The Shape of PvP to Come
The immediate and passionate response to yesterday's devlog (please visit here for links and a recap) does not appear to be diminishing. Emotions are running high, as the proposed changes would be...
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Going to Gen Con, anyone? :)
If so, be sure to check out Pirates of the Burning Sea's booth there - as well as partying with them at a fun-filled Meet-up! Community Relations Director Troy 'Aether' Hewitt provides the details:...
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Buddy keys?
I was curious to see if any buddy keys had been give out for PotBS yet? If they have, or if anybody know of any other trial available in the US, I was hoping someone might be willing to send me one....
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Testbed Event Sunday, August 17th 11am-1pm PDST 7-9pm BST
This in from Rhaegar - an opportunity to test out the controversial PvP changes for yourself (along with possible prizes). A NOTE: If you plan on participating in the Testbed event, please allow...
View ArticleYar! August 22nd be Sink th' Devs day!
We are in receipt of a nervously-scrawled note that was dropped outside of the office in the wee, small hours. Herewith, the reprinted contents of that tattered scroll: Come Sink us on Testbed this...
View ArticleWin (more!) Prizes on Testbed: Tuesday Aug. 26th 3-5pm PDST
Yar! Yet another chance at fun and prizes on 1.7 Testbed! Please remember to patch up well in advance (if you haven't already done so)...and to have a great time kicking bug-ass! Testbed Event...
View ArticleCome and meet us at PAX!
I'll be driving North to attend myself, and I am pretty excited about the opportunity to meet some of you in person! Herewith, an invitation from the lovely Danicia: Ahoy PAX Attendees!! Get out your...
View ArticlePAX and FLS totally rocked!!
I am fairly used-up at the moment, having logged more than 2,000 miles on the road (driving) between Thursday morning and Monday night. It was sooooo worth it, though! *grins* I was swept up into an...
View ArticleWANTED! Flag purloined from FLS booth @PAX (pic)
A thief struck in the night at PAX, stealing away from the FLS booth with one of my more cherished possessions - a small, venerable Pirate flag which had traveled everywhere with me for the past couple...
View Article[Event]Danger on the Testbed Seas![with Prizes!]
This is just in from Rhaegar - and it sounds like fun! As per last week's announcement, Character Copy transfers to Testbed are temporarily in effect as well - so be sure to take advantage of that...
View ArticleBattle of Grand Turk, re-assigning forces
Deleted thread - just gutted out the mission and used a ton of salts.
View ArticleHark! It be Talk Like a Pirate WEEK - until September 26th!
In honor o' th' occasion, many's th' festivities that be a-takin' place - includin' some o'er at them Pirates o' th' Burnin' Sea: Arr, Ahoy Mateys! Happy Talk Like a Pirate Day! Pirates of the Burning...
View ArticlePirates of the Burning Sea House of Commons September 24 4pm PDT/7pm EDT
Pirates of the Burning Sea Stratics and Stratics IRC are happy to bring you another great House of Commons with the Pirates of the Burning Sea crew! Please join us this Wednesday, September 24th at 4pm...
View ArticleLooking for Mark Wilding at San Cat
Hi I just finished the mission "Salt Mined" (British from San Catalina) and now I can't find the guy to turn it in. I picked it up prior to 1.8's release and wonder if he disappeared... Any ideas if he...
View ArticlePirates of the Burning Sea HoC Devchat Log Posted!
The Stratics' IRC Pirates of the Burning Sea House of Commons Devchat was fun as well as informative tonight, as per usual! The Flying Lab Software guests in attendance for this House of Commons...
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Free Trials have arrived!
Any of you whom have been waiting and wishing to give Pirates of the Burning Sea a proper try-out should find this to be welcome news indeed! *grins* Without further ado, here are the details.Happy...
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Apologies for the unscheduled absence!
I've been battling ridiculously convoluted connection issues which involve two faceless corporations (I'm looking at you, AT&T and ComCast) and one fiercely independent ISP. While the worst is...
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Trial Key/Installation Guide now available :-)
Thanks to the ineffable TomSavage (he of the 2D Steering Committee/ Boarding Party fame), there now exists a step-by-step guide to getting Pirates of the Burning Sea up and running more easily (and...
View ArticleNew Guild Idea for PoTBS
In honor of the May 25th assault on our civil liberties. We should start the Stratics Off Topic Pirate Guild and totally pwn Noobs and when we Pwn them we shall call them the names of the current...
View Article[POTBS News] SOE Maintenance Outage Tonight March 5/6
SOE is performing maintenance this evening and into tomorrow morning that will affect players of Pirates of the Burning Sea.Game logins will be unavailable between 11pm PST March 5th, 2012 (2am EST/7am...
View Article[POTBS News] Forum Maintenance on Friday
We will be performing maintenance on the Pirates of the Burning Sea forums on Friday, March 9th between 10am and 8pm Pacific (6pm - 4am GMT). During this time you will not be able to access the forums,...
View Article[POTBS News] Forum Streamlining
There are some big changes coming to the Pirates of the Burning Sea forums this week. We think they will improve your Pirates of the Burning Sea forum experience by reducing the signal/noise ratio and...
View Article[POTBS News] SOE Maintenance Thursday Morning (3/15)
SOE will be performing some maintenance on their network between 12:01am and 9am Pacific (7:01am - 4pm GMT) on Thursday, March 15th. During this maintenance you may be unable to log in to Pirates of...
View Article[POTBS News] Society Warehouses, In Deed
The first iteration of Society Warehouses is about to hit Test Server as part of our initial 2.10 push! We are really excited to finally be able to deliver this promised feature. I'm going to get...
View Article[POTBS News] Maintenance Outage - 3/26
We will be performing some essential maintenance on our network between midnight and 4am Pacific on Monday, March 26th. During this time you may be unable to access Pirates of the Burning Sea or the...
View Article[POTBS News] Unscheduled Outage
Our game servers are currently offline as the result of a problem with our network infrastructure. We are working to resolve the problem and restore service as quickly as possible. We apologize for any...
View Article[POTBS News] Advanced Weaponry
As Pirates of the Burning Sea continues to grow and develop, one of the things that we have found is that we are repeatedly hamstrung by is the lack of diversity in ship armaments. Sure, cannons can...
View Article[POTBS News] SOE Maintenance Wednesday Morning (4/11)
SOE will be performing some maintenance on their network between 2:00am and 2:30am Pacific on Wednesday, April 11th. During this maintenance you may be unable to log in to Pirates of the Burning Sea...
View Article[POTBS News] Maintenance Outage -4/20
We will be performing some essential maintenance on our network between midnight and 3am Pacific (PDT) on Friday, April 20th. During this time you will be unable to access Pirates of the Burning Sea....
View Article[POTBS News] SOE 24 Hour Maintenance Outage - Monday 4/23
SOE will be performing maintenance on their network between 0:01am and 11:59pm Pacific on Monday, April 23rd. During this maintenance Pirates of the Burning Sea will be unavailable for up to 24 hours....
View Article[POTBS News] SOE Maintenance Tuesday Morning (5/15)
SOE will be performing some maintenance on their network between 6am and 8.30am Pacific on Tuesday, May 15th. During this maintenance you will be unable to log in to Pirates of the Burning Sea and the...
View Article[POTBS News] Less Is More
One of our goals as we move forward is to make Pirates of the Burning Sea more accessible for new players. There is a lot of complexity, which helps create a lot of variation and interesting situations...
View Article[POTBS News] PotBS Customer Service Closed 5/28/12
Pirates of the Burning Sea Customer Service will be closed Monday, May 28th, 2012 for the observance of Memorial Day. Continue reading...
View Article[POTBS News] Outage Tonight: Build 2.10.52.0
We will be pushing Build 2.10.52.0 to the Live servers this evening. The Antigua and Roberts servers will be unavailable between midnight PST/3am EST/8am GMT and 5am PST/8am EST/1pm GMT June 5, 2012....
View Article[POTBS News] Outage Tonight: Build 2.10.54.0
We will be publishing build 2.10.54.0 to our live servers on Thursday, June 7th between 1:00am and 5:00am Pacific. This hotfix resolves several issues with the 2.10 milestone build. Release notes can...
View Article[POTBS News] Outage Tonight (6/9): Build 2.10.54.1
We will be publishing build 2.10.54.1 to our live servers on Saturday, June 9th between 1:00am and 5:00am Pacific. This hotfix resolves some issues with the 2.10 milestone build. Release notes can be...
View Article[POTBS News] Maintenance Outage - 6/19
We will be performing some essential maintenance on our network between midnight and 3am Pacific on Tuesday, June 19th. During this time you may be unable to access Pirates of the Burning Sea or the...
View Article[POTBS News] Calling All Flag and Sail Designers!
How would you like to leave your mark on Pirates of the Burning Sea? Now you can: our 2D User Content Steering Committee volunteers are hosting a contest to add new designs into the general flags/sail...
View Article[POTBS News] Outage Tonight (6/21): Build 2.10.56.0
We will be publishing build 2.10.56.0 to our live servers on Thursday, June 12st between 12:00am and 4:00am Pacific. This hotfix resolves some issues with the 2.10 milestone build. Release notes can be...
View Article[POTBS News] Outage Tonight (7/3): Build 2.10.57.0
We will be publishing build 2.10.57.0 to our live servers on Tuesday, July 3rd between 12:00am and 5:00am Pacific. This hotfix resolves some issues with the 2.10 milestone build. Release notes can be...
View Article[POTBS News] Customer Service Closed For July 4
The Flying Lab Software customer service department will be closed on Wednesday, July 4. All customer service tickets/emails submitted after 6pm (Pacific) on Tuesday, July 3 will be processed on...
View Article[POTBS News] SOE Maintenance Tuesday Morning (7/10)
SOE will be performing some maintenance on their network between 6am and 8am Pacific on Tuesday, July 10th. During this maintenance you may be unable to log in to Pirates of the Burning Sea and the...
View Article[POTBS News] Network Maintenance (7/17)
We will be performing some essential maintenance on our network between midnight and 3:00am Pacific on Tuesday, July 17th. During this time you may be unable to access the Pirates of the Burning Sea...
View Article[POTBS News] SOE Maintenance Thursday Morning (7/26)
SOE will be performing some maintenance on their network between 12.01am and noon Pacific (12 hours) on Thursday, July 26th. During this maintenance you may be unable to log in to Pirates of the...
View Article[POTBS News] Change is Coming: ShipCom Skills in 2.11
Back in January we laid out our vision for the future of Pirates of the Burning Sea. While 2.10 saw the first steps towards these goals, 2.11 is going to see some giant leaps. Ultimately, we plan to...
View Article[POTBS News] Change is Coming: Ships in 2.11
The 2.11 build contains the first steps towards our goal of re-visiting every ship in the game. We are doing this both to improve balance and also to bring them more in line with traditional classes...
View Article[POTBS News] Testbed Events on Friday and Saturday
As you've probably noticed by now, we have a new build up on Test Server that introduces some fairly signficiant changes to the game. While these changes are in a rough form right now we are very ......
View Article[POTBS News] Captain Skills: The Way Forward
Captain Skills are a core aspect of Pirates of the Burning Sea; they affect almost everything you do as you play the game, which means that any changes to them have to be made very carefully. On the...
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