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Comments on how well POTBS is goin to do
LivinLegend
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I think POTBS goin to be a disaster,maybe im wrong but i haven't seen alot of information about the game, and the info i have seen didin't appeal to me very much.
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POTBS seems like it will get boreing very fast, looks like all you do is play battle ship and trade...
maybe, in the first release it will be sea based. Later they plan to add politics, players owned companies, crafting and more. So it's definately getting more interesting by time
you can look at any game that way, it's just slaying monster or trade.... (or mining
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they want to focus on the core of the game and add features later. They want a solid base where they can build on. They're also a relative small team and are self-funded. So I think they can't really afford another few years for adding all the features you want
They're in development for almost 2 year now.
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You are captain of you ship. You have skills and these skills wil raise when used and degrade when neglected. You will be able to hire officers which will have the same skill-system. The efficiency of your crew depends on these skills.
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you mean of NPC ships ?
i mean the crew in general, on all ships. NPC and PC ships are the same, exept for the captain then
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the crew are NPC's
whent he time comes your friends will be able to play along with you on your ship, these friends will take places of your officers. The crew is generic and don't have stats/skills... (altough they can be killed, injured or stunned and will have morale later on). This is what they have in mind
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no, these things have been discussed on the FLS forum
I've been on this game for more than 1.5year 
plus i run a fansite 
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i think you can find the future features in the Community FAQ, but no, there is no list of planned features. They're just floating on the forum (and the Community FAQ)
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What's wrong with battle ship?
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One thing that people seem to fail to mention is that PotBS will require somewhat of skill to hit a target. You don't just click another ship and then fight. You must actually calculate range/position/etc. It's definately not hack'n'slash type of combat. And for the person that said it's not going to be good because you haven't heard anything about it, what makes you think your so damned knowledgeable that everything has to go through your ears to be successful?
In fact, PotBS has several news posts on mmorpg.com, just check back on their archives. I don't hear much about Tabula Rosa or EQ 2, because frankly I am not interested. Now that does not mean that I am saying that they are going to be horrible games, rather I think they are going to be great, it's just they don't interest me. In short, just because you are ignorant about a certain subject does not mean it is doomed to fail.
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o yea its great fun lookin at 2 ships shoot at each other until 1 has been sunked, ive seen the battle video... theres no strategy in that
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I think POTBS goin to be a disaster,maybe im wrong but i haven't seen alot of information about the game...
You haven't seen that much about it, you think it's going to be a disaster. Enlighten us why you think it will be such a disaster. And please don't take my previous post as offensive, I said ignorant as you not knowing about the game, not as an insult.
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initially yes, they are planning on only action at sea, however, they did state that they plan on implementing exploration/quests/fighting on land as well, but they are focusing on the main part of the game. When they do implement "land action", it's not in an expansion you have to pay for. I really find it as a nice step away from all of the cookie cutter sci-fi/fantasy mmorpgs with magic/technology/etc. As far as battle, ships are not going to be that close all the time. If you want to attack a ship from a distance, you will have to be able to "calculate" where the ship will be when you fire your cannons.
Also, another aspect that I like, is that it is a full PvP world. I hate games that do not have this because, yes, although it is virtual reality/fantasy/sci-fi, I crave somewhat of a bit of realism. It's not like someone in the real world comes up to rob and kill you and you say "Hey, I have PvP turned off." And he says "Oh ok, i'll be on my way".
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Tell what are your favorite features in the game,not the features soon to come but the features on release