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Disney announces launch details of Pirates of the Caribbean Online.
Disney Online today announced details surrounding the launch of Pirates of the Caribbean Online, the highly anticipated massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) based on the popular film franchise. Scheduled to launch in spring 2007, Pirates of the Caribbean Online will allow players to set sail on their own adventure and interact with Jack Sparrow, Will Turner, Elizabeth Swann and other characters made popular in the movie franchise, as they embark on exciting quests in search of treasure and their own notoriety.
At launch, Disney Online will offer two options for Pirates of the Caribbean Online players - "Basic Access," a free, ad-supported section of the game that lets players jump right into the action, or "Unlimited Access" that provides access to the full game as well as premium features."The tremendous popularity of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise creates an exciting opportunity for our game," said Paul Yanover, Executive Vice President and Managing Director, Disney Online. "We feel our approach to the business model for Pirates of the Caribbean Online will attract and engage a broad base of players, encompassing both fans of the franchise and MMO gamers."
With Basic Access, all players can experience many of the game's compelling features. In addition, it allows advertising partners to associate with the brand through online ads and other interactive ad features that will not interfere with the gameplay experience. For a monthly subscription fee of $9.95, players will have unlimited access to all game content, advertising free. Unlimited Access will unlock features previously limited with Basic Access, allowing players to experience the game's full range of customization, game play and community interaction.With Pirates of the Caribbean Online fans of the franchise will get to experience the swashbuckling action found in the films right on their computer. Players create and customize their own pirate, build and outfit their own ship, assemble a crew and embark on quests for adventure and treasure in an effort to become the Caribbean's most legendary pirate. Along the way, they will interact with characters made popular by the movies such as Will Turner, Elizabeth Swann and Jack Sparrow as they forge alliances with other players, hunt for buried treasure, battle evil undead forces, and face off against enemies on land and sea.
Pirates of the Caribbean Online, developed and published by Disney Online, is being produced to appeal to a broad audience ranging from teens to adults. The games website, www.PiratesOnline.com, includes additional information and in-game assets including screenshots and webisodes.
Read more about Pirates of the Caribbean Online here.
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They pushed developement pretty fast, its going to be interesting to see if they can release the game smooth or not. Spring 2007? How long has this game been in beta? I didnt even know they started their beta testing yet.
Not a ton of hope for this game really, although I cant wait for the next movie, this has cheap merchandise written all over it. There are good points to it though, I think this game might help lead mature players into the carribean setting, and eventually to Pirates of the Burning Sea, which is looking out to be a great/unique RvR game. It might help keep younger players from Pirates of the Burning Sea too, by attracting them to this game instead!
I did like toontown online though so I might end up pleasantly surprised by this game.
EDIT: Just looking into it some more, I am almost positive this game isnt in beta yet... They havent started accepting beta applications either. A release in just a few months from now...??
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There is no way this game can be anywhere near ready for launch. PotBS has been in development for many years, and Voyage Century came from a released product oversea that has been going stong for some time. Even with the amount of money Disney can invest in this, there still isn't enought time to design, implement, code, test, polish, and launch this Spring.
Best of luck to them though...
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Developer Diary #1 - The Virtual Reality Studio
Mike Goslin, Vice President of Disney’s VR Studio
December 5, 2006
After more than two years fully immersed in all things pirates, and not really seeing a whole lot of the sun, it's an exciting feeling to know that the game launch is on the horizon. Our team has put in countless hours and dozens of red-eyed, head-down, caffeinated nights, cranking out an incredibly deep and compelling online world. We're really just eager for MMO players and fans of the movies to finally experience Pirates of the Caribbean Online and see all of the work we've put in.
Toontown and Pirates of the Caribbean Online have a lot in common, but they're very different games. For one thing, Pirates is much more ambitious in design, scope, and attitude. It's based on the movie property, so we teamed up with the movie studio to weave characters, stories, creatures, and themes from the films into the game. We share everything from art assets to character storylines, and generally consult with them on all aspects of development. At the same time, we're focused on building a world that can stand on its own with new stories, characters, and environments so fans of the movies can come into the game and live their own adventure..............................
The whole concept of a MMO of Pirates of the Caribbean really sounded cool, but after seeing/reading about what it really is gonna be like, i do not think it will stand any chance against some of the upcomm'n MMO titels like LotrO or AoC ect..might be a game for the younger kids that want to try some mmo for the first time. PotC should be a darkish looking game, not pirates you want to hug and say you look soooo sweet and lovely.
He' we never know maybe it's gonna turn out great, but for now it sure isn't looking great to me.....
It's a game made for kids, and with a free version available (with ads) is should be very successful.
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To my understanding, the game is not meant to be your typical MMO in that you log in, level up, quest, craft, progress your character. Imagine starting WoW or any other MMO at the max level and all the content at your finger tips so to speak. It'll probably be a "fast food" MMO: cheap, kids can't get enough of it, adults occasionally love it, plenty of fun for those that enjoy it. I like the style of the graphics, reminds me of Monkey Island, though the textures could be better.
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I guess the only reason why they're releasing it so early is to beat PotBS to the market..
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