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Membership Options
Pirates of the Burning Sea™ can now be played for free with unrestricted access to the Port Conquest system and core mission content*. For a subscription price of $14.99 per month (plus applicable taxes), you can become a Captain's Club member, which gives you access to certain premium content and a discount at Treasure Aisle, the in-game store. Those players who are not Captain's Club members can purchase certain premium content at Treasure Aisle as well. Former subscribers with accounts that were not banned or terminated and players who leave the Captain's Club are now Premium Players, with access to certain premium content at no cost. Compare features included with free-to-play accounts, Captain's Club memberships, and Premium Player accounts below.
For more information about Free to Play, please read our FAQ.
Plans
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Free Account |
Premium Account |
Captain's Club |
Cost |
FREE |
FREE after one month of Captain's Club membership |
Coming Soon! |
Character Slots per nation |
2 - Can purchase more |
6 |
6 |
Dockyard Slots per character |
2 - Can purchase more |
5 |
5 |
Ship Storage slots per character |
0 - Can purchase more |
100 |
100 |
Economy slots per account |
2 - Can purchase more |
10 |
10 |
Item discount at the Treasure Aisle |
No discount |
No discount |
20% discount |
Ship Insurance |
No ship insurance unless purchased at the Treasure Aisle |
Automatic ship insurance |
Automatic ship insurance |
Society Creation |
Requires purchase of a Society Charter from the Treasure Aisle |
Requires purchase of a Society Charter from the Treasure Aisle |
Societies can be created without a charter (requires doubloons). |
Premium Mission access |
Missions are available for purchase at the Treasure Aisle |
Missions are available for purchase at the Treasure Aisle |
Automatic access to premium mission content including the Besieged Tortuga epic missions |
Experience gain bonus |
No Bonus |
No Bonus |
10% bonus |
Loot chance bonus |
No Bonus |
No Bonus |
10% bonus |
Faction bonus |
No Bonus |
No Bonus |
10% bonus |
Conquest Rewards |
Reduced Conquest rewards |
Normal Conquest rewards |
Double conquest rewards |
Career Respecs |
Can purchase in Treasure Aisle or buy using Citations |
Can purchase in Treasure Aisle or buy using Citations |
Free from the Career Skill Trainer |
Swashbuckling Respecs |
Can purchase in Treasure Aisle or buy using Citations |
Can purchase in Treasure Aisle or buy using Citations |
Free from the Swashbuckling Skill Trainer |
Access to exclusive members-only Treasure Aisle items |
No Access |
No Access |
Access via the Captain's Club button in Treasure Aisle |
Early access to new items in Treasure Aisle |
No Access |
No Access |
Access via the Captain's Club button in Treasure Aisle |
Access to limited-time discounts on selected Treasure Aisle items |
No Access |
No Access |
Access via the Captain's Club button in Treasure Aisle |
* Terms and Conditions: No software purchase is required to play Pirates of the Burning Sea™, and no subscription purchase is required to play much of the game for free. Some game enhancements and premium content need to be purchased from Treasure Aisle, the in-game store, as part of the Premium Player plan, or by purchasing and maintaining a monthly Captain's Club subscription ($14.99 per month plus applicable taxes). Pirates of the Burning Sea™ requires internet connection to play, and you are responsible for all applicable internet fees. To play as a Premium Player at no additional cost, you must be a former Pirates of the Burning Sea™ subscriber with an account in good standing, or if you are a new player, you must pay for or have paid for at least one month's subscription at $14.99 (plus applicable taxes). To subscribe, update your Station Account profile with a valid credit or official SOE Game Card. To purchase Station Cash™, update your Station Account with a valid credit card or SOE Station Cash Card activation code. Promotional gameplay time and Station Cash are non-transferrable, and promotional in-game items are non-tradeable. Items, Station Cash and gameplay time have no cash value, and are subject to the game's End User License Agreement and Station Terms of Service.
** Former subscribers with accounts that were not banned or terminated will be Premium Players the first time they log into the game.
