Massively http://massively.joystiq.com Massively http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Massively http://massively.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[PotBS patch 1.5 hiccups, fixes, and character transfers]]>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/07/05/potbs-patch-1-5-hiccups-fixes-and-character-transfers/http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/07/05/potbs-patch-1-5-hiccups-fixes-and-character-transfers/http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/07/05/potbs-patch-1-5-hiccups-fixes-and-character-transfers/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Ye sea loving scallywags looking for adventure better look to Pirates of the Burning Sea, it has plenty of adventuring waiting in the latest 1.5.46.0 patch. Fitted just last week a build discrepancy caused sails to rip apart, a server reboot followed causing disgruntled nations on Rackham to take cover but the storm has since calmed. There will be twice a week scheduled server restarts to work out the remaining kinks on both NA and EU servers set to take place on Tuesdays and Fridays at 1:30am PST.

There's a lot of new content in this patch, including a new six man epic mission in Fortaleza Da Luz. The mission is intended for level 50 players and balanced at a high difficulty. Numerous other changes and updates in this milestone update can be viewed at the official Flying Lab support site. Also, both the testbed and live servers are now in synch with the same build and players can now copy a live character over to the test server. Forewarning, any active auction listing will be delisted. Vote on your favorite PotBS video, transfer a character or stick to plundering on a live server, it's time to get back to playing and drinking some rum!

MassivelyPotBS patch 1.5 hiccups, fixes, and character transfers originally appeared on Massively on Sat, 05 Jul 2008 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>flsflying-lab-softwarefortaleza-da-luzpirates-of-the-burning-seapotbspotbs-build-1.5potbs-patch-1.5rackhamSat, 05 Jul 2008 21:00:00 EST<![CDATA[PotBS 1.4 patch survey results and what players can expect in 1.5]]>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/06/23/potbs-1-4-patch-survey-results-and-what-players-can-expect-in-1/http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/06/23/potbs-1-4-patch-survey-results-and-what-players-can-expect-in-1/http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/06/23/potbs-1-4-patch-survey-results-and-what-players-can-expect-in-1/#commentsFiled under: , , , , ,


Flying Lab Software makers of Pirates of the Burning Sea listen to their players, the developers really do! A player survey went live shortly after the1.4 patch, and after a few weeks of data-mining the feedback FLS is responding in a big way. In this latest dev-log by Joe Ludwig, Producer for PotBS, 55% polled in the survey said they prefer to focus their playing time on PvP, 58% from that group said that most of that time is spent on missions or economic activities. Developer logs show that players are repeating high level missions to afford ships and outfitting for PvP gameplay.

To address this "time-sink" an insurance system will be added in the 1.5 patch. This means players will receive 90% of the minimum production cost and permanent outfitting when losing their ship. The other deterrent to keep players from PvP is the itemization gap. Starting in 1.5 all permanent outfitting is player-craftable, including green items and will also undergo balance changes. With these two barriers alleviated PvP will become more accessible to a broader audience.

Continue reading PotBS 1.4 patch survey results and what players can expect in 1.5

MassivelyPotBS 1.4 patch survey results and what players can expect in 1.5 originally appeared on Massively on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>flsflying-lab-softwareinsurancejoe-ludwigpiratespirates-of-the-burning-seapotbspotbs-build-1.5potbs-patch-1.4potbs-patch-1.5pvepvpunrestMon, 23 Jun 2008 20:30:00 EST<![CDATA[PotBS ship outfitting balances coming in 1.5]]>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/06/17/potbs-ship-outfitting-balances-coming-in-1-5/http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/06/17/potbs-ship-outfitting-balances-coming-in-1-5/http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/06/17/potbs-ship-outfitting-balances-coming-in-1-5/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

The next major content patch for Pirates of the Burning Sea, build 1.5, is currently being prepared for release to the live servers, and in the meantime we get to find out about some of the features of this update. One of 1.5's main focuses will be a revision of the ship outfitting items in the game, in an attempt to balance things out a bit.

At the moment, there are a number of particular outfitting pieces which are just plain better than others, and it is almost essential to own them to succeed in PvP. This takes away from the grand design of the outfitting system, which was supposed to offer players a chance to individualize their setup and to have unique and interesting strategies -- it simply doesn't happen if there are too many of these so-called "must-have" pieces out there, so this is going to be addressed. The other major change will be the scaling back some of outfitting pieces that are too good for their level, outperforming equipment that is much higher. These updates to ship outfitting will be found in Build 1.5 for PotBS, and you can expect some changes to player outfitting later on in 1.6.

MassivelyPotBS ship outfitting balances coming in 1.5 originally appeared on Massively on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 08:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>flsflying-lab-softwarepirates-of-the-burning-seapirates-of-the-burning-sea-build-1.5player-outfittingpotbspotbs-build-1.5potbs-patch-1.5ship-outfittingsoesony-online-entertainmentTue, 17 Jun 2008 08:30:00 EST