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Pirates Of The Burning Sea : The Perfect Ten: Pirates ahoy!Sep 22, 2011 06:00:00 PM News Item: 17649
Filed under: World of Warcraft, City of Heroes, City of Villains, Dungeons and Dragons Online, EVE Online, Lord of the Rings Online, Pirates of the Burning Sea, Pirates of the Caribbean Online, Warhammer Online, Humor, Free Realms, Runes of Magic, Perfect Ten, Miscellaneous
Fantasy pirates: Love 'em or hate 'em, they're deeply ingrained in geek culture to the point that they're almost impotentialto dislodge. This past Monday was International Talk Like a Pirate Day, when everyone's inner pirate was encouraged to "Arr!" heartily, look for treasure in long-forgotten places, and embrace the fashion style of bandanas and eyepatches.
It seemed like a perfect week, therefore, to look at piratey life in MMORPGs. From entire games to mere outfits and from the token pirate union that has a chapter in each game to delusional madmen, this list aims to sate the swagger of keyboard swashbucklers. It's a testament to the pirate phenomenon that most creators can't help but include a buccaneer or two, even if the setting isn't always asking for it -- a phenomenon even the U.S. Navy has accepted.
Hit the jump to start, and sail straight on 'til morning!Continue reading The Perfect Ten: Pirates ahoy!  The Perfect Ten: Pirates ahoy! Thu, 22 Sep 2011 18:00:00 EST.
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Pirates Of The Burning Sea : SOE's services disrupted by massive California blackout [Updated]Sep 08, 2011 09:34:00 PM News Item: 17815
Filed under: EverQuest, EverQuest II, Pirates of the Burning Sea, PlanetSide, Events, real-world, Star Wars Galaxies, Vanguard, Free Realms, DC Universe Online, Miscellaneous
A massive power outage that is affecting southern California this evening has severely hampered Sony Online Entertainment's services. The outage, which began during the late afternoon, has cut power to millions in San Diego, southern Orange County, and Palm Springs, as well as sections of Mexico across the border.
Because of this interruption, some of SOE's MMORPGs and websites have gone offline, as SOE's worlds are located in San Diego. The company sent a brief note over Twitter and Facebook saying that gamers might not want to hold their breath at regaining these services tonight: "The San Diego power outage could persist throughout the night affecting login worlds, forums, and websites. We appreciate everyone's patience as the City attempts to restore power."
According to authorities, power is expected to be restored by Friday.
[Update: Some of SOE's services, such as EverQuest II, Pirates of the Burning Sea, and Clone Wars Adventures, appear to be back up and running.]
Update #2: SOE tweeted the following on Friday morning: "We appreciate everyone's patience during the recent power outage. Power has been restored and all services should be back online."]
[Source: Twitter]SOE's services disrupted by massive California blackout [Updated] Thu, 08 Sep 2011 21:34:00 EST.
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Pirates Of The Burning Sea : SOE All Access pass goes liveJun 28, 2011 05:00:00 PM News Item: 17814
Filed under: Fantasy, Sci-fi, EverQuest, EverQuest II, Pirates of the Burning Sea, Business models, MMORPG industry, News items, Star Wars Galaxies, Vanguard, Free Realms, DC Universe Online
Sony Online Entertainment has finally lowered its monthly all-you-can-eat MMORPGRPG subscription plan. All Access (formerly known as the Station Pass) grants you unlimited time with all of SOE's titles for a single monthly fee of $19.99.
Games include DC Universe (sorry PS3 users, this is for the PC version only), EverQuest, EverQuest II, Vanguard, and Star Wars Galaxies. You also get premium access to free-to-play titles like EQ2X, Free Realms, and Pirates of the Burning Sea. The All Access service, which previously set you back $29.99 per month, returns to the price point enjoyed by SOE consumers prior to the April 2007 rate hike.
The reduction follows the pronouncement that SWG will terminate services on December 15th and will be freely playable to recent subscribers beginning in the fall.SOE All Access pass goes live Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:00:00 EST.
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Pirates Of The Burning Sea : Sony Online Entertainment dropping the price for Station AccessJun 08, 2011 06:30:00 PM News Item: 17284
Filed under: EverQuest, EverQuest II, Pirates of the Burning Sea, PlanetSide, MMORPG industry, News items, Star Wars Galaxies, Free Realms, DC Universe Online, Miscellaneous
Whether or not you're a fan of Sony Online Entertainment, it's hard to deny that the company's Station Pass is a pretty good value for the money. For the price of two monthly subscriptions, you get access to everything from the original EverQuest to the in recent times commenceed DC Universe Online. But if the deal isn't quite good enough for you yet, SOE has just announced that the access price is dropping once again to $19.99 a month.
Needless to say, the chance to get nine games at once for only slightly more than the normal subscription fee is a pretty enticing deal for any gamer. While the pronouncement is not yet reflected in the official site, which is still advertising the previous price, the update will be coming "soon" according to the company's representatives at E3. Keep your eyes peeled for more information about precise dates for the change, which should be a boon to current and potential future consumers.Sony Online Entertainment dropping the price for Station Access Wed, 08 Jun 2011 18:30:00 EST.
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Pirates Of The Burning Sea : Choose My Adventure: Sailing to portJun 08, 2011 03:00:00 PM News Item: 17422
Filed under: Pirates of the Burning Sea, belief, Free-to-play, Choose My Adventure
This week is my last entry in Choose My Adventure. After sailing the high seas for the past few weeks, my ship is returning to port, and I'll be turning the column over to our own Eliot Lefebvre. But even though I won't be writing about Pirates of the Burning Sea, I will continue to play it. There's a lot that I didn't get to see, and I'm meticulously curious about the endgame, which seems to be where PotBS actually shines.
It was a bit of a bumpy ride due to the downtime from the attacks on Sony Online Entertainment, but as I wrap up my column, I'll give a rundown of my impressions of PotBS and touch on a few of my future plans in the game.Continue reading Choose My Adventure: Sailing to port Choose My Adventure: Sailing to port Wed, 08 Jun 2011 15:00:00 EST.
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Pirates Of The Burning Sea : Choose My Adventure: Dirty fightin' and treasure huntin'Jun 01, 2011 05:00:00 PM News Item: 17421
Filed under: Fantasy, Historical, Polls, Pirates of the Burning Sea, belief, Free-to-play, Choose My Adventure
My pirate life continued this past week in Pirates of the Burning Sea, and thanks to your feedback, I took on some new swashbuckling skills. Based on the poll effects, Dirty Fighting came out as the winning choice, and I happily retrained at my port.
I also popped over to Treasure Aisle, the in-game cash shop. I had some Station Cash burning a hole in my pirate chest, and since I had so much fun on my last treasure hunt, I decided to purchase a new map case and try my luck once more at finding the giant red X.
In this week's Choose My Adventure, I'll tell you how my respec went and whether I found any treasure. In addition, I'll give you a sneak peek at some new bling for my pirate ship!Continue reading Choose My Adventure: Dirty fightin' and treasure huntin' Choose My Adventure: Dirty fightin' and treasure huntin' Wed, 01 Jun 2011 17:00:00 EST.
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Pirates Of The Burning Sea : Choose My Adventure: Out of drydock!May 25, 2011 08:00:00 PM News Item: 17420
Filed under: Historical, Polls, Pirates of the Burning Sea, Free-to-play, Hands-on, Choose My Adventure
It was a happy return to the high seas for Arienne Sauvage. You might have noticed that Choose My Adventure went dark for a couple of weeks, and that's because of the unexpected downtime from the attack on Sony Online Entertainment. Now that things are back up and running, I'm ready to set sail for the last few entries of my adventure in Pirates of the Burning Sea.
Join me this week as I evaluate the Welcome Back rewards, polish up my ship combat skills, and search for buried treasure!Continue reading Choose My Adventure: Out of drydock! Choose My Adventure: Out of drydock! Wed, 25 May 2011 20:00:00 EST.
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Pirates Of The Burning Sea : Choose My Adventure: High societyMay 04, 2011 03:00:00 PM News Item: 17419
Filed under: Fantasy, Historical, Pirates of the Burning Sea, Economy, Free-to-play, Choose My Adventure
With my busy week last week on the road (school vacation) and now the interrupted service to all Sony Online Entertainment games, I didn't have as much time as I would have liked to jump in and play Pirates of the Burning Sea.
I did, however, continue my adventures a bit as Arienne Sauvage, Woman of Incredible Wealth and Taste (OK, so incredible isn't actually in the title, but in my mind, it's definitely there!). I also started up a British Freetrader on one of my other Station accounts (two-boxing finally pays off!).
But the real question is, did I turn on my Player vs Player flag? Read on for that answer as well as a closer look at societies and your choices if you decide to upgrade your free-to-play account.Continue reading Choose My Adventure: High society Choose My Adventure: High society Wed, 04 May 2011 15:00:00 EST.
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Pirates Of The Burning Sea : Choose My Adventure: Sink or swim!Apr 27, 2011 07:30:00 PM News Item: 17418
Filed under: Fantasy, Historical, Pirates of the Burning Sea, belief, Free-to-play, First Impressions, Choose My Adventure
Just when I think I'm out, they pull me back in!
I actually thought you all would choose one of the nations to play in my last poll, but no, you clearly signaled that I should stick with playing a pirate! As a effect, I fitted my ship and went out to sea as Arienne Sauvage, Woman of Wealth and Taste. (Although that's up for debate)
Read on for a recap of my week in Pirates of the Burning Sea, including ship combat, the community, and some pirate humor!Continue reading Choose My Adventure: Sink or swim! Choose My Adventure: Sink or swim! Wed, 27 Apr 2011 19:30:00 EST.
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Apr 20, 2011 01:00:00 PMPirates Of The Burning Sea : Choose My Adventure: A pirate's life for me!
Apr 13, 2011 06:30:00 PMPirates Of The Burning Sea : Angling coming to Pirates of the Burning Sea
Mar 14, 2011 08:00:00 PMPirates Of The Burning Sea : SOE offers bonus Station Cash for using game cards
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Jan 19, 2011 12:30:00 PMPirates Of The Burning Sea : Pirates of the Burning Sea celebrating third anniversary with a new build
Dec 01, 2010 05:00:00 PMPirates Of The Burning Sea : Speaking Episode 125
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Oct 13, 2010 09:00:00 AMPirates Of The Burning Sea : Flying Lab answers six questions about Pirates of the Burning Sea
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Sep 16, 2010 11:00:00 AMPirates Of The Burning Sea : Pirates of the Burning Sea to go F2P with next expansion
Sep 14, 2010 07:00:00 PMPirates Of The Burning Sea : Pirates of the Burning Sea expansion commencees tomorrow
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Aug 24, 2010 06:00:00 PMPirates Of The Burning Sea : Pirates of the Burning Sea expansion delayed
Aug 19, 2010 02:00:00 PMPirates Of The Burning Sea : One Shots: Buckles need swashin'
Jul 29, 2010 06:00:00 PMPirates Of The Burning Sea : Pirates of the Burning Sea exchange shops detailed
Jul 25, 2010 08:00:00 PMPirates Of The Burning Sea : Pirates of the Burning Sea confirms expansion release date, extra features
Jul 09, 2010 01:30:00 PMPirates Of The Burning Sea : PotBS's Power and Prestige expanion enters open beta
Jul 05, 2010 09:00:00 AMPirates Of The Burning Sea : Pirates of the Burning Seadeveloperblog facts expansion graphical tweaks
Jun 21, 2010 09:00:00 AMPirates Of The Burning Sea : PotBS devs detail ship tuning, new expansion
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Feb 04, 2010 11:00:00 AMPirates Of The Burning Sea : Pirates of the Burning Sea announces worldmerges
Jan 14, 2010 10:00:00 AMPirates Of The Burning Sea : Pirates of the Burning Sea celebrates 2nd anniversary
Dec 24, 2009 03:00:00 PMPirates Of The Burning Sea : One Shots: An fascinating development
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Dec 21, 2009 02:00:00 PMPirates Of The Burning Sea : One Shots: Naught for nice
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Oct 28, 2009 06:30:00 PMPirates Of The Burning Sea : Flying Lab offers 6 months of Pirates of the Burning Sea to military personnel
Oct 06, 2009 10:00:00 AMPirates Of The Burning Sea : Take office in the expansion for Pirates of the Burning Sea
Sep 17, 2009 04:00:00 PMPirates Of The Burning Sea : Pirates of the Burning Sea announces "Power and Prestige" expansion, adds more team
Sep 05, 2009 11:40:39 AMPirates Of The Burning Sea : Pirates of the Burning Sea Expansion Announced at PAX 2009
Jun 29, 2009 08:00:00 PMPirates Of The Burning Sea : Station commenceer moves out of beta, adds voice chat support
Jun 04, 2009 11:00:00 AMPirates Of The Burning Sea : Pirates of the Burning Sea to introduce 'Roleplay Rooms' in upcoming patch
May 18, 2009 08:00:00 PMPirates Of The Burning Sea : Pirates of the Burning Sea takes bold step to curb mission farming
Apr 07, 2009 07:02:41 PMPirates Of The Burning Sea : Pirate Raids Changes on the Way in Pirates of the Burning Sea
Apr 05, 2009 12:00:00 PMPirates Of The Burning Sea : Pirates to get more RvR love from Flying Lab Software
Mar 18, 2009 11:00:00 AMPirates Of The Burning Sea : What happens at Fan Faire, stays at Fan Faire
Mar 08, 2009 05:00:00 PMPirates Of The Burning Sea : Will 2009 be the best year ever for MMORPGs?
Mar 06, 2009 10:00:00 AMPirates Of The Burning Sea : PotBS to hold ship skirmish testing event today
Mar 05, 2009 07:35:53 PMPirates Of The Burning Sea : Pirates of the Burning Sea Test Event
Feb 20, 2009 11:00:00 AMPirates Of The Burning Sea : Skirmish warfare coming to Pirates of the Burning Sea
Feb 14, 2009 06:00:00 PMPirates Of The Burning Sea : Brawling changes hit Pirates of the Burning Sea
Feb 13, 2009 09:36:38 AMPirates Of The Burning Sea : Brawling Coming to Pirates of the Burning Sea
Feb 12, 2009 03:00:00 PMPirates Of The Burning Sea : SOE hires crime fighting gnomes to fend off credit card worms
Feb 11, 2009 10:00:00 AMPirates Of The Burning Sea : SOE's Station Launcher gets an update
Feb 03, 2009 09:35:28 AMPirates Of The Burning Sea : Pirates of the Burning Sea: Rebel Apostles Goes Live
Jan 29, 2009 06:00:00 PMPirates Of The Burning Sea : Flying Lab Software cannonading for new casual MMORPG
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Jan 23, 2009 11:51:21 AMPirates Of The Burning Sea : Loading... One Year Old Pirates
Jan 23, 2009 09:51:32 AMPirates Of The Burning Sea : Pirates of the Burning Sea Turns One Year Old!
Jan 21, 2009 10:10:27 AMPirates Of The Burning Sea : Pirates of the Burning Sea Anniversary Event - Black Sails
Jan 16, 2009 05:01:30 PMPirates Of The Burning Sea : SOE Products Join the Steam Family
Jan 16, 2009 04:30:00 PMPirates Of The Burning Sea : SOE brings EQII, Vanguard and more to Steam
Jan 14, 2009 10:56:40 AMPirates Of The Burning Sea : Pirates of the Burning Sea Previews Career Skill Tuning
Jan 12, 2009 10:00:00 AMPirates Of The Burning Sea : 2008 wasn't a good year for MMORPGs
Jan 10, 2009 10:00:00 AMPirates Of The Burning Sea : Pirates of the Burning Sea's economic stimulus package
Jan 04, 2009 08:03:31 PMPirates Of The Burning Sea : Pirates of the Burning Sea Avatar Combat Screenshots Contest
Jan 02, 2009 11:37:21 AMPirates Of The Burning Sea : Loading... 2008 in review: PotBS and AoC
Dec 30, 2008 05:00:00 PMPirates Of The Burning Sea : Pirates of the Burning Sea commencees their avatar combat redesign
Dec 30, 2008 02:17:54 PMPirates Of The Burning Sea : PotBS: Build 1.11: The Clash of Steel Goes Live
Dec 20, 2008 05:00:00 PMPirates Of The Burning Sea : The Digital Continuum: Looking back while moving foward
Dec 13, 2008 01:00:00 PMPirates Of The Burning Sea : Come and spend a fortnight in Pirates of the Burning Sea
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Nov 26, 2008 08:00:00 PMPirates Of The Burning Sea : Pirates of the Burning Sea's new NPC archetypes revealed
Nov 05, 2008 12:00:00 PMPirates Of The Burning Sea : .com giveaway: Pirates of the Burning Sea
Oct 24, 2008 06:00:00 PMPirates Of The Burning Sea : Pirates of the Burning Sea is movin' on up
Oct 15, 2008 12:00:00 PMPirates Of The Burning Sea : Pirates of the Burning Sea to get revamped avatar combat
Sep 30, 2008 05:00:00 PMPirates Of The Burning Sea : Pirates of the Burning Sea offers free trials
Sep 19, 2008 11:00:00 AMPirates Of The Burning Sea : Pirates of the Burning Sea celebrates Talk Like a Pirate Day
Sep 16, 2008 11:00:00 AMPirates Of The Burning Sea : Dragon*Con 2008: Flying Lab Software on Pirates
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Sep 16, 2008 11:00:00 AMPirates Of The Burning Sea : Flying Lab Software on Pirates, part 4
Sep 16, 2008 11:00:00 AMPirates Of The Burning Sea : Flying Lab Software on Pirates, part 5
Sep 16, 2008 11:00:00 AMPirates Of The Burning Sea : Flying Lab Software on Pirates, part 6
Sep 16, 2008 11:00:00 AMPirates Of The Burning Sea : Flying Lab Software on Pirates, part 7
Sep 16, 2008 11:00:00 AMPirates Of The Burning Sea : Flying Lab Software on Pirates, part 8
Sep 13, 2008 01:31:04 PMPirates Of The Burning Sea : New PotBS Website!
Sep 12, 2008 01:00:00 PMPirates Of The Burning Sea : Pirates of the Burning Sea gets major website revamp
Sep 02, 2008 11:00:00 AMPirates Of The Burning Sea : News from the Wider MMORPG World: September 2, 2008
Aug 19, 2008 11:00:00 AMPirates Of The Burning Sea : News from the Wider MMORPG World: August 19, 2008
Aug 17, 2008 02:00:00 PMPirates Of The Burning Sea : One Shots: Sunday on the seas
Aug 17, 2008 12:00:00 PMPirates Of The Burning Sea : Pirates of the Burning Sea dumps skirmishes overboard
Aug 15, 2008 09:00:00 PMPirates Of The Burning Sea : Fan Faire 08: Liveblogging John Smedley's keynote
Jul 22, 2008 08:30:00 PMPirates Of The Burning Sea : PotBS to close the gap on high level ships and add eleven new ships
Jul 18, 2008 02:05:00 PMPirates Of The Burning Sea : Meet the Flying Lab Software team at Gen Con Indy
Jul 17, 2008 05:00:00 PMPirates Of The Burning Sea : The PotBS "Great Testbed Screenshot Hunt" is on
Jul 15, 2008 04:00:00 PMPirates Of The Burning Sea : Winning video chosen in PotBS boarding tutorial contest
Jul 05, 2008 09:00:00 PMPirates Of The Burning Sea : PotBS patch 1.5 hiccups, fixes, and toontransfers
Jun 30, 2008 09:30:00 PMPirates Of The Burning Sea : PotBS policy updates on cross teaming and selling durability
Jun 29, 2008 10:00:00 AMPirates Of The Burning Sea : Jess Lebow conversation
Jun 26, 2008 04:00:00 PMPirates Of The Burning Sea : PotBS video contest offers graphics card bounty
Jun 23, 2008 08:30:00 PMPirates Of The Burning Sea : PotBS 1.4 patch survey effects and what gamers can anticipatein 1.5
Jun 20, 2008 09:30:00 AMPirates Of The Burning Sea : Renewed marketing, free trials to come following PotBS build 1.5
Jun 19, 2008 07:30:00 PMPirates Of The Burning Sea : PotBS to have semi-weekly service downtimes
Jun 18, 2008 05:30:00 PMPirates Of The Burning Sea : Revised PotBS Prima eGuide comes with reptilian pal
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May 28, 2008 09:30:00 AMPirates Of The Burning Sea : Flying Lab wants you at their studio to test substence
Feb 16, 2008 10:00:00 PMPirates Of The Burning Sea : Sony Online Entertainment is looking for interns
Feb 07, 2008 05:00:00 PMPirates Of The Burning Sea : Pirates creator criticizes Disney's hesitance to jump into games
Jan 04, 2008 10:00:00 PMPirates Of The Burning Sea : SOE plans community meet-up in Vegas during CES
Dec 14, 2007 03:30:00 PMPirates Of The Burning Sea : Hot MMORPGs on deck: a roundup
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