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So on the front page of Fileplanet, they have up (subscriber only - which means that the open beta can't be far behind) the link to sign up for the Pirates of the Caribbean beta.

I already snagged a key and went to make an account, but it looks like it is getting hammered.

I don't know much about this game, but I also don't see anything on the page mentioning anything about an NDA. Normally there isn't one once it gets to the Fileplanet stage, but I wanna know to be careful nonetheless.

Does anyone have any info or has heard anything on this one?

EDIT: For link - http://www.fileplanet.com/promotions/pirates/landing.aspx

EDIT 2: I just realized now that I spelled Caribbean wrong. Twice. I am retarded.

Damnit, I thought this was "Of the Burning Sea"... Don't trick me like that again, my public school reading comprehension skills are a bit shoddy.

Heh.  I got all giddy and read "Pirates of the..." and completely ignored "Caribbean" as well. 

I've been in this one for some time but haven't actually played it much.  I'm tired of pirate MMOs.  I think I want to be a ninja.

Aw, shit, me too.  Damn you, Nonentity.

When I got the invite three months ago, I went all the way through downloading (while AFK) before I realized it.

Short answer: Dungeon Runners with Jack Sparrow.

NDA and all, but I will say it has some clever parts and does a good job (imho) of merging the IP with the specific playstyle needs of the target audience. Basically, don't expect something for us here, but which can be very relevant to the younger crowd in ways different from Webkinz et al.

LOOK, I'M SORRY YOU ALL READ PARTIAL SUBJECT LINES.

In all seriousness, though, I somehow don't see Fileplanet doing a PotBS beta.

But who knows, really, they had that bad Endless Ages sequel knockoff on the front page, which was literally a giant steaming pile of shit, so the sky is the limit.

I think we need to set up a rule for this situation where we type "Carribean, Pirates of the" or "Burning Sea, Pirates of the", since I and some others cannot read good.

How's that?

You are on your way to wealth and fame.

I have never felt so hollow.

Or rich.

I'm still furious about your original thread title.   :heartbreak:

What's with everyone trying to be me lately?

I'm not sure what the NDA status on this is, so I won't say anything.

I only clicked on this thread because the title still makes no sense.

Maybe he should stuff "Disney" into the title somewhere. He can use another set of parentheses.  Would that help? 

Curly braces.

You.. you are all giving me headache.

SUBJECT LINE:

TOPIC ABOUT MMO THAT IS NOT BURNING SEA, PIRATES BUT IS INSTEAD ABOUT CARRIBEAN, PIRATES OF THE -  ON FILEPLANET BETA THING WHEE LOOK AT ME

Christ, someone throw me a bone here.

On a side note that actually discusses the thread, I still haven't been able to make an account. The link from the fileplanet page still gives me an Apache error.

Hello, sorry to intrude!  I was googling for Pirates of the Burning Sea and I happened upon this thread, but it seems to be largely unrelated to my inquiries.   :oops:  Oh, well!  Pirates are as pirates do, I suppose.  One should be happy with what he can attain.  Thank you kindly despite the confusion!

NO.

This is someone who posts here already. WHO IS THIS.

I just Googled it and didn't come up.

I DIDN'T SCREW IT UP I SWEAR

Thread delivers.

This is a gaslight of the first degree.

Edit:  I don't know what I mean.   :oops:  Sorry.

I'm guessing it has to do with your toilet avatar and a book of matches?

That was fantastic.

Oh wait, here's some Pirates of the **Burning Sea** info. (http://www.flyinglab.com/pirates/logs.php?log_select=9)  Now they can't complain!

It's been delayed.

More Pirates info. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pirates_of_Penzance)

Sweet weeping jeebus! 

I just got my first look at the screenshots of Caribbean, Pirates of the, and it looks awful.  I'm not a graphics whore by any stretch, but I sincerely hope that those shots just aren't doing the game justice, or something.

No, it's just bad.

Everyone seems to be bowlegged.  It's kind of creepy.  I thought that was cowboys, not pirates.

(http://disney.go.com/pirates/online/images/screenshots/shot3.jpg)

That horrific image says "Copyright Disney".  Right now, as we speak, at least 240 lawyers are assembling to shut down f13 and track you down like a dog!

Sea Legs look like Bow Legs.

That horrific image looks much better than the actual game.  You know, if I had any idea what that looked like.  :nda:

Why?

Review purposes. Fair use.

"It's kind of creepy," is a capable review of the whole Pirates of the Carribean franchise... in fact I wouldn't be surprised if that's what Disney's been aiming for ever since the ride.

I still have no idea what this thread is about, but in other Pirates news that doesn't really qualify for its own thread...

The other day, I noticed Sid Meier's Pirates remake has turned up on Steam.

I didn't get around to actually buying the remake in stores, does anyone who did play it want to tell me if its not crap?

Thanks.

it was pretty neat, cutesy adventure.  it's got a bunch to do, all of which is alright but nothing exceptional, and that's my only criticism.  the battles, land/water/sword are nice, though they get repetitive quickly, and the swordplay is too easy.  i played it through and didn't really have much desire to play it again.  i definitely got more than a few hours of play out of it though.

i liked port royale 2 more (it was much more economy-focused), but that's because i'm weird and like to dominate coffee bean trade.  meier's was friendlier and more rounded out.

Not enough money going to the model designers?

EDIT: In related news, I know of several people who cannot play Sid's Pirates! for the same reason some people can't play Civ 2: they would stay up all night and possibly lose their jobs.  I played it once ever, during the week, and was shocked to discover that it was 4am and I was going to have to get up in two hours.  I have not booted it up since.

I can confirm that. Its just one more Spanish galeon, or one more treasure map, or one more relative.

Rampant buggery.

Once I got the dancing down pat and found all the hidden treasures I kind of lost interest in it.

This is turning into a general purpose pirates thread.

This thread's subject was "!" on the forum index.

I thought it was about Metal Gear Solid.

Pirates?

(http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/81/1166518423pxqmk3awzufpvky9.jpg)

(http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0VgDrAkYbhcu92tbxFugwL4AV*1jUrEPtB*Byr4kev115rlYcHXmyNWBrBH1Cigt2OLAxbeMO9YtWB8PTySRiLEnF7yoaN6KJ7ssy156S*4SqeViVSzo*kxLPdjU!VjNc/Pirate-Cat-Portrait.jpg)

I DO!  (just not from Disney)

Cat pictures of pirates.

Truly, this is an awkward downward spiral.

But in all seriousness...

I didn't see anything mentioning an NDA anywhere on the Pirates of the Carribean client or account setup or anything.

That being said...

I uninstalled it after 10 minutes. It is clearly not for me. I can see it being appealing to a younger age set, but it just seems relatively simplistic, if not for a few cool-looking features.

The most annoying part for me was if you play it in a window, you have ad banners along the top and on the left.

(http://www.thenonentity.com/!.jpg)

DAMN YOU!

I only read this far and thought that Pirates of the Burning Sea had dropped NDA.


HOW COULD YOU POST SOMETHING SO UNCLEAR !

Attention F13 readers: You are now required to read full sentences before replying.

Also, if you're doing it to be a dick, stop being a dickhead. kkthx~ <3  :hello_kitty:

Do you really think you have diabetes?   :?

Someone being a dick... on F13?  You've GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!

Nonentity: welcome to phase 2 of newbness.

No, but the cupcake does!

...I found http://www.kawaiinot.com/ this morning. Imagine cute little pictures saying things like "I am the loneliest testicle." Most of them are pretty bland, but there are a few good ones in there. See: left.

And what is 'Phase 2'? Is this some grand doctrine I'm not aware of (clearly)?

Ended up downloading the other night, now waging war on the dirty Spanish with my 20 gun Brigatine o' Doom.

And for a game following the late 80s fashion for just bundling a bunch mini-games, I forgot just how much this is.

In other news, I hate dancing.

The  game this thread was sort of originally about brought the suck hard.

To everyone who is saying this may be ok for the younger set?  Jesus could you insult the kiddies a little more?  They've all got WoW accounts or siblings who have WoW accounts.  PotConline was exactly what you would think of if you imagined a typical drek movie game infected with the standard horrible quality of MMO titles.

In short, this game is bad for everyone, it sucks balls and I want my 20 minutes of life back.

Toontown - which definitely is a mmog specifically for the young - and is somehow a Disney product also - is one of the best out there.

When I last booted up PotC, I recall an NDA.

This makes me sad.  I am going to write an angry letter to Mel Brooks, demanding History of the World Part II and insist that it contain a pirate section.  I'm not terribly optimistic that it will work, I hear you can't Torquemada anything.

Toontown rocks!

Too bad those fuckers don't support Vista yet.

I upgrade my OS and suddenly can't play.  I'm so sad.

http://news.digitaltrends.com/news/story/13526/disney_delays_pirates_mmo

Pushed back to Fall.

Funny quote at the end:

Funny because:

a) SL has not gained considerable market momentum, just a lot of PR recognition. Of their "millions", it's mere tens of thousands that financially support the game.
b) Sony's Home is going to be dedicated solely to a platform that would need to drop another $100 at least to gain enough momentum of its own to make Home anything more than some cool little feature most ignore.

I can't remember if there's an  :nda: for this game.  Probably.  Oh well.

Yes :)

Price drop or not, Home is a feature Sony needs simply to defend against MS's Achievements.  Really, the draw of the odometer is strong with me and many others and I think it's a mistake to underestimate the Achievements on the 360.

A) You might want to look at your tens of thousands...
(http://secondlife.com/_img/economy/07_Q1_premiums.PNG)

They have had some frightening growth in the past year.

The tens of thousands I used was based on their 55k premium accounts I had read about recently. The point wasn't that "tens of thousands" sucks. That's actually a pretty good number for a game entirely built by people paying to be there.

Rather, my point was that "tens of thousands" is far less the the almost ten million people use when considering SL a game with "market momentum". There's this myth that SL is some mass phenomena when in reality the amount of people actually playing it are less than half of what we all resoundly agree to be a niche title (Eve).

Just got my invite and began playing.   :nda: still in effect?

Also, if it is still in effect, can anyone who tried it previously (without going into any details) confirm/deny that what I'm playing now (new phase of beta just started) is roughly the same game that they played?

Because, well... I'm actually having fun so far.  I can see potential here.  Only a couple of hours in, though.  So I'm curious what makes my experience different from the apparent consensus on here.  PM me if you're also in beta and want to get into any specifics.

Does the one your playing say "burning sea" or "Caribbean"?  (http://www.terranuts.com/forums/images/smilies/wicked.gif)