The Caribbean of 1720 is a world at war.
Pirates of the Burning Sea let’s players take part on their own terms.
Pirates of the Burning Sea is a new “T” for Teen 12+ rated MMO (Massively multiplayer online game) (also called MMOG) developed by Flying Lab Software. Capable of supporting thousands of players simultaneously, the game is played on the Internet and enables players to cooperate and compete with each other on a grand scale.
The game offers a variety of gameplay option, whether you want to join a major port conquest battle, pursue smuggling missions to help your side in secret, or organize your guildmates to bolster a port’s defenses in the face of enemy plotting. Burning Sea also allows players to maneuver their ship in real time, turning one way to unleash a broadside and then cutting back to guard damaged armor… Swashbucklers will find hundreds of handmade animations capturing every bold gesture in three fighting styles. Whether it is traditional Fencing, or dual-wielding showmanship known as Florentine, or the treachery of Dirty Fighting.
The Player can choose between Player vs. Player (PvP) or Mission Play.
Player vs. Player (PvP):
The Caribbean of 1720 is home to many dozens of ports belonging to the three great powers: Britain, France, and Spain. Each port is a valuable source of goods, equipment, and mission patrons. Players use PvE missions to destabilize a port, making it eligible for conquest by their nation. With enough players keeping up the pressure, the conquest mode begins and the ocean for many leagues around the port becomes an open PvP environment. This unlocks new PvE missions to smuggle in supplies, destroy fortifications, and tilt the odds in your favor. Scheduled PvP battles culminate in a final conflict to either save the port or conquer it.
Every day, each nation receives victory points on the basis of its port holdings. The first nation to reach the goal is declared the victor, and celebrations and awards ensue. Then treaties are signed, ports revert to their original sides, and a new round of conflict begins.
Mission Play:
Pirates of the Burning Sea features a clever mission system. Each player accumulates a personal supporting cast of NPCs (Non-Playable-Characters), including old enemies, new friends, lost loves, and treacherous allies. No two players have the same cast, and their stories will take them to different places and fight in different battles. And since each NPC can have multiple roles, the pirate who is your arch-nemesis may be the good friend and ally of an enemy player. Your long-lost cousin may turn out to be your best friend’s sweetheart – or a treacherous spy! Pirate of the Burning Sea promises to bring plot twists and the bold adventure of classic adventure fiction to life every time you play.
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Don’t forget: Pirates of the Burning Sea requires a monthly subscription. Fees are as follows:
1 month subscription: $14.99
3 month subscription: $41.99
6 month subscription: $77.99
12 month subscription: $143
Novice and Casual Players may also want to invest in a Strategy Guide.
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Last but not least, take a look if the old family computer is even able to run Pirates of the Burning Sea.
Minimum Machine Spec:
Windows® XP
Pentium® IV 1.5 GHz or greater
512 MB RAM
DirectX 9 Compatible video card: NVidia® GeForce™ FX 5700, ATI® Radeon® 9600, or equivalent with 128 MB of texture memory
DirectSound compatible audio hardware
Broadband Internet connection
16x DVD-ROM
4 GB Hard Drive space
Recommended Machine Spec:
Windows® XP/Vista
Core Duo 2.0 GHz or greater
1024 MB RAM
DirectX 9 Compatible video card: NVidia® GeForce™ 6600, ATI® X850, or equivalent with 256 MB of texture memory
DirectSound compatible audio hardware
Broadband Internet connection
16x DVD-ROM
4 GB Hard Drive space