventure than we ever expected. Behind the scenes, we are working really hard to fix bugs, adjust gameplay, balance and tune the numbers, and generally get the game ready for launch. There’s still a ton of work to do and we’re hard at it.
Is January 22nd a long way away? It sure doesn’t feel like it to us! But if it does to you, consider picking up a preorder box when they go on sale October 23rd. Besides getting a soundtrack CD to get you in the mood, you’ll get exclusive in-game weapons and an in-game parrot for your shoulder.
Oh, and you’ll also get to start playing on January 7th.
Yep! For two full weeks you can be in the game and playing your real character, learning the ropes, getting your economic empire spun up, and preparing for the bigger battles ahead.
Preordering the game gets you a lot of great stuff. And we really appreciate it as well. The more preorders we get, the more the retailers know that people want to play this game. So help us and help yourself: preorder October 23rd, get your two-week headstart locked in, and be ready to play a few days after New Year’s.
I know there’s another question you want answered. Yes, we will be doing a very large-scale beta when we’re closer to launch. Far more people will get a chance to play than ever have before. The NDA will go away and the world will get a real look at what we’ve been making. We aren’t ready to announce the details of this mega beta period, but look for more news later this fall.
Finally, I want to thank our community for hanging in there. Many of you have been with us on this journey for years. Some came early, wandered off, and returned. Others have shown up only recently. We’re grateful for all of you. From the start we have tried to be as open as possible about what we’re building. Interacting directly with our community has been a pillar of our development from the day we announced the project. Your feedback has helped us immeasurably and your enthusiasm has kept us inspired even when the going was tough. At long last, we’re almost ready to show you what all these years and tears and dreams have wrought.
In January, you will sail the Burning Sea!
—John Scott Tynes
Producer, Flying Lab Software
Sad it is later rather than sooner but it will give them time to get it right and to do the worldwide simultaneous launch they really wanted.
Woo Hoo! Of I should say, YAR!
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That's a lot later than I'd been hoping for, but hopefully it'll give them time to polish and release a high quality product. Two weeks of access for the preorder is pretty nice. It's going to be hard to wait for this one!
Keep in mind the other info in that announcement - first, with the already announced pre-order you get to start playing on Jan 7 (and that character and all carries forward to live). They also said in this announcement that a very large increase in BETA will be coming, more info to follow on that.
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About time. At least they have a long while to get things going and up to date.
Sigh they cant make it on our vacation time.... Sigh. I was hoping for something play over break. =(
Now I must hope for preorders to get a 25 day pre-start. -=begs=-
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Everyone is forgetting the comment about BETA - they said a major expansion will be coming so before the end of the year alot of people will be added in to the BETA, more info due on that later.
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Nice, now I hope this is for real.
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Nice to hear, but I think that date is to early.
"The monster created isn't by the company that makes the game, it's by the fans that make it something it never was"
Hahaha. Funniest comment I've read in the PotBS forum to date. Well played, sir/madam.
Yeah...this is not good. If I can't play it over winter break there's little reason to not just wait for Age of Conan...boo.
You know there are a lot of people that actually want to play Pirates of the Burning Sea INSTEAD of another fantasy game ;P
Be alert! Be vigilant!
2008 promises to be very, very entertaining!
Someone answer this how many new game will be released by this time next year...
Let's do that roll call, so to speak!
All I want is the truth
Just gimme some truth
John Lennon
And if Age of Conan is delayed again?
Waiting for: A skill-based MMO with Freedom and Consequence.
Woe to thee, the pierce-ed.
Hahaha, I'm one of many people who still remember the June release date and several announcement before that. So nothing new here.
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And if Age of Conan is delayed again?
I put the odds at AoC being delayed a second time as about the same as PotBS being delayed a third time, so this is a wash for me.
Eh an opinion like most that have on these forums, I have my reasons and think that release date is way to early, but alas as time goes on I might give it a try at this point, but in no way will I pre-order or play on first day open. I was (if others remember) very "not going to even happen" thou after some things I have **** , this title has real good promise but no way will it be "ready" by Jan. Don't take me wrong, I am sure you can play it and actually enjoy it, but it is far from complete.
"The monster created isn't by the company that makes the game, it's by the fans that make it something it never was"
Do you have some insider information that leads you to believe this? Know someone in the closed Beta? Cause from everything I've heard it was pretty much ready to go for their scheduled July release and all this has done is allow them to go back and polish it up.
Do you have some insider information that leads you to believe this? Know someone in the closed Beta? Cause from everything I've heard it was pretty much ready to go for their scheduled July release and all this has done is allow them to go back and polish it up.
Just my opinion on it (as nothing more can be said, nice try) , heck I was one to think this was going to the dumpster of the MMO gods, but alas I was wrong and I just think the date is to early. SO IE> won't buy till after a few months and hear what has happened etc.
"The monster created isn't by the company that makes the game, it's by the fans that make it something it never was"
Will be playing this for the crafting/economy alone, I just hope it lives up to my expectations. Was looking to AoC as it is a damn nice looking game but when I think of all theings I consider imperative in a good game it is lacking in comparison.
Will they stick to the date only time will tell but they do seem very confident and they were very particular about not giving another date until they were 100% they could stick to it.
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Do you have some insider information that leads you to believe this? Know someone in the closed Beta? Cause from everything I've heard it was pretty much ready to go for their scheduled July release and all this has done is allow them to go back and polish it up.
Just my opinion on it (as nothing more can be said, nice try) , heck I was one to think this was going to the dumpster of the MMO gods, but alas I was wrong and I just think the date is to early. SO IE> won't buy till after a few months and hear what has happened etc.
I am going to agree with you here. The game might be released bye that date. But it will not be the game everyone is expecting it to be. And I will not elaborate further.
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YAY!!
At last we have an "official" release date.
Although it is later rather than sooner but what so big deal to wait a few months more, since we have all waited for yearssss... Be positive about this guys, even IF it is gonna be delay but at least we know it won't be far off from Jan 08.
I haven't waited years I just found out about this a month or so ago :P
They should really reconsider this date. It is almost the same date that Vanguard launched. With it being a SOE game also this is a very big mistake. Delay it two weeks just so you don't get the curse of Vanguard.
I know, I know. "This is not Vanguard" and all that but y'all live in the same house. PoTBS, The Matrix Online, and Vanguard. They are your brothers. Treat them like a step-brother and don't launch so close to the same day of the month.
You do know they used the word "polishing" over a zillion times by now.The game would've been released a year ago but they delayed to "polish" the game and add avatar combat.Now i read here that even devs say avatar combat is kinda sucky.So they'll have till next year to 'polish' the game ..... maybe they'll even get all the bugs out.Do you have some insider information that leads you to believe this? Know someone in the closed Beta? Cause from everything I've heard it was pretty much ready to go for their scheduled July release and all this has done is allow them to go back and polish it up.
Now that I have had a day to think about it even further, this game is truley going to be allot of fun. After some thoughts on what I know about it. (Can I be more obvious) it should be a great game, actually one that will last a long time like EQ has. (yes it looks that good), but I still stick by my statement on JAN being to early. At least thou, it looks fun rrr you get the drift by now?
"The monster created isn't by the company that makes the game, it's by the fans that make it something it never was"
At least we have a date now, would of liked it to be abit earyer tho.
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