Search results for POTBS (124 results)
The PotBS "Great Testbed Screenshot Hunt" is on
Pirates of the Burning Sea players now have another contest to take a crack at if the video competitions don't strike their fancy. Flying Lab Software has announced the "Great Testbed Screenshot Hunt", which involves players logging on to the Testbed...
Cinemassively Specials: PotBS Machinima preview
When I was growing up, Sid Meier's Pirates! was one of my favorite games. Released in 1987, you could choose your own destiny by being a dirty swashbuckler, or serving your King. Pirates of the Burning Sea brings me back to those simpler days, when t...
PotBS lag fix for Vista computers
So if you've been trying to pillage or blast some pirates out of the water in Pirates of the Burning Sea lately, but find yourself lagging in and out of reasonable levels, fear not as there seems to be salvation. It appears that plenty of players i...
Got PotBS questions? Ask Rusty!
Flying Lab Software's CEO Russell "Rusty" Williams has been fairly vocal about his company's game Pirates of the Burning Sea in the past, doing the rounds with media outlets and spreading the word. His latest project has just been announced on the Po...
PotBS drops seven servers, four remain
Pirates of the Burning Sea has announced that they're shutting down seven of their servers and opening transfers for characters on the closing servers as of Tuesday, April 15th. Out of the 11 total servers PotBS was running with, it's now down to ...
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Isildur speaks out on the state of PVP and the PotBS economy
Pirates of the Burning Sea patch 1.3 has been making more than a few waves since its inception. In a recent post to the PotBS community, Flying Lab designer Isildur discusses his views on the state of the economy. The basis is that Isildur, who menti...
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Class changes coming in PotBS Patch 1.4
Ahoy mates! With all of the server changes and patch discussions coming out of Pirates of the Burning Sea, we thought we'd bombard you with some more useful information. PotBS skills are going to get overhauled and the changes will soon be upon us. P...
PotBS lead animator and art director interviewed
Although this interview was done a couple of weeks ago, possibly before Pirates of the Burning Sea launched, all the other news that has come out about the game recently prevented PotBS Vault from posting it sooner. The interview features Lead Animat...
Introducing the Crow's Nest, community news from the PotBS site
A new feature has just been launched at the Pirates of the Burning Sea official website. Called the Crow's Nest, the feature will periodically highlight the goings-on in the PotBS community: "Fans can expect player profiles, Society spotlights, behin...
Buddy Key system now available for PotBS
The Pirates of the Burning Sea Buddy Key program we looked at the other day is now in place, and the official site has got the details on how to give your friends their free 14-day trial. Anyone with a paid SOE subscription for PotBS will be able t...
Winning video chosen in PotBS boarding tutorial contest
The Pirates of the Burning Sea video contest that we looked at a few weeks ago has drawn to a close, and a winning video has been selected. The aim of the contest was to create a video that could explain the process of boarding other ships to a new p...
PotBS NDA lifted, open beta details
Have you read our in-depth mission preview and crafting hands-on for Pirates of the Burning Sea, and discovered a burning inner desire to try your hand (or hook) at life on the open sea? Well today may just be your lucky day. Beginning December 7th...
PotBS end of beta events to kick off today
It's almost time for the Pirates of the Burning Sea beta to come to a close, with the game's scheduled release date not too far ahead. Flying Lab Software has updated the official PotBS page to announce the timing of some end of beta events that they...
PotBS user content submissions are open again
In case you weren't aware, Pirates of the Burning Sea is all for the user content submissions and it just happens that flag and sail submissions have been reopened. That's right, you can craft flags and sails of your own with the help of a dedicate...
Port contention turn-ins in PotBS to be scaled down
Until now in Pirates of the Burning Sea, some clever folks have been able to cause a totally peaceful port to instantly become scheduled for a port battle, by saving up their contention turn-ins en masse and across characters, and handing them in all...
