Archive for December, 2007

Pirates of the Burning Sea

Friday, December 28th, 2007

Good old piratey fun. Yaar. One of the more fun MMORPGs I’ve played in recent times.
It’s so good, this morning I went and pre-ordered the game and got the pre-order pack.
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Christmas

Sunday, December 23rd, 2007

You shower me with lullabies as you’re walking away. I’m tired of waiting.
de Bracineaux says (3:21 PM):
the once smart and interesting you image in my mind
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was completely destroyed with this:
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Toadette says (23:20):
I’ve been […]

Pirates of the Burning Sea Open Beta Extended to January 1

Friday, December 21st, 2007

Aether, the community director for Pirates of the Burning Sea, just announced that the Open Beta period will be extended until January 1, 2008 so everyone can get a look at the game over the holidays. Read all about it here.
In addition, all Open Beta players who pre-order will recieve a special flag and […]

The Official SOE Podcast #27

Friday, December 14th, 2007

Alan “Brenlo” Crosby and Aimee “Ashlanne: Rekoske host this episode of the SOE Podcast, with Jason “Pex” Ryan reading the news.
Topics:

News
SOE for the Holidays
SWG - Holidays
Interview with Jason “Pex” Ryan, SOE Online Events Manager
Interview with Nathan McCall, Associate Game Designer, and Liz Sigmund, EQII Game Designer II
EverQuest - Holidays
Listener Emails: Dellmon
Santug Klug
Pirates of the Burning […]

Budget Proposals

Wednesday, December 12th, 2007

This year we moved to a more standardized form for budget proposals. Each department prepares a worksheet with their estimated expenditures in each subcategory of the budget.
For IT, I prepared something very close to last year’s budget by following the baseline for last year’s actual expenses. Other than a couple of “shifts” that […]

Pirates of the Burning Sea

Friday, December 7th, 2007

Phil has posted his experience with Pirates of the Burning Sea during the private beta.  I keep looking back to this game thinking the concept is great, but I haven’t had a chance to play it much.  During the stress test I managed to play it for about an hour before the server crashed and […]

Pirates of the Burning Sea Pre-Order Available

Wednesday, December 5th, 2007

Yeargh. Sony Station announced today that Pirates of the Burning Sea is available for pre-order at the usual suspect retailers and also for digital download.  Check out the annoucement here.
Continuing the trend from LotRO, pre-order customers get into the game 15 days before general release and get to keep their characters subject to a level […]

On the Horizon

Wednesday, December 5th, 2007

I want to temper my recent rant about how disappointing 2007 has been game-wise with an optimistic look ahead. There are several exciting titles slated for the new year and beyond. Here are some brief notes on games to keep an eye out for, why I’m excited about them, and some of my reservations about how they […]

Pirates of the Burning Sea - Sistema de Crafting e Economia

Wednesday, December 5th, 2007

Encontrei um artigo sobre o sistema de crafting e sobre a economia do jogo Pirates of the Burning Sea que me despertou o interesse. Aparentemente será possível jogar-se casualmente e ter-se a sua vidinha virtual sem se ter de andar à pancada, e ser-se um comerciante de sucesso.

Um aspecto que sempre achei faltar nos MMORPGs, […]

Arrr! There be Pre-order News, Matey!

Wednesday, December 5th, 2007

Pirates of the Burning Sea is officially available for pre-order today. Benefits include a special pet, some exclusive blades, the original game soundtrack, and a 15-day jump on the rest of us peons who decide to wait for the commercial release in mid-January. I’m still debating whether I’m gonna jump in sight unseen or show some uncharacteristic self-discipline and […]