Hello there,
I started playing Puzzle pirates when i was a youngin 12 years ago(i am now 25 years old, so it has been along time) and i had recently come back to the game due to seeing it on steam as Puzzle Pirates Dark Seas and i must say i have not been disappointed with the game what so ever and been enjoying it quite thoroughly, i am also surprised to see the games population is regrowing everyday
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http://www.puzzlepirates.com/status.xhtml
That still shows the up-to-date population numbers. So, make sure you check on what servers are still alive and kicking.
Flashback:
I remember first playing this game when it was in beta. Honestly, YPP was way ahead of the curve in a lot of ways(by years).
Even their doubloon RMT system was pretty brilliantly and seamlessly integrated.
Their economic/crafting/trading system, etc. and all were pretty well done. I think, had they implemented their game systems into a more regular type of MMO, versus the 2D puzzler theme, the game could have been on par with EVE with player retention and numbers.
I can't even remember who runs the game these days, the original developers abandoned ship(see what I did there, right? RIGHT?!) many years ago.
They actually made a Wild West variation of the game after YPP, as well, but I don't think it did very well. I only dinked around with it in its beta, so I'm not sure how that one ended up.